https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/overwrite-custom-post-type-using-form Gravity Support Forums Topic: Overwrite Custom Post type using Form? en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 18:27:50 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/overwrite-custom-post-type-using-form#post-129755 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:16:06 +0000 Chris Hajer 129755@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Well, it's slightly complicated and I don't know of anyone who has posted a complete solution. In theory though, it would work like this:</p> <p>Create a form with all the fields of the post you want people to be able to update. This could be similar to the form you currently use to create the post. I would not use post fields since that will create a new post. I would use regular form fields of the relevant type (file upload for a post image, single line text for the post title, paragraph for the post body, etc.)</p> <p>Then, on the advanced tab of each field you want them to be able to edit, check the "Allow field to be populated dynamically" and give the field a unique parameter name.</p> <p>Then, you would need to write a function that uses the gform_pre_render filter to pull information from the custom post to populate those fields. <a href="http://www.gravityhelp.com/documentation/page/Gform_pre_render" rel="nofollow">http://www.gravityhelp.com/documentation/page/Gform_pre_render</a></p> <p>In the function, you would retrieve the information from the post you want to update, ( <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_post" rel="nofollow">http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_post</a> ) then populate the fields with that information. When the form is displayed, that information will be visible in the form, ready to be edited.</p> <p>On submission, you would have to use the gform_after_submission hook to update the existing post ( <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_update_post" rel="nofollow">http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_update_post</a> ). <a href="http://www.gravityhelp.com/documentation/page/Gform_after_submission" rel="nofollow">http://www.gravityhelp.com/documentation/page/Gform_after_submission</a> You would take all the information that was submitted and rewrite (update) the existing post.</p> <p>It's possible to do. You'd have to consider how to allow only certain users to update certain posts, and how to display the list of posts they can edit.</p> <p>Another way around it would be to allow the logged in user to just edit the post on the front end. This would just be a WordPress plugin function. Something like this <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/front-end-editor/" rel="nofollow">http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/front-end-editor/</a></p> <p>Good luck </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/overwrite-custom-post-type-using-form#post-129740 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:41:54 +0000 graphical_force 129740@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Thanks for the reply. How might I go about loading a post into a form?</p> <p>Thanks. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/overwrite-custom-post-type-using-form#post-129738 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:32:25 +0000 Chris Hajer 129738@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>How about this 3rd party plugin:<br /> <a href="http://www.p51labs.com/gravity-forms-update-post-plugin-v0-5-1-released/" rel="nofollow">http://www.p51labs.com/gravity-forms-update-post-plugin-v0-5-1-released/</a></p> <p>Editing an existing entry or post created by a form is not a feature of Gravity Forms. </p> <p>The Directory and Add-ons add-on might also help, although it would change the way your directory is displayed: <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/gravity-forms-addons/" rel="nofollow">http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/gravity-forms-addons/</a></p> <p>Finally, there is probably a way to load the existing post into a form and allowing the user to change the values and submit again. It would create a new entry, but you could update the existing post rather than create a new post. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/overwrite-custom-post-type-using-form#post-129591 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:26:03 +0000 graphical_force 129591@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Hi, I have a form that users can use to become a Vendor. Submission of the form creates a custom post type and stores other fields of the form in custom fields. The issue I am having is that the user cannot edit their Vendor Custom Post Type. What I was wanting to know if it is possible for them to overwrite the custom post type if they submit a new form? Right now, it will just show two custom post types. </p> <p>Anyone have any suggestions?</p> <p>Thanks! </p>