https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/getting-display-name-data-when-using-first-and-last-name-merge-tags Gravity Support Forums Topic: Getting display name data when using first and last name merge tags en-US Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:49:10 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/getting-display-name-data-when-using-first-and-last-name-merge-tags#post-196703 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:48:47 +0000 Chris Hajer 196703@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>I was not able to confirm this behaviour. Here is my user profile and the form when it loads with the default values: <a href="http://minus.com/mOfTuRLda8pxb" rel="nofollow">http://minus.com/mOfTuRLda8pxb</a></p> <p>My software environment is the same as yours. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/getting-display-name-data-when-using-first-and-last-name-merge-tags#post-194679 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:03:42 +0000 Chris Hajer 194679@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Can you export that form please (go to the Forms menu, then Import/Export, and then up top "Export Forms") and email the XML file to <a href="mailto:chris@rocketgenius.com">chris@rocketgenius.com</a>. I would like to see how it works for me. Thank you. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/getting-display-name-data-when-using-first-and-last-name-merge-tags#post-194676 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:59:14 +0000 nickhas 194676@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>We ran the update so that all Gravity Forms, the registration add-on and WordPress are all running the latest version. </p> <p>The problem persists, though. It is still pulling the two words from the display name rather than first and last name. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/getting-display-name-data-when-using-first-and-last-name-merge-tags#post-194535 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:21:02 +0000 Chris Hajer 194535@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Please do let us know your experience with the 1.5 version of the User Registration add-on. The changes and enhancements are documented here: <a href="http://www.gravityhelp.com/gravity-forms-user-registration-add-on-v1-5-released/" rel="nofollow">http://www.gravityhelp.com/gravity-forms-user-registration-add-on-v1-5-released/</a> </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/getting-display-name-data-when-using-first-and-last-name-merge-tags#post-194491 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:01:21 +0000 nickhas 194491@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>I just noticed you have an update so I'll have us run that, test it and then get back to you if the problem persists. We are running the latest version of WordPress and Gravity Forms, just not the User Registration add-on. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/getting-display-name-data-when-using-first-and-last-name-merge-tags#post-190127 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 23:59:16 +0000 Chris Hajer 190127@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>What version of Gravity Forms are you using, and what version of WordPress and the User Registration add-on are you using as well? </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/getting-display-name-data-when-using-first-and-last-name-merge-tags#post-187004 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:54:53 +0000 nickhas 187004@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>I needed to pre-populate the first and last names on a form that is used by registered users. </p> <p>To do this, I followed instructions from another post to create two single line text fields and use merge tags {user:first_name} and {user:last_name}. </p> <p>However, the form is bringing in the first word of the display name for the first name and the second word of the display name for the last name. </p> <p>Why is it using display name data instead of first and last name data? </p>