Getting default values from shortcode attributes

Sometimes you may feel that it would be useful if you could use values from [contact-form-7 ...] shortcode attributes. In such cases, you can use the default:shortcode_attr form-tag option, which retrieves the field default value from shortcode attributes. For example, let’s say you have a field named “destination-email” for the destination email address: [email* destination-email] To get the default value from shortcode attributes, add the default:shortcode_attr option to the form-tag: [email* destination-email default:shortcode_attr] Then, add an attribute with the same name as the field (“destination-email” in this case) into the shortcode for the contact form: [contact-form-7 id="123" title="Contact Form" destination-email="xxxxxx@example.com"] Is that all? Unfortunately, no; there is a necessary extra step. Normally, a WordPress shortcode only takes predefined attributes, so you need to register the attribute beforehand. Add the following code snippet to your theme’s functions.php file: add_filter( 'shortcode_atts_wpcf7', 'custom_shortcode_atts_wpcf7_filter', 10, 3 ); function custom_shortcode_atts_wpcf7_filter( $out, $pairs, $atts ) { $my_attr = 'destination-email'; if ( isset( $atts[$my_attr] ) ) { $out[$my_attr] = $atts[$my_attr]; } return $out; } That’s all! You’ll see “xxxxxx@example.com” input in the field. Share this:FacebookTwitterLike this:Like Loading...