Use the frm_guest_entries_cookie_expiration filter to change how long a logged-out visitor can see the entries they submitted.

Since Formidable Forms Pro 7.0.1, a logged-out visitor who submits a form sees values from that entry with the [frm-field-value] shortcode. For example, a second form can fill in their answers with entry=pass_entry. Other visitors still see nothing.

A signed cookie in the visitor's browser remembers the entry for 1 hour after they submit it. Use this filter to make that time longer or shorter.

Learn more about who sees a value from an entry in Get a Value from an Entry.

Requirements

• Formidable Forms Pro 7.0.1 or later.

Usage

add_filter( 'frm_guest_entries_cookie_expiration', 'my_function_name' );

Parameters

• $expiration (int): The number of seconds a logged-out visitor can see an entry after they submit it. Default HOUR_IN_SECONDS (1 hour). Return 0 or less to stop guests from seeing their entries.

Examples

add_filter( 'frm_guest_entries_cookie_expiration', 'my_guest_entries_expiration' );
function my_guest_entries_expiration( $expiration ) {
	return 2 * HOUR_IN_SECONDS; // Show guests their entries for 2 hours.
}

add_filter( 'frm_guest_entries_cookie_expiration', 'my_guest_entries_expiration' );
function my_guest_entries_expiration( $expiration ) {
	return 15 * MINUTE_IN_SECONDS; // Show guests their entries for 15 minutes.
}

Limitations

• Each entry keeps its own time, counted from when it was submitted. A later submission doesn't make an earlier entry last longer. A new time from this filter applies to entries submitted after you change it.
• The browser remembers up to 10 entries. When a visitor submits more, the oldest entries are dropped.
• No cookie is saved when Disable user tracking cookies is checked in the GDPR settings, or when the frm_create_cookies filter returns false. Guests then can't see their entries, whatever this filter returns.
• Guest access works only in the browser that submitted the entry, while the visitor is logged out. Logged-in users see their own entries through their account. A visitor who logs in after submitting doesn't see an entry they submitted as a guest.

Related developer hooks

• Show values from chosen fields or entries to every visitor with the frm_field_value_requires_ownership hook.

Related articles

• Get a Value from an Entry
• How to Use Formidable Hooks