Dynamicly populate Contact form 7 input fields with current user info when logged in in Wordpress website

Question

I\'ve been trying to figure out how to populate input fields in contact forms on my Wordpress website. I\'ve tried using a plugin called Contact Form 7 dynamic text extension, a

Answer 1

You can install this plugin

Contact Form 7 Dynamic Text Extension

Dynamic text and dynamic hidden fields are available using it. And you can use the following code to grab the current user info into your field.

[dynamictext dynamicname "CF7_get_current_user"]

Or as mentioned in the answer above:

[dynamictext your-email "CF7_get_current_user key='user_email' "]

Note also that you can use dynamichidden for hidden fields like the following

[dynamichidden your-email "CF7_get_current_user key='user_email' "]

PS: I faced an issue with required hidden fields when I tried to use this dynamichidden*, the shortcode appears on my website as a plain text.

Answer 2

Turns out, i wasn't using the shortcode correctly. These are the shortcodes i've used in with Contact Form 7 Dynamic text extension:

    Naam* <br />
     [dynamictext* your-name 'CF7_get_current_user']
    Email*
     [dynamictext* your-email "CF7_get_current_user key='user_email' "]

Answer 3

Let's say you have an PHP array $gigs, and you want to display it as a drop down list in your form like this:

<label>
  <strong>Choose your gig</strong>
  [select upcoming-gigs data:gigs]
</label>
[submit]

Simply add this to your functions.php file

add_filter('wpcf7_form_tag_data_option', function($n, $options, $args) {
  if (in_array('gigs', $options)){
    $gigs = array(
      "MAY 07 - NEW ORLEANS, LA",
      "MAY 09 - AUSTIN, TX",
      "MAY 12 - HOUSTON, TX"
    );
    return $gigs;
  }
  return $n;
}, 10, 3);

Now your drop down field should look like this:

Source: https://bdwm.be/dynamically-populate-a-contact-form-7-dropdown-list-or-any-other-input-field/

Answer 4

I have done this before. Instead of using the PHP code as a placeholder. Use jQuery, for example:

$firstname = $current_user->user_firstname;

<script>

$("input").val("<?php echo $firstname; ?>")

</script>