Paragraph Type Custom Fields and Create Content Template??

See post: http://wordpress.org/support/topic/paragraph-type-custom-fields-not-working

When selecting a 'Paragraph Text' field type, in a Custom Field GF field, the data is not passed to the custom post type (using the Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types). After investigation, it does not appear that the add-on is the issue.

What caused the issue was the GF user checking Create content template and then inserting that field in the template box. So for Post Field > Custom Field was inserted. Field Label was named Entry. Paragraph Text was selected, and Create content template was checked. Inside the content template box, {Entry:8} was inserted. This always resulted in nothing being sent to the database though properly captured by GF in the GF entry. Once that box was unchecked, content was sent correctly.

However, with Post Title, create content template was checked and inside the template was placed {Name (First):3.3} {Name (Last):3.6}, which was from the next field, and it worked every time.

SO, is it safe to say: "So for items that you are not using content template from other fields, leave create content template unchecked."

Hi Carl and Travis,

The reason I used the content template with the 'Paragraph Text' field type, in a Custom Field GF field is that if I do not, the paragraph formatting WILL BE LOST when it is passed to the post.

To be clear, what I am saying is if the user enters 4 paragraphs in a paragraph field on the form (line breaks between paragraphs), the custom field will be populated with ONE large paragraph. It loses its formatting when it comes over to the post.

So as a remedy, I activated the content template, and selected the correct custom field from the drop down. At one point, IT WORKED. Then as I was playing with the form trying to remedy another issue in this post, http://www.gravityhelp.com/forums/topic/extra-paragraph-markup , I lost all of the 'Paragraph Text' field outputs in the post.

I now suspect that it might be the FIELD NAMING in the content template, that WAS picking up the correct custom fields at first, then STOPPED somewhere along the line (and that detail got lost in the shuffle by me),

So my questions are:

1. Why is the paragraph formatting being lost on Paragraph Text fields (unless the Content Template is activated)?
2. Does GF use the same custom field names in the selection in the content template, or convert them to another GF special format name

Thanks much for the help!

Hi Carl,
It must be something on my end then. Here is the paragraph in the entry for the form in GF http://grab.by/anDx
Looks good, two paragraphs.
Here is is in the post http://grab.by/anDy
One big blob of a paragraph.
I'm looking into it on my end.
I'll let you know what I find.
Thanks

Alex - I'm on localhost dev on this site. I will upload it so you can see it, but it will take a bit.

Thanks for your help

Hi Carl,
I am using this https://github.com/jaredatch/Custom-Metaboxes-and-Fields-for-WordPress
to generate the meta boxes for the custom post type.
I am registering the custom post type in functions.php, without the use of any plugin.
That may very well be the cause.
Let me play with that and see where I get with it.
I will get back to you.
Thanks much,
Bruce

Hi Carl and Alex,

As I have said in my last post, I am getting the issue of losing paragraphs with both the Custom Field Template plugin, and also https://github.com/jaredatch/Custom-Metaboxes-and-Fields-for-WordPress code.

Surely there are many people that bring in paragraph text type fields into a post in pending status, and then want to edit the post fields in a rich text editor?

What solution do you suggest for this?
Thanks!

If you are wanting the stored text to display on the front end, you need to add the wpautop function on the return. if its on the back end, you need to use the WYSIWYG box and not the textarea.

Yes, Norcross you are correct (almost). The wpautop needed to be added to the backend when $meta was being called back into the wysiwyg. I have made this revision in a github fork. https://github.com/wpsmith/Custom-Metaboxes-and-Fields-for-WordPress/commit/ab540f0a9ba24d966428774c70f1e828e2926480

Carl, there is nothing that needs to be done in GF.