Gravity Support Forums Topic: gform_update_meta doesn't work as expected

Gravity Support Forums Topic: gform_update_meta doesn't work as expected https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/gform_update_meta-doesnt-work-as-expected Gravity Support Forums Topic: gform_update_meta doesn't work as expected en-US Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:49:08 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php Carl Hancock on "gform_update_meta doesn't work as expected" https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/gform_update_meta-doesnt-work-as-expected#post-34858 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:17:31 +0000 Carl Hancock 34858@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ Yes that is correct, you would need to use those 2 hooks to encrypt and decrypt the field values. nwinternetmarketing on "gform_update_meta doesn't work as expected" https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/gform_update_meta-doesnt-work-as-expected#post-34844 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:05:00 +0000 nwinternetmarketing 34844@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <a href="http://www.gravityhelp.com/forums/topic/encrypt-data-or-prevent-its-being-stored-to-db" rel="nofollow">http://www.gravityhelp.com/forums/topic/encrypt-data-or-prevent-its-being-stored-to-db</a> nwinternetmarketing on "gform_update_meta doesn't work as expected" https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/gform_update_meta-doesnt-work-as-expected#post-34842 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:47:04 +0000 nwinternetmarketing 34842@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ Looks like I need to be using: gform_save_field_value / gform_get_field_value nwinternetmarketing on "gform_update_meta doesn't work as expected" https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/gform_update_meta-doesnt-work-as-expected#post-34827 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:06:09 +0000 nwinternetmarketing 34827@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ I am trying to update the actual entry, not a post or page. craigedmonds on "gform_update_meta doesn't work as expected" https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/gform_update_meta-doesnt-work-as-expected#post-34791 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 05:20:27 +0000 craigedmonds 34791@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ why dont you use the wordpress update_post_meta? I have just done it using gform_post_submission. You grab the form fields from the array and then use update_post_meta($newpostid, 'fieldname', $thedata); nwinternetmarketing on "gform_update_meta doesn't work as expected" https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/gform_update_meta-doesnt-work-as-expected#post-34790 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 05:08:07 +0000 nwinternetmarketing 34790@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ Scenario: User inputs Social Security Number via form. Using gform_post_submission hook, I am trying to encrypt the entry's SSN (which is $entry['5']). Code (most of the beef has been removed): <pre><code>##################################### function encryptStringArray($stringArray, $entryID, $key = "somecoolkey") { $s = DOSOMEENCRYPTIONHERE($stringArray, $key); gform_update_meta($entryID, $entry['5'], $s); return $s; } add_action("gform_post_submission", "hNotify", 10, 2); function hNotify($entry, $form){ $entryID = $entry["id"]; $ssn = encryptStringArray($entry["5"], $entry); }</code></pre> Based on the [ever-lacking] documentation, it appears like I should use this function: gform_update_meta However, the examples: #1 SUCK (in explanation, implementation, and as an example... fail), #2 don't work (the entry goes through, PHP error prevents full functionalities). So can anyone please shed some light on how one goes about updating an entry after it has been pushed to the database? <a href="http://www.gravityhelp.com/documentation/page/Gform_update_meta" rel="nofollow">http://www.gravityhelp.com/documentation/page/Gform_update_meta</a>