ACF Field For CF7 vs Loop Grid Extender for Elementor – ACF Repeater & Smart Filters

Ever struggled with placing Contact Form 7 forms exactly where you want on your web site? Normally, to display a Contact Form 7 form, you need to copy a shortcode like [contact-form-7 id="123"] and paste it in the right place. One wrong character and the form breaks. If you have 10 pages with different forms, managing all those shortcodes becomes a headache. ACF Field for CF7 solves this. It adds a simple dropdown field with help of Advanced Custom Fields to your page editor that lists all your Contact Form 7 forms. Just pick the form you want and it’s done. It shows up on your page. No shortcodes to copy. No code to write. No mistakes. Before vs After This Plugin Without this plugin: 1. Create a form in Contact Form 7. 2. Copy the shortcode. 3. Paste it into your page, widget, or template. 4. Hope you didn’t mistype anything. 5. Repeat for every page that needs a different form. With this plugin: 1. Create a form in Contact Form 7. 2. Add a Advanced Custom Field for Contact Form 7 to your desired location. 3. Pick Contact Form from a dropdown field. 4. Done. Key Features • One-Click Form Selection — A clean dropdown in your editor lists every Contact Form 7 form. Pick one, save, done. • No Shortcodes Required — Forms render automatically on the front end. No copying, no pasting, no broken markup. • Client-Friendly — Content editors manage forms without developer help. Fewer support requests for you. • Ultra Lightweight — Only ~10 KB. Zero impact on site speed or performance. • Allow Null Option — Make the form field optional so editors can leave it empty when no form is needed. • Trusted by 10,000+ Sites — Actively installed and maintained since 2012. For Developers: Quick Start Register an ACF field with type contact_form_7, then output it in your template: // Display the form directly echo get_field( 'your_form_field' ); Need the CF7 form object instead of rendered HTML? Use this filter: add_filter( 'acf_cf7_object', '__return_true' ); Now get_field() returns the WPCF7_ContactForm object for full control over the output. Real-World Examples • Landing Pages — Each landing page has its own lead capture form. Editors pick which form appears — no developer needed. • Service Pages — A web agency builds one template for all service pages. Each page shows a different inquiry form selected by the client. • Site-Wide Default Form — Use with ACF option pages to set one global “Contact Us” form across headers, footers, or sidebars. • Multi-Language Sites — Different forms for different languages, each selected per page through the editor. ACF Field For CF7 Pro Need more? The Pro version adds: • Gutenberg Block Support — Use CF7 forms inside the WordPress block editor. • Widget & Theme Customizer — Place forms in widget areas and customizer panels. • Allow Null — Make the form field optional so editors can leave it empty when no form is needed. • Disable Forms — Mark one or more forms as disabled to prevent them from being selected. Download the ACF Field For CF7 Pro Compatibility This plugin works with: • ACF 5 • ACF 6 • Contact Form 7 5.9 and above • WordPress 6.0 and above • PHP 8.1 and above

Loop Grid Extender for Elementor Pro helps you add powerful filter options to Elementor’s Loop Grid widget. By default, Loop Grid doesn’t let users filter posts or products easily, that’s where this addon comes in. Important This plugin does not currently support Elementor’s Widget Cache feature. Please disable it to ensure proper functionality. It is built specifically for people using Elementor Pro + ACF (Advanced Custom Fields), allowing to add dropdown filters, show how many posts or products are in each category, and even hide terms you don’t want to show. Think of it as a missing piece that gives Elementor Pro superpowers when working with repeater fields and dynamic layouts. View Demo KEY FEATURES ACF Repeater Field Support with Elementor Pro: Directly use ACF Pro’s Repeater fields inside Elementor Pro’s dynamic widgets through the Loop Grid widget. It means you can display complex, repeated content without writing any code. Dropdown Display for Filters: You can easily filter posts or products by categories, tags, or custom taxonomies using dropdown menus. Post/Product Count Display: Display the number of posts or products available next to each filter option, helping visitors quickly see how many items are in each category before they choose to filter. Exclude Specific Taxonomies or Terms: Exclude unwanted taxonomy terms like “Uncategorized” or any other custom terms from the filter list. Custom Post Type & ACF Taxonomy Support: The plugin fully supports custom post types and taxonomies created with ACF, ensuring that all your unique content types work with the filtering system. Multilingual + Multi-taxonomy (Pro): Build complex, language-aware filters across categories, tags, and custom taxonomies. Responsive, Optimized, Code-free: Lightweight scripts, clean markup, and mobile-first design ensure performance. USE CASES Building FAQ or testimonial sections with toggles and pop-ups using ACF repeater data. Creating WooCommerce product grids with filters for size, color, and brand. Crafting team member directories, event listings, or portfolio galleries with dynamic filter UI. Multilingual websites requiring term-specific filtering. From Frustration to Solution Elementor users have been requesting native support for ACF Repeater fields in Loop Grids, toggle/accordion widgets, and dynamic pop-ups for years. For example, issue #5979 on GitHub was opened 6+ years ago, stated: “I’m always frustrated when building a dynamic FAQ section using a custom post type with ACF fields and Dynamic Pop‑up. Elementor Pro doesn’t support a repeater functionality yet.” #5979 #23185 Despite some advances, Elementor still lacks an intuitive way to: Populate toggles, pop-ups, or loop templates with ACF repeater data, without custom PHP. Add flexible filter UI (dropdowns or checkboxes) with taxonomy and post-count controls. Our plugin directly addresses these gaps. Explore More Cool Addons For Elementor Cool FormKit For Elementor: Add advanced fields like conditional logic, range sliders, calculator fields, and country code selection to Elementor forms. Conditional Fields For Elementor Form: An essential addon for Elementor forms that allows you to add conditional logic to input fields, enabling fields to show/hide based user input. Country Code For Elementor Form Telephone Field: Enhances phone fields with a country code selection feature for accurate data input. Timeline Widget for Elementor: Use this plugin to showcase your history in a stylish vertical or horizontal timeline layout on Elementor pages. Events Widgets for Elementor: This plugin provides The Events Calendar widgets for Elementor, allowing you to easily display events in a grid, list, or carousel layout. Use of 3rd Party Services: This plugin connects to the Cool Plugins feedback server only for optional usage data sharing and voluntary feedback submission (for example, during plugin deactivation). Data is transmitted solely after explicit user consent. No hidden tracking is performed, and no frontend visitor or site user data is collected. For more details, please review our Data Usage Policy, TOS, and Privacy Policy.