Form Schedule Wildcards
Use wildcards for the month, date, or year in your form schedule start and end dates.
Instructions
- Install and activate.
- Set your form schedule via Form Settings › Restrictions › Schedule form.
- Use wildcards! a. Replace the month or date with “99” to dynamically set the current month or date. b. Replace the year with “9999” to dynamically set the current year.
Code
Filename: gw-form-schedule-wildcards.php
<?php
/**
* Gravity Wiz // Gravity Forms // Form Schedule Wildcards
*
* Support using wildcard months, dates, or years in your form schedules.
*
* Plugin Name: Gravity Forms Form Schedule Wildcards
* Plugin URI: https://gravitywiz.com/
* Description: Use wildcards for the month, date, or year in your form schedule start and end dates.
* Author: Gravity Wiz
* Version: 1.0
* Author URI: https://gravitywiz.com/
*
* Instructions:
*
* 1. Install and activate.
* 2. Set your form schedule via Form Settings › Restrictions › Schedule form.
* 3. Use wildcards!
* a. Replace the month or date with "99" to dynamically set the current month or date.
* b. Replace the year with "9999" to dynamically set the current year.
*/
add_filter( 'gform_pre_render', 'gw_form_schedule_wildcards' );
add_filter( 'gform_pre_validation', 'gw_form_schedule_wildcards' );
function gw_form_schedule_wildcards( $form ) {
if ( rgar( $form, 'scheduleForm' ) && strstr( $form['scheduleStart'], '/' ) && strstr( $form['scheduleEnd'], '/' ) ) {
$form['scheduleStart'] = gw_convert_date_to_current_month_year( $form['scheduleStart'] );
$form['scheduleEnd'] = gw_convert_date_to_current_month_year( $form['scheduleEnd'] );
}
return $form;
}
function gw_convert_date_to_current_month_year( $date_string ) {
list( $month, $date, $year ) = explode( '/', $date_string );
if ( $month == '99' ) {
$month = gmdate( 'm' );
}
if ( $date == '99' ) {
$date = gmdate( 'd' );
}
if ( $year == '9999' ) {
$year = gmdate( 'Y' );
}
$converted_date = implode( '/', array( $month, $date, $year ) );
return $converted_date;
}