The Variable Cheat Sheet

While you can achieve a whole lot in WS Form without using variables, you can create even more dynamic and powerful forms using them.

Variables can be used in a variety of places, including:

Field default values, placeholders, help text and other settings
The Send Email action including From, To and Content settings
HTML and Text Editor fields
Custom mappings in actions and integrations
Conditional Logic

Below are some common variable combinations our customers use in WS Form.

Fields

Example	Description	Where To Use
`#field(123)`	Returns the value of field ID 123.	Email templates PDF templates Action settings Conditional logic THEN / ELSE values
`#field(123, "/")`	Returns the value of field ID 123, delimiting multiple values with the / character. Learn more about the `delimiter` parameter.	Email templates PDF templates Action settings Conditional logic THEN / ELSE values
`#field(123, "/", "Width")`	Returns the value found in the Width column of field ID 123, delimiting multiple values with the / character. Learn more about the `delimiter` and `column` parameters.	Email templates PDF templates Action settings Conditional logic THEN / ELSE values
`#field(123, "/", 2)`	Returns the value found in column index 2 (third column) of field ID 123, delimiting multiple values with the / character. Learn more about the `delimiter` and `column` parameters.	Email templates PDF templates Action settings Conditional logic THEN / ELSE values
`#text(#field(123))`	Dynamically returns the value of field ID 123. The value is updated whenever field ID 123 changes. Learn more about the `#text` variable	Conditional logic THEN / ELSE values Field label Field default value Field placeholder Field help Field content (Text Editor and HTML field types) Field min / max attributes
`#calc(#field(123) + #field(321))`	Returns the sum of field IDs 123 and 321. The sum is updated whenever field ID 123 or 321 changes if it is used in field settings. Learn more about the `#calc` variable	Conditional logic THEN / ELSE values Field label Field default value Field placeholder Field content (Text Editor and HTML field types) Field help Field min / max attributes

Sections

Example	Description	Where To Use
`#section_row_count(123)`	Returns the number of repeatable rows in section ID 123. Learn more about repeatable sections	Client-side
`#calc(#section_row_count(123) * 10)`	Returns the number of repeatable rows in section ID 123 multiplied by 10. The value is updated whenever the number of rows in section ID 123 changes. Learn more about repeatable sections	Client-side
`#section_row_number`	Returns the current section row number. This is useful for numbering repeatable sections. Learn more about repeatable sections	In a field inside a repeatable section.

Submissions

Example	Description	Where To Use
`#submit_id`	Returns the submission ID.	Email templates PDF templates Action settings
`#submit_hash`	Returns the submission hash.	Email templates PDF templates Action settings
`#submit_url`	Returns a URL that can be used to return back to a saved submission. Learn more about save and continue	Email templates PDF templates Action settings

#if … #endif

Example	Description	Where To Use
`#if(#field(123))You entered something in field ID 123#endif`	Returns You entered something in field ID 123 if field ID 123 is not blank.	Email templates PDF templates Action settings Conditional logic THEN / ELSE values
`#if(#field(123) == "Option 1")You chose option 1#endif`	Returns You chose option 1 if field ID 123 equals Option 1.	Email templates PDF templates Action settings Conditional logic THEN / ELSE values
`#if("#text(#field(123))" == "Option 1")You chose option 1#endif`	Dynamically returns You chose option 1 if field ID 123 equals Option 1. The value is updated whenever field ID 123 changes. Learn more about the #text variable	Field label Field default value Field placeholder Field help Field content (Text Editor and HTML field types) Field min / max attributes
`#if(#calc(#field(123)) > 10)Number greater than 10#endif`	Dynamically returns Number greater than 10 if field ID 123 contains a number greater than 10. The value is updated whenever field ID 123 changes. Learn more about the `#calc` variable	Email templates PDF templates Action settings Conditional logic THEN / ELSE values Field label Field default value Field placeholder Field content (Text Editor and HTML field types) Field help Field min / max attributes

Blog

Example	Description	Where To Use
`#blog_name`	Returns the site title.	Anywhere
`#blog_admin_email`	Returns the administration email address.	Anywhere
`#blog_date`	Returns the current date using the site date format.	Anywhere
`#blog_time`	Returns the current time using the site time format.	Anywhere

Selects, Checkboxes and Radios

Example	Description	Where To Use
`#field(123)`	Returns the value of a select, checkbox or radio for field ID 123.	Anywhere
`#select_option_text(123)`	Returns selected option text for field ID 123.	Anywhere
`#checkbox_label(123)`	Returns the checked checkbox(es) label(s) for field ID 123.	Anywhere
`#radio_label(123)`	Returns the checked radio label for field ID 123.	Anywhere

Query Variables

Example	Description	Where To Use
`#query_var("post_id")`	Returns the value of the query variable `post_id`. For example: `https://mysite.com/?post_id=123` This would return 123.	Client-side

Date/Time

Also see our Date/Time Cheat Sheet for more examples.

Example	Description	Where To Use
`#client_date`	Returns the users web browser local date in the format configured in WordPress. This variable can only be used in client-side.	Client-side
`#client_time`	Returns the users web browser local time in the format configured in WordPress. This variable can only be used in client-side.	Client-side
`#client_date_custom(format, seconds_offset)`	Returns the users web browser local date and time in a specified format (PHP date format) Learn more about date formats	Client-side
`#blog_date`	Returns the blog date in the format configured in WordPress.	Anywhere
`#blog_time`	Returns the blog time in the format configured in WordPress.	Anywhere
`#blog_date_custom(format, seconds_offset)`	Returns the blog date and time in a specified format (PHP date format). Learn more about date formats	Anywhere
`#server_date`	Returns the server date in the format configured in WordPress.	Anywhere
`#server_time`	Returns the server time in the format configured in WordPress.	Anywhere
`#server_date_custom(format, seconds_offset)`	Returns the server date and time in a specified format (PHP date format). Learn more about date formats	Anywhere

For a complete reference of all the available variables, click here.