Create a Link to Pre-Filter a Web Form Page Aggregated Landing Pages, like the list of News or Events landing pages, may have a filter option available for visitors. It is possible to generate a link, to be used elsewhere on the site, that will take visitors to the page with pre-selected filter/s already enabled, E.g. link with ‘comedy’ preselected. The link will have a question mark and some extra characters added to it, called a “parameter,” at the end of the URL address that tells the web page how to configure the web form when the page loads. Unfortunately, the configuration for the link is obscured. Contact the College Web team and we will help find the right path. The following is provided for to assist with trying to troubleshoot the link. Constructing the Link Construct the link: To find the “variable_value”, look at the source code and find the “name” element for the form field. Example: <input type=”checkbox” name=”field_event_type_value[]” id=”edit-field-event-type-value-streamed” value=”streamed”> Take the base URL: e.g. http://finearts.utexas.edu/events Add ‘?’ at the end: e.g. http://finearts.utexas.edu/events? Add the correct ‘variable_value=the_value_of_the_filter’ E.g. with Comedy selected: http://finearts.utexas.edu/events?field_event_type_value[]=comedy To add multiple types: E.g. a link with both comedy and musical selected. Add as many field=value pairs as you want to be pre-selected, joined with & between them. Add a numeric sequence to teach additional type: http://finearts.utexas.edu/events?field_event_type_value[]=comedy&field_event_type_value[]_1=musical Examples http://test.music.utexas.edu/calendar?field_feed_event_type_value[]=streamed http://test.theatredance.utexas.edu/alumni/news?emphasis=Drama
