Gravity Support Forums Topic: How do you dynamically populate a form field with meta data from a custom field?

Gravity Support Forums Topic: How do you dynamically populate a form field with meta data from a custom field? https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/how-do-you-dynamically-populate-a-form-field-with-meta-data-from-a-custom-field Gravity Support Forums Topic: How do you dynamically populate a form field with meta data from a custom field? en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 12:12:39 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php Carl Hancock on "How do you dynamically populate a form field with meta data from a custom field?" https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/how-do-you-dynamically-populate-a-form-field-with-meta-data-from-a-custom-field#post-9973 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:13:07 +0000 Carl Hancock 9973@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ I have corrected the code in your theme, the post variable had to be declared as global. I updated your functions.php file and it's working now. Here is what the revised code looked like: <pre><code>add_filter("gform_field_value_service_city", "populate_service_city"); function populate_service_city(){ global $post; $service_city = get_post_meta($post->ID, company_description, true); return $service_city; }</code></pre> Carson on "How do you dynamically populate a form field with meta data from a custom field?" https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/how-do-you-dynamically-populate-a-form-field-with-meta-data-from-a-custom-field#post-9933 Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:25:19 +0000 Carson 9933@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ I emailed you. Carl Hancock on "How do you dynamically populate a form field with meta data from a custom field?" https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/how-do-you-dynamically-populate-a-form-field-with-meta-data-from-a-custom-field#post-9932 Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:01:01 +0000 Carl Hancock 9932@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ I'll need more details on what you are trying to do. Which form is it? Which hidden field? What is the custom field key and which posts already exist containing that custom field key? Be as detailed as possible. I've logged in but can't determine what you are trying to do or with what field so I need some more details to go on. Carson on "How do you dynamically populate a form field with meta data from a custom field?" https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/how-do-you-dynamically-populate-a-form-field-with-meta-data-from-a-custom-field#post-9931 Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:53:05 +0000 Carson 9931@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ yup, you're login still works Carl Hancock on "How do you dynamically populate a form field with meta data from a custom field?" https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/how-do-you-dynamically-populate-a-form-field-with-meta-data-from-a-custom-field#post-9930 Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:49:26 +0000 Carl Hancock 9930@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ Without looking at your site and seeing your form setup and custom field setup, there is no way to tell what is wrong. The Syntax looks correct. Is my login for your site still active? If so I can take a look and see how things are setup. Carson on "How do you dynamically populate a form field with meta data from a custom field?" https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/how-do-you-dynamically-populate-a-form-field-with-meta-data-from-a-custom-field#post-9929 Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:20:22 +0000 Carson 9929@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ I tried adding this to my theme functions...but it did not work: add_filter("gform_field_value_hidden_field", "populate_hidden_field"); function populate_hidden_field(){ return get_post_meta($post->ID, custom_field_key, true); }