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Submit a Gravity Form to Access Content

This plugin provides a simple way to protect your content, requiring the visitor to submit a form in order to gain access.

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  • June 21, 2017: Improved support for automatically showing required form if no required message is specified.

  • March 2, 2017: Updated submitted forms cookie to be persistent by default. Added new "is_persistent" option to disable this.

  • March 1, 2017: Added support for "gwsa_requires_submission_redirect" option to allow automatically redirecting to a specific page if the user requires access.

  • March 23, 2016: Added support for requiring a form to be submitted before any page can be accessed. Added support for storing submitted forms in user meta.

  • March 3, 2015: Added support for shortcodes in "gwsa_requires_submission_message" custom field. Fixed issue where json_decode() did not return an array.

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<?php
/**
* Gravity Wiz // Gravity Forms // Submit to Access
*
* Require that a form be submitted before a post or page can be accessed.
*
* @version 1.7
* @author David Smith <david@gravitywiz.com>
* @license GPL-2.0+
* @link https://gravitywiz.com/submit-gravity-form-access-content/
*
* ### WordPress Plugin Headers ###
*
* Plugin Name: Gravity Forms Submit to Access
* Plugin URI: https://gravitywiz.com/submit-gravity-form-access-content/
* Description: Require that a form be submitted before a post or page can be accessed.
* Author: Gravity Wiz
* Version: 1.7
* Author URI: http://gravitywiz.com
*/
class GW_Submit_Access {
public function __construct( $args = array() ) {
// set our default arguments, parse against the provided arguments, and store for use throughout the class
$this->_args = wp_parse_args( $args, array(
'requires_submission_message' => __( 'Oops! You do not have access to this page.' ),
'bypass_cache' => false,
'loading_message' => '', // set later so we can use GFCommon to get URL to GF spinner,
'enable_user_meta' => false,
'is_persistent' => true,
) );
// do version check in the init to make sure if GF is going to be loaded, it is already loaded
add_action( 'init', array( $this, 'init' ) );
}
public function init() {
// make sure we're running the required minimum version of Gravity Forms
if( ! property_exists( 'GFCommon', 'version' ) || ! version_compare( GFCommon::$version, '1.8', '>=' ) ) {
return;
}
// setting later so we can use GFCommon::get_base_url() to get GF's spinner URL
if( empty( $this->_args['loading_message'] ) ) {
$this->_args['loading_message'] = '<span class="gwsa-loading">Loading content... <img src="' . GFCommon::get_base_url() . '/images/spinner.gif" /></span>';
}
add_action( 'wp', array( $this, 'check_global_requirements' ), 5 );
add_action( 'admin_init', array( $this, 'check_global_requirements' ), 5 );
add_action( 'wp', array( $this, 'check_for_access_redirect' ) );
add_action( 'gform_pre_submission', array( $this, 'add_submitted_form' ) );
add_filter( 'the_content', array( $this, 'maybe_hide_the_content' ) );
add_action( 'wp_ajax_gwas_get_content', array( $this, 'ajax_get_content' ) );
add_action( 'wp_ajax_nopriv_gwas_get_content', array( $this, 'ajax_get_content' ) );
add_shortcode( 'gwsa', array( $this, 'do_gwsa_shortcoee' ) );
}
public function check_global_requirements() {
if( current_user_can( 'administrator' ) && is_admin() ) {
return;
}
$global_posts = $this->get_global_posts();
if( empty( $global_posts ) ) {
return;
}
// if we're already on a global post, don't do anything
$object = get_queried_object();
if( is_a( $object, 'WP_Post' ) && in_array( $object->ID, wp_list_pluck( $global_posts, 'ID' ) ) ) {
return;
}
foreach( $global_posts as $global_post ) {
if( ! $this->has_access( $global_post->ID ) ) {
wp_redirect( get_permalink( $global_post ) );
exit;
}
}
}
public function get_global_posts() {
$query = array(
'post_type' => 'any',
'meta_query' => array(
'relation' => 'or',
array(
'key' => 'gwsa_require_submission',
'value' => 'global'
),
),
);
if( is_user_logged_in() ) {
$query['meta_query'][] = array(
'key' => 'gwsa_require_submission',
'value' => 'global_logged_in'
);
}
$query = apply_filters( 'gfsa_get_global_posts_query', $query );
$global_posts = get_posts( $query );
return $global_posts;
}
public function check_for_access_redirect() {
global $post;
if( is_admin() ) {
return;
}
if( ! $post || ! $this->requires_access( $post->ID ) || $this->has_access( $post->ID ) ) {
return;
}
$url = $this->get_requires_submission_redirect( $post->ID );
if( $url ) {
wp_redirect( $url );
exit;
}
}
public function maybe_hide_the_content( $content ) {
global $post;
if( ! $this->requires_access( $post->ID ) ) {
return $content;
}
if( $this->_args['bypass_cache'] ) {
