Geolocation

This guide will show you how to populate a Hidden field with the name of the visitor’s country.

Step 1

Install and configure the WordPress plugin GeoIP Detection.

Step 2

Add a Hidden element to the form, then go to the settings for it and enable the option Dynamic default value then enter the Parameter name country.

Step 3

Add the following code to the WordPress theme functions.php file (or create a plugin for it).

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function my_get_ip_country($value)
{
    if (function_exists('geoip_detect2_get_info_from_current_ip')) {
        $record = geoip_detect2_get_info_from_current_ip();
        $value = $record->country->name;
    }
 
    return $value;
}
add_filter('iphorm_element_value_country', 'my_get_ip_country');

function my_get_ip_country($value)
{
    if (function_exists('geoip_detect2_get_info_from_current_ip')) {
        $record = geoip_detect2_get_info_from_current_ip();
        $value = $record->country->name;
    }

    return $value;
}
add_filter('iphorm_element_value_country', 'my_get_ip_country');