This shortcode returns the value of a specified value of the current WordPress page. This shortcode can be used across multiple types of WordPress templates and is not specific to posts. This shortcode includes a key attribute where you specify which variable you want to output.

[CF7_get_current_var key="<insert key>"]

This shortcode, because it is built to be flexible for any WordPress template, acts as an alias for some of the other functions like CF7_URL, CF7_get_post_var, CF7_get_custom_field, CF7_get_taxonomy, and CF7_get_attachment, therefore you can use those attributes when using the appropriate keys that act as their alias.

Example

If I wanted to get the title of the current page for a form that will be displayed in the site’s footer, the value of my dynamic field would use this:

CF7_get_current_var key='title'

And then the dynamic text form tag would look like this:

[dynamictext inputname "CF7_get_current_var key='title'"]

Possible Options

Any property that is available from the queried object (types: WP_Post, WP_User, and WP_Term), and returns a string or numeric value can be used such as:

• URL: CF7_get_current_var key='url'
  • An alias for CF7_URL
• Title: CF7_get_current_var key='title'
• Slug: CF7_get_current_var key='slug'
• WordPress ID: CF7_get_current_var key='ID'
  • On single posts, pages, and custom post types, the post_id is returned—an alias for CF7_get_post_var key=’ID’
  • On taxonomy archive pages, the term_id is returned
  • On author pages, the user ID is returned
  • May be empty, e.g. search results and 404 pages
• Featured Image: CF7_get_current_var key='image'
  • Returns the absolute URL of the featured image assigned to the current page or post—an alias for CF7_get_attachment
  • Returns the absolute URL of the user’s avatar for author pages
• Categories/Tags/Custom Taxonomy: CF7_get_current_var key='terms'
  • An alias for CF7_get_taxonomy
• Meta Data / Custom Fields: CF7_get_current_var key='<meta key>'
  • On single posts, pages, and custom post types, this is an alias for CF7_get_custom_field
• Advanced Custom Fields ID: CF7_get_current_var key='acf_id'
  • Used for returning values compatible with the get_field() functions of ACF
  • On single posts, pages, and custom post types, the post_id is returned—an alias for CF7_get_post_var key=’ID’
  • On taxonomy archive pages, the term_id is returned prefixed with the taxonomy, e.g., category_123
  • On author pages, the user ID is returned prefixed with user_, e.g., user_123
  • May be empty for pages like search results and 404 pages

Cache Compatibility

If cache compatibility mode is enabled for the form tag that uses this built-in shortcode, it does not make an AJAX request. Instead, it simply uses the preexisting value because page-specific values are safe to cache.

The only exception is when using CF7_get_current_var key='url' because that is an alias for CF7_URL, but it is also retrieved via JavaScript and does not send an AJAX request.

Demo

Check out the demo form below in how I’m using [dynamictext dynamictext-1 "CF7_get_current_var key='title'"] and [dynamictext dynamictext-2 "CF7_get_current_var key='slug'"] as my form fields:

View Source Code

This shortcode was added to the Contact Form 7 – Dynamic Text Extension WordPress plugin in version 3.4.0. View the current source code for the server-side shortcode or for the client-side JavaScript function.