Memberium’s memb_update_form Shortcode Explained

I've been working as a Memberium expert for a very long time. I was the second Memberium partner to get certified when they started their partner program. In the years I've been using Memberium, I've used about every feature in the platform. This is one I don't use often, but when I need it, it works  really well.

Last week, a customer needed me to address a specific requirements. They needed members to fill out a form as they took their course answering questions and providing feedback. The memb_update_form shortcode allows you to store values in any Keap field. This can be either a regular contact fields or custom fields. The shortcode allows members to enter values the first time they visit the form. It also displays the value stored in the field. This allows them to return to that one form to both review their answer and update their answer.

The memb_update_form shortcode gives you a lot of options depending on your requirements.

I've recorded two videos illustrating how the shortcode works.

The first shows the simplest set up. It's for a form with single field. In this case, it's a Keap custom field of type textarea which allows you to store paragraphs of information. It works the same way for text fields and a few other field types.

The second video showshow to use it to implement a multiselect list box field. I implemented that one using HTML checkboxes. It makes use of some interesting Memberium syntax, but it delivers.

What I really appreciate about the Memberium implementation of this memb_update_form shortcode is that it keeps me from having to build a Keap form for each of these. That would be repetitive and time consuming. Using memb_update_field, you only need to use the shortcode syntax with its html and Memberium code to grab the data, format it and display it.

It's nifty stuff and a great idea from the people that bring us Memberium.