# Text area fields in forms doesn't receive prepopulated values

**URL:** <https://forum.mautic.org/t/text-area-fields-in-forms-doesnt-receive-prepopulated-values/2546>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [October 20, 2015, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/text-area-fields-in-forms-doesnt-receive-prepopulated-values/2546 "2015-10-20T14:09:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![seti](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/seti/32/6477_2.png) [@seti](https://forum.mautic.org/u/seti)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/text-area-fields-in-forms-doesnt-receive-prepopulated-values/2546/1 "2015-10-20T14:09:54Z")

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Hi All, I would like to know if this is a bug or if it’s the expected behavior:  
  
  
  
Using version 2.1 and trying to prepopulate field values (textarea) in forms.  
  
  
  
If the field in the form is Textarea type, it doesn’t receive the value.  
  
  
  
But changing the field form type from Textarea to Text, the value is received properly (but difficult to edit).  
  
  
  
Thanks!  
  
  
  
PD. I added it as issue ([https://github.com/mautic/mautic/issues/1022](https://github.com/mautic/mautic/issues/1022))

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**Author:** ![escopecz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/escopecz/32/370_2.png) [@escopecz](https://forum.mautic.org/u/escopecz)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2015, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/text-area-fields-in-forms-doesnt-receive-prepopulated-values/2546/2 "2015-10-22T13:18:58Z")

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(further discussed in the GH issue. For the next time, there is not need to create a forum post for with the same topic)

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**Author:** ![seti](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/seti/32/6477_2.png) [@seti](https://forum.mautic.org/u/seti)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/text-area-fields-in-forms-doesnt-receive-prepopulated-values/2546/3 "2015-10-20T14:09:54Z")

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Hi All, I would like to know if this is a bug or if it’s the expected behavior:

Using version 2.1 and trying to prepopulate field values (textarea) in forms.

If the field in the form is Textarea type, it doesn’t receive the value.

But changing the field form type from Textarea to Text, the value is received properly (but difficult to edit).

Thanks!

PD. I added it as issue ([https://github.com/mautic/mautic/issues/1022](https://github.com/mautic/mautic/issues/1022))

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**Author:** ![silavapi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/silavapi/32/7424_2.png) [@silavapi](https://forum.mautic.org/u/silavapi)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2020, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/text-area-fields-in-forms-doesnt-receive-prepopulated-values/2546/4 "2020-02-02T22:57:36Z")

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