GivingFuel allows you to dynamically control your donation page by modifying the URL in a unique way that can pre-populate the donation page with special offers and can store hidden tracking data points. In essence, using just the URL of your page, you can make your donation page entirely dynamic and smart.
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Set up Your Pre-Fill URL
From the Pages screen, click the pencil icon under the page that you want to edit
On your giving page, click the + icon
Select the Text Field option
Label the field Source
Turn Required to Off
Click Advanced Options, and toggle the Invisible field to Yes (with this option, the field will be hidden on the live page, so your donors don't see it)
Click Done
Click the pencil button on the same text field
Click Advanced Options, and note the Reference Key on the field (this reference key will be needed later
Click Done
Click Save Now in the upper-right corner of your page to save your changes. Click Publish to publish these changes to your live page
Click View Published Page to go to your live page
Locate your GivingFuel page URL
Add ?registrants to the end of the URL
Add an "." followed by the Reference Key you found earlier (in this example, the Reference Key is source)
Add an "=" followed by the value you would like to be added to the text field (in this example, we added facebook)
Save the URL
Now, when anyone uses the pre-fill URL you created, the system will populate the value into the text field! This will pull into any exports as its own column.
Trigger an Action With Your Pre-Fill URL
You can also use the pre-fill URL feature to trigger an action when donors use a specific link. Here is how to utilize this feature.
From the Pages screen, click the pencil icon under the page that you want to edit
Click the Actions tab on your edit page
Click Create Your First Action if you are creating your first action, or click the + icon if you have already created an action
On the first box on the left-hand side, select the Source text field you created
Select Value is Exactly, and enter the value you added to your pre-fill URL
On the right-hand side, add the action that you would like to trigger (in this example, we chose to show a special image field when someone used the pre-fill URL)
FAQs
How many custom URLs can I create?
You can create as many custom URLs as you need! All you have to do is customize the value that follows the equal sign.
Can I use symbols in my Pre-Fill URL?
We don't recommend using symbols in your pre-fill URL. For example, we wouldn't recommend adding an email address to the URL because of the "@" symbol and the extra .com.
What if I would like to use a different reference name?
The reference name for the field is set to be whatever the field is labeled the first time you hit Done. It cannot be changed after the initial save because it's used as an identifier for exports.
To customize the reference name, you can do the following.
Add a new Text Field (click the + icon, and select the Text Field option)
Label the field what you would like the reference name to be
Click Done
From there, you can edit the field and update the label or options (the reference name will remain locked in)
Click Save Now in the upper-right corner of your page to save your changes. Click Publish to publish these changes to your live page
Warning! Do not delete fields that have already collected information. These steps are only recommended prior to going live.
