Bug: Checkbox items in form

[Thomas_Schulz1]

Checkbox standard value set to true in column setting
in the published form the setting is set to false

1. screenshot: Coda
2. screenshot: published form

[Dale_Cowling]

Hi @Thomas_Schulz1,

The Default values for new rows feature does not carry over to a publish public form.

Please check out this previous forum post: .

Form Default Values

I made a form to add new rows to a table and created formulas for ‘Value for new rows’. Is there a way to make these values automatically filled in/selected in my form? Currently, all fields in the form are blank to begin.

In it they link to this article which shows how to add default values to a form using URL parameters.

Launched: Pre-filled Form Fields

We’ve loved hearing about the incredible ways you’ve been using forms in the few weeks since they’ve launched, and wanted to share an exciting update based on your feedback. Starting today, you can update URLs for forms you publish to pre-fill fields in your forms. To do so: Publish your form Append text to your URLs to specify any fields that should be pre-filled (read on for more) [Prefilled Forms] URL Structure to Pre-Fill Fields To pre-fill fields, grab your published form URL and add …

It is important to note that anything to you add to a URL should follow URL encoding rules. This is true for any website and not just Coda. For example use of a space is replaced with %20 and ! with %21.

Example encoded URL:
https://coda.io/form/formname?Name=Joe%20Bloggs&Mobile=01234567890

If this were the link to your form above the Name field would be set to Joe Bloggs. The %20 is translated by the system to be a space. The Mobile field will also be populated.

Note that the question mark should be at the end of your forms URL, does not have a forward slash preceding it, and can only be used once. Any other user of a question mark should be encoded.

For multiple parameters user an ampersand (&) between each Parameter.

You can learn more and use the free encoder on this website:

HTML URL Encoding Reference

I am unsure if the parameter needs the display name or the true column name of the field being modified. Something to experiment with.

A final point to mention is something they also touch on in the article. Using this parameter system can help you send pre-defined forms however caution should be used if you go beyond just pre-setting some standardised fields, especially if you choose to use this to populate personal details.

I hope that this helps clear things up.

All the best

Dale

[Thomas_Schulz1]

Thanks @Dale_Cowling I was not aware of this post!