Title: Contact Form 7 Get and Show Parameter from URL Author: Chad Huntley Published: December 22, 2013 Last modified: March 2, 2015 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/contact-form-7-get-and-show-parameter- from-url.svg) # Contact Form 7 Get and Show Parameter from URL By [Chad Huntley](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chuntley/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/contact-form-7-get-and-show-parameter-from-url.0.9.7.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7-get-and-show-parameter-from-url/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7-get-and-show-parameter-from-url/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7-get-and-show-parameter-from-url/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7-get-and-show-parameter-from-url/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-7-get-and-show-parameter-from-url/) ## Description There are times when using the Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin where you need to pass a parameter from the URL and into a hidden field or display it in the form. This plugin is great for passing things such as order numbers, selected packages, or even security information. ## Installation 1. Go to the “Plugins” section of your WordPress admin panel 2. Click “Add New” at the top 3. Click “Upload” at the top 4. Upload the included zip file 5. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress 6. For getting a parameter as a hidden text field, use [getparam value] 7. For getting a parameter to display as text, use [showparam value] The above examples assume a URL such as http://mywebsite.com/contact?value=hello. If you are using a different parameter such as order=hello, use [getparam order] ## FAQ How do I add a Hidden Field? When editing a form in Contact Form 7, enter the getparam shortcode. There is only one valid parameter which is the name of the $_GET value. [getparam value] For example, if the URL is http://mysite.com/contact?ordernum=12345, the shortcode will be: [getparam ordernum] Then when building the response email, you can pass the value with [ordernum] How do I show a $_GET value on the form? When editing a form in Contact Form 7, enter the showparam shortcode. There is only one valid parameter which is the name of the $_GET value. [showparam value] For example, if the URL is http://mysite.com/contact?ordernum=12345, the shortcode will be: [showparam ordernum] You cannot pass a value to the response email using this method, to do that, you will also have to add a hidden field. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e51f1a0f4a79fc1e5f34d91f83a2f39b57e29288593fa9e9e70485f9e42fd9ff? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Does work](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-work/)󠁿 [AAA](https://profiles.wordpress.org/flag/) November 8, 2016 Just works fine. Usage: 1. Create a form 7 as usual. 2. Then insert the form within your page: [contact-form-7 id="9999" title="Your Form"] 3. Then within form 7 FORM editor, you can use: [showparam productname] // this will just insert as text [getparam productname] // this will insert a hidden field which you can use later 4. Within form 7 EMAIL, you can use (along side with other form 7 code): Product name: [productname] Message Body: [your-message] You call the form within web browser like so: http YOURSITE/form/?productname=HelloWorld ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/faa336df6cac1a6ceba962531a97e4e7b78c7611c65c6e9ccb3f1f14f4c8316b? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Just works](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/just-works-314/)󠁿 [michauko](https://profiles.wordpress.org/michauko/) September 30, 2016 Just does the trick. You can get a $_GET value to check, for example, a key/mail consistency in an “unsubscribe form”. Thanks [ Read all 7 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-7-get-and-show-parameter-from-url/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Contact Form 7 Get and Show Parameter from URL” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Chad Huntley ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chuntley/) [Translate “Contact Form 7 Get and Show Parameter from URL” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/contact-form-7-get-and-show-parameter-from-url) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contact-form-7-get-and-show-parameter-from-url/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/contact-form-7-get-and-show-parameter-from-url/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/contact-form-7-get-and-show-parameter-from-url/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/contact-form-7-get-and-show-parameter-from-url/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 0.9.7 * Fixed XSS issue, thanks Ryan Hellyer (https://geek.hellyer.kiwi/) for the heads up! #### 0.9.6 * Update shortcode init for Contact Form 7 3.7.2 #### 0.9.5 * Release Contact Form 7 module as a plugin ## Meta * Version **0.9.7** * Last updated **11 years ago** * Active installations **800+** * WordPress version ** 3.0.1 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.1.42** * Tag * [contact form 7](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/contact-form-7/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7-get-and-show-parameter-from-url/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 7 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-7-get-and-show-parameter-from-url/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-7-get-and-show-parameter-from-url/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-7-get-and-show-parameter-from-url/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-7-get-and-show-parameter-from-url/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-7-get-and-show-parameter-from-url/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-7-get-and-show-parameter-from-url/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-7-get-and-show-parameter-from-url/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Chad Huntley ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chuntley/) ## Support Got something to say? 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