Let People Attach Files to Any Form on Your Site

Some things are easier to share as a file than to type into a box — a floor plan, a photo of the job, a resume, or a business license. Every website already lets members upload one file on their Additional Details form for their profile. The File Uploads for Forms add-on brings that same upload field to every other form on your site, from your Get Matched and Contact Us forms to the forms members use to publish posts.

Once you add the field, visitors see a simple Choose File button on the form and attach their file when they submit it. Files sent through your public forms show up in your admin next to the submission, with a View File link. Files members attach to their posts appear as a View File button on the published post, so anyone reading it can open the file.

Key Features & Benefits

• Add a file upload field to any form on your site, not just the member Additional Details form
• Let visitors attach photos or documents to quote requests on your Get Matched form, so members get the full picture of each request
• Receive files with Contact Us and member contact messages, and open them right from your admin
• Let members attach files to their posts — like a printable PDF voucher on an event — with a View File button for readers
• Ask members for a photo ID or business license on your Verify Listing form before you verify them
• Accept images, PDFs, Word, Excel and PowerPoint files, plus .txt and .rtf files
• Add more than one upload field to the same form, and permanently delete any file when you no longer need it

How It Works

• Open the form. In your admin, go to Toolbox » Form Manager and pick the form you want, such as Get Matched or one of your post type forms.
• Add the field. Click Add Field, choose File Upload Field as the type of field, give it a label like “Upload Images,” and save.
• People attach their files. Visitors and members click Choose File when they fill out the form. You’ll find the file with the submission in your admin, or on the published post.

Is This Add-On Right for You?

It’s a great fit if you answer “yes” to any of these questions:

• Would your members benefit from seeing photos or documents with the quote requests they receive?
• Do you want members to send you a document, like a license or ID, when they ask to be verified?
• Do you want members to share downloadable files, like flyers or vouchers, on their posts?

Tips for Getting Started

• Name the field for what you want. A clear label like “Upload a Floor Plan” or “Upload Your Resume” tells people exactly what to attach.
• Choose where the file shows. Each field’s display settings let you include it in the emails sent for that form and in the admin table view.
• Show files on posts. Make sure the Post Meta Details v2.0 widget is in your post page sidebar, so the View File button appears.
• Using two upload fields on one form? Give each extra field the CSS class and unique ID described in the support document.