---
title: fluentform/render_item_step_start
description: "## Description This action runs if the form is step form and before rendering the step. If you need to do anything in the background you can use this action. ```php /* * Source Action */ do_action('fluentform/render_item_step_start', $startElement, $form); ```…"
url: "https://fluentforms.com/docs/fluentform_render_item_step_start/"
updated: "2023-07-25"
category: Action Hooks
---

# fluentform/render_item_step_start

## Description

This action runs if the form is step form and before rendering the step. If you need to do anything in the background you can use this action.

```php
/*
* Source Action
*/
do_action('fluentform/render_item_step_start', $startElement, $form);
```

## Usage

```php
add_action('fluentform/render_item_step_start', 'custom_function', 10, 2);

function custom_function($startElement, $form)
{
   // Do your stuff here
}
```

## Parameters

- **$startElement **(array) Start Element
- **$form**(object) Form Object

## Source Code

This filter is located in *fluentform/app/Services/FormBuilder/FormBuilder.php*