Request: “Hide Field” option and “default value”

  • Resolved Paul Wong-Gibbs

    (@djpaul)


    4 years, 3 months ago

    Two requests:

    – A “Hide Field” option per block.
    – A “default value” property for each block.

    It’d be interesting to be able to hide a field block in conjunction with being able to set default values (not placeholder text) for a field.

    For example, I might want to set-up a hidden form field with a hardcoded value, that I can then use in my email template.

    Another example is to use a Calculation field to calculate a value. I don’t want to show it on the form page, but I do want that Calculation value included in my email.

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  • Munir Kamal

    (@munirkamal)

    4 years, 3 months ago

    Hi @djpaul,

    Thank you so much for testing and passing feedback & suggestions.

    1) Hidden Field Block will be added. Created an issue to do it.
    https://github.com/munirkamal/gutenberg-forms/issues/113

    2) Default values may already be added. Simply put the values in the text field while creating your form and it will serve as default value. And for the select, radio, checkbox field click on those you want to set as default and it works.

    Please try and let me know. If it works please mark this issue as resolved.

    Thread Starter Paul Wong-Gibbs

    (@djpaul)

    4 years, 3 months ago

    Thanks – for default values, if I set this in a Name or Message field (I haven’t tested the others), then it becomes the placeholder= value, not the element’s value=.

    Thread Starter Paul Wong-Gibbs

    (@djpaul)

    4 years, 3 months ago

    To be clear, not a default value, I meant not a field placeholder= attribute, but the initial value state of the field.

    Munir Kamal

    (@munirkamal)

    4 years, 3 months ago

    Hi @djpaul

    I see. Yeah I was mistakenit. That sets as a placeholder and not the default value for the text field. What would be the use case for a default value for these text fields?

    Regards,
    Munir

    Thread Starter Paul Wong-Gibbs

    (@djpaul)

    4 years, 3 months ago

    I agree a default value for text fields is a weak argument by itself, but a default value for a Hidden text input field would let a site owner capture extra data that would be stored alongside the form responses.

    For example, a site may have multiple contact forms which are identical, apart from a hidden field value that holds some name or ID.

    Munir Kamal

    (@munirkamal)

    4 years, 3 months ago

    Yeah, I agree on the hidden field default value. I’ve noted it to the GitHub issue.
    https://github.com/munirkamal/gutenberg-forms/issues/113

    Closing this ticket as it’s recorded in Github to follow.

    dumboxp

    (@dumboxp)

    4 years, 1 month ago

    Also voting for a “Hidden Field”-type and default-values for all form-field-types.

    Munir Kamal

    (@munirkamal)

    4 years, 1 month ago

    Hey @dumboxp & @djpaul

    The hidden field type has been added in the latest version 1.5.0 released today. You can type in any static value in it or insert a dynamic value via an easy to use inserter available with it.

    Quick Preview:
    https://share.getcloudapp.com/P8ue5bmB

    Cheers,
    Munir

    dumboxp

    (@dumboxp)

    4 years, 1 month ago

    That’s so great!!
    Thank you very much for this elegant solution! 👍👍👍
    Roland

    Munir Kamal

    (@munirkamal)

    4 years, 1 month ago

    @dumboxp

    Glad you like it.
    keep your feedback coming in. 😇

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