Contact Form 7 – Populate the merge variable data with additional info

Hi @3cats,

Are you using the function in the article? That function shows an example of how to add the first name.

I can customize the function for you to get the first name and last name. This is what you’ll need to provide me:

1. Your MailChimp MERGE tag for first name (usually FNAME)
2. Your MailChimp MERGE tag for last name (usually LNAME)
3. Your CF7 first name field
4. Your CF7 last name field

I believe that Contact Form 7 usually uses one field for name (your-name). You’ll need to set it up to use two separate fields (so something like first-name and last-name).

Let me know.

Cheers,
Kevin.

Hi @3cats,

This is what your function should look like (delete your current one if you already copied it).

/*
* Populate the 'Name' field in the MailChimp Mailing list from the 'your-name' field in Contact Form 7
*
* @since 6.0.2.1
*
* @param array | $merge_variables | An array of variables we're sending to MailChimp
* @param array | $cf7_variables   | An array of variables we received from the CF7 form submission
* @return array| $merge_variables | An array of variables we're sending to MailChimp, hopefully with CF7 variables added
*/
function additional_contact_form_7_data( $merge_variables, $cf7_variables ) {

    // Check our $cf7_variables array for 'your-firstname'
    if ( isset( $cf7_variables['your-firstname'] ) ) {

        // Filter first name and add it to our MailChimp merge variables array 
        $merge_variables['FNAME'] = filter_var( $cf7_variables['your-firstname'], FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING );
    }

    // Check our $cf7_variables array for 'your-firstname'
    if ( isset( $cf7_variables['your-lastname'] ) ) {

        // Filter first name and add it to our MailChimp merge variables array 
        $merge_variables['LNAME'] = filter_var( $cf7_variables['your-lastname'], FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING );
    }

    return $merge_variables;
}
add_filter( 'yikes-mailchimp-contact-form-7', 'additional_contact_form_7_data', 10, 2 );

Let me know if that’s working for you! I can test help run a test subscription if you send over a URL to your site.

Cheers,
Kevin.