Carl L

Update for ver 2.3.0

The intention of this edit is to provide the volunteer with a larger textbox for the details
and also prefill with a numeral 1. and numeral 2. on separate lines. This change permits
the prompt (in the second edit below) to ask the volunteer to enter one detail on line 1. and
another detail on line 2.
Modify form **pta-volunteer-sign-up-sheets/classes/class-pta_sus_public.php**
in the function display_signup_form
near bottom, search for If details are needed
lokk in the conditional
if ($task->need_details == “YES”) {
on the input field
change:

ver 2.3.0
<input type=”text” id=”signup_item” name=”signup_item” value=”‘.((isset($posted[‘signup_item’])) ? stripslashes(esc_attr($posted[‘signup_item’])) : ”).'” ‘.esc_attr($details_required).’ />

to (the new line after 1. is important):
ver 2.3.0 <textarea id=”signup_item” name=”signup_item” rows=”2″ cols=”50″ ‘.esc_attr($details_required).’>’.((isset($posted[‘signup_item’])) ? stripslashes(esc_attr($posted[‘signup_item’])) : ‘1.
2.’).esc_attr($details_required).'</textarea>

The intention of this edit is to provide a larger box for the form manager to compose the
prompt for the box where details are to be entered during signup.
Modify form pta-volunteer-sign-up-sheets/classes/class-pta_sus_admin.php
in the function display_tasks_form
search for: Details text:
(about 80% through file)
On the next line, replace:
ver 2.1.0 – 2.3.0
echo ‘<span class=”pta_toggle”><br />’.__(‘Details text:’,’pta_volunteer_sus’).’ <input type=”text” class=”details_text” name=”task_details_text[‘.$i.’]” id=”task_details_text[‘.$i.’]” value=”‘.((isset($f[‘task_details_text’][$i]) ? esc_attr($f[‘task_details_text’][$i]) : __(“Item you are bringing”, “pta_volunteer_sus” ) )).'” size=”25″></span>’;

with:
echo ‘<span class=”pta_toggle”><br />’.__(‘Details text:’,’pta_volunteer_sus’).’ <textarea class=”details_text” name=”task_details_text[‘.$i.’]” id=”task_details_text[‘.$i.’]” rows=”2″ cols=”50″>’.((isset($f[‘task_details_text’][$i]) ? esc_attr($f[‘task_details_text’][$i]) : __(“Item you are bringing”, “pta_volunteer_sus” ) )).'</textarea></span>’;

Update for version 2.2.0

The intention of this edit is to provide the volunteer with a larger textbox for the details
and also prefill with a numeral 1. and numeral 2. on separate lines. This change permits
the prompt (in the second edit below) to ask the volunteer to enter one detail on line 1. and
another detail on line 2.
Modify form pta-volunteer-sign-up-sheets/classes/class-pta_sus_public.php
in the function display_signup_form
near bottom, search for $task->details_text
on the next field
change:

ver 2.2.0
<input type=”text” id=”signup_item” name=”signup_item” value=”‘.((isset($_POST[‘signup_item’])) ? stripslashes(esc_attr($_POST[‘signup_item’])) : ”).'” ‘.esc_attr($details_required).’ />

to (the new line after 1. is important):
ver 2.2.0
<textarea id=”signup_item” name=”signup_item” rows=”2″ cols=”50″ ‘.esc_attr($details_required).’>’.((isset($_POST[‘signup_item’])) ? stripslashes(esc_attr($_POST[‘signup_item’])) : ‘1.
2.’).esc_attr($details_required).'</textarea>

I agree. If you are comfortable editing the code, below is my edit to fix this issue. This modification replaces the input line with a textarea and you should be able to drag the corner to change the size. Be aware that this does not change the database field size.

