---
title: fluentform/before_render_item
description: "## Description  This filter is available before rendering each form item. You can use this filter to modify the form inputs. ```php apply_filters('fluentform/before_render_item', $item, $form); ``` ## Usage   The following would apply to all forms: ```php add_filter('fluentform/before_render_item', function($item, $form){ return…"
url: "https://fluentforms.com/docs/fluentform_before_render_item/"
updated: "2023-07-21"
category: Filter Hooks
---

# fluentform/before_render_item

## Description 

This filter is available before rendering each form item. You can use this filter to modify the form inputs.

```php
apply_filters('fluentform/before_render_item', $item, $form);
```

## Usage  

The following would apply to all forms:

```php
add_filter('fluentform/before_render_item', function($item, $form){
   return $item;
}, 10, 2);
```

## Parameters

- **$form** (object) The [$form Object](https://fluentforms.com/docs/form-object/)
- $item (array) Input Item

## Placement

This code should be placed in the [functions.php](http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development#Functions_File) file of your active theme.

## Source Code

This filter is located in FluentForm\App\Services\FormBuilder -> buildFormBody($form)