Handling repeat posts

[orangehairedboy]

Hi all,

It seems that there might be some basic solution on this that I never received a memo on...

Basically, I'm looking for a way to avoid repeat posts. If someone, for example, adds something to a bulletin board, clicks submit, and then presses F5, they're just 1 click away from re-submitting the form and posting the same information for a second time. Is there an easy way to avoid this?

I've thought about using a "unique visit id" or something which gets triggered when a visitor posts, but that seems like a lot to do...

Also, do you think I should look into redirecting the user once they've posted so they can't go back?

I just don't know where to begin 😕 ...any input is greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

OHB

[aaronott]

You might check to see if there is data in the database that matches data in the form before inserting.
I would also suggest redirecting the user to a different page after they've submitted their data.