# כיצד למלא את משתני התבנית?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-the-template-variables-to-populate/271526
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** templates
**Created:** [12 ביולי, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-the-template-variables-to-populate/271526 "2023-07-12T16:27:28Z")
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### Author:  [@michellefs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michellefs)
#### Post date: [12 ביולי, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-the-template-variables-to-populate/271526/1 "2023-07-12T16:27:28Z")
I’m having some difficulty seeing the pre-filled variables the plugin supports. Every other aspect of this plugin is working as expected, and it’s awesome! 👍 👍
I have the Discourse Templates plugin installed, and everything _looks_ up to date. However, all I get when I type:
> Hey there, %{reply\_to\_username}.
> Message.
> Best regards,
> %{my\_username}
…is:
> Hey there, %{reply\_to\_username}.
> Message.
> Best regards,
> %{my\_username}
🤔 I was expecting:
> Hey there, so\_and\_so.
> Message.
> Best regards,
> officially\_me
Am I missing something?
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### Author:  [@hello-smile6](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hello-smile6)
#### Post date: [12 ביולי, 2023, 5:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-the-template-variables-to-populate/271526/2 "2023-07-12T17:41:38Z")
Try putting
```plaintext
Hey there, %{reply_to_username}.
Message.
Best regards,
%{my_username}
```
in the first post of a topic in your templates category/tag, then inserting that template from the editor. 🙂
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### Author:  [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [13 ביולי, 2023, 11:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-the-template-variables-to-populate/271526/3 "2023-07-13T11:18:16Z")
I think it depends on the context in which you’re using the template. I’ve just had a run-through to check them out and the `%{reply_to_username}` won’t populate when replying to the OP, for instance. Though your username should fill out all the time, so not sure what’s going on with that one. 🙂
Could you give a little detail about when you’re using them?
From a little experiment, I think you can nestle the variables as fallbacks of each other too. So I think, `Hi %{reply_to_username,fallback:%{original_poster_username,fallback:there}},` would work for both a reply to the OP of a PM as well as a reply to any subsequent messages too (worth testing for yourself though, just to make sure 🙂)
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### Author:  [@michellefs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michellefs)
#### Post date: [20 ביולי, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-the-template-variables-to-populate/271526/4 "2023-07-20T19:40:18Z")
Thank you for clarifying. I was definitely using the plugin not as intended. However, my attempt is being explored further [here](https://meta.discourse.org/t/it-would-be-helpful-to-be-able-to-use-the-to-username-in-pms-for-templates/263469), in case anyone is interested in using templates for sending PMs.
_#wishlist_ 🙏🏽
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [11 בספטמבר, 2023, 9:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-the-template-variables-to-populate/271526/5 "2023-09-11T21:03:43Z")
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