Bootstrap for Contact Form 7

Description

Bootstrap for Contact Form 7 modifies all the output of the popular Contact Form 7 plugin to be fully compatible with the current version 3 of the popular CSS framework Bootstrap. This means that as a Bootstrap user, no additional CSS rules are necessary. Contact Form 7 integrates seamlessly with the overall Bootstrap design.

The plugin requires Contact Form 7 to be activated, otherwise it won’t change anything. It is recommended to use it with a Bootstrap-based WordPress theme for the best results.

Bootstrap for Contact Form 7 does not provide additional options itself, allowing users to continue using Contact Form 7 as before. However, it is suggested to adjust the contact form shortcodes for optimal results. The plugin enhances forms with features such as different layouts, input sizes, and inline character counts.

For users not utilizing Bootstrap, this plugin may not be beneficial. The plugin's advanced features allow for extensive customization of form properties to achieve the desired appearance.

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free Bootstrap for Contact Form 7 plugin.

Bootstrap

Contact Form 7

Bootstrap Framework

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FAQ

Download and Activation

Either download the plugin from within your WordPress site, or download it manually and then upload the entire bootstrap-for-contact-form-7 folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.

Setup Guide

While the shortcodes generally work the same like in the original plugin, there are a few things to consider. If you like to get started quickly, just copy/paste the content below and adjust it to get the form you like (the code below recreates the default form from Contact Form 7).

[text* your-name]Your Name[/text*] [email* your-email]Your Email[/email*] [text your-subject]Subject[/text] [textarea your-message]Your Message[/textarea] [submit "Send"]

The following are the most important things that are different in Bootstrap for Contact Form 7:

Field labels are now integrated in the field shortcodes, so you don’t need to wrap them in paragraphs when editing the form. Instead, make the field shortcode enclosing and put the label text between the opening and closing tag. Example: [text* your-name]Your Name[/text*]
You don’t need to use HTML tags any longer to give your form a layout. The field shortcodes handle this manually, so you should remove all HTML tags from the form editor. Of course you can still use HTML code to separate parts of your form, for example using the <fieldset> tag.

It is recommended to adjust the shortcodes to be conform with the explainations above to ensure perfect results with the plugin and Boostrap themes.

For details on everything else that you can do to enhance your forms even further, feel free to check out the Other Notes section.