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Exclude fields based on label

By: Peter S | Asked: 05/09/2024
Forums › Category: Code Help › Exclude fields based on label
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Peter S asked 7 months ago

Hey, 

Does anyone know how to adapt this code so instead of excluding fields based on their ID, it excludes them based on their label (name)? 

add_filter( 'frm_entry_values_exclude_fields', 'specify_exclude_fields', 10, 2 );

function specify_exclude_fields( $field_ids, $atts ) {

$field_ids[] = 3013; return $field_ids;

}  

Here is the link to the code:
https://formidableforms.com/knowledgebase/frm_entry_values_exclude_fields/   Thank you!

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Peter S answered 7 months ago
Solved it with this code: 
Start your code here
add_filter('frm_entry_values_exclude_fields', 'specify_exclude_fields', 10, 2);

function specify_exclude_fields($field_ids, $atts) {
    // Hard-coded form ID
    $form_id = 78; // Replace 78 with the actual form ID

    // Define a list of field labels to exclude
    $exclude_labels = ['Label 1', 'Label 2', 'Label 3']; // Replace these with actual labels to exclude

    // Fetch all fields for the form
    $fields = FrmField::get_all_for_form($form_id, '', 'include');

    // Loop over each field and check the label
    foreach ($fields as $field) {
        if (in_array($field->name, $exclude_labels)) {
            // If the label is in the exclusion list, add its ID to the $field_ids array
            $field_ids[] = $field->id;
        }
    }

    return $field_ids;
}
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Rob LeVineRob LeVine answered 7 months ago
You can loop over the field_ids array, use FrmField::getOne() on it and check the name. Then fill the $field_ids array with only the fields you want or remove from it the ones you don't want.
Peter S replied 7 months ago

Hey,
Thanks for the advice.

I tried using the following code, but can't get it working. Do you know how it to can improved?

add_filter( 'frm_entry_values_exclude_fields', 'specify_exclude_fields', 10, 2 );

function specify_exclude_fields( $field_ids, $atts ) {
// Assume we have a list of field labels to exclude
$exclude_labels = ['Exclude Label 1', 'Exclude Label 2']; // Replace these with actual labels to exclude

// Temporary array to store field IDs that match the exclusion criteria
$fields_to_exclude = [];

// Loop over existing field IDs and check each field's label
foreach ( $field_ids as $field_id ) {
// Get the field object
$field = FrmField::getOne( $field_id );

// Check if the field's label is in the list of labels to exclude
if ( in_array( $field->name, $exclude_labels ) ) {
// If it matches, add this field ID to the fields to exclude
$fields_to_exclude[] = $field_id;
}
}

// Filter out the field IDs that match the exclusion labels
$field_ids = array_diff( $field_ids, $fields_to_exclude );

return $field_ids;
}

Rob LeVineRob LeVine replied 7 months ago

I don't see anything glaringly obvious and it'll be next to impossible for me to debug in absentia so I suggest setting up WP debugging and log the values in your program and it'll eventually become clear. https://wpforms.com/developers/how-to-enable-debugging-in-wordpress/

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Victor Font answered 7 months ago
You're using the filter incorrectly. When I tested this filter, it fires only when I view an entry in the admin area. The $field_ids parameter is empty. You add a field ID to exclude it from the view. In your code the $field = FrmField::getOne( $field_id ); will never fire because there are no values to trigger the foreach ( $field_ids as $field_id ) loop. What exactly are you trying to do? Where do you want to exclude fields?
Peter S replied 7 months ago

Hi,

I have lots of fields that I want to exclude from entries and they all share the same label. So instead of always having to add the field ID, I want to be able to add just the field label and therefore exclude all these fields automatically.

Thanks for the help!

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