Title: Google map using Caldera variable
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Google map using Caldera variable

 *  Resolved [mziebinski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mziebinski/)
 * (@mziebinski)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-map-using-caldera-variable/)
 * So I am new to wordpress, so please please humor me and help me out!
    I’m using
   Caldera Forms to input an address, and saving it under the variable name “address”.
   When I submit the form, the URL looks like [http://gospontaneity.com/diningout/?cf_id=45&address=chicago](http://gospontaneity.com/diningout/?cf_id=45&address=chicago)
   which leads me to believe that my variable is working, and the current value 
   is “chicago”. Now I want to use this variable to output a google map of Chicago.
   I have various plugins that allow me to use shortcode to create a map, but I 
   can’t figure out how to insert the variable into it. For example, I am using 
   the shortcode [map addr=”address”][/map], which normally shows a map of whatever
   is in quotes – but its not working. HELP!?
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/caldera-forms/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/caldera-forms/)

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 *  Plugin Contributor [David Cramer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/desertsnowman/)
 * (@desertsnowman)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-map-using-caldera-variable/#post-6598151)
 * Hi there,
 * You got the variable usage correct as you know its working, but the problem is
   that the map shortcode has no idea that `address` is tied to the URL. What you
   need is something to convert the URL GET value to the shortcode.

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## Tags

 * [function](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/function/)
 * [gmap](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/gmap/)
 * [map](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/map/)
 * [variable](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/variable/)

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 * Last reply from: [David Cramer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/desertsnowman/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-map-using-caldera-variable/#post-6598151)
 * Status: resolved