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Install and activate your CF7 Toolbox addon

Download your plugin ZIP, install it in WordPress, and activate its license for this website.

For CF7 Layout Builder and CF7 Entries & Export.

Your installation path

  1. DownloadGet your addon ZIP.
  2. InstallUpload it to WordPress.
  3. EnableActivate the plugin.
  4. LicenseConfirm activation.

Before you start

  • Use your WordPress admin account. You need permission to install and activate plugins on the destination website.
  • Keep Contact Form 7 active. Check it under Plugins > Installed Plugins before adding your CF7 Toolbox addon.
  • Have your purchase details ready. Use the purchase email or My Account to access your download and license.

Check the requirements supplied with your addon download against your website's WordPress and PHP versions.

Step 01 / Download

Get the ZIP for your addon

Open the download link in your purchase email, or sign in to My Account using the email address associated with your order. Select the purchased addon and save its plugin ZIP to your computer.

CF7 Layout Builder

Download the Layout Builder plugin package from your purchase.

CF7 Entries & Export

Download the Entries & Export plugin package from your purchase.

Bought Both Addons? Download the two plugin packages and install them one at a time. Complete activation for each addon.

Keep each installable plugin file in ZIP format. If your browser extracts downloads automatically, retain or download the original ZIP.

Step 02 / Install

Upload the addon to WordPress

PluginsAdd New PluginUpload Plugin
  1. In your website's WordPress dashboard, open the upload location above.
  2. Select Choose File and choose the addon ZIP you downloaded.
  3. Select Install Now and wait for WordPress to finish installing the package.

Some WordPress versions label the menu item Add New. Upload the addon under Plugins.

Step 03 / Enable

Activate the installed plugin

Select Activate Plugin on the installation result screen. If you have already left that screen, open Plugins > Installed Plugins, find the addon, and select Activate.

Finding Layout Builder: The plugin may be listed as Lumafold Form Canvas in WordPress, depending on your package version.

WordPress plugin activation enables the addon on your website. Continue to its license step to confirm your purchase is activated for this installation.

Step 04 / License

Activate your license for this website

Follow the addon's license prompt after activation. If no prompt appears, open the addon's account or license area in WordPress and check its current status.

  1. Copy the license key supplied with your purchase email or available in My Account.
  2. Enter the key in the addon's license field and select Activate License, or the activation control shown in your version.
  3. Wait for confirmation that the license is active for this website.
Installing a bundle? Use the license supplied for your Both Addons purchase. Check the activation status in each included addon; if an addon is already licensed, you can continue.

For an activation error, a site limit, or help moving a license, contact addon support.

Installation check

Confirm you are ready for setup

Check these results before continuing to your addon's operating instructions.

  • Contact Form 7 remains active.
  • Your installed addon is active in WordPress. Its plugin row offers Deactivate rather than Activate.
  • The addon's license area confirms activation for this website.
  • If you installed Both Addons, you have checked each plugin separately.
Ready for the next step. Installation is complete when these checks pass. Layout editing and entry-capture setup follow in their own product instructions.

Continue with your installed addon

Choose the relevant section in Documentation to find your next product instructions.

Cannot finish installation?

Tell support which step stopped: download, ZIP installation, plugin activation, or license activation.

Product instructions by CF7 Toolbox.

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