---
title: Placeholders in ChurchTools
description: "## Persons **Tip** Person fields and group membership fields you have created yourself are also available as placeholders. | **Category** | **Placeholder** | **Name** | | --- | --- | --- | | **Address** | | | | | `{{person.salutationFormal}}`…"
url: "https://staging.churchtools.academy/en/help/my-churchtools/placeholders/placeholders-in-churchtools/"
updated: "2026-08-19"
category: Writing and Text Design / Placeholders
---

# Placeholders in ChurchTools

## Persons

**Tip**

Person fields and group membership fields you have created yourself are also available as placeholders.

| **Category** | **Placeholder** | **Name** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Address** |  |  |
|  | `{{person.salutationFormal}}` | Formal salutation |
|  | `{{person.salutationInformal}}` | Informal salutation |
|  | `{{person.title}}` | Title |
|  | `{{person.firstName}}` | Name |
|  | `{{person.lastName}}` | Surname |
|  | `{{person.street}}` | Street |
|  | `{{person.addressAddition}}` | Addition |
|  | `{{person.zip}}` | Postal Code |
|  | `{{person.city}}` | City |
|  | `{{person.country}}` | Country |
|  | {{person.sex}} | Gender |
|  | `{{person.sexId}}` | Gender (ID) |
|  | `{{person.phonePrivate}}` | Private phone |
|  | `{{person.phoneWork}}` | Phone business |
|  | `{{person.mobile}}` | Mobile phone |
|  | `{{person.fax}}` | Fax |
|  | `{{person.email}}` | E-mail |
|  | `{{person.cmsUserId}}` | User name |
|  | `{{person.optigemId}}` | Optigem number |
|  | `{{person.nickname}}` | Nickname |
| **Information** |  |  |
|  | `{{person.birthday}}` | Date of birth |
|  | `{{person.birthName}}` | Birth name |
|  | `{{person.birthplace}}` | Place of birth |
|  | `{{person.job}}` | Profession |
|  | {{person.nationality}} | Nationality |
|  | `{{person.nationalityId}}` | Nationality (ID) |
|  | {{person.familyStatus}} | Family status |
|  | `{{person.familyStatusId}}` | Family status (ID) |
|  | `{{person.weddingDate}}` | Date of marriage |
|  | `{{person.firstContact}}` | First contact |
|  | `{{person.dateOfBelonging}}` | Belonging since |
|  | `{{person.dateOfEntry}}` | Entry date |
|  | `{{person.referredBy}}` | Transferred from |
|  | `{{person.dateOfResign}}` | Leaving date |
|  | `{{person.referredTo}}` | Transferred to |
|  | `{{person.dateOfBaptism}}` | Baptism date |
|  | `{{person.placeOfBaptism}}` | Place of baptism |
|  | `{{person.baptisedBy}}` | Baptized by |
|  | {{person.dateOfDeath}} | Date of death |
|  | {{person.id}} | Person ID |
| **Categories** |  |  |
|  | {{person.status}} | Person status |
|  | `{{person.statusId}}` | Person status (ID) |
|  | {{person.campus}} | Campus |
|  | `{{person.campusId}}` | Campus (ID) |
| **Area** |  |  |
|  | `{{person.departmentIds}}` | Department |
|  | {{person.departmentIdsId}} | Department (ID) |
| **Data privacy** |  |  |
|  | `{{person.privacyPolicyAgreementDate}}` | Consent given on |
|  | `{{person.privacyPolicyAgreementType}}` | Declaration of consent whereby |
|  | {{person.privacyPolicyAgreementTypeId}} | Declaration of consent whereby (ID) |
|  | `{{person.privacyPolicyAgreementWho}}` | Declaration of consent by whom |
|  | `{{person.privacyPolicyAgreementWhoId}}` | Declaration of consent by whom (ID) |
|  | `{{person.acceptedsecurity}}` | Data security agreement accepted on |

## Relationships

| **Category** | **Placeholder** | **Name** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Couple** |  |  |
|  | `{{relations.couple.spouse.#1.name}}` | Name of spouse |
|  | `{{relations.couple.spouse.#1.firstName}}` | First name of spouse |
|  | `{{relations.couple.spouse.#1.lastName}}` | Last name of spouse |
|  | `{{#with reations.couple.spouse.#1.person}} #any text, including person placeholders# {{\/with}}` | Own fields of spouses |
| **Parent** |  |  |
|  | `{{relations.parent-child.parent.#1.name}}` | Name of parent 1 |
|  | `{{relations.parent-child.parent.#1.firstName}}` | First name of parent 1 |
|  | `{{relations.parent-child.parent.#1.lastName}}` | Last name of parent 1 |
|  | `{{#wih relations.parent-child.parent.#1.person}} #any text, including person placeholders# {{\/with}}` | Own fields with parent 1 |
|  | `{{relations.parent-child.parent.#2.name}}` | Name of parent 2 |
|  | `{{relations.parent-child.parent.#2.firstName}}` | First name of parent 2 |
|  | `{{relations.parent-child.parent.#2.lastName}}` | Last name of parent 2 |
|  | `{{#wih relations.parent-child.parent.#2.person}} #any text, including person placeholders# {{\/with}}` | Own fields with parent 2 |
|  | `{{#each relations.parent-child.parent.all}}{{#with this}} #any text, including person placeholders# {{\/with}}{{\/each}}` | All parents |
|  | `{{relations.parent-child.parent.quantity}}` | Number of parent |
| **Children** |  |  |
|  | `{{relations.parent-child.child.#1.name}}` | Name of child 1 |
|  | `{{relations.parent-child.child.#1.firstName}}` | First name of child 1 |
|  | `{{relations.parent-child.child.#1.lastName}}` | Last name of child 1 |
|  | `{{#wih relations.parent-child.child.#1.person}} #any text, including person placeholders# {{\/with}}` | Own fields with child 1 |
|  | `{{relations.parent-child.child.#2.name}}` | Name of child 2 |
|  | `{{relations.parent-child.child.#2.firstName}}` | First name of child 2 |
|  | `{{relations.parent-child.child.#2.lastName}}` | Last name of child 2 |
|  | `{{#wih relations.parent-child.child.#2.person}} #any text, including person placeholders# {{\/with}}` | Own fields with child 2 |
|  | `{{relations.parent-child.child.#3.name}}` | Name of child 3 |
|  | `{{relations.parent-child.child.#3.firstName}}` | First name of child 3 |
|  | `{{relations.parent-child.child.#3.lastName}}` | Last name of child 3 |
|  | `{{#wih relations.parent-child.child.#3.person}} #any text, including person placeholders# {{\/with}}` | Own fields with child 3 |
|  | `{{relations.parent-child.child.last.name}}` | Name of last child |
|  | `{{relations.parent-child.child.last.firstName}}` | First name of last child |
|  | `{{relations.parent-child.child.last.lastName}}` | Last name of last child |
|  | `{{#wih relations.parent-child.child.last.person}} #any text, including person placeholders# {{\/with}}` | Own fields with last child |
|  | `{{#each relatios.parent-child.child.all}}{{#with this}} #any text, including person placeholders# {{\/with}}{{\/each}}` | All children |
|  | `{{relations.parent-child.child.quantity}}` | Number of children |

