https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/howto-creating-a-form-using-custom-fields Gravity Support Forums Topic: Howto: Creating a form using custom fields en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 08:11:45 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/howto-creating-a-form-using-custom-fields#post-20956 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:24:45 +0000 deukdesign 20956@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Okay thanks<br /> In my opinion it supports category-like taxonomies but not tag-like taxonomies<br /> I will check with the dev</p> <p>In spirit of cooperation you could offer him a subforum on your forum where he could answer these type of questions. </p> <p>Just trying to help and share my thoughts while I am starting to get to know your great GF plugin </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/howto-creating-a-form-using-custom-fields#post-20953 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:19:15 +0000 Carl Hancock 20953@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>As I mentioned, the Custom Post Type Add-On wasn't developed by us so i'm not 100% sure on it's features/functionality.</p> <p>I believe how it works (with Gravity Forms v1.5 at least) is when you add a Post Category or Post Tag field to your form, it adds an additional option to choose which custom taxonomy should be used.</p> <p>The custom taxonomy would have to already exist.</p> <p>But you'd have to check with the developer of that Add-On to know for sure. It's a brand new Add-On but we did provide input on best practices that he implemented for Gravity Forms v1.5 so that it works using hooks/filters and is more seamless with the rest of the user interface. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/howto-creating-a-form-using-custom-fields#post-20948 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:14:21 +0000 deukdesign 20948@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Thanks for the response and the confirmations!</p> <p>5) how would I do that then? Can you explain howto utilize custom tags (custom taxonomy) using the custom post type add-on.</p> <p>thanks again for the quick answers<br /> G </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/howto-creating-a-form-using-custom-fields#post-20945 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:10:54 +0000 Carl Hancock 20945@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>1) Yes, in order to create a Post you have to use the Post Fields. In v1.5 which will be released this week (and is available as a development release) it features "Content Template" functionality on the Post Title, Post Body and Post Custom Fields that allow you to insert the values of other form fields (non-Post fields) into your Post Fields.</p> <p>2) You would have to look at the Custom Post Type Add-On for this answer. It was developed by a 3rd party. I believe if you are using Gravity Forms v1.5 that yes it shows a drop down and lets you select the post type.</p> <p>3) See above you would have to check with the Custom Post Type Add-On developer or the plugin information page on WordPress.org.</p> <p>4) Yes you would need to first create the custom post type and any custom taxonomies first. As far as custom fields/post meta goes, they don't have to exist. You can create them with Gravity Forms.</p> <p>5) You can utilize custom tags (custom taxonomy) using the custom post type add-on. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/howto-creating-a-form-using-custom-fields#post-20922 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 08:58:00 +0000 deukdesign 20922@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>After reading most of the forum and playing with GF, I am just checking whether I have correctly understood. A confirmation or denial would be very helpful, so I can get started building my form</p> <p>some background<br /> I am building a website where users can post their vacation rental home. the submission process runs through a gravity form 1.5RC, I have also installed "Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types" from Brad Vincent</p> <p>ONE ::::<br /> in order to have submission fields show up on the front end postview, I need to use custom fields from the post fields selections. all other fields -- standard and advanced -- cannot be called to show on the front end publication, correct?</p> <p>TWO ::::<br /> to link a custom fields added to the form to a already existing custom field on a custom post type<br /> I would simply use the dropdown of "custom field name", correct?</p> <p>THREE ::::<br /> in order to link my form to a custom post type<br /> I need to set the field Post Title, "Save as Custom Post Type"<br /> if I do this the newly submitted post will show up as a Custom Post, correct?</p> <p>FOUR ::::<br /> I need to create FIRST the custom post type and its fields, and then the form that goes with it. Otherwise I cannot link the form and its custom fields to the custom post type and its custom fields, correct?</p> <p>FIVE ::::<br /> It is currently impossible to create custom tags on a form and allow the user to select from already existing tags (associated with the custom post type) or input new ones in freeform seperated by a comma, correct?</p> <p>thanks<br /> for the quick response whether I have correctly deduced these statements<br /> so I can go on and start creating ;-)</p> <p>Gideon </p>