Answers.Body: <p>You can have placeholders and default values, but I guess that won't be enough for you. </p>
  
  <p>You could create a plugin that injects some javascript into the new entry page that executes an AJAX call and fills these fields in.</p>
  
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Body: <p>Is there a way to pre-populate the 'New Entry' form in the back end? </p>
  
  <p>The context here is a calendar where you can click on a day and see a list of events and have a "New Event" button. The "New Event" button should ideally open the CMS backend and pre populate the event date (and some other fields). </p>
  
  <p>We've chosen not to build a a whole new form because the events are quite complex, containing more than one matrix and assets, and it'll only be admins creating events (they don't need all the glitz).</p>
  
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Title: Pre populated New Entry
ThreadText: # Pre populated New Entry
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-06-22)
  
  Is there a way to pre-populate the 'New Entry' form in the back end?
  
  The context here is a calendar where you can click on a day and see a list of events and have a "New Event" button. The "New Event" button should ideally open the CMS backend and pre populate the event date (and some other fields).
  
  We've chosen not to build a a whole new form because the events are quite complex, containing more than one matrix and assets, and it'll only be admins creating events (they don't need all the glitz).
  
  **Tags:** entry, form
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2015-06-22. Score: 1
  
  You can have placeholders and default values, but I guess that won't be enough for you.
  
  You could create a plugin that injects some javascript into the new entry page that executes an AJAX call and fills these fields in.
  
  
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