## Groups

| **Placeholder** | **Name** |
| --- | --- |
| `{{group.name}}` | Name of the group |
| `{{group.meetingday}}` | Day of meeting |
| `{{group.meetingtime}}` | Time of meeting |
| `{{group.meetingplace}}` | Place of meeting |
| `{{grouptype.name}}` | Grouptype |
| {{group.id}} | Group ID |
| {{groupMember.checkinCode}} | Check-in-Code |

## Group membership

| ****Category**** | ****Placeholder**** | **Name** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Signed up by** |  |  |
|  | `{{`groupMember.registeredBy`}}` | Name of Registrant |
|  | `{{groupMember.registeredBy-firstName}}` | First name of Registrant |
|  | `{{groupMember.registeredBy-lastName}}` | Last name of the Registrant |
|  | `{{groupMember.registeredBy-email}}` | E-mail of Registrant |
|  | {{groupMember.registeredBy-id}} | Person ID of Registrant |

| ******Placeholder****** | **Name** |
| --- | --- |
| `{{groupMember.role}}` | Role |
| `{{groupMember.status}}` | Group membership status |
| `{{groupMember.startDate}}` | Date of entry in the group |
| `{{groupMember.endDate}}` | Planned exit from the group |
| `{{groupMember.waitinglistPosition}}` | Waiting list position |
| `{{`qrcodecheckin.placeholder.label`}}` | Check-in-Code |

## Bulk letters and Certificates

| ********Placeholder******** | **Name** |
| --- | --- |
| `{{content}}` | `Content of`Bulk letter/Certificate |
| `{{titel}}` | `Title of`Bulk letter/Certificate |
| `{{logo}}` | Church `Logo` |
| `{{sitename}}` | Church `Name` |
| `{{currentDate}}` | `Current Date` |

## Check-in

| **Platzhalter** | **Name** |
| --- | --- |
| `[Firstname]` | Name |
| `[Surname]` | Surname |
| `[Surname.1]` | Surname, only first letter |
| `[Name]` | Full name |
| `[Title]` | Title |
| `[Nickname]` | Nickname |
| `[Id]` | `I`D |
| `[Initials]` | `Initials` |
| `[Username]` | `Username` |
| `[Code]` | `Code` |
| `[E-mail]` | `E-mail` |
| `[Group]` | `Group` |
| `[Group type]` | `Group type` |

## Donation receipts

| Placeholder | Meaning |
| --- | --- |
| `{{recipientSalutation}}` | Salutation (Dear, etc.) |
| `{{recipientSalutationAddress}}` | Salutation title (Mr, Mrs, etc.) |
| `{{recipientName}}` | Full name |
| `{{recipientPostalCode}}` | Donor Postcode |
| `{{recipientId}}` | Donor ID |
| `{{issuerName}}` | Name of the client (Master data > Client) |
| `{{issuerStreet}}` | Street (Master data > Client) |
| `{{issuerPostalCode}}` | Postcode (Master data > Client) |
| `{{issuerCity}}` | City (Master data > Client) |
| `{{issuerPhone}}` | Phone (Master data > Client) |
| `{{issuerEmail}}` | E-mail (Master data > Client) |
| `{{issuerTreasurerName}}` | Treasurer name (Master data > Client) |
| `{{issuingDate}}` | Issue date |
| `{{accountingPeriodStart}}` | Date when accounting year starts |
| `{{accountingPeriodEnd}}` | Date when accounting year ends |
| `{{donationRows}}` | Donations |
| `{{totalDonationAmount}}` | Donation amount in numbers |
| `{{totalDonationAmountWrittenOut}}` | Donation amount in words |

## Read more

- [Overview Placeholders](https://staging.churchtools.academy/en/help/my-churchtools/placeholders/overview-placeholder/)
- [How to use placeholders in e-mails](https://staging.churchtools.academy/en/help/my-churchtools/placeholders/how-to-use-placeholders-in-e-mails/)
- [How to edit the templates for donation receipts](https://staging.churchtools.academy/en/help/churchtools-modules/donations/19-how-to-edit-the-templates-for-donation-receipts/)