SleekView Charts for BuddyForms: frontend submissions as charts
BuddyForms writes every frontend submission to wp_posts as the configured post type, stores form field answers in wp_postmeta, and records the form slug in the _bf_form_setup_slug meta. SleekView Charts reads those rows and builds submission KPIs, post-type donuts, top-author bars, and daily submission trends inside WordPress.
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Read your BuddyForms submissions as charts, not a list of posts
BuddyForms already has the data. Every frontend submission lands in wp_posts as the post type configured on the form, with the regular post_author, post_status, and post_date on every row. Form field answers live in wp_postmeta, and BuddyForms records the originating form slug in the _bf_form_setup_slug meta plus its own buddyforms_options array. The default editor and All Posts screen are still per-post views, with no aggregated dashboards.
SleekView Charts reads the same wp_posts and wp_postmeta rows and turns them into chart cards on a single dashboard. A Number card counting submissions for this month, a Donut splitting submissions by post_type across the forms you configured, a Bar of the top authors by submission count joining wp_users on post_author, and an Area chart of daily submissions from post_date. Each card is a saved query against the live tables, not an export.
This is not a BuddyForms replacement. BuddyForms still owns the frontend form UI, the role and capability mapping, and the post-creation flow. SleekView Charts adds the reading layer site owners need: submissions by form, draft-versus-published rate from post_status, top contributors, and per-form custom-meta dimensions on one screen, scoped per role, embeddable on a frontend page for moderators and editors who should not need admin access.
Workflow
From wp_posts to a submissions dashboard in four steps
Point SleekView at BuddyForms
Switch the view to Charts
Add chart cards
Save and share the dashboard
Sample dashboard
Charts you can build from BuddyForms data
Submissions this month
Count
Submissions by form
Count
group by post_type
Top authors by submissions
Count
group by post_author
Daily submissions
Count
group by post_date
Comparison
Default BuddyForms admin vs SleekView Charts
Default BuddyForms admin
- All Posts screens are per-post lists with no aggregated submission summary
- No side-by-side view of submissions by form, by author, and daily trend on one screen
- Custom field meta on submissions is not exposed as a chartable dimension
- No saved dashboards per role for moderators, editors, and form owners
- No frontend embed for community moderators without WordPress admin access
SleekView Charts
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Configurable chart cards built directly from the
wp_postsandwp_postmetarows BuddyForms writes -
Pivot the
_bf_form_setup_slugmeta into a real per-form dimension -
Join
post_authortowp_usersfor top-contributor bars and author segments - Saved chart views scoped per role for moderators, editors, and admins
- Frontend embed with role-based access so moderators read live numbers without admin
Features
What SleekView Charts gives you for BuddyForms
Real chart cards on submissions
Number, Pie, Bar, Line, and Area cards built directly from the BuddyForms post types and the wp_postmeta values you already collect, with no custom SQL.
Author-aware analytics
SleekView joins post_author to wp_users so top-contributor bars and per-author segments work out of the box, useful for community sites and UGC publications.
Per-form filtering
The _bf_form_setup_slug meta becomes a regular dimension, so a single dashboard can show every form or filter to one form with a click.
Audience
Who builds BuddyForms submission dashboards with SleekView
Community managers
Watch the submissions-by-form donut and the daily area to see which prompts and forms keep contributors engaged across the site.
Editorial teams
Track the top-authors bar and the draft-versus-published count so editors know who needs reviewing and which posts are stuck in moderation.
Site admins
Monitor submission spikes, post_status breakdown, and per-form volume to spot spam, abuse, and form-config regressions early.
The bigger picture
Frontend submissions should fit on one dashboard, not All Posts
BuddyForms stores data well. Every frontend submission lands in wp_posts with the configured post type, post_author, post_status, and post_date, plus form answers in wp_postmeta and the _bf_form_setup_slug meta marking the originating form. The reading side is still the All Posts list per post type, so seeing submission counts alongside the per-form split, top authors, and daily trend usually means filtering each screen separately.
SleekView Charts reads the same wp_posts and wp_postmeta rows and turns them into chart cards on a single saved dashboard. Community managers see the submissions-by-form donut and the daily area. Editorial sees the top-authors bar and draft counts.
Admins see the per-form volume and post_status breakdown. BuddyForms keeps owning the frontend form UI and post-creation flow; SleekView Charts adds the flexible reading layer that an actual team can share, scope per role, and embed on a frontend page for moderators who should not need admin access.
Questions
Common questions about SleekView Charts for BuddyForms
No. BuddyForms still owns the frontend form UI, the role and capability mapping, and the post-creation flow. SleekView Charts is a reading layer on the wp_posts and wp_postmeta rows BuddyForms writes, for dashboards the default admin does not lay out.
SleekView reads wp_posts for the submission rows, wp_postmeta for the form field answers and the _bf_form_setup_slug marker, and wp_users joined on post_author for contributor names. Any custom post type configured in BuddyForms is detected automatically.
Yes. The _bf_form_setup_slug meta is a regular dimension, so a donut grouped by that meta value splits submissions by form, even when several BuddyForms forms write to the same post type.
Yes. post_author joins to wp_users out of the box, so a horizontal bar of top contributors by submission count works without custom SQL. The same join also enables per-role and per-segment filters on every card.
Yes. post_status is a regular dimension, so cards default to publish on the count KPI but a separate Pie card can show the publish-versus-pending-versus-draft mix for moderation overview.
Yes. Any meta key stored on the submission post is offered as a chartable dimension or value. The agent UI lists meta keys actually present on the chosen post type so you pick from a real list.
Yes. Any saved chart view can be embedded on a frontend page with role-based access, so community moderators and editors read the dashboard without WordPress admin. Front-end embeds respect the same per-role filters as the admin view.
Yes. SleekView can read BuddyPress activity tables as a separate data source if BuddyPress is also active, so a single dashboard can combine BuddyForms submission counts with related BuddyPress activity, although BuddyForms itself does not require BuddyPress to run.
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