[Resolved] Display field on CRED ‘edit existing’ form but don’t display the fields contents

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[jasonG-7]

Tell us what you are trying to do?
I would like to display a field on an 'edit existing content' form, but not show the data stored in the filed. I want the filed to be empty of data. So that the user can fill it in and overwrite what is currently stored in that field.

Is there any documentation that you are following?
no

Is there a similar example that we can see?
hidden link and click on the link "Update This Meeting"

What is the link to your site?
coda.flywheelsites.com

[Christian Cox]

Hi, it depends on the type of field and settings. In some simple cases, you can edit the Form code and add the value attribute to the field shortcode. Set the value to be an empty space, like this:

[cred_field field="some-field" force_type="field" class="form-control" output="bootstrap" value=" "]

However, it it's a numeric field this will show a validation error if the User does not modify the value on the front-end, because an empty space is not a number. That can be confusing, and there are some other quirks so the most foolproof way to set this up is to delete the actual field from the Form. Add a generic field to capture a new value, then use the Forms API to overwrite the existing field value with the new field value.
https://toolset.com/documentation/user-guides/inserting-generic-fields-into-forms/
https://toolset.com/documentation/programmer-reference/cred-api
I can help with that code if you need assistance.

[jasonG-7]

Hi Christian,

Thanks for the detailed response!

Yes it would be super if you would please help with the code.

Thanks in advance for your assistance.

[Christian Cox]

Sure, can you tell me:
- What is the numeric ID of this edit Form?
- What is the slug of the custom field you want to overwrite?
- What is the slug of the generic field you have added to capture the new value?
- If the User does not provide a value for the field, should the Form leave the field as it was set before the edit, or delete the existing custom field value?

[jasonG-7]

Hi Christian,

yes, details you asked:
- Form numeric ID: 8167
- Slug of the custom field: submitter_email and submitter_title
- Generic field: offer_email and offer_title
- If the User does not provide a value for the field, the Form should leave the field as it was set before the edit.

Thanks.

[Christian Cox]

Please add this code to your child theme's functions.php file, or create a new snippet in Toolset > Settings > Custom Code:

// overwrite the values of submitter custom fields if the User supplies them in the generic fields of Form 8167
add_action('cred_save_data', 'overwrite_submitter_fields_action',10,2);
function overwrite_submitter_fields_action($post_id, $form_data)
{
  // if a specific form
  if ($form_data['id']==8167)
  {
    if( isset($_POST['offer_email']) && trim($_POST['offer_email']) != '' )
    {
      update_post_meta( $post_id, 'wpcf-submitter_email', $_POST['offer_email'] );
    }
    if( isset($_POST['offer_title']) && trim($_POST['offer_title']) != '' )
    {
      update_post_meta( $post_id, 'wpcf-submitter_title', $_POST['offer_title'] );
    }
  }
}

Let me know if the results aren't what you'd expect.

[jasonG-7]

Hi Christian,

Your code is fine.

You can close this topic.

Thanks

[Christian Cox]

Closing per your request, thanks.