Shortcodes inside forms

  • Hi, I’d like to use shortcodes inside some of the form fields as default values shown to the user.
    Is this possible and how to achieve it?
    thank you

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    (@ultimatemembersupport)

    Hi @billmondei,

    Unfortunately, it’s not possible in the current version of the plugin.
    Can you please clarify what shortcodes do you want to use and how this should work so we can better understand your feature request.

    Let us know.
    Regards.

    Thread Starter billmondei

    (@billmondei)

    Consider the following use-case:

    • I run a website of personal IT advice. I have a form on a user’s page that the user can’t edit (only admin can). That form simply contains a basic, generic advice (e.g. Try reseting your computer) – as a Default Text that the user sees when he logs in to his account (I’m using the TextArea field for that, setting Does this textarea accept HTML to yes).
    • Next, as an admin, I open that user’s account and edit his form to contain a more personalized advice (e.g. Hey Jim, try resetting your HP machine).
    • My goal is for the initial, generic advice to already be as personalized as possible, so for example, ideally I would like to be able to put the following as the Default Text in the textarea field: Hey [user_name], ... (I’m using the “User shortcodes plus” plugin for the different shortcodes)

    Other use-cases might be around say launching an iframe in a lightbox with more detailed walk-through with pictures (there’s a bunch of plugins that provide the lightbox functionality based on shortcodes) – again, as the Default Text.

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