nicheplayer
Member
Hi Gravity Folks,
How do I put a Gravity Form in a widget? (Similar to what we've done with aWeber HTML)
I've tried both short form and php, neither work. I can't find HTML for my Gravity Form.
Site is http://bigbearcabinrental.org/ using StudioPress theme. (Let Us Help You is the form)
Thanks.
David
Currently Gravity Forms does not have a built in widget but it is coming in the 1.3.14 version of Gravity Forms. We will be releasing a beta of 1.3.14 sometime in the next 1-2 weeks.
Until then there is a 3rd party widget available from Joost de Valk at Yoast.com that acts as a Gravity Forms widget and allows you to place a Gravity Form in your sidebar. You can download it here:
http://yoast.com/gravity-forms-widget-update/#gf-widget
If you use Joost's widget you will need to add this code to your themes function.php file to enqueue the necessary JS and CSS which his widget doesn't do automatically:
wp_enqueue_script("gforms_ui_datepicker", WP_PLUGIN_URL . "/gravityforms/js/jquery-ui/ui.datepicker.js", array("jquery"), "1.3.9", true);
wp_enqueue_script("gforms_datepicker", WP_PLUGIN_URL . "/gravityforms/js/datepicker.js", array("gforms_ui_datepicker"), "1.3.9", true);
wp_enqueue_script("gforms_conditional_logic_lib", WP_PLUGIN_URL . "/gravityforms/js/conditional_logic.js", array("gforms_ui_datepicker"), "1.3.9", true);
wp_enqueue_style("gforms_css", WP_PLUGIN_URL . "/gravityforms/css/forms.css");You can't copy-n-paste the form HTML, it won't submit properly. It has to be displayed using either the shortcode or function call for it to work properly.
David: Another easy way to do it is to use the Exec PHP plugin (http://bluesome.net/post/2005/08/18/50/) which lets you put code in your posts, pages and text and then use Wordpress's do_shortcode method like so:
<?php echo do_shortcode('[gravityform id=9]');?>
skiminvasion
Member
Newport,
Thanks for the tip, I've almost got it figured out using the Exec PHP plugin.
The site is http://www.jonlash.com and the form's on the home page. When I just insert "<?php echo do_shortcode('[gravityform id=1]');?>" the form shows up, but won't display any information below it. What am I missing?
(I've currently got it placed as the bottom widget so that the site can be functional for now)
EDIT: figured out that the html widget doesn't seem to make a container for the contents unless there's a title typed out. Bizarre, but it's working for now
Try using the function call instead of the short code.
<?php gravity_form(1, false, false); ?>
For information on how to use the function call see this page:
http://www.gravityhelp.com/documentation/embedding-a-form/
Shortcode is designed to be run by WordPress built in shortcode processor. Function call is designed to be used when calling it via PHP.
Didn't know about that function call, very handy!
