Title: Default value from URL by GET method
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Default value from URL by GET method

 *  [majcioch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/majcioch/)
 * (@majcioch)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-value-from-url-by-get-method/)
 * Hi guys,
    I’m wondering whether it’s possible to define in **Dropdown select**
   a default value based on a parameter from the URL. I’ve found some threads regarding
   this and if I’m right I can do that by clicking **Show values** and setting `{
   get:*}`, right? So I have a few questions: 1. Should it be `{get:*}` or e.g. `{
   get:name}`. 2. Should this “value” be called as a slug or doesn’t it matter? 
   3. Do I need to define any variables first? 4. Is it possible to define a default
   value coming from URL when Auto Populate by Post type is set?
 * Cheers.
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 * Last activity: [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-value-from-url-by-get-method/)
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