Prepopulate form-url with a preselected (product)category

If I have an order form with products, which have one of more categories, is it possible to do the following:

https://url-of-jotfom-form?category=tennis shoes

to open the form with the category-filter preset to tennis shoes?

and

https://url-of-jotfom-form?category=baseball shoes

to open the form with the category-filter preset to baseball shoes?

etc?

Hi Plopchampagnes,

Thank you for contacting Support.

Yes, it's possible to do pre-filling the fields through the URL, you may either use the pre-fill app or manually do the process, here is a guide with more information about both methods: 

https://www.jotform.com/help/71-Prepopulating-Fields-to-Your-JotForm-via-URL-Parameters 

Let us know if you need further assistance.

I'm sorry Sam, but in the link you provided there is an answer on form fields, not ont he category selector.

This is the selector I mean (on the top of a form that uses a product inventory with categories per producti):

When inspecting the elements, I see this:

As you can see, there is no "name=...." in the code.
So my question is: how can I pre set the category filter in the url?

Apologies for the confusion.

Unfortunately, the category dropdown cannot be prefilled through the URL, I'm afraid there is not a workaround for this at the moment; however, we may open a feature request for this, although we cannot provide an ETA, we would keep you updated via this ticket, kindly confirm you would like to confirm with the request.

Hello,

Based on your previous question on prefill forms, we wanted to let you know that JotForm Prefill has been launched! Now you can create free prefilled forms that can be connected to CRM, JotForm Tables, and previous submissions to create pre-populated forms with unique URLs. We are so happy and excited to welcome you to explore the elements of JotForm Prefill and what you can do with them.

You can find further information below, if you are interested.

You can start exploring now from the Form Builder page of any form you want. Simply click the “PUBLISH” tab in your Form Builder and click the “PREFILL” option:

1- Manual Prefill

You can fill the form manually and share with your users easily. When you send the URL, users can see the populated data by prefilling.

You can create a prefilled form manually by entering the information like form filling experience and clicking “Save” at the right top. Then, a prefilled form URL that can be edited will be generated by the system.

By clicking the 3-dot menu button, you can see options for the created prefill form. These options are explained in this screenshot;

Also, you can check this guide: How to Prefill Form Fields With Data You Provide with Manual Prefill?

2- JotForm Form Prefill

You can prefill the fields by your old submissions. Thus, you can use existing information or imported data in JotForm Tables. For each record in Tables, you can create a prefilled URL by clicking the “Add a new Prefilled URL” button. After the submissions selection, you can click the “Create” button and prefilled URLs will be generated. After that, all created prefilled URLs will be seen at the record list.

By clicking the 3-dot menu button, you can see options for the created prefill form. These options have been explained in this screenshot;

Also, you can check this guide: How to Prefill Form Fields With Data From Another Form With Form Prefill?

3- JotForm Tables Prefill

You can prefill the fields by selecting rows from JotForm Tables. Thus, you can use existing information or imported data in JotForm Tables. For each submissions in Tables, you can create a prefilled URL by clicking the “Add a new Prefilled URL” button. After the submissions selection, you can click the “Create” button and prefilled URLs will be generated. After that, all created prefilled URLs will be seen at the record list. 

By clicking the 3-dot menu button, you can see options for the created prefill form. These options’ explanations can be seen in this screenshot;

Also, you can check this guide: How to Prefill Form Fields With Data From Other Tables with Table Prefill?

4- SalesForce Prefill

You can integrate your forms with a Salesforce account and match Salesforce fields with form fields. For each record in Salesforce, you can create a prefilled URL to be sent to your users. For the SalesForce prefill, you need to authenticate your Salesforce account for prefilling.

By clicking the 3-dot menu button, you can see options for the created prefill form. These options can be seen in this screenshot;

You can visit the following user guide for more details: How to Prefill a Form Using the Data From Salesforce.

5- Hubspot Prefill

You can integrate their form with a HubSpot account and match Salesforce fields with form fields. For each record in HubSpot, you can create a prefilled URL to be sent to your users. For the Hubspot prefill, you need to authenticate your Hubspot account for prefilling.

By clicking the 3-dot menu button, you can see options for the created prefill form. These options can be seen in this screenshot;

You can visit the following user guide for more details: How to Prefill a Form Using the Data From Hubspot

6- Editable - Read Only Options

In addition to these, You can also edit prefilled form settings for filled fields as editable by the end-user or read-only. If read-only is selected, users cannot change the prefilled information.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON JOTFORM PREFILL, you can always visit our product page → Announcing JotForm Prefill and Send pre-populated forms

In addition to these, there is a detailed guide about What Is JotForm Prefill And How Does It Work?

Thanks for using JotForm!