Description
Flick Survey is an enterprise-grade field data collection and survey operations management plugin engineered specifically for organizations, NGOs, research bodies, government agencies, and field teams managing on-site data gathering campaigns.
Designed to effortlessly coordinate 30+ smartphone field surveyors simultaneously, Flick Survey provides a mobile-optimized multi-step wizard, hardware-accelerated GPS geolocation acquisition, in-browser live camera viewfinder with real-time Indian Standard Time (+05:30) and coordinate watermarking, flexible drag-and-drop form builder, and an administrative review and approval backoffice.
All data, media attachments, and logs are stored exclusively on your own WordPress hosting server inside dedicated high-performance normalized database tables. Flick Survey transmits zero tracking, telemetry, or survey data to external third-party services.
Core Architecture & Capabilities
- Live In-App Camera Viewfinder: Native in-browser WebRTC viewfinder (
getUserMedia) captures on-site photographs without triggering background tab reloads or memory crashes on mobile browsers. - Dual Fallback Image Triggers: Full support for device system camera applications and photo gallery selection.
- On-Site Watermarking Engine: Statically stamps high-contrast verification banners directly into evidence photographs featuring satellite GPS coordinates (Latitude, Longitude, Accuracy), Indian Standard Time (+05:30), and verification seals.
- Crash-Proof Local Session Recovery: Automatically synchronizes active form fields and captured photographic evidence to temporary session storage, instantly restoring surveyor progress in the event of accidental tab refresh or device sleep.
- Hardware GPS Geolocation Fix: One-touch satellite coordinate capture with real-time accuracy threshold reporting and Google Maps verification deep-links.
- Strict Role-Based Access Control (RBAC): Dedicated
SurveyorWordPress user role locked out of the/wp-admin/backoffice and strictly isolated to their own assigned records via authoritative server-side ownership guards. - Dynamic Form Builder: Construct multi-step questionnaire flows with text, number, telephone, dropdown, radio, multi-select checkbox, date, time, yes/no toggle, photo, and PDF upload field types.
- Streaming CSV Data Export: Memory-safe chunked export streams survey responses, respondent profiles, GPS coordinates, and dynamic answers directly to Microsoft Excel-compatible CSV files without PHP memory exhaustion.
- Immutable Audit Trail: Comprehensive operational logging records survey creation, submission, review transitions, administrator approvals, rejections with reasons, and surveyor credential actions.
- GDPR & WordPress Privacy Integration: Includes suggested privacy policy content, core Personal Data Exporter support, and core Personal Data Eraser support.
Privacy & Data Protection
Flick Survey respects user and respondent privacy:
* All collected survey records, GPS coordinates, personal details, and photographs remain exclusively on your WordPress server.
* No data is transmitted to Flick Idea Private Limited, Google, or any external analytics service.
* Full integration with WordPress Privacy Tools (Export and Erase Personal Data).
Support & Contact
Flick Survey is developed and maintained by Flick Idea Private Limited.
* Plugin Homepage: https://www.flickidea.in/our-innovations/surveyflow-field-survey-management-plugin-for-wordpress/
* Author Website: https://www.flickidea.in/
* Lead Developer: Rahul Sethi
* Email Support: support@flickidea.in
Installation
Automatic Installation
- Log into your WordPress administrative dashboard.
- Navigate to Plugins Add New.
- Search for
Flick Surveyand click Install Now, then Activate.
Manual Installation via ZIP
- Download
flick-survey-v1.0.1.zip. - In your WordPress dashboard, navigate to Plugins Add New Upload Plugin.
- Choose the downloaded ZIP file and click Install Now.
- Click Activate Plugin.
Post-Activation Configuration
- Upon activation, Flick Survey provisions dedicated custom database tables prefixed with
{wp_prefix}sf_and establishes theSurveyoruser role. - Navigate to Flick Survey Settings to review system settings, GPS requirements, and notification emails.
- Automatically generated frontend pages with pre-configured shortcodes are created:
/survey-dashboard/– Surveyor Field Operations Dashboard ([surveyflow_dashboard])/new-survey/– Multi-Step Field Survey Form ([surveyflow_new_survey])/my-surveys/– Surveyor Personal Submissions Directory ([surveyflow_my_surveys])/survey-login/– Surveyor Mobile Authentication Portal ([surveyflow_login])
FAQ
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Does Flick Survey use standard WordPress post types or post meta?
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No. Flick Survey is architected with dedicated custom database tables (
wp_sf_surveys,wp_sf_survey_fields,wp_sf_survey_field_values,wp_sf_survey_media, andwp_sf_survey_logs) featuring compound indexes for high performance with tens of thousands of survey records without bloating thewp_postsorwp_postmetatables. -
Can field surveyors see or edit each other’s submissions?
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Never. All data access is strictly enforced server-side. Surveyors can only view and edit their own assigned survey records. Direct URL manipulation (IDOR) attacks are blocked by authoritative ownership verification functions.
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Are on-site photographs stored on external servers or clouds?
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No. All photographs and verification documents are saved locally in
/wp-content/uploads/flick-survey/on your WordPress server. Directory listing is disabled and uploads are protected. -
How does the In-App Live Camera prevent mobile tab crashes?
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Many budget mobile devices running Android Chrome suspend or terminate background browser tabs when the external system camera app launches. Flick Survey provides an in-app live camera modal using
navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMediathat captures and watermarks photos directly inside the active viewport without switching applications. -
Can Flick Survey be used without an internet connection?
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Flick Survey supports draft saving and temporary session restoration. Surveyors can input responses and capture photographs; once network connectivity is available, tapping Submit uploads the survey record and media attachments to the server.
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What user roles are included?
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Flick Survey introduces the
surveyorrole with capabilities restricted to creating, viewing, and drafting their own surveys. Field surveyors are redirected away from/wp-admin/directly to their frontend mobile dashboard.
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Historique des changements
1.0.1
- Feature: Added native in-browser WebRTC live camera viewfinder (
getUserMedia) with real-time video stream, GPS overlay, and instant capture. - Feature: Added dual-source fallback support for system camera app and device photo gallery.
- Feature: Added crash-proof
sessionStorageform data and photo recovery protecting against mobile OS tab reloads. - Security: Added strict server-side MIME detection, magic byte verification, and executable file upload blocking.
- Security: Added CSRF nonce protection to all administrative CSV export triggers.
- Privacy: Added WordPress core Privacy Policy suggestions, Personal Data Exporter, and Personal Data Eraser integrations.
- Enhancement: Upgraded Step 5 Review screen with interactive photographic evidence thumbnail gallery.
1.0.0
- Initial production release.
- Custom database schema with normalized tables and compound indexes.
- Surveyor role and granular permission management.
- Hardware GPS capture with accuracy threshold calculation.
- Dynamic Form Builder with multi-step question assignment.
- Administrative approval/rejection workflows and immutable audit logs.
- Chunked streaming CSV export engine.