Formidable Forms just got a major storytelling upgrade with its powerful new WordPress timeline plugin feature! The brand-new Timeline Views lets you showcase events, milestones, and data chronologically with stunning visual layouts. Perfect for telling your story in style!
Approximate read time: 5 minutes
Managing and displaying chronological data in WordPress has never been more elegant or powerful than with Formidable Forms.
Today, we're thrilled to announce the launch of Timeline Views, a game-changing feature that transforms how you present time-based information on your website. Whether you're showcasing company milestones, project progress, or life events, our new Timeline Views make your content both beautiful and engaging.
This powerful new view type gives you complete control over how your chronological data appears, with multiple layout options, customizable themes, and interactive features that will captivate your audience.
Let's explore how this WordPress timeline plugin feature will revolutionize your content presentation.
Getting Started with Timeline Views
Creating your first timeline is simple. When you're ready to add a new view to display your form data, you'll now see Timeline as a brand-new option in the view type selector. Just click on Timeline and you're ready to start building your chronological story.
Set Up Your Timeline Data in Minutes
Timeline Views makes connecting your form data incredibly straightforward. Right after selecting Timeline as your view type, you'll see the "Customize view" step where you can map your form fields to timeline elements.
This initial setup gets you started quickly, but don't worry if you're not sure about your choices yet - you can always adjust these settings later.
Once your view is created, you can fine-tune these mappings anytime through the Timeline Settings panel in the view editor.
The Card Content Order setting lets you arrange how title, description, thumbnail, and date elements appear in each timeline entry. Simply drag and drop the elements in your preferred order and hit save!
Make Your Timeline Spacing Feel Natural
Want your timeline to reflect real time relationships? Simply check the Natural Timeline option in your settings to automatically adjust spacing between events based on actual date differences.
You can also control how dates appear by choosing between "Year Only" for broad historical timelines, or "Custom" formatting for detailed event schedules. The date format settings appear right below your field mappings for easy access.
Keep Long Timelines Easy to Navigate
When you're working with extensive timelines that span multiple years or contain many events, Timeline Views has you covered. You can enable the Add Dividers option to automatically group your entries and make long timelines much easier to follow.
Simply choose to separate by year or month, and Timeline Views creates clear visual breaks without any extra work from you. This feature is perfect for company histories spanning decades, educational content covering extended periods, or any timeline where organization makes the difference between confusion and clarity.
Add Interactive Popups for More Details
Enable the Show Details Popup option to let visitors click timeline entries for expanded information. Instead of redirecting to separate pages, details appear in an elegant overlay that keeps users engaged with your timeline.
This creates a smooth user experience where visitors can dive deeper into any entry without losing their place in your timeline story.
Choose Your Perfect Timeline Style
Select Your Theme
Timeline Views offers four beautifully designed themes to match any design aesthetic. Simply select your preferred theme from the dropdown in the Style Settings panel to instantly transform your timeline's appearance.
Choose from Light Theme, Dark Theme, No Background Theme, or Life Events Theme to find the perfect match for your content and website design.
Pick Your Layout
Below the theme selector, you'll find four layout options to match how you want to tell your story:
- Vertical Alternating - Events appear on both sides for balanced presentation
- Vertical Right - All events positioned on the right side
- Vertical Left - All events positioned on the left side
- Horizontal Alternating - Events alternate above and below the timeline
- Horizontal Top - All events positioned above the horizontal timeline
- Horizontal Bottom - All events positioned below the horizontal timeline
Customize your Colors
Want to match your brand colors perfectly? The Style Settings also include comprehensive color customization options. You can adjust the timeline line color, event marker colors, background colors, and text colors to create a timeline that seamlessly integrates with your website's design.
Customize Your Event Markers
You can personalize how events appear on your timeline by selecting from three marker styles in the Style Settings. Choose Numbers for sequential ordering, Dots for a clean minimal look, or Images to add custom visual elements that match your brand.
When using image markers, you can select from Small, Medium, or Large sizes to perfectly fit your timeline design.
Perfect for Every Use Case
Company Histories: Showcase your business journey from startup to success, highlighting key milestones, product launches, and achievements that built your brand.
Project Documentation: Track project progress, deadlines, and deliverables in a visual format that stakeholders and team members can easily follow.
Educational Content: Present historical events, course curricula, or learning paths in an engaging format that helps students understand chronological relationships.
Personal Portfolios: Display career progression, educational milestones, or life events in a beautiful, professional format that tells your unique story.
Event Planning: Create visual event schedules, conference agendas, or festival timelines that help attendees plan their experience.
Beautiful Timelines, Minimal Effort
We know you're busy, and that's why Timeline Views is designed for efficiency. Simply:
- Create your form to collect timeline data
- Set up a Timeline View and map your fields
- Choose your theme and layout preferences
- Publish and watch your story come to life
No complex coding, no design skills required – just powerful storytelling made simple.
Timeline Views includes smart features like responsive design for mobile viewing and flexible date positioning to ensure your timeline looks perfect on every device.
Available in Plus and Above
Timeline Views is included with Formidable Forms Plus, Business, and Elite plans, giving you access to this powerful storytelling tool along with all our other premium features.
So Much More Than a Form Builder
Timeline Views represents another step in Formidable Forms' evolution from simple form builder to comprehensive data management and presentation platform. We're committed to giving you the tools to not just collect data, but to present it in ways that inform, engage, and inspire your audience.
Be sure to sign up for our newsletter to get the newest features straight to your inbox, and join our community on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube for tips, inspiration, and support!
Ready to start telling your story with Timeline Views? We can't wait to see what you create.
Now this is amazing! Formidable Forms is so far the best form builder out there. But.... It's not just a form builder, it's a complex web application builder that can connect to any API! The only wp plugin on its league.