<p>You can have placeholders and default values, but I guess that won't be enough for you. </p>

<p>You could create a plugin that injects some javascript into the new entry page that executes an AJAX call and fills these fields in.</p>

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2015-06-22T10:53:59.060Z
2015-06-22T10:53:59.060Z
Bob Olde Hampsink
<p>Is there a way to pre-populate the 'New Entry' form in the back end? </p>

<p>The context here is a calendar where you can click on a day and see a list of events and have a "New Event" button. The "New Event" button should ideally open the CMS backend and pre populate the event date (and some other fields). </p>

<p>We've chosen not to build a a whole new form because the events are quite complex, containing more than one matrix and assets, and it'll only be admins creating events (they don't need all the glitz).</p>

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Pre populated New Entry
# Pre populated New Entry

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-06-22)

Is there a way to pre-populate the 'New Entry' form in the back end?

The context here is a calendar where you can click on a day and see a list of events and have a "New Event" button. The "New Event" button should ideally open the CMS backend and pre populate the event date (and some other fields).

We've chosen not to build a a whole new form because the events are quite complex, containing more than one matrix and assets, and it'll only be admins creating events (they don't need all the glitz).

**Tags:** entry, form


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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-06-22. Score: 1

You can have placeholders and default values, but I guess that won't be enough for you.

You could create a plugin that injects some javascript into the new entry page that executes an AJAX call and fills these fields in.


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