Fieldset, legend, and list items are the foundation for all CF7 Skins Templates. They are a key part to the structure and style of your form.
- The
FIELDSET
item groups together related form fields. - The
LEGEND
item helps provide context to each fieldset by adding a title. LIST-OL
items act like a group of relatedLIST-LI
items.-
LIST-LI
items act like containers for a form’s field tags (Contact Form 7 Tags), such as Checkbox, Text, Date, etc.

The fieldset at the top provides a title (legend) for the entire form. The list-ol groups together list-li items that are related.
Tip: If you duplicate a
LIST-OL
, it will duplicate all of theLIST-LI
and tags inside. This can save a huge amount of time if you have similar sections on your form.
The main advantages behind using this syntax are:
- Customization and options for the form layout is both easier and more versatile.
- Contact Form 7 form tags are visually less cluttered and easier to tweak.
- Advanced and detailed CSS styling is much easier.
- W3C compliant.
- Accessibility such as tabbing navigation for visual user agents and speech navigation for speech-oriented user agents.
Tip: You don’t need to fully understand these items in order to use CF7 Skins. We recommend selecting a Template and following it as a guide.
To see all of the advantages to using fieldset, legend, and list, go to Why we use fieldsets, legends, and lists in CF7 Skins.
For more in-depth explanations on CF7 Skins Items, take a look at the tutorial Understanding fieldset, legend, and list field items.