Is this really not possible in Gravity forms? Seems like its a standard in most other form products now a days.
If i purchase the Unique ID add-on, it will work except it updates every time you edit a entry.
With a simple input field and a suggested unique sequence, then you can edit the entry as much as you want, without the unique number changing. Which is what i need.
Seems so simple, but cant be done with a PRO Gravity forms AND a Add On.
And if i want the users not to be able to actually change that suggested unique ID, i have to purchase yet another add-on to have Read only feature.
Just saying, Formidable forms can do Increment and Read only as a part of default basic product. No addons needed
The reason is switched from Formidable forms to Gravity, is because wpDatatables only supports frontend entry editing with Gravity and Not Formidable.
Its outrageous how much functionality is moved to “add-ons” which are basic things in most other form builders.
We have to pay 59USD a year, to get a Read only feature. Outrageous honestly. Should be a part of Gravity Forms itself
How are entries being edited? If you’re using GP Entry Blocks or GravityView, the Unique ID doesn’t regenerate. The field’s value is also not editable on the form.
If users are editing via WP Admin, Unique ID values aren’t regenerated, but admin users can edit the Unique ID field’s values.
It sounds like there might be something else going on with the ID. I recommend reaching out to our support team for us to dig into this further.
So basically we are embedding the wpDatatables shortcode on a public frontend page.
Then we password protect that page. So essentially only people who know the page password can access the form + the table.
The page has Gravityform shortcode for creating new inputs, and then we have wpDatatables shortcode underneath to show the entries. All on frontend, and requires no login.
wpDatatable offers inline edit options directly on the frontend. When i do this, it seems like it completely re-submits the entry, and because of this the Unique ID updates.
Now, if this is not possible. Im completely OK with not using the Unique ID Add on.
I think you should be able to provide me a simple function code or a simple parameter that would just make a simple increment number. I have the Read only addon already, and then i check the Unique inputs only.
This way it will work perfectly as a unique auto generated ID that cant be changed after initial submission. Which is what i need