Typeform · mathio · Feb 23, 2024 · Feb 22, 2024
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ If you embed via HTML, you need to pass optinos as attributes with `data-tf-` pr
 | keepSession            | boolean          | preserve form state when modal window is closed (and re-opened)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | `false`                                                       |
 | redirectTarget         | string           | target for [typeforms with redirect](https://www.typeform.com/help/a/redirect-on-completion-or-redirect-through-endings-360060589532/), valid values are `_self`, `_top`, `_blank` or `_parent` ([see docs on anchor target](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/a#attr-target)) | `_parent`                                                     |
 | disableScroll          | boolean          | disable navigation between questions via scrolling and swiping                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | `false`                                                       |
+| preselect              | object           | preselect answer to the first question ([more info in help center](https://www.typeform.com/help/a/preselect-answers-through-typeform-links-for-advanced-users-4410202791060/))                                                                                                                        | `undefined`                                                   |
 
 ## Options in plain HTML embed
 

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+  <head>
+    <meta charset="utf-8" />
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
+    <title>Static HTML Demo</title>
+    <style>
+      #wrapper {
+        width: 100%;
+        max-width: 600px;
+        height: 400px;
+        margin: 0 auto;
+      }
+      .element {
+        position: fixed;
+        bottom: 0;
+        right: 0;
+        background: red;
+        color: white;
+        padding: 10px;
+        width: 200px;
+        height: 60px;
+        line-height: 40px;
+        z-index: 10000;
+      }
+    </style>
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <div class="element">I have z-index 10k</div>
+    <p>This embed preselects the answer to <strong>6</strong> and continues to next question.</p>
+    <p><a href="https://www.typeform.com/help/a/preselect-answers-through-typeform-links-for-advanced-users-4410202791060/">More info in this help center article.</a></p>
+    <div
+      id="wrapper"
+      data-tf-widget="HLjqXS5W"
+      data-tf-medium="demo-test"
+      data-tf-iframe-props="title=Foo Bar"
+      data-tf-preselect="37ca107f130fef3a=6"
+    ></div>
+    <script src="./lib/embed.js"></script>
+  </body>
+</html>
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ Closing and opening a typeform in modal window will restart the progress from th
 | disableScroll                                                                                                          | boolean                     | disable navigation between questions via scrolling and swiping                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | `false`                                                       |
 | hubspot                                                                                                                | boolean                     | enable HubSpot source tracking - for details see article [Set up source tracking for HubSpot](https://www.typeform.com/help/a/set-up-source-tracking-for-hub-spot-4413167079316/)                                                                                                                      | `false`                                                       |
 | [fullScreen](https://codesandbox.io/s/github/Typeform/embed-demo/tree/main/demo-html/widget-full-screen-html)          | boolean                     | enable full screen view, set `<body>` size, resize on screen resize - also when browser navbars are displayed on mobile                                                                                                                                                                                | `false`                                                       |
+| [preselect] (https://codesandbox.io/s/github/Typeform/embed-demo/tree/main/demo-html/preselect-html)                   | object                      | preselect answer to the first question ([more info in help center](https://www.typeform.com/help/a/preselect-answers-through-typeform-links-for-advanced-users-4410202791060/))                                                                                                                        | `undefined`                                                   |
 
 ### Options in plain HTML embed
 

@@ -109,4 +109,8 @@ export type UrlOptions = {
    * Do not use H1 tags inside the form
    */
   noHeading?: boolean
+  /**
+   * Preselect first question (ref) with answer (ref)
+   */
+  preselect?: Record<string, string>
 }
@@ -54,5 +54,6 @@ export const buildOptionsFromAttributes = (element: HTMLElement) => {
     disableScroll: 'boolean',
     fullScreen: 'boolean',
     noHeading: 'boolean',
+    preselect: 'record',
   })
 }
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ describe('build-iframe-src', () => {
         hubspot: true,
         autoResize: true,
         onEndingButtonClick: () => {},
+        noHeading: true,
+        preselect: {
+          question1: 'value2',
+        },
       }
       expect(buildIframeSrc({ formId: 'some-id', type: 'widget', embedId: 'embed-id', options })).toBe(
         'https://form.typeform.com/to/some-id' +
@@ -134,9 +138,11 @@ describe('build-iframe-src', () => {
           '&typeform-embed-handles-redirect=1' +
           '&typeform-embed-auto-resize=true' +
           '&typeform-embed-handle-ending-button-click=true' +
+          '&typeform-embed-no-heading=true' +
           '&utm_foo=utm+foo+value&foobar=foobar%26value' +
           '#foo=foo+value&bar=%40bar%26value%3F' +
-          '&hubspot_page_name=page+title&hubspot_page_url=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%2F'
+          '&hubspot_page_name=page+title&hubspot_page_url=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%2F' +
+          '&answers-question1=value2'
       )
     })
 

@@ -87,6 +87,46 @@ const getBaseUrl = (formString: string, domain = DEFAULT_DOMAIN): URL => {
   return new URL(`https://${domain}/to/${formString}`)
 }
 
+const makePreselectParam = (preselect?: Record<string, string>) => {
+  if (!preselect) {
+    return null
+  }
+  const questionRef = Object.keys(preselect).at(0)
+  const answerRef = (questionRef && preselect[questionRef]) || undefined
+
+  if (questionRef === undefined || answerRef === undefined) {
+    return null
+  }
+  return {
+    key: `answers-${questionRef}`,
+    value: answerRef,
+  }
+}
+
+const buildHashParams = (url: URL, options: BaseOptions & UrlOptions): string => {
+  const hashParams = new URLSearchParams()
+
+  if (options.hidden) {
+    Object.entries(options.hidden)
+      .filter(([, paramValue]) => isDefined(paramValue) && paramValue !== '')
+      .forEach(([paramName, paramValue]) => {
+        // if transitive params is true, make hidden field values take priority over transitive params
+        if (typeof options.transitiveSearchParams === 'boolean') {
+          url.searchParams.delete(paramName)
+        }
+        hashParams.set(paramName, paramValue)
+      })
+  }
+
+  const preselectParam = makePreselectParam(options.preselect)
+  if (preselectParam) {
+    const { key, value } = preselectParam
+    hashParams.set(key, value)
+  }
+
+  return hashParams.toString()
+}
+
 export const buildIframeSrc = (params: BuildIframeSrcOptions): string => {
   const { domain, formId, type, embedId, options } = params
   const queryParams = mapOptionsToQueryParams(type, embedId, addDefaultUrlOptions(options))
@@ -104,23 +144,7 @@ export const buildIframeSrc = (params: BuildIframeSrcOptions): string => {
     options.hidden = { ...options.hidden, ...hubspotHiddenFields }
   }
 
-  if (options.hidden) {
-    const searchParams = new URLSearchParams()
-
-    Object.entries(options.hidden)
-      .filter(([, paramValue]) => isDefined(paramValue) && paramValue !== '')
-      .forEach(([paramName, paramValue]) => {
-        // if transitive params is true, make hidden field values take priority over transitive params
-        if (typeof options.transitiveSearchParams === 'boolean') {
-          url.searchParams.delete(paramName)
-        }
-        searchParams.set(paramName, paramValue)
-      })
-    const hiddenFields = searchParams.toString()
-    if (hiddenFields) {
-      url.hash = hiddenFields
-    }
-  }
+  url.hash = buildHashParams(url, options)
 
   return url.href
 }