Title: Dynamically populate default field value
Last modified: June 12, 2025

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# Dynamically populate default field value

 *  Resolved [pccjenny](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pccjenny/)
 * (@pccjenny)
 * [12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dynamically-populate-default-field-value/)
 * Hi, I’m testing Everest Forms at the link I entered. I’m impressed and want to
   switch over to it but there’s one basic thing I don’t know how to do. There must
   be a way to automatically insert a logged-in member’s phone number into my phone
   field. I’m using Ultimate Member and have a working shortcode to retrieve the
   info: [um_user user_id=”” meta_key=”mobile_number”]
 * How can I use it as the default field value?
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fdynamically-populate-default-field-value%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Support [Amrit Kumar Shrestha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shresthauzwal/)
 * (@shresthauzwal)
 * [11 months, 4 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dynamically-populate-default-field-value/#post-18511011)
 * Hi [@pccjenny](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pccjenny/),
   Thank you for 
   reaching out to us,
 * Yes, it’s possible to include the login user values that are added through Ultimate
   Member.
   Please select the Number field in Everest Forms, and in the Default Value
   section, use {user_meta key=phone_number} to display the user’s phone number.
 * Similarly, you can retrieve other user meta values as shown in this screenshot:
   [https://i.imgur.com/dfPBIjh.png](https://i.imgur.com/dfPBIjh.png)
 * Best regards!
 *  Thread Starter [pccjenny](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pccjenny/)
 * (@pccjenny)
 * [11 months, 4 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dynamically-populate-default-field-value/#post-18511308)
 * That’s wonderful, thank you so much!!
 *  Thread Starter [pccjenny](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pccjenny/)
 * (@pccjenny)
 * [11 months, 4 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dynamically-populate-default-field-value/#post-18511312)
 * Just a note, it only worked with a single line text field, not a field of the
   type phone or number. But I’m just happy to have it working in any case!
 *  Plugin Support [Amrit Kumar Shrestha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shresthauzwal/)
 * (@shresthauzwal)
 * [11 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dynamically-populate-default-field-value/#post-18515349)
 * Hi [@pccjenny](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pccjenny/),
   We hope you loved
   our service as much as we loved serving you! If you have a moment, we’d love 
   it if you could leave us a quick review.
 * It helps us improve and grow—and we’d especially love to hear about your favorite
   feature of **Everest Forms**. Here’s the link to share your thoughts: [https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/everest-forms/reviews/](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/everest-forms/reviews/?filter=5)
 * Thanks for being part of our journey!
 * Best regards,

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 * Last reply from: [Amrit Kumar Shrestha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shresthauzwal/)
 * Last activity: [11 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dynamically-populate-default-field-value/#post-18515349)
 * Status: resolved