$content = $this->cache_bypass_content( $content );
} else if( ! $this->has_access( $post->ID ) ) {
$content = $this->get_requires_submission_message( $post->ID );
}
return $content;
}
function cache_bypass_content( $content ) {
global $post;
ob_start();
?>
<div id="gwsa-content">
<?php echo $this->_args['loading_message']; ?>
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
var ajaxUrl = '<?php echo admin_url( 'admin-ajax.php' ); ?>';
( function( $ ) {
$.post( ajaxUrl, {
action: 'gwas_get_content',
post: <?php echo $post->ID; ?>,
}, function( response ) {
$( '#gwsa-content' ).html( response );
} );
} )( jQuery );
</script>
<?php
return ob_get_clean();
}
function ajax_get_content() {
$post_id = rgpost( 'post' );
if( $this->has_access( $post_id ) ) {
$post = get_post( $post_id );
$GLOBALS['post'] = get_post( $post_id );
setup_postdata( $post );
remove_filter( 'the_content', array( $this, 'maybe_hide_the_content' ) );
// use the_content() so we get the content exactly as WP would have originally displayed it
ob_start();
the_content();
$content = ob_get_clean();
} else {
$content = $this->get_requires_submission_message( $post_id );
}
die( $content );
}
function get_requires_submission_message( $post_id ) {
$requires_submission_message = get_post_meta( $post_id, 'gwsa_requires_submission_message', true );
$contains_form_merge_tag = strpos( $requires_submission_message, '{form}' ) !== false;
if( ! $requires_submission_message || $contains_form_merge_tag ) {
$form_ids = $this->get_form_ids( $post_id );
if( ! empty( $form_ids ) ) {
ob_start();
$form = GFAPI::get_form( $form_ids[0] );
require_once( GFCommon::get_base_path() . '/form_display.php' );
GFFormDisplay::print_form_scripts( $form, true );
gravity_form( $form_ids[0], false, false, false, array(), $this->_args['bypass_cache'] );
$form_markup = ob_get_clean();
$requires_submission_message = $contains_form_merge_tag ? str_replace( '{form}', $form_markup, $requires_submission_message ) : $form_markup;
// Replace form's action URL.
if( defined( 'DOING_AJAX' ) && DOING_AJAX ) {
$search = remove_query_arg( 'gf_token' );
$replace = get_permalink( rgpost( 'post' ) );
// get_permalink() defaults to whatever protocol the site url is configured for; we need to be sure
// if the form is being loaded on an https page, that our action url is also https.
if( is_ssl() ) {
$replace = str_replace( 'http://', 'https://', $replace );
}
$requires_submission_message = str_replace( $search, $replace, $requires_submission_message );
}
}
}
if( ! $requires_submission_message ) {
$requires_submission_message = $this->_args['requires_submission_message'];
}
return do_shortcode( $requires_submission_message );
}
function get_requires_submission_redirect( $post_id ) {
return get_post_meta( $post_id, 'gwsa_requires_submission_redirect', true );
}
function has_access( $post_id ) {
if( ! $this->requires_access( $post_id ) ) {
return true;
}
$form_ids = $this->get_form_ids( $post_id );
$submitted_forms = $this->get_submitted_forms();
// if not form-specific and at least one form is submitted, user has access
if( empty( $form_ids ) && ! empty( $submitted_forms ) ) {
return true;
}
// has specifically required form been submitted?
$matching_form_ids = array_intersect( $form_ids, $submitted_forms );
if( ! empty( $matching_form_ids ) ) {
return true;
}
return false;
}
function requires_access( $post_id ) {
return get_post_meta( $post_id, 'gwsa_require_submission', true ) == true;
}
function get_submitted_forms() {
// always check the cookie first; will allow user meta vs cookie to be set per page in the future
$submitted_forms = (array) json_decode( stripslashes( rgar( $_COOKIE, 'gwsa_submitted_forms' ) ) );
// if user meta is enabled, merge forms stored there as well
if( $this->_args['enable_user_meta'] ) {
$user_meta_forms = (array) wp_get_current_user()->get( 'gwsa_submitted_forms' );
$submitted_forms = array_merge( $submitted_forms, $user_meta_forms );
}
return array_filter( $submitted_forms );
}
function add_submitted_form( $form ) {
$submitted_forms = $this->get_submitted_forms();
$form_id = $form['id'];
if( ! in_array( $form_id, $submitted_forms ) && ! headers_sent() ) {
$submitted_forms[] = $form_id;
if( $this->_args['enable_user_meta'] && is_user_logged_in() ) {
update_user_meta( get_current_user_id(), 'gwsa_submitted_forms', $submitted_forms );
} else {
$expiration = $this->_args['is_persistent'] ? strtotime( '+1 year' ) : null;
setcookie( 'gwsa_submitted_forms', json_encode( $submitted_forms ), $expiration, '/' );
}
}
}
function get_form_ids( $post_id ) {
return array_filter( array_map( 'trim', explode( ',', get_post_meta( $post_id, 'gwsa_form_ids', true ) ) ) );
}
}
# Configuration
new GW_Submit_Access();
view raw gw-gravity-forms-submit-to-access.php hosted with ❤ by GitHub

