https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/pre-populate-fields Gravity Support Forums Topic: Pre Populate Fields en-US Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:41:37 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/pre-populate-fields#post-46327 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:28:24 +0000 Dana Cobb 46327@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>I am closing this ticket. Please use <a href="http://www.gravityhelp.com/forums/topic/bug-report-pre-populate-not-working" rel="nofollow">http://www.gravityhelp.com/forums/topic/bug-report-pre-populate-not-working</a> instead for issues with this discovered bug. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/pre-populate-fields#post-46326 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:26:02 +0000 Dana Cobb 46326@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>We have a fix for the user merge tags no longer pre-populating the fields. This appears to have happened with WP 3.3. Because we have a lot of new features coded for Gravity Forms version 1.6.3, we are providing this fix as version 1.6.2.1.1 and those who need it should email me directly at the email address on my user profile and mention this topic. I will email you the file.</p> <p>Thanks! </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/pre-populate-fields#post-46301 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:15:16 +0000 Estone 46301@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Better continue this over here:<br /> <a href="http://www.gravityhelp.com/forums/topic/bug-report-pre-populate-not-working" rel="nofollow">http://www.gravityhelp.com/forums/topic/bug-report-pre-populate-not-working</a> </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/pre-populate-fields#post-46298 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:40:11 +0000 storklawyer 46298@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Oh, and I'm using WP 3.3.1 and GF 1.6.2 </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/pre-populate-fields#post-46297 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:32:09 +0000 storklawyer 46297@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Until recently, <code>{user:display_name}</code> and <code>{user:user_login}</code> were working anywhere I put them in the form and notification area. I thought it was user error in forms that are already live.</p> <p>I'm building a new form today and notice now they are not working at all. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/pre-populate-fields#post-46219 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:13:07 +0000 Estone 46219@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Ended up here trying to pre populate some formfields. Could not get it to work.<br /> Now I read mr. g0shu4 message, here above!</p> <p>Could it be that something changed and the code is not working anymore?<br /> I am on Wordpress 3.3.1 (most recent as of now).</p> <p>Can someone please confirm this. And is there a workarround?? </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/pre-populate-fields#post-45221 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:17:49 +0000 g0shu4 45221@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Hey, I think the users here are trying to point out a recent bug.</p> <p>Merge tags such as {user:first_name} USED TO work just fine as a default value, but they are not working any more. This is a semi-recent phenomenon. It has broken a number of my forms that were working just fine before. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/pre-populate-fields#post-44064 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:06:46 +0000 David Smith 44064@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>I understanding the confusion. A couple things to keep in mind. The "Enable Dynamic Population" option does not support merge tags. The "Default Value" option supports some merge tags. You'll notice that on some field types (including the "Name" field), there is no option to specify a default value. This means in order to populate a default value you'll need to use <a href="http://www.gravityhelp.com/documentation/page/Using_Dynamic_Population" rel="nofollow">dynamic population</a>. </p> <p>The <a href="http://www.gravityhelp.com/forums/topic/right-parameter-names-to-pre-populate-the-names-fields#post-14044" rel="nofollow">advanced method</a> I linked to uses dynamic population to populate the user meta based on your dynamic population parameters and a little configuration in the code. Don't be daunted by it! It's easier than you think. :) </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/pre-populate-fields#post-44060 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:41:20 +0000 gchinola 44060@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>I was trying the non-advanced method which I think is supposed to work. If it's not working, I'll give the advanced method a shot, I just didn't think I needed to. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/pre-populate-fields#post-44058 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:07:45 +0000 David Smith 44058@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Hi gchinola,</p> <p>The more advanced method does not user Merge Tags to populate; it is powered by the custom snippet provided in the thread I linked to. After implementing the snippet, you're dynamic population parameters should look like this:</p> <p><a href="http://grab.by/8qjd" rel="nofollow">http://grab.by/8qjd</a> </p>