2 Questions
-If we create a hook to post a form to a custom URL, does the javascript validation still work? I am aware that we would need to take care of any PHP handling our selves.
-Can we set a contact form to only send an email and therefore not store anything in the database?
If you change Gravity Forms so the form action points to a 3rd party URL you will lose validation. This isn't recommended. There are other ways to integrate with 3rd parties that are more efficient and maintain complete Gravity Forms validation and functionality.
If you want to post data to a 3rd party there are API hooks you can use to do this when the form is submitted. We are also planning on creating an Add-On that will enable posting data to 3rd parties by mapping fields using a visual UI.
Currently there isn't an option to not store the entry in the database, however this can be done via a simple customization and code snippet which we can provide you with. It is a feature we plan on adding so a code snippet won't be necessary in the future.
Thanks for your reply....Can you show me how to create the API hook and maybe also the code snippet to not post inside the database? Will these snippets be removed if we update Gravity Forms?
Also, we have pretty much decided to purchase a license. Will the Personal package apply for the features mentioned in this post?
Thanks again
Hi webdev-01,
Here is a snippet that will automatically delete entries from the database after the post submission: http://pastie.org/1736243
Here is a link to our developer documentation which includes more information on the gform_post_submission which you will likely end up using to post to a third party system.
http://www.gravityhelp.com/documentation/page/Developer_Docs
All of this information is available with a GF Personal license.
Cancel that.....found out what they are. Thanks
