Hi Mike thanks for the reply.
I am fairly new to EE so i’m not sure i’m going about it the right way but to my understanding.
I can use a safecracker form to allow guests to post basic content about the schools then when the upgrade/are moved member groups they can add additional items to the form.
I am still unsure on a few areas if you are able to help.
I am right in thinking that you can also edit via the frontend and use all the filetypes provided in the backend such as multiple selects and file uploads?
This is currently how i’m entering data, at the moment the multiple selects dont work and neither does the logo but it should give you an idea of what i’m trying to do.
{exp:safecracker channel="schools" return="site/index" preview="site/entry"}
<label for="title">School Name</label>
<input type="text" name="title" id="title" value="{title}" size="40" maxlength="100">
<br>
<label for="address">Address</label>
<textarea id="address" name="address" rows="5" value="{address}"></textarea>
<br>
<label for="telephone">Phone Number</label>
<input type="text" name="phone_number" id="telephone" value="{phone_number}" maxlength="11" size="40" />
<br>
<label for="website">Web Address</label>
<input type="text" name="website_address" id="website" value="{website_address}" maxlength="40" size="40" />
<br>
<label for="courses">Courses Offered</label>
<select id="courses" name="courses_offered" multiple="multiple">
{options:courses_offered}
<option value="{option_value}"{selected}>{option_name}</option>
{/options:courses_offered}
</select>
<br>
<label for="categories">Categories</label>
<br>
<select name="category[]" id="categories" size="4" multiple="multiple">
{categories}
<option value="{category_id}"{selected}>{category_name}</option>
{/categories}
</select>
<br>
{if member_group == "1" OR member_group == "6"}
<input id="logo" name="company_logo" type="file" value="{company_logo}" />
<label for="equipment">Equipment</label>
<textarea id="equipment" name="equipment" rows="5" value="{equipment}"></textarea>
<br>
<label for="prices">Prices</label>
<textarea id="prices" name="prices" rows="5" value="{prices}"></textarea>
<br>
<label for="description">About the School</label>
<textarea id="description" name="description" rows="5" value="{description}"></textarea>
<br>
{/if}
{if captcha}
<label for="captcha">Please enter the word you see in the image below:</label
{captcha}
<input type="text" name="captcha" value="{captcha_word}" maxlength="20" />
{/if}
<br>
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit" />
{/exp:safecracker}