Title: Multistep clears default:shortcode_attr
Last modified: September 15, 2021

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# Multistep clears default:shortcode_attr

 *  Resolved [jonny-s](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jonny-s/)
 * (@jonny-s)
 * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multistep-clears-defaultshortcode_attr/)
 * Hey,
 * looks like multistep clears fields filled with default:shortcode_attr on pageload.
 * Case:
    Form
 *     ```
       [text name default:shortcode_attr]
       [multistep lesekreis-next first_step skip_save "https://beta.example.de/lesekreise/kontakt/"]
       ```
   
 * Shortocde
    `[contact-form-7 id="976" name="Johann"]`
 * Actual behavior: You’ll see the data “Johann” for a second and then disappears.
   Without multistep-tag data remains.
 * How to solve?

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 *  Plugin Author [webheadcoder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webheadllc/)
 * (@webheadllc)
 * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multistep-clears-defaultshortcode_attr/#post-14884471)
 * Hi,
 * I’m not seeing this behavior on my end. Does this happen when you first go to
   the form or after you submit the form and go back to the page? Also have you 
   tried it using a private/incognito window?
 * The behavior you’re describing sounds like the default value is working, but 
   then the multi-step plugin is populating the field with a saved value (from another
   field named “name” or because the form was previously submitted).
 *  Thread Starter [jonny-s](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jonny-s/)
 * (@jonny-s)
 * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multistep-clears-defaultshortcode_attr/#post-14884600)
 * Hi,
 * thanks for your feedback.
 * I renamed the fields to neither `mail` nor `name`, reactivated all plugins one
   by one and was not able to reproduce the error. Maybe it was due to field name`
   name`, I didn’t thought about it before.
 * so I’ll mark as solved.
 * Cheers

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 * Last reply from: [jonny-s](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jonny-s/)
 * Last activity: [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multistep-clears-defaultshortcode_attr/#post-14884600)
 * Status: resolved