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Using SMTP to send emails in Contact Form 7

The Contact Form 7 (CF7) plugin successfully sends millions of emails every day. Still, many do not send or arrive. Using SMTP is one way to help overcome some of these issues. Using SMTP to send emails, can help you overcome some issues with sending and receiving emails from Contact Form 7 forms. Sending Contact […]

List of answers to issues with adding reCAPTCHA v3 to Contact Form 7

Contact Form 7 switched from reCAPTCHA v2 to reCAPTCHA v3 Contact Form 7 (CF7) added support for reCAPTCHA v3 in version 5.1 following repeated requests from CF7 users. Immediately after this update, there was a large number of questions added in the CF7 Support Forum, asking for answers to problems users were experiencing with using reCAPTCHA v3 in […]

Free General Use template for Contact Form 7

You can start creating any form using our free General Use template for Contact Form 7. Contact Form 7 (CF7) includes a default form template, but it is minimal and doesn’t give much help or guidance to new users. Contact Form 7 Skins (CF7 Skins), our free plugin available in the WordPress plugin directory has […]

Your Contact Form 7 email may be going to spam

The Contact Form 7 (CF7) plugin successfully sends millions of emails every day. But, there are a wide variety of issues that can delay or stop your Contact Form 7 emails. Follow along and learn how to prevent your Contact Form 7 emails getting rejected as spam. There are a few simple checks you can […]

Using default values in your Contact Form 7 forms

Contact Form 7 provides many features to make your forms as simple or complex as you need. One of these important features is the ability to use Default Values in your form fields. In this article, we will cover the four main ways that Default Values can be used in Contact Form 7 and how to […]

Use a suitable From: address in Contact Form 7

The Contact Form 7 (CF7) plugin successfully sends millions of emails every day. Still, many do not send or arrive. This is often because the Contact Form 7 From: email address mail setting is incorrect. A simple and effective way to avoid most problems is to always use an email address that belongs to the […]

GDPR Checkbox and Privacy Policy Link in Contact Form 7

A GDPR checkbox is a way for your customers to consent to their form submission data being stored. Adding in any links, such as a link to a Privacy Policy or Terms of Use, clarifies why and how you are storing their data. Have a privacy-friendly acceptance checkbox by copying and pasting the code below. […]