# \#merge-tag **URL:** https://community.gravityforms.com/tag/merge-tag/1535.md [Latest](https://community.gravityforms.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.gravityforms.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.gravityforms.com/tags.md) --- ## [Checkboxes Merge Tag broken when different choices have same values](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/checkboxes-merge-tag-broken-when-different-choices-have-same-values/19999)
**Author:** [@omtr](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/omtr)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 11:55pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/checkboxes-merge-tag-broken-when-different-choices-have-same-values/19999 "2026-01-16T23:55:10Z")
Hi, when i set up a checkboxes field with Labels “Choice A/Choice B/Choice C” but all with the same value “100”, the merge tag shows the right amount of choices, but always with the label of the first choice. This feels… --- ## [No merge tags available in notifications page](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/no-merge-tags-available-in-notifications-page/19092)
**Author:** [@designlobby](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/designlobby)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2025, 3:15am UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/no-merge-tags-available-in-notifications-page/19092 "2025-03-18T03:15:59Z")
My site is on a local development server. I have 2 simple contact forms with no conditional logic or anything beyond basic fields. When setting up notifications in the backend, there are no merge tags available for me to… --- ## [Is there a way to get {token} merge tag?](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-get-token-merge-tag/18929)
**Author:** [@user6792a8f9c747a858](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/user6792a8f9c747a858)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2025, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-get-token-merge-tag/18929 "2025-02-12T18:36:31Z")
Is there a way to get a merge tag that only outputs ?gfur\_activation=xxxx instead of {activation\_url} that outputs full activation URL? --- ## [Advance Post Creation - post\_id and post\_url not working](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/advance-post-creation-post-id-and-post-url-not-working/18662)
**Author:** [@user5ee800c27a34d146](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/user5ee800c27a34d146)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2024, 10:05am UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/advance-post-creation-post-id-and-post-url-not-working/18662 "2024-12-19T10:05:01Z")
Hi I am trying to add a link on the text type confirmation which will lead the user to their post submitted as draft. Preview Your Obituary the issue is that post\_id and post\_url merge tag is not working Thanks --- ## [User Registration Add-on emails to users sometimes missing activation link](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/user-registration-add-on-emails-to-users-sometimes-missing-activation-link/18412)
**Author:** [@room34](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/room34)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 8:33am UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/user-registration-add-on-emails-to-users-sometimes-missing-activation-link/18412 "2024-11-04T08:33:32Z")
I’ve been finding that for some percentage of users of my form (maybe around 10-20%), the notification email they receive is missing the activation link. Their pending accounts are still in the system and can be activate… --- ## [Merge Tags on REST API form submission](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/merge-tags-on-rest-api-form-submission/18343)
**Author:** [@user64e7cb1ded35a719](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/user64e7cb1ded35a719)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/merge-tags-on-rest-api-form-submission/18343 "2024-10-15T19:46:08Z")
Hello We are trying to implement the REST API v2 form submission for our GForms, when we submit our forms using the instructions here Submitting Forms with REST API v2 - Gravity Forms Documentation everything seems to w… --- ## [Calculate total of specific column in list item](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/calculate-total-of-specific-column-in-list-item/18030)
**Author:** [@JilH](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/JilH)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2024, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/calculate-total-of-specific-column-in-list-item/18030 "2024-08-20T15:36:49Z")
Hi there, I use a list in my reimbursement form and I would like to calculate a total from one column in the list view. Unfortunately the specific columns don’t show up in my merge-tag. Is there a possibility to do this… --- ## [What is the { } merge for notification to purchaser](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/what-is-the-merge-for-notification-to-purchaser/17067)
**Author:** [@randefriedman](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/randefriedman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2024, 10:02pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/what-is-the-merge-for-notification-to-purchaser/17067 "2024-03-18T22:02:31Z")
To send a notification to the purchaser’s email, which { } merge is used --- ## [Merge Tag to retrieve a single field entry in a repeater](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/merge-tag-to-retrieve-a-single-field-entry-in-a-repeater/16948)
**Author:** [@nicolepaton](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/nicolepaton)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2024, 10:04pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/merge-tag-to-retrieve-a-single-field-entry-in-a-repeater/16948 "2024-03-01T22:04:16Z")
Hello, I have a need for a basic repeater in gravity forms where a set of names, roles and ages can be added. I can set that up no problems using either the native gravity forms repeater (beta) or the Gravity Wiz Neste… --- ## [Merge Tags for List Field](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/merge-tags-for-list-field/16474)