You have a post or page you’d like to protect but you don’t want to require the user to sign up for a user account and you just don’t need a full-blown membership system. All you want to do is collect a few details about the user for your mailing list or CRM.

This plugin provides an easy way to accomplish this. Any post-based content (that includes pages and custom post types) that support custom fields can be locked down. You set a few special custom fields and the Gravity Forms Submit to Access plugin takes care of the rest.

Getting Started

  1. Check requirements

  2. Install the plugin

    • Click the “Download Code” button above and save the file to your Desktop.
    • Drop the file into your WordPress plugins folder via FTP – or – zip the file up and upload it via WordPress plugin uploader.

  3. Configure the plugin

    • Read on for step-by-step instructions

Locking Down a Page

  1. Navigate to the Edit screen for any post, page, or any custom post type.

  2. Enable “Custom Fields” via the “Screen Options” at the top of the page. There is a good chance they are already enabled.

    gw-submit-to-access-enable-custom-fields
  3. Add a custom field named gwsa_require_submission with a value of 1.

    gw-submit-to-access-gwsa-require-submission
  4. Add a custom field named gwsa_form_ids and set the value to the ID of whichever form the user should submit to gain access to this page.

    gw-submit-to-access-gwsa-form-ids

That’s it! For a complete list of the available options, read on.

Custom Field Options

gw-submit-to-access-custom-field-options

  • gwsa_require_submission (int) (required)

    Add this custom field with a value of 1 to require a Gravity Form to be submitted to gain access.

  • gwsa_form_ids (bool) (optional)

    Add this custom field and set the value to the ID of the form which must be submitted to gain access to this page. If there are multiple forms that can be submitted to gain access, you may include them as a comma-delimited list (i.e. 1,2,3). If any form can be submitted to gain access to this page, do not add this custom field option.

  • gwsa_requires_submission_message (string) (optional)

    Override the default message that is displayed when the user does not have access to view the content of this page.

  • gwsa_requires_submission_redirect (string) (optional)

    Provide a URL to which the user will be redirected if they do not have access to view the content of this page.

