{"id":56127,"date":"2016-07-15T09:54:05","date_gmt":"2016-07-15T08:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silicondales.com\/?p=56127"},"modified":"2021-05-26T11:38:03","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T10:38:03","slug":"use-gravity-forms-collect-referring-page-url","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silicondales.com\/tutorials\/wordpress\/use-gravity-forms-collect-referring-page-url\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Gravity Forms to Collect Referring Page URL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/silicondales.com\/tag\/gravity-forms\/\">Gravity Form<\/a>s is a very easily extended plugin for contact forms, lead capture forms and a lot of other things you can use forms for.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a description of how to use Gravity Forms to collect the referring page URL, so you know where the person filling in the form came from, easily, without any extra effort!<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662d979234ee6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #0a0a0a;color:#0a0a0a\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #0a0a0a;color:#0a0a0a\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662d979234ee6\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/silicondales.com\/tutorials\/wordpress\/use-gravity-forms-collect-referring-page-url\/#Step_1_%E2%80%93_Add_a_Hidden_Field_to_your_Form_Give_it_a_Name\" title=\"Step 1 &#8211; Add a Hidden Field to your Form &amp; Give it a Name\">Step 1 &#8211; Add a Hidden Field to your Form &amp; Give it a Name<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/silicondales.com\/tutorials\/wordpress\/use-gravity-forms-collect-referring-page-url\/#Step_2_%E2%80%93_Fill_out_the_Advanced_tab_details\" title=\"Step 2 &#8211; Fill out the Advanced tab details\">Step 2 &#8211; Fill out the Advanced tab details<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/silicondales.com\/tutorials\/wordpress\/use-gravity-forms-collect-referring-page-url\/#Worked_for_you_Got_Questions\" title=\"Worked for you? Got Questions?\">Worked for you? Got Questions?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/silicondales.com\/tutorials\/wordpress\/use-gravity-forms-collect-referring-page-url\/#A_little_about_Silicon_Dales\" title=\"A little about Silicon Dales\">A little about Silicon Dales<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_1_%E2%80%93_Add_a_Hidden_Field_to_your_Form_Give_it_a_Name\"><\/span>Step 1 &#8211; Add a Hidden Field to your Form &amp; Give it a Name<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Select a &#8220;Hidden Field&#8221; in the options to the right;<\/li>\n<li>Add it and move it to where you&#8217;d like it in the form (its hidden, but this may relate to where the info shows in your email notification);<\/li>\n<li>Open up the hidden field and set the options for Field Label (the name)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Like this:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56125\" src=\"https:\/\/silicondales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/gravity-forms-hidden-field-first-page.jpg\" alt=\"gravity-forms-hidden-field-first-page\" width=\"640\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/silicondales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/gravity-forms-hidden-field-first-page.jpg 640w, https:\/\/silicondales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/gravity-forms-hidden-field-first-page-600x294.jpg 600w, https:\/\/silicondales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/gravity-forms-hidden-field-first-page-100x49.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_2_%E2%80%93_Fill_out_the_Advanced_tab_details\"><\/span>Step 2 &#8211; Fill out the Advanced tab details<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Click on the hidden field, open up its options, then select the Advanced tab.<\/li>\n<li>In the advanced tab, either select from the drop down icon to the right &#8220;HTTP Referer URL&#8221; or enter &#8220;{referrer}&#8221; (without the quotes) into the &#8220;Default Value&#8221; box<\/li>\n<li>That&#8217;s it &#8211; save your form! There&#8217;s a picture below to help on this part, too.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56126\" src=\"https:\/\/silicondales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/gravity-forms-collect-referring-url.jpg\" alt=\"gravity-forms-collect-referring-url\" width=\"614\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/silicondales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/gravity-forms-collect-referring-url.jpg 614w, https:\/\/silicondales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/gravity-forms-collect-referring-url-600x336.jpg 600w, https:\/\/silicondales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/gravity-forms-collect-referring-url-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/silicondales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/gravity-forms-collect-referring-url-100x56.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Worked_for_you_Got_Questions\"><\/span>Worked for you? Got Questions?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Leave a comment below if you have questions or issues with implementation.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_little_about_Silicon_Dales\"><\/span>A little about Silicon Dales<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>We&#8217;re <a href=\"https:\/\/silicondales.com\/wordpress\/\">WordPress specialists<\/a>, who focus on medium to large sizes business websites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gravity Forms is a very easily extended plugin for contact forms, lead capture forms and a lot of other things you can use forms for. 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