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Anyone else having issues inserting a link to update a field?

By: Doug Tree | Asked: 10/17/2024
Forums › Category: General questions › Anyone else having issues inserting a link to update a field?
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Doug Tree asked 1 month ago

https://formidableforms.com/knowledgebase/insert-a-link-to-change-the-value-of-a-single-field/

[frm-entry-update-field id=[id] field_id=y value="Updated"]

I get the following error:

You are missing options in your shortcode. A field_id is required. field_id="10" value="Updated"]

Front end editing is turned on and I have tested on a new install and I still get the same error    

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Victor Font answered 1 month ago

You have to provide the field id. 'y' is not a field id.

Doug Tree replied 1 month ago

Correct. Here is the shortcode I am using. [frm-entry-update-field id=[id] field_id=10 value="Updated"]

Victor Font replied 1 month ago

Are you inserting that shorcode in a view? The [id] shortcode won't be rendered unless it's in a view. If you are trying to run the shortcode on a page, you have to provide the entry id as a value just like field_id.

Doug Tree replied 1 month ago

I did not realize it had to be in a view. Thanks Victor.

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