Shorcodes as default values

  • Resolved altimac

    (@altimac)


    7 years, 5 months ago

    I have various shortcodes set up on my WordPress site, which I can use in a post and which render accordingly. Is there any way to use a shortcode as the dwfault value of a Caldera Forms field such that the shortcode is parsed instead of showing the actual shortcode? In other words, the shortcode

    [dna-user-profile field=”first_name”]

    works in the text at teh top of the page if the user is logged in, but not within a form field if I set it as the default value. Is there any “trick” that I can use to force teh shortcode to render? Thanks!

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  • Thread Starter altimac

    (@altimac)

    Just to clarify a bit, this is what I want to do, set the default value of a field in the form:

    [caldera_form id=”CF59c96029c00c5″ fld_8768091=”[dna-user-profile field=”first_name”]”]

    I tried every combination of single quotes, double quotes and no quotes, but apparently that’s not going to work, so is there a way to include the shortcode so it’s rendered when the form is displayed?

    Plugin Contributor christiechirinos

    (@christiechirinos)

    Hi altimac – this is a cool idea, and I see how it could be useful. However, when it comes to manipulating what shortcodes may or may not pull, that’s more of a WordPress support request than a Caldera Forms support request. I would recommend asking this question, with Caldera Forms as a use case, in a more generic WordPress support forum. I hope this is helpful, and also please don’t hesitate to ask other Caldera Forms questions directly on our website at calderaforms.com/support.

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