Post Excerpt

Note: This field cannot be used with the Advanced Post Creation Add-On. If utilizing that plugin for post creation, use a standard field type instead.

Note: Using any of the Post Fields in a form to collect information without configuring the field will create Untitled draft posts after the form is submitted.

Summary

The Post Excerpt field allows users to submit data that is then used to populate the excerpt of a post. This field works in tandem with the other Post fields to allow you to create a form that can generate post data from a user submission. It is available under the Post Fields section within the form editor.

GForms Post Excerpt Field Icon

Post Excerpt field as displayed in the Field Library

GForms Post Excerpt Field

Post Excerpt field as displayed in the Form Editor.

Common Settings

This field uses only common field settings for the Appearance and Advanced settings. For a description of each of the common field settings, refer to this article. Below you will find description of specialty settings that are particular to this field.

General Settings

Screenshot of Post Excerpt Field General Settings
SettingDescription
Post StatusSelect the post status that will be used for the post that is created by the form entry. Available options are Draft, Pending Review, and Published.
Default Post AuthorSelect the author that will be used for the post that is created by the form entry.
Use logged in user as authorSets the post author to the WordPress user that submitted the form.
Post CategorySelect the category that will be used for the post that is created by the form entry.

Merge Tags

For more information on the use of merge tags, refer to these articles.

Usage

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Modifiers

This merge tag does not have any modifiers.