Title: default:post_meta not working
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# default:post_meta not working

 *  [Lars](https://wordpress.org/support/users/labemi/)
 * (@labemi)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dedaultpost_meta-not-working/)
 * Hi there. According to the documentation it should be possible to get a text 
   input default value from post_meta if set in the page calling the form with`default:
   post_meta`.
    I have a custom meta set with the key being the same as the field’s
   name and the value holding the default value. Unfortunately it doesn’t work with
   my setup. Anyone experiencing the same?
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 *  Plugin Author [Takayuki Miyoshi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/takayukister/)
 * (@takayukister)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dedaultpost_meta-not-working/#post-7118955)
 * How did you use it?
 *  [MaxwellF](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maxwellf/)
 * (@maxwellf)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dedaultpost_meta-not-working/#post-7119175)
 * Same problem. I have ACF field “exemption_number”. And I’m trying to get it dynamically
   like [text* exemption_number default:post_meta] . But it doesn’t work.

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 * Last reply from: [MaxwellF](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maxwellf/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dedaultpost_meta-not-working/#post-7119175)
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