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Extra parameters on a web form help you capture more context about a visitor’s choices before they submit their details. This is useful when you want to know what a visitor selected or viewed on your website before completing a form. By adding hidden parameters, you can collect this information automatically without asking extra questions. By following this guide, you will learn how to add extra parameters to a web form and where to find the results in Tribe.
Table of Contents
What Does Using Extra Parameters Mean?
Why Or When Should You Use Extra Parameters?
How Do I Add An Extra Parameter?
How Do I Build The Form Link With Parameters?
How Do I See The Result Of An Extra Parameter?
What Does Using Extra Parameters Mean?
Using extra parameters allows you to pass additional information into a web form without the visitor entering it manually. This information is taken from the page or link the visitor uses to open the form. The value is stored in a hidden field and saved together with the form submission in Tribe.
Why Or When Should You Use Extra Parameters?
Extra parameters are useful when the same form is used on multiple pages or for different options. For example, if each page on your website represents a different product or property, parameters show which option the visitor was viewing when they submitted the form. This gives you clearer insight without adding extra fields to the form.
How Do I Add An Extra Parameter?
Open an existing Web Form or create a new one.
Go to the Fields tab.
Add a new Text field and give it a clear name, such as Property.
Save the field.
Open the Design tab.
Add the new field to the form layout.
Select the field and open the field settings on the right.
Enable the Hidden option.
The field is saved automatically and will not be visible to visitors.
Note: The hidden field stores the value passed through the form link.
How Do I Build The Form Link With Parameters?
To pass a value into the hidden field, you need to add a parameter to the form URL.
The form link consists of:
The default form link copied using the Share button
A ? character
The parameter code
An = sign
The value you want to store
Example:
https://app.tribecrm.nl/form/unique-form-id?parameter-code=woningA
Did you know?
You can use multiple parameters in one link. Separate each parameter with an & symbol to store more than one value.
How Do I See The Result Of An Extra Parameter?
The value from the parameter is saved in the hidden field of the form submission. You can find this data in the entity linked to the form. The stored value can also be used in automations, for example to add information to a sales opportunity.
Quick Summary
Extra parameters let you store additional context with a web form submission. They work by passing values through the form link into hidden fields. This helps you understand visitor choices and use the data in Tribe for follow-up or automation.