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Contact Form 7 Polylang Module

By Aurovrata Venet

Forms & Data Collection / Contact Forms

Contact Form 7 Polylang Module Review - In-Depth Analysis

Manage multilingual Contact Form 7 forms using Polylang. This plugin simplifies form translation and integration.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

6.73/10

User Rating

4/5 (based on 11+ reviews)

Active Installations

5,000+

Update Frequency

Below Average It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

1 / 10 (Very Low Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

This plugin allows for multilingual management of Contact Form 7 using the Polylang plugin. It is developed as an extension of the CF7 Smart Grid-layout plugin, which must be installed for functionality. You can use a single CF7 form shortcode for all translations, simplifying the management of multilingual forms.

The plugin introduces form keys, allowing you to identify forms by their keys rather than IDs, which can change between servers. This feature ensures that your forms remain consistent during migration from local to production environments.

Follow the installation instructions carefully, especially regarding Polylang settings. This plugin works seamlessly with multisite installations and supports various CF7 extensions for enhanced functionality.

Comparing to Alternatives

Contact Form 7 Polylang Module is a specialized plugin designed to integrate Contact Form 7 with Polylang for multilingual form support. When compared to other similar plugins, it offers specific features but also has some limitations.

Top alternatives

Contact Form 7 Polylang Module

Strengths

Seamless integration between Contact Form 7 and Polylang.
Supports language-specific forms with automatic translation features.
Includes custom mailtags like [_home_url] for enhanced multilingual support.
Good and responsive support from the developer.

Weaknesses

Requires additional plugins which may load unwanted CSS and JS files.
Does not allow easy dequeueing of extra assets via functions.php.
Can be complicated to set up compared to some alternatives.
Lacks a consolidated form for all languages, requiring separate forms per language.

User Sentiment Analysis

User feedback highlights both the plugin's strengths in multilingual form handling and some technical drawbacks.

Positive highlights

"Nice to have this plugin, It works well with the CF7." - vince123
"A must-have plugin if you have CF7 and Polylang... Good and fast support too." - swissspaceboy
"The real multilanguage Contact Form 7 solution ever!... This earns more than 5 stars." - alainmelsens

Common complaints

Loads extra CSS and JS files that cannot be easily removed.
Requires additional plugins to function properly.
Some users find it complicated to use compared to alternatives.
Reports of the plugin not working in certain setups.

Weaknesses

Complex setup process for some users.
Dependency on multiple plugins increases site load.
Limited customization for asset management.

Who Should Use This?

Best for

Users who need a dedicated solution to integrate Contact Form 7 with Polylang for multilingual forms and are comfortable managing multiple forms per language.

Not ideal for

Users seeking a simpler, all-in-one multilingual form plugin or those who want to avoid loading extra CSS/JS files and prefer a single form for all languages.

Pricing & Value

Free version includes

The free version provides essential integration features between Contact Form 7 and Polylang, enabling multilingual form creation and translation support without additional cost.

Final Verdict

Contact Form 7 Polylang Module effectively bridges Contact Form 7 and Polylang, offering valuable multilingual form capabilities with good developer support.

However, its reliance on extra plugins and asset loading, along with a somewhat complex setup, may lead some users to consider alternative solutions better suited to their needs.

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free Contact Form 7 Polylang Module plugin.

Contact Form 7

Polylang integration

multilingual forms

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FAQ

If you found that you installed the plugin correctly and are able to manage your forms using the polylang language columns, then it is likely that the language your have selected does not have a translation for the Contact Form 7. You can visit the following translation project page to see the status of the translation CF7 for your language.

In order to ensure the correct translation is shown in your template page, you need to make sure you get the translated id $trans_form_id in your do_shortcode function call,

do_shortcode([contact_form_7 id="{$trans_form_id}"]);

You have Polylang setup using a default language and a set of additional languages. When Polylang translates a custom post (such as the wpcf7 post), it keeps track of all translations using the post ID, by pairing the primary language post ID with its corresponding translated post IDs which is what the CF7 Polylang Extension does for you.

So you need to search your translation using the primary language post ID, to do this you need to make use of the Polylang functions,

$form_id = 252; //assuming this is your default language form ID $default_lang = pll_default_language('slug'); $current_lang = pll_current_language('slug); //the current language your page is being viewed as if($current_lang != $default_lang){   $form_id = pll_get_post($form_id, $current_lang);   if(empty($form_id)){ //if a translation does not exists     $form_id = 252; //show the default form   } } //display your form echo do_shortcode('[contact-form-7 id=”'.$form_id.'″]');

The cf7 plugin provides a special mail tag [_site_url] which prints the site url. However, this is not one of the filtered polylang links. Therefore as of v2.3 this plugin now has the [_home_url] mail tag that you an use in your mail body and which will show the home url of site from which it was submitted from.

Alternatively, you could also construct your own special mail tag, such as [_lang] using the follwoing code in your functions.php file,

add_filter( 'wpcf7_special_mail_tags','my_cf7_mail_tag', 10,3); function my_cf7_mail_tag($output, $name, $html ) {   if ( '_lang' == $name ) {     $filter = $html ? 'display' : 'raw';     $output = $_POST['_wpcf7_lang'];   }   return $output; }

If you have a plugin which has specific translation strings used in CF7 forms, you need to tell the CF7 Polylang plugin to load the resources for the required locale. To do this use the following filter hook,

add_filter('cf7pll_load_plugin_translation_resource', 'add_translation_resource'); function add_translation_resource($plugin_translation){   //the $plugin_translation is an array into which you need to add your plugin slug and version number.   $plugin_translation['my-plugin-slug']=$version.   return $plugin_translation; }

this filter should be used by plugin developers to ensure their plugin translation resources are loaded.