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Contact Form 7 guides

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Find a tutorial for the task in front of you: arranging fields, working with saved entries, or understanding a submission issue. Choose a topic below to find your next step.

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12 topics listed. 2 guides available.

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01 / Layout & appearance

Arrange and style your form

Choose the part of the form you want to change.

  • Style your Contact Form 7 form

    Choose a starting point for changing the overall look of your form, with visual editing or CSS.

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  • Create columns that work on mobile

    Find the guide to side-by-side fields, multi-column rows and layouts that stack on smaller screens.

    Read guide
  • Change the submit button style

    Go straight to button appearance, including color, size, spacing and alignment.

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  • Adjust field sizes and spacing

    Locate help with input widths, textarea dimensions and the space around individual fields.

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  • Find a form template or layout example

    Browse form examples by purpose when you need a starting arrangement for your own project.

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02 / Entries & export

Work with submission records

Find the task that matches your next step with form data.

  • Save new form submissions

    Start here when you want to understand how new Contact Form 7 submissions can be stored.

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  • Find and view saved entries

    Use this guide when records have already been saved and you need to locate or inspect them.

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  • Export entries for Excel or CSV

    Find guidance on moving saved responses into a spreadsheet and choosing the right export format.

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  • Choose between exporting forms and entries

    Start here if you are unsure whether you need to move a form structure or download its responses.

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03 / Email, messages & missing data

Find the right diagnostic guide

Choose the symptom you need to understand.

  • Investigate missing notification emails

    Find the tutorial for a form submission whose notification email does not arrive as expected.

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  • Understand visitor-facing form messages

    Locate guidance on the confirmation and validation messages visitors see while using a form.

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  • Check whether older submissions can be recovered

    Find the guide to checking possible sources of older responses and understanding recovery limits.

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