Melanie AI Promptinator guide

Welcome to the Melanie AI Promptinator guide—your one-page how-to on turning prompt text into a live form. No heavy JavaScript frameworks, just simple “shortcodes” that map to form controls. Here’s everything you need to know, in the order you’ll typically use them:

[A-details-~Textarea ~]	[B-tone-\|Formal\|Casual\|Energetic\|~Energetic~]	[C-channels-\|SEO\|PPC\|Email\|Social Media\|~Email~]
Free-text	Radio buttons	Checkbox group
`[A-optionName-~default~]`	`[B-optionName-\|Choice 1\|Choice 2\|…\|~Default~]`	`[C-optionName-\|Opt A\|Opt B\|…\|~Default~]`
Text box (or textarea) with optional starting text	Single-select group, default pre-selected	Multi-select; default item checked

[D-keyword_count-15~5~]	[D-package-\|Basic\|Pro\|Enterprise\|~Pro~]	[I-reference-\|https://www.rfsafe.com\|https://www.bestdealon.com/\|~Pick a site~]
Dropdown (numeric)	Dropdown (text)	URL picker + preview
`[D-optionName-max~default~]`	`[D-optionName-\|opt1\|opt2\|…\|~opt2~]`	`[I-optionName-\|url1\|url2\|…\|~Prompt~]`
1…max selector	Choose from text list	Dropdown of URLs plus live iframe preview

Business Fields (fully dynamic)

These pull directly from your business profile—no options to configure:

[name]
[slogan]
[description]
[address]
[city]
[state]
[zip]
[phone]
[website]
[email]

Business Checkboxes (dynamic)

Automatically list your tags for services or areas:

[C-service-] → your service tags
[C-location-] → your location tags

Static Form Elements Making Prompts Dynamic

For everything else you choose the optionName—an identifier you invent—then supply choices or defaults.

Text Input

[A-optionName-~default text~]
Example: [A-offer_details-~Enter your special deal here…~]
Renders a text field or textarea pre-filled with your prompt.

Radio Buttons

Checkbox Group

Dropdowns

Numeric: [D-optionName-max~default~]
Example: [D-keyword_count-15~5~] → select 1…15, default 5
Text: [D-optionName-|opt1|opt2|…|~opt2~]
Example: [D-package-|Basic Plan|Pro Plan|Enterprise Plan|~Pro Plan~] → Select Pro by default

URL Picker + Iframe

Melanie AI Promptinator — Quick-Reference Grid

Category	Syntax	What it pulls / renders	Example
Business Fields (auto-filled)	`[name]` `[slogan]` `[description]` `[address]` `[city]` `[state]` `[zip]` `[phone]` `[website]` `[email]`	Instantly inserts data from your stored business profile	—
Business Checkboxes	`[C-service-]` / `[C-location-]`	Creates checkbox lists from your saved service and location tags	—
Free-text	`[A-optionName-~default~]`	Text box (or textarea) with optional starting text	`[A-offer_details-~Winter special 10 % off~]`
Radio buttons	`[B-optionName-\|Choice 1\|Choice 2\|…\|~Default~]`	Single-select group, default pre-selected	`[B-tone-\|Formal\|Casual\|Energetic\|~Energetic~]`
Checkbox group	`[C-optionName-\|Opt A\|Opt B\|…\|~Default~]`	Multi-select; default item checked	`[C-channels-\|SEO\|PPC\|Email\|Social Media\|~Email~]`
Dropdown (numeric)	`[D-optionName-max~default~]`	1…max selector	`[D-keyword_count-15~5~]`
Dropdown (text)	`[D-optionName-\|opt1\|opt2\|…\|~opt2~]`	Choose from text list	`[D-package-\|Basic\|Pro\|Enterprise\|~Pro~]`
URL picker + preview	`[I-optionName-\|url1\|url2\|…\|~Prompt~]`	Dropdown of URLs plus live iframe preview	`[I-reference-\|https://www.rfsafe.com\|https://www.bestdealon.com/\|~Pick a site~]`

(Everything above fits in one screenshot-friendly table—no bulky HTML required.)

[A-details-~Textarea~]	[B-tone-\|Formal\|Casual\|Energetic\|~Energetic~]	[C-channels-\|SEO\|PPC\|Email\|Social Media\|~Email~]
[D-keyword_count-15~5~]	[D-package-\|Basic\|Pro\|Enterprise\|~Pro~]	[I-reference-\|https://www.rfsafe.com\|https://www.bestdealon.com/\|~Pick a site~]
Free-text Dropdown (numeric)	Radio buttons Dropdown (text)	Checkbox group URL picker + preview
`[A-optionName-~default~]` `[D-optionName-max~default~]`	`[B-optionName-\|Choice 1\|Choice 2\|…\|~Default~]` `[D-optionName-\|opt1\|opt2\|…\|~opt2~]`	`[C-optionName-\|Opt A\|Opt B\|…\|~Default~]` `[I-optionName-\|url1\|url2\|…\|~Prompt~]`
Text box (or textarea) with optional starting text 1…max selector	Single-select group, default pre-selected Choose from text list	Multi-select; default item checked Dropdown of URLs plus live iframe preview

[A-details-~Textarea ~]	[B-tone-\|Formal\|Casual\|Energetic\|~Energetic~]	[C-channels-\|SEO\|PPC\|Email\|Social Media\|~Email~]
Free-text	Radio buttons	Checkbox group
`[A-optionName-~default~]`	`[B-optionName-\|Choice 1\|Choice 2\|…\|~Default~]`	`[C-optionName-\|Opt A\|Opt B\|…\|~Default~]`
Text box (or textarea) with optional starting text	Single-select group, default pre-selected	Multi-select; default item checked

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