Global Parameters

  • requires_submission_message (string) (optional)

    Define the default message that is displayed if the user does not have access to the content. This value will be overridden if a post-specific message is set via the gwsa_requires_submission_message custom field option. Defaults to 'Oops! You do not have access to this page.'.

  • bypass_cache (bool) (optional)

    Enabling this option will allow the script to bypass any page/cookie caching by fetching the post content via AJAX. Defaults to false.

  • loading_message (array) (optional)

    If bypass_cache is enabled, this option allows you to control the loading message which is visible while the post content is being fetched via AJAX.

  • is_persistent (bool) (optional)

    The cookie that stores which forms have been submitted for the visitor is persistent by default. Set this to false to make the cookie session-based.

  • enable_user_meta (bool) (optional)

    Set this to true to save submitted forms in the user meta rather than a cookie. Only works for logged-in users.

Any questions?

This is a bare bones plugin. It uses WordPress’ custom fields UI to handle setting the options and advanced configuration should happen in the plugin.

If this proves to be a popular resource, I’ll be happy to enhance it to be even easier to use.

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Comments

  1. Shannon DeWitt says

    Could it also redirect to the RETRICTED PAGE from the FORM page if it has already been completed once, so the user does not see it and think they have to complete it again?

    Reply

    • Samuel Bassah says

      Hi Shannon,

      If I understand correctly you want the users to be redirected to the restricted page if they’ve already submitted the form. If that is so, then setting the is_persistent parameter to true, should getting this working for you. Once the data are being stored in the cookie and the cookie hasn’t expired or been cleared, the users will not be required to complete the form again.

      Best,

  2. Pehn says

    Hello. I am at the part where I want to Add a New Custom Field but the options for gwsa_require_submission and gwsa_form_ids don’t appear. Am I missing something here?

    Reply

    • Ryan Donovan says

      Hello Pehn, Thanks for writing in. You will need to add these fields as new custom fields within the custom fields screen option you activated earlier. Do you not see the custom fields options? Let us know and we can better assist. 😀

    • Pehn says

      Hello Yes. I realized that now Thank You.

      I created a gravity form to a landing page. After the submission, the user will be redirected to a ‘thank you for submitting’ page.

      My next problem is that even though I made a submission to the form, it still doesn’t give me access to the page.

      I tried doing the redirect option but even though I do make a submission on the assigned ID of the form, it still redirects me to

      Does the form have to be on the same page?

    • Ryan Donovan says

      Hello Pehn, Using the gwsa_form_ids hook will allow you to select which forms you can submit to gain access to the page. Add this custom field and set the value to the ID of the form which must be submitted to gain access to this page. If there are multiple forms that can be submitted to gain access, you may include them as a comma-delimited list (i.e. 1,2,3). If any form can be submitted to gain access to this page, do not add this custom field option. The redirect URL will take you away from the page if you do not have access to the page. So an example would be to set gwsa_form_ids to form 1. The user would have to submit form 1 before they can gain access to the form you have set this up for. Let us know if you have any other questions. 😀

    • Pehn Sus says

      yes I set gwsa_require_submission to 1 and I also used gwsa_form_ids with the exact id for the gravity form that I am using. in this case the form of my ID is 24 so i set gwsa_form_ids to 24.

      I am also using gwsa_requires_submission_redirect to redirect users to our custom 404 page when they have not made a submission.

      The problem is that even though I have made a submission to the gravity form, it still redirects me to the 404 page which is strange.

  3. Sebastian Kübler says

    Hi,

    thanks for the plugin. So far it’s working great.

    We’re wondering if its possible to give the user the option to fill in form a or b to get acces to different page content? Is this or something similuar possible?

    Thanks in advance. Kind Regards, Sebastian

    Reply

    • Ryan Donovan says

      Hello Sebastian, Just so we fully understand, you would like for the user to only be able to see a certain piece of content on the page or different pages altogether after filling in a form? Let us know a little more about your intent. 😃

    • Sebastian Kübler says

      Hi Ryan,

      thanks for the reply,

      In best case we want the user to have the choice between two forms, which will generate a individual url paramenter. We can then query the parameter and display unique content on the page. That’s the plan.