**Author:** [@user5d34fe1900789911](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/user5d34fe1900789911)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2024, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/merge-tags-for-list-field/16474 "2024-01-07T15:41:15Z")
I am building a custom notification, and need to style the results of a List field. What are the Merge Tags that I would use? My form is on a protect site so I can’t share the live view, but here is a screenshot: And… --- ## [Display Checkbox Results w/Bullets in Notification \[RESOLVED\]](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/display-checkbox-results-w-bullets-in-notification-resolved/16416)
**Author:** [@user5d34fe1900789911](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/user5d34fe1900789911)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/display-checkbox-results-w-bullets-in-notification-resolved/16416 "2023-12-06T14:13:30Z")
I’m using version 2.7.17 of Gravity Forms. My form in on protected site so I can’t share the URL. It includes a checkbox with 4 options. Using the plain merge tag it displays as a comma separated sentence in my notificat… --- ## [Multi-file upload Merge Tag?](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/multi-file-upload-merge-tag/16035)
**Author:** [@JasonZ](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/JasonZ)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2023, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/multi-file-upload-merge-tag/16035 "2023-11-13T17:37:18Z")
Why is it so hard to get an unordered list of uploaded files from a Multi-file upload field? I went down a rabbit hole trying to figure out how to get the contents of a multi-file upload field into a place that a front-e… --- ## [What are the merge tags for pagination?](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/what-are-the-merge-tags-for-pagination/15825)
**Author:** [@user642c04714e094324](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/user642c04714e094324)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2023, 6:23pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/what-are-the-merge-tags-for-pagination/15825 "2023-09-05T18:23:48Z")
Hi I want to implement pagination tracking for my form with Google Analytics, but I don’t appear to have any merge tags available relating to pagination. The form is setup for pagination and has the steps named etc. and… --- ## [Merge Tag used in href on confirmation not working](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/merge-tag-used-in-href-on-confirmation-not-working/14964)
**Author:** [@jeynon](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/jeynon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2023, 12:54am UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/merge-tag-used-in-href-on-confirmation-not-working/14964 "2023-04-20T00:54:26Z")
When saving the confirmation with the piece of code below I get the following error. “The text you have entered is not valid. For security reasons, some characters are not allowed.” \ **Author:** [@user642cd6c9825b6777](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/user642cd6c9825b6777)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2023, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/user-merge-tag-not-working-on-my-wordpress-gravity-form/14912 "2023-04-12T15:24:20Z") Hello, Here is the form set-up as you can see I have inserted Email What am I doing wrong or missing here? Thanks --- ## [Use Code Snippets to "centralize" 100's of identical notifications \[RESOLVED\]](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/use-code-snippets-to-centralize-100s-of-identical-notifications-resolved/14820)
**Author:** [@user5a1c3c16c41d97.7](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/user5a1c3c16c41d97.7)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2023, 3:56am UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/use-code-snippets-to-centralize-100s-of-identical-notifications-resolved/14820 "2023-04-06T03:56:25Z")
Hello, I have literally hundreds of notifications (say 15 forms with 30 different notifications for each form entry), and it is extremely exhausting to open every notification if I just want to make a small change. Hen… --- ## [What is the merge tag / recipe for showing uploaded files?](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/what-is-the-merge-tag-recipe-for-showing-uploaded-files/14179)
**Author:** [@c.sampaio](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/c.sampaio)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 7:27am UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/what-is-the-merge-tag-recipe-for-showing-uploaded-files/14179 "2023-01-07T07:27:25Z")
Hi! I’ve been trying to show the file names of the upload on a summary at the end of a form before submit. But I can’t seem to find that information anywhere. Does anybody know it? --- ## [Merge tag picker greyed out](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/merge-tag-picker-greyed-out/13569)
**Author:** [@sageinternet](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/sageinternet)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/merge-tag-picker-greyed-out/13569 "2022-11-02T16:21:18Z")
I’m trying to pick the merge tag to populate the fields in Notifications (like I’ve done a thousand times before) but the merge tag picker button is greyed out. Running version 2.6.7. --- ## [Conditional "hidden" information](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/conditional-hidden-information/11403)
**Author:** [@LoneWolf95665](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/LoneWolf95665)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2021, 6:21am UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/conditional-hidden-information/11403 "2021-12-11T06:21:29Z")
I place business with over 200 different companies. The Products these companies offer differ from company to company and from company to State (US States). I need a hidden resource, hidden from the person completing t…