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The food submission form

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To display the Food Submission Form, a user needs to create a new page from the Pages menu at the Admin Panel and then add the shortcode  [add_food]. A user can also add the shortcode in the Template File which is attached to the page created.

Setup

To create a new page, follow the below mentioned steps:

WP-admin >> Pages >> New Page

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[add_food]

Add Food Form
Add a suitable Title to it and then paste the shortcode [add_food] inside the content area.

It is recommended for you to insert the shortcode into the ‘text’ view of the visual editor to ensure it gets formatted correctly.

Food submission steps

  1. Account Creation

    2. The first step is to sign up on the front end in order to submit a food.
    Account Creation

    • When a user is logged in, the form row data shows “Your account: You are currently signed in as (your username). Sign out”
    • When a user is logged out, creating an account is not mandatory, and “Allow account creation” is disabled this shows a sign-in link.
    • When a user is logged out, creating an account is mandatory, and “Allow account creation” is disabled the form is also disabled.
    • When a user is logged out, creating an account is mandatory, and “Allow account creation” is enabled, an email field is shown to allow signup.
  2. Food Form Detail

    3. After creating an account, the user is redirected to the Food Submission Form where the user needs to fill in with necessary details.
    Add Food Form Food Details

    The following are Food Fields

    • Food Title
    • Food Category
    • Food Type
    • Food Ingredient
    • Food Nutrition
    • Food Tag
    • Food Banner
    • Description
    • Regular Price
    • Sale Price
    • Stock Status
  3. Preview

    4. The preview page shows the food details which have been submitted in the style of a single food listing. The user may click “Edit” to change the details of their Food Listing, or click on “Submit” to submit their listing for viewing or approval (depending on your settings).
    Add Food Preview

  4. Confirmation

    5. After submitting the Food Listing, The User will receive a short message about the status of their newly created Food Listing.

Customization of the food submission form.

You can easily add, edit or remove fields from the food Submission form using Filters.You can check the for more details.

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