Gravity Forms - Modify field value after updating in Gravity Forms OR GravityView

gravityforms-modify-value-after-update.php

<?php

/**
 * Modify a field value after updating an entry
 * 
 * @param array $form Gravity Forms form object
 * @param int $entry_id ID of the entry that was updated
 * @param array $original_entry Original entry object, before update
 * 
 * @return void
 */
function gv_custom_gform_after_update_entry( $form = array(), $entry_id = 0, $original_entry = array() ) {

    // Get the current entry
    $updated_entry = GFAPI::get_entry( $entry_id );

    // Set a new value for Field #5
    $field_id_or_meta_key_to_edit = '5';

    // Define the new value here
    $new_value = 'New Value';
    
    $updated_entry[ $field_id_or_meta_key_to_edit ] = $new_value;

    // Save the update
    $updated = GFAPI::update_entry( $updated_entry );

    if ( ! $updated ) {
        gf_logging()->log_error( __FUNCTION__ . ': Entry failed to update' );
    } elseif ( is_wp_error( $updated ) ) {
        gf_logging()->log_error( __FUNCTION__ . ': Entry failed to update: ' . $updated->get_error_message() );
    }
}

add_action( 'gform_after_update_entry', 'gv_custom_gform_after_update_entry', 10, 3 );

Thank you for posting this. Very useful for keeping gravity forms and a database in sync.