Title: Need help using forminator
Last modified: September 29, 2025

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# Need help using forminator

 *  Resolved [ubuntu023](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ubuntu023/)
 * (@ubuntu023)
 * [8 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-help-using-forminator/)
 * A trying to use the Forminator_API::update_form_entry( $form_id, $entry_id, $
   entry_meta ). the result is returning true but no changes are made
 * // Handle edit action if requested – SIMPLIFIED VERSION
   if (isset($_POST[‘forminator_edit_entry’])&&
   isset($_POST[‘entry_id’]) && isset($_POST[‘nonce’])) {$entry_id = intval($_POST[‘
   entry_id’]);
 *     ```wp-block-code
       // Verify nonce
       if (wp_verify_nonce($_POST['nonce'], 'forminator_edit_entry')) {
           $form_id = intval($atts['form_id']);
   
           if (class_exists('Forminator_API')) {
               // Prepare the updated meta data in the correct Forminator format
               $entry_meta = array();
   
               // Map POST field names to Forminator field IDs
               $field_mapping = array(
                   'select-8' => 'select-8',
                   'name-1' => 'name-1',
                   'name-2' => 'name-2',
                   'select-3' => 'select-3',
                   'text-4' => 'text-4',
                   'select-2' => 'select-2',
                   'text-5' => 'text-5',
                   'text-3' => 'text-3',
                   'phone-1' => 'phone-1',
                   'phone-4' => 'phone-4',
                   'email-1' => 'email-1',
                   'address-1' => 'address-1',
                   'address-4' => 'address-4',
                   'select-9' => 'select-9',
                   'text-7' => 'text-7',
                   'text-8' => 'text-8',
                   'text-6' => 'text-6',
                   'text-1' => 'text-1',
                   'text-12' => 'text-12',
                   'text-13' => 'text-13',
                   'text-23' => 'text-23',
                   'text-24' => 'text-24',
                   'text-21' => 'text-21',
                   'text-22' => 'text-22',
                   'select-5' => 'select-5',
                   'currency-1' => 'currency-1',
                   'currency-2' => 'currency-2',
                   'name-3' => 'name-3',
                   'phone-2' => 'phone-2',
                   'address-3' => 'address-3',
                   'radio-1' => 'radio-1',
                   'address-2' => 'address-2',
                   'text-9' => 'text-9',
                   'text-10' => 'text-10',
                   'text-11' => 'text-11',
                   'text-17' => 'text-17',
                   'text-18' => 'text-18',
                   'text-19' => 'text-19',
                   'text-20' => 'text-20',
                   'select-6' => 'select-6',
                   'name-4' => 'name-4',
                   'text-14' => 'text-14',
                   'text-15' => 'text-15',
                   'hidden-1' => 'hidden-1'
               );
   
               foreach ($field_mapping as $field_key => $post_key) {
                   if (isset($_POST[$post_key])) {
                       $new_value = sanitize_text_field($_POST[$post_key]);
   
                       // Handle address fields specially
                       if (in_array($field_key, ['address-1', 'address-2', 'address-3', 'address-4'])) {
                           $entry_meta[] = array(
                               'name' => $field_key,
                               'value' => array(
                                   'street_address' => $new_value,
                                   'city' => '',
                                   'state' => '',
                                   'zip' => '',
                                   'country' => ''
                               )
                           );
                       } else {
                           // Regular fields
                           $entry_meta[] = array(
                               'name' => $field_key,
                               'value' => $new_value
                           );
                       }
                   }
               }
   
               // Update the entry
               try {
                   $result = Forminator_API::update_form_entry($form_id, $entry_id, $entry_meta);
   
                   if ($result && !is_wp_error($result)) {
                       // Clear Forminator cache
                       if (function_exists('forminator_maybe_clear_cache')) {
                           forminator_maybe_clear_cache($form_id);
                       }
   
                       echo '<script>
                           alert("Entry updated successfully.");
                           window.location.href = "' . remove_query_arg(array('forminator_edit_entry', 'entry_id', 'nonce')) . '";
                       </script>';
                       exit;
                   } else {
                       echo '<script>alert("Failed to update entry.");</script>';
                   }
               } catch (Exception $e) {
                   echo '<script>alert("Error updating entry: ' . esc_js($e->getMessage()) . '");</script>';
               }
           }
       } else {
           echo '<script>alert("Security verification failed.");</script>';
       }
       ```
   
 * }

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 *  Plugin Support [Imran – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support9/)
 * (@wpmudev-support9)
 * [8 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-help-using-forminator/#post-18660725)
 * Hello [@ubuntu023](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ubuntu023/),
 * I hope things are going well for you.
 * According to the script, it seems you are trying to adapt a functionality to 
   update an existing Forminator form entry in the database when a form is submitted.
 * Am I correct in guessing correctly, or do you have a different goal to achieve?
   If so, could you share more detailed information about what you’re trying to 
   accomplish with the code?
 * Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
 * –
    Kind Regards, Imran Khan
 *  Plugin Support [Nithin – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudevsupport11/)
 * (@wpmudevsupport11)
 * [7 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/need-help-using-forminator/#post-18683631)
 * Hi [@ubuntu023](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ubuntu023/),
 * Since we haven’t heard from you for a while. I’ll mark this thread as resolved
   for now. Please feel free to re-open this thread if you need any further assistance.
 * Regards,
 * Nithin

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