Using Feeds for Topic and Reply Creation

With the Premium tier and above, you can use Gravity Forms Feeds to automate the creation of topics and replies. This allows you to leverage powerful features like Feed Conditional Logic to decide when a forum post should be created.

How it Works #

When you assign a form as a Topic or Reply form in the Forms tab of GravityOps Forum, an “Automated Feed” is automatically created for that form (Premium tier and above).

You can then go to the Settings > GravityOps Forum menu of that form to:

1. Enable/Disable the feed.
2. Add Conditional Logic (e.g., only create a topic if the user selects a specific category).
3. Adjust field mapping.

Syncing and Takeover #

• Feed-Driven Processing: In Premium, posting is feed-driven at submission time. Active feeds (including conditional logic) determine whether forum entities are created.
• Assignment Sync: Form assignments and feeds stay synchronized so the admin UI remains consistent, but runtime creation follows active feed behavior.
• Bi-directional Deletion: Deleting a synced feed will also remove the corresponding form assignment, and deleting a synced assignment removes its automated feed.

Why use Feeds instead of standard assignments? #

Feeds provide several advantages for advanced forum setups (Premium tier and above):

• Conditional Logic: Create topics in different forums based on form input.
• Granular Control: Use different feeds on the same form for different purposes.
• Native Experience: Manage forum integration just like you manage other Gravity Forms Add-ons with the same familiar setup.
• Flexible Context: Use a single form for multiple forums or topic types with different mapping rules for each.

Multiple Feeds #

You can create multiple GravityOps Forum feeds on a single form. This is useful if you want to create multiple topics in different forums from a single submission, or if you have complex logic that requires separate mappings.

Customizing the “Skipped Feed” Message #

If a form submission is received but the Feed Conditional Logic is not met, the entry will not be posted to the forum. In this case, the user will be redirected back to the forum with a notification.

You can customize this notification message using the gofrm_skipped_feed_message filter.

/**
 * Customize the message shown when a feed is skipped due to conditional logic.
 *
 * @param string $message The default message.
 * @param array  $form    The Gravity Form object.
 * @param array  $entry   The Gravity Forms entry object.
 * @return string The filtered message.
 */
add_filter( 'gofrm_skipped_feed_message', function( $message, $form, $entry ) {
    // You can use $form['id'] or $entry values to provide context-specific messages.
    return 'Your submission was received but did not meet the criteria to be posted immediately. Our moderators will review it shortly.';
}, 10, 3 );