FAQs

1. {var:var_name} will retrieve a variable named var_name, variables are set by actions usually, or set using PHP code you have used.
2. {const:null} will return a null value
3. {data:param} will return the value of a request/get/post parameter named "param", you may pass a default value too: {data:param default-value}
4. {post:field-name} will return the value of the field from $_POST, this is useful if you want the latest fresh posted field value
5. {session:param} will get the stored session variable named "param"
6. {user:id}, {user:username}, {user:name}, {user:email} will return the user's id, username, name, email address
7. {data:}, {date:date-format} will return the server date now in mysql format Y-m-d H:i:s or according to the format specificed
8. {icon:icon-name} will return an SVG fontawesome icon code
9. {l-language-string} will return a translated language string defined in the form's locales
10. {fn:action-name} or {action:action-name} will run a form function by name
11. {vw:view-name} or {view:view-name} will run a form view by name
12. {url:} will return the current url
13. {path:front} will return the path to the Chronoforms frontend folder where the uploads folder exist
14. {path:admin} will return the path to the Chronoforms admin folder
15. {path:root} will return the path to the CMS root
16. {str:uuid} will return a UUID string
17. {str:ip} will return the client's ip address
18. {str:rand} will return a random number using mt_rand
19. {globals:var-name} will return the value of a global variable defined in the ChronoForms8 settings page

Additionally, you may add few functions to the shortcode to change the value returned by the shortcode:

1. {data.quote:field} will quote the field value for database operations, this is useful to prevent SQL injections
2. {data.encode:array-field} to return a json encoded value of the field, useful when the field value is an array like a checkboxes group or a multi value dropdown