SleekView Kanban for Formidable Views
SleekView reads the same Formidable entries table that powers your existing Views, groups every row by the entry status or any field you pick, and lets your team drag a card between columns while the Formidable row is updated in the same write.
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Views render rows, but a board renders a pipeline
Formidable Views render entries from wp_frm_items as templated lists, grids, or tables on the front end, which is great for displaying directories or read-only dashboards but does not give reviewers a way to move entries through a workflow. The status of each entry is buried inside the row, and any change to it has to happen through the admin entries screen or a separate edit link.
SleekView reads the same Formidable entries data and treats the entry status, or any other categorical field you pick, as the grouping axis for a kanban. Every entry becomes a card with the fields you choose pinned to the front, every distinct status value becomes a column, and the whole pipeline renders side by side. If you already have a View filtered by form, SleekView can mirror that filter so the board shows the same dataset shaped as a workflow instead of a list.
Dragging a card from one column to the next writes the new status back to the Formidable row through the standard entry model, fires the same hooks the entries screen does, and respects the capability that gates entry editing. Spam moves go to a dedicated column without deleting the record, trash is reversible, and an undo toast on every drag keeps the team safe from stray drops.
Workflow
From a Formidable View to a kanban board
Connect Formidable
Pick the status column
Choose what shows on each card
Enable drag and drop
Sample board
Sample board built on a Formidable Views dataset
Comparison
Formidable Views vs SleekView Kanban
Default Formidable Views
- Views render rows as lists or grids, with no side-by-side status columns
- Editing entry status from a View requires a separate edit link per row
- No drag-and-drop pipeline view across draft, complete, spam, and trash
- Cards cannot be configured with pinned fields the way a board needs
- Multiple reviewers share a single front-end list with no work ownership
SleekView Kanban
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Reads the same
wp_frm_itemsdata that powers your existing Views -
Groups by the real entry
statuscolumn or any categorical field - Drag-drop writes update the row through the Formidable entry model
- Card front fields are configurable per board with merged field labels
- Undo toast catches stray drops within a five-second window before commit
Features
What SleekView Kanban gives you for Formidable Views
Hook-friendly writeback
SleekView updates entries through the Formidable entry model, which fires frm_after_update_entry and any notifications, conditional logic, or Views you have wired to that hook, so the rest of your Formidable setup keeps working without changes.
Mirror a View's filters
If a board should match the dataset of an existing View, mirror that View's filters into the board configuration. The status columns stay intact and only the cards inside them update, so the audiences of both views stay in sync.
Capability-aware drag
SleekView checks the Formidable capability that gates entry editing. Reviewers without that capability see the board and the cards but cannot drag, and the writeback API rejects unauthorised moves on the server side too.
Audience
Three teams that pair Views with a kanban board
Directory triage
Public directory entries are shown through Views, the editorial team triages submissions through a SleekView kanban. New submissions move to Approved or Rejected and the directory stays in sync because both read the same table.
Application review
Job, sponsor, or partner applications render as a public View while the review team works the kanban. The board groups by the application status field so each reviewer can see what is waiting and pick up the next card.
Survey result curation
Survey responses populate a public View dashboard, but the moderation team curates featured responses through a kanban that groups by a curated-status field. Drag a card to Featured and the public dashboard updates next reload.
The bigger picture
Why Views and a kanban complement each other
Formidable Views are designed for rendering data to readers, not for moving data through a workflow, which is why they shine as front-end directories, dashboards, and member-facing reports but stop short of a triage interface. A SleekView kanban fills the gap by reusing the same Formidable entries table that powers the Views, so the public-facing rendering and the internal triage view share a single source of truth. The board promotes the entry status from a hidden field to the structural axis of the screen, lets reviewers move work along by drag instead of per-row save, and writes through the standard entry model so notifications and Views update automatically.
The two together let one Formidable dataset serve both audiences cleanly.
Questions
Common questions about SleekView Kanban for Formidable Views
SleekView sits alongside Views. Both read the same Formidable entries table, so a public-facing View and an internal kanban can share the same dataset. Views remain ideal for read-only directories and dashboards, while the kanban handles triage and workflow editing.
 Yes. The board configuration accepts the same filter expressions a View uses, including field comparisons and date ranges. Mirroring keeps the board and the View in lockstep, so changes to one are easy to reflect in the other when the data definition evolves.
 
Because both read the same wp_frm_items rows, a status change written by the kanban appears in the View on the next reload or AJAX refresh. There is no separate cache layer in between, so the rendering stays consistent across the two interfaces.
Yes. Each drag is a small write keyed by the entry ID, so reviewers editing different cards never collide. If both grab the same card within a second, the later write wins and a toast warns the first reviewer that the card moved underneath them.
 Yes. SleekView calls the Formidable permission check used by the entries screen for every move. Reviewers without that capability see the board and the cards but cannot drag, and the writeback API rejects unauthorised moves server side.
 If the View is filtered to entries with a complete status, then yes, trashing through the kanban will remove the entry from that View. The record is not deleted, only soft-deleted to the trash status, so dragging the card back restores it in the View on the next reload.
 
Yes. Any categorical field on the Formidable form can be the grouping axis, like a dropdown for stage, a radio for priority, or a single-select for owner. SleekView reads the distinct values from wp_frm_item_metas and turns them into columns.
The board polls for new entries on a configurable interval and slides new cards into the matching status column without a full page reload. A manual refresh from the toolbar also forces an immediate update after a known submission event.
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