I think this is a great feature but the current implementation is rather barebones. Most of the missing form design features have already been posted by other users in this thread so I’d like to focus more on data privacy/administration. My community would like to use application forms mostly as a …

[image] JamesTheClarke: template personal information of new users would end up on a public forum category which is not desirable All you need to change is stop making the category public facing. Restrict by group

To me that is not an adequate solution. This would mean that all new recruits would see the applications of other recruits, making their private information (email, age etc.) far more visible than it should be. That’s why I would require the application form to function more like the flagging syste…

[image] JamesTheClarke: To me that is not an adequate solution. This would mean that all new recruits would see the applications of other recruits, making their private information (email, age etc.) far more visible than it should be. This sounds like group messaging might be more appropriate…

Custom wizard might suit this need.

Custom user fields seem more suited to what you describe, as they are actually attached to use records

Unfortunately that wouldn’t fully cover our needs as we require classic application form features: Drop Down Menus Multiple Choice Answers Formatting Tools Conditional Fields (if the answer to question A is B then show field C) Ability to review applications by moderators/admins Long-term storage …

[image] JamesTheClarke: introduce a new category setting that admins can tick called “users can only see their own topics” [image] Private Topics Plugin Plugin information_source Summary Private Topics Enables private topics in a regular category hamme…

Thank you! Wasn’t aware of this third-party plugin (so far I’ve limited myself to official plugins only after I ran into some issues with Custom Wizard). I’ll give that a try! :slight_smile:

[image] JamesTheClarke: I’ve tried Custom Wizard before but it somehow broke some default discourse setting fields in the admin section. After that, I deactivated the plugin and the discourse setting fields worked normally again, maybe the plugin wasn’t compatible with the latest version of disc…

Keep in mind pavilion(plugins) have a Recommended scheduled timeframe for updating discourse.

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