Current Post

Use this method if you want to update the post that the form is placed on.

1. Populate the Form

To populate the form with post data you use the Data tab in the Form Settings sidebar. To do this:

1. Click the form settings  icon in the top toolbar.
2. Click on the Data tab.
3. Check the Populate Using Action setting.
4. Choose Post Management from the Action To Populate From dropdown.
5. Choose the the post type you would like to populate data from.
6. Enter #post_id (or leave it blank) to use the Post ID of the post/page the form is shown on.
7. Use the field mapping, meta mapping and tag mapping settings to determine which fields, meta and tag (WordPress terms) you would like to populate into which fields of your form. Click the Add  icon to add new mappings.
8. Click Save.

2. Update the Post

Updating the post when the form is submitted is done via the Post Management action. To do this:

1. When editing your form, click the Actions icon at the top of the page. The Actions sidebar will open.
2. If you do not yet have a Post Management action:
   1. Click the Add  icon to add a new action.
   2. Choose Post Management from the Action pulldown.
3. Choose the post type you would like to update.
4. Enter #post_id in the Post ID setting.
5. Under Status we recommend choosing the Default setting to retain the existing post status. Otherwise you can choose a specific status for the post.
6. Use the field mapping and other mapping settings to determine which fields you would like to populate into which fields of your form. Click the Add  icon to add new mappings.
7. Click Save.

Query String Parameter

Use this method if you want to specify the post ID to update in a query string parameter.

For example, the URL to your page might be:

https://yourwebsite.com/page-with-form/?post_id=123

Note that the post ID is specified using the query string at the end of the URL.

post_id=123

So, in this example the post ID to update would be 123 using the query parameter post_id.

1. Populate the Form

To populate the form with post data you use the Data tab in the Form Settings sidebar. To do this:

1. Click the form settings  icon in the top toolbar.
2. Click on the Data tab.
3. Check the Populate Using Action setting.
4. Choose Post Management from the Action To Populate From dropdown.
5. Choose the post type of the post you are populating from.
6. Enter #query_var("post_id") in the Post ID setting.
7. Use the field mapping, meta mapping and tag mapping settings to determine which fields, meta and tag (WordPress terms) you would like to populate into which fields of your form. Click the Add  icon to add new mappings.
8. Click Save.

2. Update the Post

Updating the post when the form is submitted is done via the Post Management action.

To do this:

Add a Hidden Field

A hidden field is required to pass the post ID through to WS Form when the form is submitted.

1. Add a hidden field to your form.
2. Set the Default Value field setting to #query_var("post_id").

Configure the Post Management action

1. When editing your form, click the Actions icon at the top of the page. The Actions sidebar will open.
2. If you do not yet have a Post Management action:
   1. Click the Add  icon to add a new action.
   2. Choose Post Management from the Action pulldown.
3. Choose the post type you would like to update.
4. Enter #field(123) in the Post ID setting. Change 123 to the ID of the hidden field you added.
5. Under Status we recommend choosing the Default setting to retain the existing post status. Otherwise you can choose a specific status for the post.
6. Use the field mapping and other mapping settings to determine which fields you would like to populate into which fields of your form. Click the Add  icon to add new mappings.
7. Click Save.

Specific Post ID

Use this method if you want to update a specific post instead of specifying the post ID dynamically.

1. Populate the Form

To populate the form with post data you use the Data tab in the Form Settings sidebar. To do this:

1. Click the form settings  icon in the top toolbar.
2. Click on the Data tab.
3. Check the Populate Using Action setting.
4. Select Post Management from the Action To Populate From dropdown.
5. Select the the post type you would like to populate data from.
6. Enter a post ID (e.g. 123) in the Post ID setting.
7. Use the field mapping, meta mapping and tag mapping settings to determine which fields, meta and tag (WordPress terms) you would like to populate into which fields of your form. Click the Add  icon to add new mappings.
8. Click Save.

2. Update the Post

Updating the post when the form is submitted is done via the Post Management action. To do this:

1. When editing your form, click the Actions icon at the top of the page. The Actions sidebar will open.
2. If you do not yet have a Post Management action:
   1. Click the Add  icon to add a new action.
   2. Select Post Management from the Action pulldown.
3. Select the the post type you would like to update.
4. Enter a post ID (e.g. 123) in the Post ID setting.
5. Under Status we recommend choosing the Default setting to retain the existing post status. Otherwise you can choose a specific status for the post.
6. Use the field mapping and other mapping settings to determine which fields you would like to populate into which fields of your form. Click the Add  icon to add new mappings.
7. Click Save.