The intention of this edit is to provide a larger box for the form manager to compose the
prompt for the box where details are to be entered during signup.
Modify form pta-volunteer-sign-up-sheets/classes/class-pta_sus_admin.php
in the function display_tasks_form
search for: Details label
(about 80% through file)
On the next line, replace:
ver 2.2.0
echo ‘<span class=”pta_toggle”><br />’.__(‘Details text:’,’pta_volunteer_sus’).’ <input type=”text” class=”details_text” name=”task_details_text[‘.$i.’]” id=”task_details_text[‘.$i.’]” value=”‘.((isset($f[‘task_details_text’][$i]) ? esc_attr($f[‘task_details_text’][$i]) : __(“Item you are bringing”, “pta_volunteer_sus” ) )).'” size=”25″></span>’;

with:
echo ‘<span class=”pta_toggle”><br />’.__(‘Details text:’,’pta_volunteer_sus’).’ <textarea class=”details_text” name=”task_details_text[‘.$i.’]” id=”task_details_text[‘.$i.’]” rows=”2″ cols=”50″>’.((isset($f[‘task_details_text’][$i]) ? esc_attr($f[‘task_details_text’][$i]) : __(“Item you are bringing”, “pta_volunteer_sus” ) )).'</textarea></span>’;

would be interested in a paid version. Already made a donation for the current version. We need only minor tweaks for our current needs, but we have been working with the plugin for only a couple months. We appreciate the new features in the recent version 2.0.

I made the following code modifications to ask for multiple details in the existing details field. Any site manager should take care making code modifications and know what you are doing. Modifying a live plugin is NOT recommended. I make these suggestions after testing on my site, but they may not work on your site. Backup your code if you make modifications.

The intention of this edit is to provide the sign-up volunteer with a larger textbox for entering the details and also pre-fill the box with a numeral ‘1.’ and numeral ‘2.’ on separate lines. This change permits the prompt (in the second edit below) to ask the volunteer to enter one detail on line ‘1.’ and another detail on line ‘2.’
Modify form pta-volunteer-sign-up-sheets/classes/class-pta_sus_public.php
in the function display_signup_form
near bottom, search for $task->details_text
on the next line
change:

<input type=”text” id=”signup_item” name=”signup_item” value=”‘.((isset($_POST[‘signup_item’])) ? esc_attr($_POST[‘signup_item’]) : ”).'” />

to (the new line after 1. is important):
<textarea id=”signup_item” name=”signup_item”>’.((isset($_POST[‘signup_item’])) ? esc_attr($_POST[‘signup_item’]) : ‘1.
2.’).'</textarea>

The intention of the next edit is to provide a larger box for the form manager to compose the prompt for the box where details are to be entered during signup. By default, this field is pre-filled with “Item you are bringing” but during creation of the sign-up form, the text can be edited to ask the volunteer to enter something on line 1. and something else on line 2.
Modify form pta-volunteer-sign-up-sheets/classes/class-pta_sus_admin.php
in the function display_tasks_form
search for: Details label
(about 80% through file)

On the next line, replace:
echo ‘<span class=”pta_toggle”><br />’.__(‘Details text:’,’pta_volunteer_sus’).’ <input type=”text” class=”details_text” name=”task_details_text[‘.$i.’]” id=”task_details_text[‘.$i.’]” value=”‘.((isset($f[‘task_details_text’][$i]) ? esc_attr($f[‘task_details_text’][$i]) : __(“Item you are bringing”, “pta_volunteer_sus” ) )).'” size=”25″></span>’;

with:
echo ‘<span class=”pta_toggle”><br />’.__(‘Details text:’,’pta_volunteer_sus’).’ <textarea class=”details_text” name=”task_details_text[‘.$i.’]” id=”task_details_text[‘.$i.’]” rows=”2″ cols=”50″>’.((isset($f[‘task_details_text’][$i]) ? esc_attr($f[‘task_details_text’][$i]) : __(“Item you are bringing”, “pta_volunteer_sus” ) )).'</textarea></span>’;

Finally, it would be good if the database field of the volunteer detail response was larger. Currently it is 100 characters and the form returns an error if the volunteer tries to enter more than 100 characters. The limit for the size of the prompt is 200 characters.