Help with "current date" to be automatically entered

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Hi everyone, I am trying to add a date field onto our gravity form that automatically enters the current date.
I am not a developer and only use the form settings available. Is this possible?

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Sure, you can use this method:

add_filter( 'gform_field_value_current_date', 'populate_current_date' );
function populate_current_date( $value ) {
  $local_timestamp = GFCommon::get_local_timestamp( time() );
 
  return date_i18n( 'm/d/Y', $local_timestamp, true );
}
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Where do I add that code?
At the moment I am adding fields from the menu on the right (there is w=one called date) and I can’t work out where to add that code in the date field/advanced tab?

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That is PHP code that has added to your theme functions.php file. Be sure to read that page from the top to be sure you set up your field correctly.

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If your Date Input Type is Date Picker, you can add the merge tag {date_mdy} or {date_dmy} for Default Value of the field under the Advanced tab. Of course, the user will be able to change this unless you make the field Read Only or Hidden.

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