How to pass user input from one form to another?
There are cases in which you want to redirect users from one form to another. The two forms may contain common fields and you don’t want users to fill out the same information twice. This is where custom redirect URLs come in. Using them, you can pass information from one form to another easily.
The redirect URL can be specified in the Settings → Thank You Page section, under Redirect with custom variables and provide the custom URL.
Important: Files uploaded through File Upload fields, Single/Multiple choice fields, Dropdowns, Likert Scales, Phone fields cannot be passed to another form.
Build your custom URL using the following example:
http://wix.123formbuilder.com/sf.php?s=form-222222&customVars123=yes&control2323232=request1212121
1. Replace form-222222 with the ID of the form where you want to redirect the user’s input. You will retrieve the ID in the URL.
2. Don’t forget to add &customVars123=yes, which is the function that redirects one user’s input to another.
3. Replace 2323232 with the ID of the field where the value will be passed. In preview/view mode of your form, right-click on the input box and select Inspect Element. The ID is a set of numbers located next to “data id=”
4. Replace 1212121 with the ID of the field from which the value will be retrieved. Retrieve it the same way as in step 3, only this time you’ll need to view the form from where you retrieve the value from the input.
The field IDs can be found in the form code. Inspect fields with the Inspect Element browser tool.
You can have two have separate IDs if you have a name field or address field which contains multiple subfield. In this case you need to look at the data-index . For example, at the name field you will be having: First Name – 1234567-1, Last Name – 1234567-2. Therefore, the right syntax will be &control1234567-1=request2222222-1&control1234567-2=request3333333-2. To add the initials continue by adding &control1234567-4=request2222222-4.
Add as many parameters as you need to.
e.g. control222222=request333333&control444444=request555555
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I use both java script and iFrame to showcase your forms on my site. i was hoping that there was a way to transfer customer data from one form (if the customer choose that particular product) in an iFrame, to another form further down the web page. In a nutshell:
Our customer will have the option to enroll in several benefits, all ala carte. If they enroll in the major medical, they will fill out a health questionnaire. The form for the health questionnaire takes every demographic from the customer that will be needed for the final complete product enrollment form. I would like to pass along the demographic information collected in the questionnaire to the final product enrollment form.
To be clear, the customer will NOT be going from the questionnaire directly to the enrollment form. They will fill out the enrollment form after going through the website, looking at video’s, etc, for a full education of what is being offered.
Is this possible some how? Thanks!
Hello! We will need more details about your scenario. Since this is a complex request, please address your need of assistance to our Customer Care team. Get in touch with them directly from your account or from our Contact Page. They will be more than happy to assist you.
I’d like to put the value of a drop-down selection straight into the redirect URL, similar to how I can output it into the HTML block with the [{xxx(###)}]. Do you provide a way to do that?
I’d like to use that to control which ‘thank you’ page a user sees based on their selection, this would be a straightforward way to do that if I can directly request the value.
Hello Shawn,
If you want to redirect the users to a different page depending on the answers they give it is easier to use Conditional Logic for this. By going to Settings–>Rules you can redirect the users to the specific pages. If you need further support, be sure to contact us at support@123formbuilder.com
Hi, i’m trying to pass customer variables to another 123 form. Both are hosted on my domain within wix. I tried changing “http://wix.123formbuilder.com/sf.php?s” to my web address with the new form: “https://www.viranow.com/account-setup” and then appendid the rest. But it doesn’t work to carry the data over. When I try it with the 123formbuilder.com/sf.php?s, it does work to carry the data. Please help
Hello Chuck,
Thank you for reaching out to us.
Indeed, for the Redirect with custom variables option, you will need to use the direct link of the second form, which contains 123FormBuilder.
Whenever you need further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us at support@123formbuilder.com.
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How to redirect to the same frame?
Hello!
Does the redirection not occur in the same frame? Please contact our support specialists at support@123formbuilder.com with details of what you want to accomplish.
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when redirecting with custom vars in my form within a wix site, the frame suddenly becomes small and you cannot see the form and the color pallet changes to an ugly grey from the color pallet of my site.
How can i redirect a form to another form and keep the frame size plus keep my site pallet?
How to redirect to a custom url from a form with dynamic variables and how to pass custom data to the form? I need to pass user details to the form and get back after the quiz completed.
Hello!