      Hope this clearifys our plan :)

      Thanks so far, Sebastian

    • Scott Buchmann says

      Hi Sebastian,

      This is a great fit for Post Content Merge Tags. When the restricted page is set as the Confirmation for the form, the Perk will automatically add a parameter. Merge tags can then be used in the Post content to display values from the form submission.

    • Sebastian Kübler says

      Hi Scrott,

      thanks for the reply.

      The question is if we can give the user the choice between two forms to submit and than gets shown specific content.

      In the desciption for the forms_id parameter is described that its possible to use multiple form id’s. Is this what im looking for because its currently not working. If I add twi Id’s it still only displays one form.

      Maybe this is an unusual request but it’s really nessesary for our customer that we can provide a solution like this.

      Bes Regards, Sebastian

    • Samuel Bassah says

      Hi Sebastian,

      Sorry, you may have missed the earlier reply on this, but Ryan sent you an email to check if you had a caching or optimizing plugin on your website because this is quite strange and you shouldn’t be experiencing this issue using the snippet. If you do have the caching or optimizing plugin, could you temporarily deactivate them and see if it works. Also, can you check the Gravity Forms settings (i.e. Forms > Settings) to confirm if you’re outputting CSS?

      That being said, you may also want to check with the Gravity Forms Support to see if they have any idea why this is happening.

      In case Gravity Forms Support says it’s something we’ll have to fix on our end, you can get back in touch via our support form and we’ll be happy to dig into this issue closely on your website.

      Best,

  4. Jamie says

    Hi there, When i use this plugin, and I submit a form, it seems to show me the “Thank you for submitting…” message that is default in Gravity forms. But when i manually refresh the page, the gated content then appears. Am I doing something wrong here? I have tried with and without ajax as well.

    Cheers

    Reply

    • Ryan Donovan says

      Hello Jamie, this is a bit of a strange one. When you say you submit the form then refresh, and it displayed the gated content is that not the intent or are you trying to show a different form? Also are you trying to password lock the information or just require a submission before the content is shown? Are you using gwsa_requires_submission_redirect or is it just the same page? Let us know and we can help you out.

    • Jamie says

      Hi Ryan,

      Thanks for the reply, the content is on the same page, I have a button you click, which shows the forms, you fill this form out, and you get the thank you message. But you don’t see the content. Even if I remove the Ajax, and have the page refresh after a form submission, then I still only see the thank you message. I essentially have to then manually refresh the page again to then show the content. This isn’t going to be very good for user experience.

      https://www.thecolourcode.co.nz/resources/what-is-self-awareness-white-paper/

      So if you click the DOWNLOAD PDF button you can start the process and see how it’s functioning at the moment.

      The intent is that these PDF’s are then accessible once they submit the form on the same page. There will be lots of pages like this, with one form, so they will just stay on the page they are on once they submit the form.

      Hope that makes sense! Cheers

  5. Yogie says

    Hi David,

    I plan to limit several pages, but I want to use only one form.

    For example, there are pages A, B, C, D. I want when the user has filled out the form on page A, then he does not need to fill in pages B, C, and D again to open the content.

    Is it possible for me to set a custom redirect page on custom_field? Because this will greatly save the number of forms that I need to make, I just need to make 1 form instead of 4 forms.

    Thanks.

    Reply

    • Ryan Donovan says

      Hello, any post-based content (that includes pages and custom post types) that support custom fields can be locked down. You set a few special custom fields and the Gravity Forms Submit to Access plugin takes care of the rest. To ensure I understand your question, do you want the redirect to just go to one page? You mentioned four forms reduced to one form so will this just be a form in multiple locations or? If you have a gravity perks license you can send us a form so we could take a look at your setup through our Support channel found here.

  6. Diego says

    Hi there, Thank you for posting this plugin.

    I have a few questions: 1-Should the Gravity form be redirecting to itself, so it shows the gated content? If not, what’s the recommended settings in the form itself?

