Using Gravity Forms ‘gform_previous_button’ PHP filter

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The gform_previous_button filter allows you to modify the markup for the previous button in Gravity Forms.

Usage

To apply the filter to all forms:

add_filter('gform_previous_button', 'my_previous_button_markup', 10, 2);

To apply the filter to a specific form:

add_filter('gform_previous_button_10', 'my_previous_button_markup', 10, 2);

Parameters

  • $previous_button (string): The default markup for the previous button.
  • $form (Form Object): The current form.

More information

See Gravity Forms Docs: gform_previous_button

Examples

Wrap the previous button in a custom <div>

This example wraps the previous button in a custom <div> with a class for advanced CSS styling.

add_filter('gform_previous_button', 'my_previous_button_markup', 10, 2);

function my_previous_button_markup($previous_button, $form) {
    $previous_button = '<div class="my-custom-class">' . $previous_button . '</div>';
    return $previous_button;
}

Change the previous button text

This example changes the text of the previous button.

add_filter('gform_previous_button', 'change_previous_button_text', 10, 2);

function change_previous_button_text($previous_button, $form) {
    return '<input type="button" class="button" value="Go Back" onclick="window.history.back();">';
}

Add an icon to the previous button

This example adds an icon to the previous button using Font Awesome.

add_filter('gform_previous_button', 'add_icon_previous_button', 10, 2);

function add_icon_previous_button($previous_button, $form) {
    return '<button class="button"><i class="fas fa-arrow-left"></i> Previous</button>';
}

Hide the previous button on a specific form

This example hides the previous button on a specific form (form ID 5).

add_filter('gform_previous_button_5', 'hide_previous_button', 10, 2);

function hide_previous_button($previous_button, $form) {
    return '';
}

Change the previous button style

This example changes the style of the previous button using inline CSS.

add_filter('gform_previous_button', 'change_previous_button_style', 10, 2);

function change_previous_button_style($previous_button, $form) {
    return '<button class="button" style="background-color: red; color: white;">Previous</button>';
}