I'm using Gravity Forms as a way to allow members to make posts to the front end of the site. I have added a file upload field to allow them to upload files with the post. Is there a way to display the link to that file when the post is displayed on the site (approved)?
I'm creating a project management site where I can interact with my clients and share files/information.
Thanks
Andrew
Are you comfortable using page templates and custom fields? If so, your best bet will be to create a custom page template that pulls a custom field using the get_post_meta function.
This custom field could be named something like "file_url" and it would store the file url that was uploaded from your Gravity Forms form. To autopopulate this custom field when the form is submitted, something like this should do the trick: http://pastebin.com/UnFSjh3y
if($form['id'] != 1) return;
Make sure you update the "1" to the id of the form you are using.
update_post_meta($entry["post_id"], 'file_url', $entry[29]);
Update the "29" to the id of the file upload field.
Thanks David.
So you are suggesting I use a custom field rather than the file upload button? If so, how do I find the id number of the custom field?
Not quite. This solution assumes that you are using the file upload field. The code snippet I provided would go in your theme's functions.php file; it takes the file upload url and adds a custom field to the post that is created by the form submission. You do not need to actually create a custom field in the form itself.
Let me know if you have any other questions. :)
OK I think I understand. So how do I determine the id of the file upload field?
I appreciate all of your help David.
Per Carl Hancock:
Easiest way to see the field IDS is to view source or use a page inspector like FireBug in FireFox to view the page source and see what the field ids are. They are present in the HTML.
That is probably your best bet.
