https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/dynamic-population-with-query-strings-not-functioning Gravity Support Forums Topic: Dynamic Population With Query Strings Not Functioning en-US Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:32:58 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/dynamic-population-with-query-strings-not-functioning#post-171321 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:06:18 +0000 Chris Hajer 171321@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>I've never found clear documentation on the word "name" being reserved in WordPress query strings. Oh wait: maybe this is it: <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/register_taxonomy#Reserved_Terms" rel="nofollow">http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/register_taxonomy#Reserved_Terms</a></p> <p>I added the note to this documentation page:<br /> <a href="http://www.gravityhelp.com/documentation/page/Using_Dynamic_Population#Getting_Started" rel="nofollow">http://www.gravityhelp.com/documentation/page/Using_Dynamic_Population#Getting_Started</a></p> <p>Are there other documentation pages you read which would benefit from a similar addition? </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/dynamic-population-with-query-strings-not-functioning#post-171316 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:58:24 +0000 foodin65 171316@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>You Sir... are a genius. </p> <p>And here I thought I had broken the whole system.</p> <p>Thanks.</p> <p>I would suggest adding the info about reserved names to the documentation page for the Query Strings. :) </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/dynamic-population-with-query-strings-not-functioning#post-171194 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:10:25 +0000 Chris Hajer 171194@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>'name' is a reserved parameter name. Try changing that in both places to "fname" or 'firstname' or something else other than just 'name'. I think it will work at that point. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/dynamic-population-with-query-strings-not-functioning#post-170314 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:12:01 +0000 foodin65 170314@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>I'm trying to use Query Strings here:<br /> <a href="http://10secrets.heliopower.com/secret-1/" rel="nofollow">http://10secrets.heliopower.com/secret-1/</a></p> <p>This page will only be seen by existing subscribers, so we want the form to auto fill with their data should they want to take the next step with us. We'll already have the name and email, we will want the phone number from them. So we want the name and email to auto-fill from the URL we've sent them in their email.</p> <p>I've got the dynamic field population setup: <a href="http://cl.ly/image/003d2W2p0Q11" rel="nofollow">http://cl.ly/image/003d2W2p0Q11</a></p> <p>But when I try the following:<br /> <a href="http://10secrets.heliopower.com/secret-1/?name=Scott&amp;email=SGordon@HelioPower.com" rel="nofollow">http://10secrets.heliopower.com/secret-1/?name=Scott&amp;email=SGordon@HelioPower.com</a><br /> or<br /> <a href="http://10secrets.heliopower.com/secret-1/?name=Scott" rel="nofollow">http://10secrets.heliopower.com/secret-1/?name=Scott</a></p> <p>I get a 404 error. </p>