Title: Submitted data not returning data from conditional fields
Last modified: June 21, 2024

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# Submitted data not returning data from conditional fields

 *  Resolved [wrip](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wrip/)
 * (@wrip)
 * [1 year, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/submitted-data-not-returning-data-from-conditional-fields/)
 * I have my form set up like this:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       [select* topic include_blank "Test1|test1@test.com" "Test2|test2@test.com" "Test3|test3@test.com"][group group_topic_test1 clear_on_hide]  [select* topic_test1 include_blank "AMG" "PRG" "KGL"][/group][group group_topic_test2 clear_on_hide]  [select* topic_test2 include_blank "ORG" "COB" "MNM"][/group][group group_topic_test3 clear_on_hide]  [select* topic_test3 include_blank "IRS" "LOM" "NJH"][/group]
       ```
   
 * When the first topic is selected, I get the first group of dropdown displayed
   and so on. This is all working fine.
 * However in the functions.php file, the submitted data `$data = $submission->get_posted_data()`
   is not returning the data from the group fields:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       function action_wpcf7_before_send_mail_test( $contact_form ) {    $form_id = $contact_form->id();    if ($form_id == "234") {        $submission = WPCF7_Submission::get_instance();        if ($submission) {            $data = $submission->get_posted_data();        }    }    .........    .........    .........    .........}
       ```
   
 * It returns the selected ‘topic’ but not the group data:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       $data: Array(    [topic_test1] => Array        (            [0] =>         )    [topic_test2] => Array        (            [0] => Test2        )    [topic_test3] => Array        (            [0] =>         ))
       ```
   
 * Am I missing something?

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 *  Plugin Author [Jules Colle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jules-colle/)
 * (@jules-colle)
 * [1 year, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/submitted-data-not-returning-data-from-conditional-fields/#post-17859338)
 * Looks like you have added the `clear_on_hide` option to the groups, so you will
   only see the value that you selected in the group that’s visible during form 
   submission, in your test case this seems to be topic_test2
    -  This reply was modified 1 year, 11 months ago by [Jules Colle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jules-colle/).

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