https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/content-template-inserts-select-option-name-not-value Gravity Support Forums Topic: Content template inserts select option name not value en-US Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:34:52 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/content-template-inserts-select-option-name-not-value#post-40654 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:35:55 +0000 Carl Hancock 40654@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>By default the Merge Tags return the option name. If you want the merge tag to return the value you can append :value to the merge tag.</p> <p>So instead of this:</p> <p>{My Merge Tag:1}</p> <p>You would use this:</p> <p>{My Merge Tag:1:value}</p> <p>You can find documentation on merge tags and their available options here:</p> <p><a href="http://www.gravityhelp.com/documentation/page/Merge_Tags" rel="nofollow">http://www.gravityhelp.com/documentation/page/Merge_Tags</a> </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/content-template-inserts-select-option-name-not-value#post-40647 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:57:13 +0000 baereli88 40647@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Hi</p> <p>I use a drop down menu populated via custom taxonomy plugin.</p> <p>In the same form I have a user defined field which is populated via the above field using the content template option {Therapiemethoden, Kategorie:28}.</p> <p>Unfortunately the custom field stores the option name e.g. Yoga and not the option value e.g. 123.</p> <p>Is there a way to bring the content tempate to use the value?</p> <p>Regards</p> <p>Richard </p>