Smart Tags are dynamic placeholders that automatically populate with real data from your WordPress site, user registration forms, and user accounts. They provide a powerful way to personalize content, emails, messages, and form elements without manual data entry.

Example: Instead of writing “Hello [user’s name]”, you can write “Hello {{first_name}}” and it will automatically show “Hello John” when John registers.

Accessing Smart Tags in User Registration & Membership Plugin #

Method 1: From WordPress Dashboard #

Navigate to your WordPress admin dashboard and follow these steps:

1. Go to User Registration & Membership Dashboard in your WordPress admin menu.
2. Select Help from the dashboard menu.
3. Next, click on the View Tags button of Smart Tags.

This will display the complete list of available Smart Tags with their descriptions and use cases. Click on + sign to explore the tags.

Method 2: In-Context Help #

When editing emails, frontend messages, or other areas that support Smart Tags, look for:

• Smart Tags button or link.
• Insert Smart Tag option.

How do you Add Smart Tags to Email Content? #

Navigate to User Registration & Membership > Settings > Emails. Here, you’ll find three tabs: General, To Admin, and To User.

Now, you can edit the email content for either the Admin or the User. So, click on the tab accordingly.

In this example, we are modifying email content sent to the admin after a new user registers on our site. So, let’s navigate to To Admin tab and click on the settings icon under the Configure tab.

Now, a new interface with the email template opens up. On the email content editor place the cursor where you want to add smart tag and then click on the Add Smart Tags link.

It’ll show you all the available smart tags. Now, you can use any smart tags that match your email content.

Don’t forget to save the changes after you complete the settings. You can also click on the Preview button to see how email will appear.

Available Smart Tags #

Basic User Information #

Smart Tag	What it Shows	Example
{{username}}	Username of the registered user.	john_doe
{{ur_login}}	Alternative username tag	john_doe
{{first_name}}	First Name of the registered user.	John
{{last_name}}	Last name of the registered user.	Doe
{{email}}	Email of the registered user.	[email protected]
{{display_name}}	Display the name of the registered user.	John Doe
{{user_id}}	Unique user number	123
{{user_roles}}	User’s role on your site	Subscriber, Customer
{{auto_pass}}	Automatically generated password	Temp123!

Website Information #

Smart Tag	What it shows	Example
{{blog_info}}	Name of the website	My Awesome Website
{{home_url}}	URL to the website.	https://mywebsite.com
{{site_name}}	Alternative site name tag	My Awesome Website
{{site_url}}	Alternative site URL tag	https://mywebsite.com
{{admin_email}}	Website admin email	[email protected]

Page & Content Information #

Smart Tag	What it shows	Example
{{page_title}}	Current page title	“Registration Page”
{{page_url}}	Current page URL	https://mysite.com/register
{{page_id}}	Page ID number	456
{{post_title}}	Post title	“Welcome Post”
{{author_name}}	Content author name	Jane Smith
{{author_email}}	Content author email	[email protected]

Date & Time Information #

Smart Tag	What it shows	Example
{{current_date}}	Today’s date	March 15, 2024
{{current_time}}	Current time	2:30 PM
{{current_language}}	Site language	English

Form Information #

Smart Tag	What it shows	Example
{{form_id}}	Registration form ID	789
{{form_name}}	Registration form name	“Customer Registration”
{{all_fields}}	All form information	Complete user details

Security and Tracking #

Smart Tag	What it shows	Example
{{email_token}}	Token generated for an email confirmation.	Email confirmation links
{{key}}	Security key	Password reset links
{{unique_id}}	Generates a unique string that can be used as an ID.	abc123xyz
{{user_ip_address}}	User’s IP address	192.168.1.1
{{referrer_url}}	Where did the user come from	https://google.com

Smart Tags for Membership #

Smart Tag	What it shows	Example
{{membership_plan_details}}	List details of plan user is subscribed to.	Gold Plan: Access to premium content, priority support, exclusive webinars
{{membership_plan}}	The name of the membership tier.	Gold, Silver, Basic.
{{membership_plan_type}}	Whether it’s a one-time payment or a subscription-based plan.	One-time, Subscription
{{membership_plan_payment_method}}	The used payment provider.	Bank, Paypal, Stripe, etc.
{{membership_plan_payment_amount}}	The cost of the membership, including currency.	$29.99 USD, €25.00 EUR
{{membership_plan_payment_status}}	The status of payment.	Paid, Approved, Pending.
{{membership_plan_billing_cycle}}	How often they’re charged.	Monthly, Yearly, Lifetime, or Custom
{{membership_plan_trial_period}}	Duration of the free trial.	7 days, 14 days, 30 days
{{membership_plan_next_billing_date}}	If it’s a subscription, when the next payment will be due.	April 15, 2024
{{membership_plan_status}}	Current membership status	Active, Expired, Cancelled, or Pending.

Smart Tags for Other Fields #

In a form field, you can add Smart Tags as field values. That means you can also use information from the field you’ve added to your registration form (like dropdowns, text areas, phone numbers, etc.) in your emails.

Format: {{field_name_with_unique_key}}

Example: If you have a country field, it might look like: {{country_1748242489}}

How to Find Your Field Value to Use as a Smart Tag? #

1. Go to your form builder.
2. Click on the form field you want to use.
3. Look for the field name or unique key under the Field Options.

4. Copy the unique key to use later in the Email Templates.

You can now add your field value anywhere in the email content. So, edit the email template like we did in the previous section.

• Go to User Registration > Settings > Emails.
• Select the email template you want to edit.
• Add your field value as a smart tag anywhere in the email content.

In the image below, we have added the field value for the country as Smart Tag in the email template.

Now, you can send a test registration to make sure the smart tags work correctly.