    2-I noticed that I made the page “private” as soon as I saved it the CF fields. As a result, users not logged in can’t access the page anymore (they get a 404. Not even able to see the form)

    3-Making the page public seems to have fixed the issue. Howeever, after submitting the form it won’t show the gated content at all. Have I missed anything?

    It’s hosted on Pantheon (with Redis caching). I’m using bypass_cache=true, gwsa_require_submission=1, is_persistent=true.

    Thank you so much.

    Reply

    • Ryan Donovan says

      Hello Diego, 1) gwsa_requires_submission_redirect is a completely optional string, so this would be up to you if you want to use it.
      2) The main page will be locked and require a secondary form to gain access to the page. Add a custom field named gwsa_form_ids and set the value to the ID of whichever form the user should submit to gain access to this page. 3) You will need a way for users to access the page, so make sure the second form the user will submit to gain access to the page is set up correctly.

  7. K Nichols says

    Hi Ryan: Thank you for the prompt response of my last request. I do have one other question. I am getting an error that my form page is not secure. Would this be due to me not employing a Captcha? If I use Captcha validation on the form (put the functionality on the form page), would this make the page secure? Or do I need to do something else? Thank you again. Kevin

    Reply

    • Ryan Donovan says

      Hello, That is a strange error. Could you link the page in question? Is this a pop up error or is this happening on the backend? Let us know.

    • Ryan Donovan says

      Hi, I do see that https://avenuecx.com/whitepaper/ is active but the link you sent is with HTTP access which is not secure. I think the main site is still configured to use the HTTP URL. Have you configured your site to only use HTTPS access? I would make sure your site is properly redirecting to HTTPS as that seems to be the issue.

  8. K Nichols says

    I am trying to use this functionality. Currently, I am developing the pages. Quick question: I noticed that if I have the actual link to the download (PDF) that I can access it regardless if I fill out the form or not. Is it possible to make it so that the user can’t put in the hard link to the PDF file and access the PDF? (I don’t want them sharing out the PDF) link on social, without filling out the form.) Kevin

    Reply

    • Ryan Donovan says

      Hello, Thanks for writing in. Sadly, we do not have a direct way of accomplishing this. If you wish to block a URL as well as block a file, you could use a membership plugin to completely limit who and what is seen by each user or you could use another plugin that specifically blocks only uploads.

  9. Adam says

    Wpengine support chat needs to do that, and they’re asking what to exclude.

    They are used to excluding pages. What do I tell them exactly?

    Reply

  10. Adam says

    I couldn’t get this to work. Maybe because I’m on Wp Engine?

    No matter what, after submission of form on page 1, followed by redirection to second page, shows the no access message.

    Reply

    • Ryan Donovan says

      Hey Adam, This may be caused by WP Engine cacheing the forms. Could you please exclude your forms from the cache and see if this resolves your issue? Thanks! 😃

  11. Ryan Donovan says

    Hello Andy,

    The “is_persistent” is a global parameter and needs to be set in the plugin file.

    new GW_Submit_Access( array( ‘is_persistent’ => false ) )

    Let us know if you have any other questions. :)

    Reply

  12. Dragan says

    Hello David,

    Nice tutorial, I want to ask if there is a way to set these values globally for specific Custom Post Type so there is no need to manually add all these fields on every new post.

    Thanks, Dragan

    Reply

  13. Andy Christian says

    Hi again, sorry for the spamming!

    Quick update on my previous question.

    On closer inspection of the cookie via Chrome inspect, the cookie remains set to persistent, even when I try to over-ride it via the custom fields.

    The only way i was able to make it session-based was to edit the plugin php file directly, by setting the default of “is_persistent” to false. This is fine, however I’m assuming this will just be overwritten again if I ever update the plugin.

    Would there be any reason why the custom fields wouldn’t be overwriting the default option?

    Reply

  14. Andy Christian says

    Hi there,

    For my set up I am looking for the user to enter their details every-time they access a page (once per session)

    I have set “is_persistent” to “true”, however when I close browser, and open page back up again, the form doesn’t show.

