Title: Using a pre-defined variable to create a google map
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Using a pre-defined variable to create a google map

 *  [mziebinski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mziebinski/)
 * (@mziebinski)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-a-pre-defined-variable-to-create-a-google-map/)
 * 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!?

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-a-pre-defined-variable-to-create-a-google-map/#post-6598034)
 * I recommend asking in this plugin’s dedicated support sub-forum for better results
   so its developers and users can help you with this:
    [http://wordpress.org/support/plugin/caldera-forms](http://wordpress.org/support/plugin/caldera-forms)

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

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