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How to pass First Name opt-in data to thank-you page??

by taxtorpedo
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I use an autoresponder from GVO
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I can't get the "First Name" data to transfer to the thank-you page once a subscriber opts-in to my ezine.

I have entered the following code in the two places on my thank-you page where I want the "First Name" to appear:

?php echo $_POST["FirstName"]; ?

Below is a link with a screenshot of the code from my opt-in page (.php) that is related to the GVO autoresponder form.
Sign-ups result in new subscriber added to autoresponder data base BUT no first name personalization on thank-you page.

Screenshot by Lightshot

Any input concerning what has to be adjusted with this code would be greatly appreciated.
#data #optin #page #pass #thankyou
  • Profile picture of the author David Beroff
    How is the prior script passing the data to you?
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    • Profile picture of the author taxtorpedo
      Originally Posted by David Beroff View Post

      How is the prior script passing the data to you?
      Not sure exactly what you're asking?

      The opt-in data from the autoresponder form is passed to the GVO autoresponder
      data base as a new subscriber.

      I am a blogger not a developer so my knowledge is very limited.

      Btw, when I tried substituting http://weeklytrafficandincomesecrets...com/ezine2.php
      for the gogvo url below (action=), the "first name"data passed perfectly to my thank-you page,
      but the new subscriber was not added to the autoresponder new subscriber data base.

      form method="post" action="http://www.gogvo.com/subscribe.php"

      So, my new subscribers are being added ok, but I have a sales funnel on the
      thank you page that I want personalized.

      HELP!
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      • Profile picture of the author David Beroff
        Right, and thus my question. You're passing the name to them, but you need to know how they pass the name back to you. There's probably some sort of way to configure this in their control panel; the choices are likely "post", "get", and "don't". You need to determine this and change it to ensure that the data gets to you. Hopefully they have some documentation on how to do this with their software.
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        • Profile picture of the author taxtorpedo
          David:

          Thanks for your input.

          I used the following code in brackets (pasted on my thank-you page) to successfully pass
          the "first name" data to my thank you page:

          I was happy since the page was personalized in my two selected places.

          ?php echo $_POST["FirstName"]; ?

          But, I had the wrong url at: (Wrong, because new subscribers were not added to the data base)
          <form method="post" action="http://www.gogvo.com/subscribe.php">
          (The above is the correct url I am using now)

          Why was the "first name" data passing correctly to the thank-you page in this case??

          If the only change I made was to change the url in the code of the opt-in page,
          then I thought there must be some other alteration to again have the "first name"
          data pass again to the thank-you page. So, I thought that some simple change
          in the code below would do the trick.

          Screenshot by Lightshot
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          • Profile picture of the author David Beroff
            Originally Posted by taxtorpedo View Post

            Why was the "first name" data passing correctly to the thank-you page in this case??
            Because you were passing it, directly.

            Originally Posted by taxtorpedo View Post

            I thought there must be some other alteration to again have the "first name" data pass again to the thank-you page.
            That is correct. But the configuration needs to occur on the gogvo side, not in your code. Check their documentation, or ask them for help, since they'll have the right place to do this on their site.
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            • Profile picture of the author taxtorpedo
              Originally Posted by David Beroff View Post


              That is correct. But the configuration needs to occur on the gogvo side, not in your code. Check their documentation, or ask them for help, since they'll have the right place to do this on their site.
              OK.

              I will seek help from GVO support and report back.

              Thanks for your help.
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