    It only resets when I manually clear my cookies.

    Any ideas?

    Reply

  15. Kemberle Griffin says

    I’d like to be able to put the form on one page and once it’s filled out take you to the page but still keep access limited to only users who fill out the form?

    Reply

  17. Jo says

    Hi,

    Thank you so much for this useful article ! I was able to integrate it on my wesbite without any issue ;-).

    I noticed that after a first completion of the form, if the user clear his browser’s cache, he has to complete the form again to obtain the access to the protected page. Is it possible to make it permanent so that even if the user clear his browser’s cache, he still keep his access ?

    Thanks !

    Reply

    • David Smith says

      Hi Joe, if the user is logged-in this would be possible by enabling the “enable_user_meta” option.

    • Joe says

      Hello David,

      Thank you for your answer ;-) ! Yes, I already tried that but when the logged user clears his cache/cookies and then refresh the page (or login again), he still has to fill the form again… The custom fields I used are : gwsa_form_ids | gwsa_require_submission | gwsa_requires_submission_message| enable_user_meta. What did I miss, please ? Thanks for your help !

    • David Smith says

      Hi Joe, the “enable_user_meta” is a global parameter and needs to be set in the plugin file.

      new GW_Submit_Access( array( 'enable_user_meta' => true ) );

    • Joe says

      Thank you David (^_~) ! I didn’t know the global parameters need to be in the plugin file. However as i’m not a developer, I’m already lost. In which PHP file and where exactly I have to copy/paste your code, please ? Thanks again David !

    • David Smith says

      We don’t have a great recommendation for editing plugin files other than via FTP. You can use the Plugin Editor in WordPress but you run the risk of making a typo and breaking your site. It’s much easier to undo mistakes like that when working via FTP.

    • Joe says

      I understand. I’m so sorry for my bad english David, because I misformulated my question… Actually, please allow me to rephrase : Which *.php file from gravityforms plugin’s folder do I have to edit ? And in this php file, where do I have to insert your code, please ? Thank you ;-)

    • David Smith says

      Hi Joe, it would be the plugin file you downloaded from our site here (not Gravity Forms itself). Look for gw-gravity-forms-submit-to-access in your /wp-content/plugins/ folder. Hope that helps. 🙂

    • Joe says

      Hi David, it’s done and working like a charm 🙂! I wanted to deeply thank you for your incredible help which allow me to make it work ! That was so important for my website and I’m really happy that your plugin could achieve exactly what I needed for my community. Big thank you David 🙂 !

  18. Domenico Cannetti says

    Hi, i have 2 form in 2 page:

    the first page “pay” with a credit card payment and the second page “mod” (hidden from the cookie) with another form

    if the user pay can access to second page

    now, after the second submission (page mod) how i can remove the cookie for return to lock the page and redirect to pay?

    tnx and sorry for my english

    Reply

    • David Smith says

      Hi Domenico, you would need to modify the value stored in the gwsa_submitted_forms cookie to remove the form ID that you would like to require to be resubmitted.

  19. Keenan Flogerzi says

    Hi… I love how this is supposed to work and it seems half-way there.

    But as soon as I set the custom field “gwsa_require_submission” on a post, it breaks all jQuery on the page with a handful of console errors: Uncaught ReferenceError: jQuery is not defined

    I see a comment before where Sam said: “was also somehow dequeuing jquery.js and jquery-migrate.min.js from WordPress /wp-includes, so I had to re-queue those both in to the plugin code.”

    But I can’t seem to get those scripts queued again despite trying to add them in a few places on the init() function.

    Any ideas?

    Reply

    • David Smith says

      Hi Keenan, I’m not able to recreate any issues with jQuery or jQuery migrate. If you check out the demo you can see that this working as expected on a basic WordPress installation. There isn’t much more we can offer pro bono; however, if you’re an Advanced or Pro Gravity Perks user, we’d be happy to dig into your specific configuration via support.

    • Keenan Flogerzi says

      Hey David, no worries! I was able to get a version of it working after playing with it. Not as full featured as the demo, but working for what I needed. Thanks for getting back!

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