Gravity Forms conference Session - How to Make your Data Processors Love You

WPCampus 2019 – How to Make your Data Processors Love You (Gravity Forms Automation)

Gravity Forms (or other forms) Automation

Do you use Gravity Forms or other web forms to gather lots of data your processing center needs? Do you still send them individual emails from each form submission?

Let’s talk about how to automate that data collection using the Gravity Forms API!

Even if you don’t use Gravity Forms, you can still gain insight on how to work with your institution to deliver better data they can use without having to reformat or manipulate it to make that data useful.

You can create data formats for uploading into your SIS, create pdfs to index in your systems, and deliver that data to the folks who need it. Scripted. Automated. Done. They will love you.

From my session at WPCampus 2019 in Portland, OR. Contact me if you have any questions!

Session Video

Slides

[slideshare id=158369646&doc=howtomakeyourdataprocessorsloveyou-190727190230]

Resources

Gravity Forms
Gravity Forms API documentation
Gravity PDF
Cron Jobs

The Words Web Dev

Web Development Resource List

Throughout my journey as a web developer, I’ve discovered an abundance of invaluable online resources that have aided me in my work. I am grateful to the many individuals who have generously shared their knowledge and experience through various platforms. I have compiled a list, which I am sharing below, for your reference. I hope that you too can benefit from these resources. If you have any queries regarding website development, reach out to me.

Accessibility

Accessibility is not only important for your website to create a space where everyone can access your products and services, it’s also a legal issue. It can be an overwhelming undertaking to understand how to make your website accessible to all, but there are many resources to help you on your way!

WebAIM’s Intro to Web Accesssibility
W3c Accessibility Quick Reference
WPCampus Accessibility Audit of WordPress
Accessibility Overlays Factsheet

CSS/Layouts

Relearn CSS Layouts

WordPress

WordPress.org
WPShout – indepth WordPress Tutorials for Developers
JavaScript for WP – tutorials to learn JavaScript for WordPress
WPCampus Library – growing collection of knowledge shared by members of the WPCampus community

I will continue adding to this list. Leave a comment with your favorite web development resources, and I’ll add them to my list! See my list of plugins, themes, and hosting recommendations, they are my affiliate links so I make a small commission if you use the links (and I appreciate it!!)

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Cannellini Bean, Artichoke and Cucumber Salad

Artichoke, Cannellini Bean and Cucumber Salad

Fresh from your pantry, this salad can be the perfect side for any picnic or a healthy side dish from items you probably already have in the house!
Course Salad, Side Dish
Keyword artichoke, cannellini beans, cucumber, garlic, white beans
Prep Time 15 minutes
Author Maryann

Ingredients

  • 1 can cannellini beans drained and rinsed
  • 1 can whole artichokes drained and chopped in halves
  • 1/2 med onion chopped
  • 2 small cucumbers thinly sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic finely chopped/smashed
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • juice of one lemon
  • 2 tbsp white vinegar
  • 1 tbsp parsley I had dried on hand, but fresh would be great here
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Put beans, artichokes and cucumbers, garlic, and onion in a large bowl.
  • Next, add the lemon juice, olive oil, and vinegar over the top and toss with salad tongs or two big spoons. Be gentle so you don't smash the beans too much.
  • Add parsley, salt/pepper to taste.

Notes

Refrigerate the leftovers, this salad is even better the next day!
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Do you want better COFFEE?

Starbucks Fail

We used to drink Starbucks coffee at home. We bought our beans from one of their shops every week or so starting about 15 years ago. Back then, the quality was great. We were extremely satisfied with the coffee we brewed at home with their beans. Then the bux got HUGE. They started mass roasting beans in huge facilities. When that happened, we started seeing a noted decline in the coffee quality we brewed at home. Think over-roasted, burned coffee taste no matter what roast we bought (medium or dark).

So we started looking around for a new coffee source. We love to brew at home, we have an awesome Bonavita drip maker. It’s a super simple machine, but it makes amazing coffee. It’s worth the slightly higher price than your every day Mr. Coffee machine. I like the simple parts and the insulated carafe that keeps the coffee hot for a couple hours without losing quality. We tried a couple local coffee roasters, and were disappointed each time. Over-roasted, burned coffee taste.

Our New Coffee Home

Enter my now-former-coworker Jeff who showed up at the office with a giant 2-lb bag of coffee beans from the Pacific Northwest, where he’s originally from. He gifted me this bag of coffee from Camano Island Coffee Roasters because he was the only one in his house who drank coffee, and needed to off-load the mass amounts of coffee beans he received from his parents as a gift. I brought the coffee home, we made a pot the next morning, and WHOA – best.coffee.ever. So me being me, I jumped on their website and signed up for more.

Since then, we receive coffee every few weeks on a ‘coffee subscription’ service. They ship within 24 hours of roasting, so you know your coffee is fresh, and we’ve not ever been disappointed. (Try the Brazil, or you can choose one of their coffee of the months each month to get a suprise!)

#CICR is involved in the lives and livelihoods of their coffee producers, and they work hard to fair-source their coffees from around the world. They also offer a coffee-roaster facility tour, which if I’m ever out that way, I’m definitely going to check it out. Their customer service is also super great – they will even help you choose a coffee if you don’t know what to order! 

Below is my affiliate/rewards link – if you want to check it out, use the link below, and if you sign up, you get $20 instantly off your first order, and I get $20 off my next order. Win-win, right? I did not receive any compensation for this review nor am I affiliated with the company in any way, other than loving their coffee and their business model!

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Divi section global template example

I use ACF (Advanced Custom Fields) to create the field sets for the pages they want to create/update for and then created a divi global section template that pull the fields into the page. The client then updates the fields on the post, they never have to touch the divi editor.

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