We do not support the feature to pass custom variables while showing the quiz results. If you’d like, we’d be more than happy to receive more details about it and an example on how you would use it at the address: support@123formbuilder.com
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Hi, I want a situation where once my form is completed, a copy of an eBook will be sent to the email they indicated in the form. Please advise me on how I can achieve that
Hi Chris!
Simply use the autoresponder feature and attach the eBook to the content of the message. To read more about our autoresponder feature, follow the documentation at http://wix.123formbuilder.com/docs/how-can-i-add-an-autoresponder-to-my-form/
To attach the eBook to the autoresponder message, follow our guide at http://wix.123formbuilder.com/docs/can-i-attach-files-to-my-autoresponder/.
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How do I pass along the information from a form into my WIX store checkout page?
Hello!
Unfortunately, you cannot pass user input to your Wix store checkout page. If there’s an order form you want to create that will take form users to payments after submission, wouldn’t you want to try one of our payment gateways we are integrated with starting with our Platinum plan? We are currently integrated with 11 payment gateways, such as PayPal, PayPal Pro or Stripe. Moreover, we have many payment features: you can add coupon codes, markups and discounts to your forms. Not to mention the notifications you can create which will trigger an email to the buyer once the payment has successfully gone through.
Here’s our payment gateways comparison page.
To see what each plan has to offer, follow our features matrix page.
To read more about the features we offer for order forms, consult our documentation here.
If interested in an upgrade, have questions or need assistance, don’t hesitate to contact our Support Team at support@123formbuilder.com or via our contact form.
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Is it pass possible to pass information to an embedded form?
Hello!
We do not support the feature to pass user information input to an embedded form. But we do have a feature requests section where you can request such a feature and others may cast their votes. With enough votes, we will take the request in consideration in our To-Do list.
For further assistance, don’t hesitate to contact our Support Team at support@123formbuilder.com or via our contact form.
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Hi, I’m trying to make a mock-up of an online store. I’d like users to be able to be able to specify options in a form on a wix using a combination of radio buttons, drop down menus etc and then use the values that they’ve selected to add that product to the basket. No actual buying functionality is necessary, just adding to the basket and displaying these products. Is this possible using a 123 contact form?
Hello!
With the Platinum plan, you can integrate your order forms with any of the payment gateway integrations we provide (e.g. PayPal). You can add checkboxes, radio buttons and dropdowns to your online order form, assign them prices and include them in calculations which will be sent to your merchant account on submit. Have a look in our documentation tutorial regarding complex order forms for a better overview: http://wix.123formbuilder.com/docs/how-to-create-an-online-complex-order-form/
Also, with our Payment feature, you can add a real-time payment summary to your form. This means the summary changes as the form users completes the form.
Have a look at our payments documentation.
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how do i enable users to complete multiple forms. Eg: tey compete a form to register 1 child then they want to register a 2nd child using another form. I don’t know how to redirect them to a refreshed form. All that happens is the notification that the registration has been sent.
Hello Paula!
Select the option Redirect to a web page in Thank You and Redirects. Next, provide the direct link to your form. You can find this link in Publish Form → Form Link, under URL(Email, Messenger). Simply copy the link and paste it back in the Redirect to a web page input box. Follow more in our documentation here: http://wix.123formbuilder.com/docs/how-to-redirect-users-to-a-web-page-after-submission/.
For more questions or assistance, don’t hesitate to contact our Support Team at support@123formbuilder.com or via our contact form.
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I’m reviewing my form after building a custom URL passing variables form the first form to the second form…after submission of the first form, a message saying something like “please wait for form submission”; after several minutes of waiting, the second form still never showed up…here is the URL I built…is it possible that it is incorrect…http://wix.123formbuilder.com/sf.php?=1025535&customVars123=yes&control11025614=request8314591&control8315463=request8314592&control8314766=request8315474&contol8314594=
request8315643
Hello Leauretta!
I have studied the URL you were using. It seems that you have missed the ‘s’ at sf.php?=. It’s actually sf.php?s=. Try now to add the line http://wix.123formbuilder.com/sf.php?s=1025535&customVars123=yes&control11025614=request8314591&control8315463=request8314592&control8314766=request8315474&contol8314594=
request8315643 in the Redirect with custom variables box, from Settings → Notifications. Hope this helped!
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Hi, My form is not working well. my notification of form is not working well. i have problem with after sumit inquiry. it’s not redirect on orginal form
Hello,
Have you included the correct ids of both your forms and fields in the URL? Please contact our support specialists to offer you assistance at support@123formbuilder or http://wix.123formbuilder.com/contactus.html.
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