https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/using-a-shortcode-in-parameter-name-field Gravity Support Forums Topic: Using a shortcode in Parameter Name field en-US Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:51:55 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/using-a-shortcode-in-parameter-name-field#post-50467 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:06:04 +0000 Carl Hancock 50467@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>I don't know what Cookiemonster is outside of Sesame Street so i'm assuming it's a plugin that let's you output query string values via a shortcode.</p> <p>If so, it's unnecessary in this situation. If what you are trying to do is dynamically populate a field using the value passed in a query string then Gravity Forms supports this out of the box.</p> <p>The how to below explains how to dynamically populate a field:</p> <p><a href="http://www.gravityhelp.com/documentation/page/Using_Dynamic_Population" rel="nofollow">http://www.gravityhelp.com/documentation/page/Using_Dynamic_Population</a></p> <p>You will want to look at the first part that explains how to setup a field to be populated dynamically, and then you'll want to look at the section on populating the field via the query string.</p> <p>You wouldn't use a shortcode in the parameter field when enabling a field to be populated dynamically. The parameter isn't where you give the field it's value, it's where you name the field and that name is then used to target the field and populate it dynamically. </p> <p>For example, if you enable dynamic population and give the field a parameter name of "myparameter" (without quotes) then you could dynamically populate that field by passing a value to it via the query string by passing the value like so...</p> <p><a href="http://mysite.com/mypage?myparameter=VALUE" rel="nofollow">http://mysite.com/mypage?myparameter=VALUE</a></p> <p>Check out the how to documentation above. It explains how to do this. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/using-a-shortcode-in-parameter-name-field#post-50446 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:43:09 +0000 amydpnw 50446@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>I'm using Cookiemonster to grab a variable from a URL so I can maintain the value to a form.</p> <p>Can I use the shorcode defined by Cookie Monster in the parameter field? </p>