Using Gravity Forms ‘gform_post_update_entry’ PHP action

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The gform_post_update_entry action fires after the entry has been updated via the GFAPI::update_entry() function.

Usage

A generic example of how to use the action, that includes a custom example with the comments “// your custom code here” then returns the first variable.

add_action('gform_post_update_entry', 'your_function_name', 10, 2);

To target a specific form, append the form ID to the hook name (format: gform_post_update_entry_FORMID):

add_action('gform_post_update_entry_10', 'your_function_name', 10, 2);

Parameters

  • $entry (Entry Object): The entry after being updated.
  • $original_entry (Entry Object): The entry before being updated.

More information

See Gravity Forms Docs: gform_post_update_entry

Examples

Log updated and original entry

This example logs the updated and original entry when an entry is updated.

add_action('gform_post_update_entry', 'log_post_update_entry', 10, 2);

function log_post_update_entry($entry, $original_entry) {
    GFCommon::log_debug('gform_post_update_entry: original_entry => ' . print_r($original_entry, 1));
    GFCommon::log_debug('gform_post_update_entry: updated entry => ' . print_r($entry, 1));
}

Send an email notification when a specific field is updated

This example sends an email notification when a specific field (Field ID: 5) is updated in the form.

add_action('gform_post_update_entry', 'send_email_on_field_update', 10, 2);

function send_email_on_field_update($entry, $original_entry) {
    if ($entry['5'] != $original_entry['5']) {
        wp_mail('[email protected]', 'Field Updated', 'Field 5 has been updated in the form.');
    }
}

Update a custom post type’s meta value when an entry is updated

This example updates a custom post type’s meta value when an entry is updated.

add_action('gform_post_update_entry', 'update_custom_post_meta', 10, 2);

function update_custom_post_meta($entry, $original_entry) {
    $post_id = $entry['post_id'];
    update_post_meta($post_id, 'custom_meta_key', $entry['1']);
}

Track entry updates in a custom table

This example tracks entry updates in a custom table by saving the original and updated entry data.

add_action('gform_post_update_entry', 'track_entry_updates', 10, 2);

function track_entry_updates($entry, $original_entry) {
    global $wpdb;
    $table_name = $wpdb->prefix . 'entry_updates';
    $wpdb->insert($table_name, array('original_entry' => json_encode($original_entry), 'updated_entry' => json_encode($entry)));
}