<p>if you're using an <a href="http://buildwithcraft.com/docs/templating/entry-form" rel="nofollow">Entry Form - [entries/saveEntry]</a> you'll need to pass them in as fields.</p>

<p>For example if you had a text field called "Links" you would need an input like this</p>

<pre><code>&lt;input type="text" name="fields[links]" value="{{ entry.links }}"&gt;
</code></pre>

<p>Passing in inputs with the name fields[your_field_name] allow it to be picked up and populated correctly.</p>

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2014-08-17T21:59:06.987Z
2014-08-17T21:59:06.987Z
Adam McCombs
<p>I want any visitor to be able to submit links to my blog via the Guest Entries plugin, but how do I include the custom fields of my "Links" entry type in the Guest Entries form? For example, a category field, text fields...</p>

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2014-08-17T23:45:56.730Z
OT: Rafael, do yourself a favor and get the client license. Entry types is definitely no useful solution to separate blog entries, a designer directory and user submitted links. Or is this "Links" entry type in fact one type of your blog entries?
carlcs
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2014-08-18T08:17:16.493Z
Yep it is ;) Links will be part of the main blog page!
Rafael
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How do I include custom fields of an entry type in the Guest Entries form?
# How do I include custom fields of an entry type in the Guest Entries form?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-08-17)

I want any visitor to be able to submit links to my blog via the Guest Entries plugin, but how do I include the custom fields of my "Links" entry type in the Guest Entries form? For example, a category field, text fields...

**Tags:** guest-entries
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: OT: Rafael, do yourself a favor and get the client license. Entry types is definitely no useful solution to separate blog entries, a designer directory and user submitted links. Or is this "Links" entry type in fact one type of your blog entries?  
> **username_0**: Yep it is ;) Links will be part of the main blog page!  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2014-08-17. Score: 3

if you're using an Entry Form - [entries/saveEntry] you'll need to pass them in as fields.
For example if you had a text field called "Links" you would need an input like this


Passing in inputs with the name fields[your_field_name] allow it to be picked up and populated correctly.


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