Title: wpforms()->form->update substitute
Last modified: May 12, 2021

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# wpforms()->form->update substitute

 *  Resolved [diegora](https://wordpress.org/support/users/diegora/)
 * (@diegora)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wpforms-form-update-substitute/)
 * I couple of years ago I used a snippet to create fields in the Form Settings 
   backend menu so I could fill some extra configuration that I loaded on the form
   to create a dynamic form. Not going into full detail of the snippets, but basically
   saving a specific Select field selection on form submission, and counting the
   amount of times each selection was submitted so I would remove it from the form
   when it reached a max number that I would also set in the Settings Menu. Very
   similar to this [https://www.billerickson.net/code/wpforms-dynamic-availability-in-booking-form/](https://www.billerickson.net/code/wpforms-dynamic-availability-in-booking-form/)
 * But now the function
    wpforms()->form->update( “form id”, $form_data ); is wrapped
   around a wpforms_current_user_can() check, so the user needs to be logged in 
   and have it’s role allowed in “edit_form_single” in Settings>Access, So not logged
   in users’ form submissions don’t update the Custom Settings in my form.
 * What is the recommended substitute for the wpforms()->form->update( “form id”,
   $form_data ); that used to work until a “recent” change that included this Access
   Control??

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 *  [Will Derichsweiler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/williamdersh/)
 * (@williamdersh)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wpforms-form-update-substitute/#post-14435437)
 * Hi [@diegora](https://wordpress.org/support/users/diegora/),
 * I apologize as customizations like this is outside of our scope for support. 
   In case you’d like to look into custom development options, we highly recommend
   [using Codeable](https://wpforms.com/docs/how-to-find-wpforms-custom-development-options-with-codeable/).
 * Thanks!
 *  Thread Starter [diegora](https://wordpress.org/support/users/diegora/)
 * (@diegora)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wpforms-form-update-substitute/#post-14435954)
 * I’m not looking into custom development.
    I’m asking what’s the plugin recommended
   substitute to the old wpforms()->form->update() since it no longer works to update
   the backend settings page because the function cannot be used anymore by form
   submissions from regular visitors after a “recent” update. And your Documentation
   pages says nothing about it.
 *  [Will Derichsweiler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/williamdersh/)
 * (@williamdersh)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wpforms-form-update-substitute/#post-14449832)
 * Hey [@diegora](https://wordpress.org/support/users/diegora/),
 * We spoke with one of our developers and they advised that the following snippet
   should resolve the issue:
 * `wpforms()->form->update( $form_id, $form, [ 'cap' => false ] );`
 * When you have a moment please give this a try.
 * Thanks!
 *  [Will Derichsweiler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/williamdersh/)
 * (@williamdersh)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wpforms-form-update-substitute/#post-14486734)
 * Hi [@diegora](https://wordpress.org/support/users/diegora/),
 * We haven’t heard back from you in about a week, so I’m going to go ahead and 
   close this thread for now. But if you’d like us to assist further, please feel
   welcome to continue the conversation.
 * Thanks!
 *  Thread Starter [diegora](https://wordpress.org/support/users/diegora/)
 * (@diegora)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wpforms-form-update-substitute/#post-14520775)
 * worked. thanks.

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