paddelboot
Member
Hello,
The gravity_form() function should accept the form ID OR the form title as a parameter to embed a specific form.
Background: I am developing on my local machine, uploading recent updates to my client's server. The form IDs on both systems do not correspond, which creates the need to update PHP files on the server all the time. And no, I do not want to use the shortcode from within the editor.
Thank you,
Paddelboot
Moved to feature requests.
Related:
http://www.gravityhelp.com/forums/topic/using-form-title-instead-of-id-when-embedding-in-templates
paddelboot
Member
Also, since my forms are very complex and need constant improvement, to sync them with the online forms, I have to first duplicate them, delete the old one, rename the new one, and export it to the live system, since there is no way to somehow copy/paste a form.
Paddelboot
Fair points. I run into many of the same issues with my forms. Thank you again for the suggestions.
paddelboot
Member
I now have 12 forms, and counting. I need to sync them all... Looking forward to any improvements on this matter, or any known workarounds. What about synching database fields: would it work to simply update the wp_rg_form_meta fields on the live server?
Paddelboot
Postscript: I exported said table and imported it on my live server, no problems so far.
Also +1 for this feature request.
This should already be possible.
The Gravity Forms shortcode supports displaying a form via the form name and NOT the id if that is what you want to do... so i'm assuming the function call also supports this because the shortcode uses the function call. HOWEVER i'm not 100% sure of the syntax because i've never done it this way.
I'm going to ping our lead developer and have him provide details on how to do this.
Yes, this is currently possible. Simply pass the form title instead of the form ID to the gravity_form() function call. I have updated the following documentation to reflect this change.
http://www.gravityhelp.com/documentation/page/Embedding_A_Form#Function_Call
paddelboot
Member
Thanks for this update. One drawback is that I would have to update all my custom validation hooks aswell, since they are using the form id:
add_filter( 'gform_field_validation_11_10', array( $this, 'validate_numbers' ), 10, 4 );
In other words: having different form ids on the live and the development system can be confusing and time consuming.
So for now I just stick with exporting the database table, which is fast and works fine.
Thanks, Paddelboot
