Answers.Body: <p>You'll need to use the global set's element ID as the <em>reference</em> part (second segment) of the <a href="http://buildwithcraft.com/docs/reference-tags" rel="nofollow noreferrer">reference tag</a>:</p>
  
  <pre><code>{globalset:51:siteUrl}
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>To find the global set's ID, go to CP -> Settings -> Globals. The URL to the global set will have the ID as the last segment (e.g. <code>http://yoursite.craft.dev/admin/settings/globals/51</code>)</p>
  
  <p>Also, see the this SE thread for a little more info: <a href="https://craftcms.stackexchange.com/questions/1796/how-can-i-use-a-reference-tag-with-a-global-set-using-the-handle-not-the-id">How can I use a reference tag with a global set using the handle (not the ID)</a></p>
  
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Body: <p>I have a <code>{{ siteURL }}</code> tag inside a matrix plain text field. But it does only render as a tag and isn't beeing converted to the actual url.</p>
  
  <p>Accoring to <a href="https://craftcms.stackexchange.com/questions/1268/is-it-possible-to-use-twig-in-a-rich-text-field">this post</a> one way is to use <a href="http://buildwithcraft.com/docs/reference-tags" rel="nofollow noreferrer">reference tags</a>.</p>
  
  <p>So I write inside the matrix plain text field: <code>{ globalset:siteUrl }</code> and in the template I write:</p>
  
  <pre><code>{% for block in siteDropdown.matrixDropdown %}
     &lt;li&gt;
       &lt;a href="{{ block.cellLink|parseRefs|raw }}"&gt;{{ block.cellLinkTitle }}&lt;/a&gt;
      &lt;/li&gt;
  {% endfor %}
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But this does nothing but print the tag itself. What am I missing?</p>
  
Tags: <templating><matrix><globals><reference-tags>
Title: Reference tags inside Matrix textfield
ThreadText: # Reference tags inside Matrix textfield
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-06-08)
  
  I have a `{{ siteURL }}` tag inside a matrix plain text field. But it does only render as a tag and isn't beeing converted to the actual url.
  
  Accoring to [this post](https://craftcms.stackexchange.com/questions/1268/is-it-possible-to-use-twig-in-a-rich-text-field) one way is to use [reference tags](http://buildwithcraft.com/docs/reference-tags).
  
  So I write inside the matrix plain text field: `{ globalset:siteUrl }` and in the template I write:
  
  ```
  {% for block in siteDropdown.matrixDropdown %}
     <li>
       <a href="{{ block.cellLink|parseRefs|raw }}">{{ block.cellLinkTitle }}</a>
      </li>
  {% endfor %}
  
  ```
  
  But this does nothing but print the tag itself. What am I missing?
  
  **Tags:** templating, matrix, globals, reference-tags
  
  
  ---
  
  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2015-06-08. Score: 2 | Accepted answer
  
  You'll need to use the global set's element ID as the *reference* part (second segment) of the [reference tag](http://buildwithcraft.com/docs/reference-tags):
  
  ```
  {globalset:51:siteUrl}
  
  ```
  
  To find the global set's ID, go to CP -> Settings -> Globals. The URL to the global set will have the ID as the last segment (e.g. `http://yoursite.craft.dev/admin/settings/globals/51`)
  
  Also, see the this SE thread for a little more info: [How can I use a reference tag with a global set using the handle (not the ID)](https://craftcms.stackexchange.com/questions/1796/how-can-i-use-a-reference-tag-with-a-global-set-using-the-handle-not-the-id)
  
  
  ---
  
  