Webheadcoder Multi-Step Forms for Contact Form 7 vs Contact Form to Any API

First released in 2013, Webheadcoder Multi-Step Forms for Contact Form 7 adds multi-step flows to forms by placing each step on a separate page, preserving submitted data between steps, and sending the completed email only from the designated step configured to send it. See it in action at https://webheadcoder.com/contact-form-7-multi-step-forms/ Requires Contact Form 7 (5.2 or above) by Rock Lobster Inc. (Takayuki Miyoshi). Usage Create one page or post for each step in your multi-step form process. If you have three steps, create three pages or posts. You will need their URLs when creating your forms. Create a Contact Form 7 form. Place your cursor at the end of the form. On the “Form” tab of the Contact Form 7 form, click on the button named “multistep”. In the window that opens, select “First Step” if this is the first step of your multi-step form. If this is the last step, select “Last Step.” All other checkboxes are optional. The Next Page URL is the URL that contains your next form. If this form is the last step, you can leave the URL field blank. Click “Insert Tag.” Save your completed form and place the form’s shortcode into the appropriate page or post you created in step 1. Repeat for each form in your multi-step form process. On the last step, you may want to send an email. Select “Send Email” in step 5. On the Mail tab, enter mail-tags as you normally would. For example, if your first form has the field your-email, you can include [your-email] in the Mail tab on your last form. Contact Form 7 may flag this because your-email is not displayed on the current form; you can safely ignore that warning. Multistep Tag Options Name – The name of this multistep form-tag. This is required, but is currently not being used. First Step – Besides marking the first step of your multistep form, this allows any form to act as the first step and display when no previous data has been submitted. This is useful when you want some users to skip the first step. Last Step – Besides marking the last step of your multistep form, this clears the data from users’ browsers. Once they submit this form, they will no longer see their data populate the forms. Send Email – If this is checked the form will send an email like a normal Contact Form 7 submission. Skip Save – If you use Flamingo or CFDB7 to save submissions to the database this prevents saving this form submission. Next Page URL – This is the URL your users will go to after the form is submitted. [multistep multistep-123 last_step send_email skip_save “/thank-you”] Additional Tags [multiform "your-name"] The multiform form-tag can be used to display a field from a previous step. Replace your-name with the name of your field. This is only for use on the Form tab, this tag will not work in the Mail tab. [previous "Go Back"] The previous form-tag can be used to display a button to go to a previous step. Replace Go Back with text you want to show in the button. Messages Tab When a visitor visits the fourth step in your multi-step form without completing the first step, the message “Please fill out the form on the previous page.” is displayed. You can change this for each form in the Messages tab. What this plugin DOES NOT do: This plugin does not support file uploads on every form. If you need to use file uploads make sure to place it on the last step. This plugin does not load another form on the same page. It only works when the forms are on separate pages. Many have asked to make it load via ajax so all forms can reside on one page. This plugin does not support that. PRO Version If you expect to have a lot of data submitted through your multi-step forms, the Pro version may be able to help you better. The PRO version uses Session Storage so it is able to handle roughly 1,000 times more data for your multiple forms. In total it can handle about 5MB vs 4KB in the free version. Currently the Pro version REQUIRES the WordPress REST API and Contact Form 7 AJAX Submission to be enabled. Another feature the Pro version offers is the ability to skip steps with the “Contact Form 7 – Conditional Fields plugin”. Learn more here. Source Code The human-readable source for this plugin’s minified JavaScript and compiled CSS is published at https://github.com/coreyt808/webheadcoder-multi-step-forms-for-contact-form-7, with the unminified files in assets-src/. To rebuild the generated files in resources/, use Node.js 24 and run composer install, npm ci, and npm run deploy. External services This plugin uses Freemius, an external service, for optional usage tracking and opt-in, licensing, account management, pricing, and purchase or upgrade functions. Freemius receives and processes information used for these functions. The free plugin remains usable if an administrator chooses “Skip” on the Freemius opt-in screen. If an administrator opts in, the plugin can send the opted-in administrator’s first name, last name, and email address; the plugin’s version and state; the WordPress and PHP versions; the site language and website URL; and, when the administrator separately allows it, the list of installed plugins and themes. Activating and maintaining a paid license sends the license and site or product information needed for license activation, account management, and update checks. A pricing or checkout connection is initiated only after an administrator explicitly selects a plugin-provided Upgrade or Purchase link and proceeds through the Freemius SDK-managed flow. Learn more about Freemius, its opt-in behavior, and its data practices. Use of the service is subject to the Freemius Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

Contact Form 7 to Any API lets you send form submissions directly to any CRM, Webhook, marketing platform or REST API with complete control over payloads, endpoints, headers and authentication. Built for developers, agencies, and technical teams who need flexible, secure WordPress API and Webhook integrations without extra middleware. All data stays private within WordPress until it’s successfully sent to your chosen API. Video Demo: Key Features Send CF7 Leads to Remote API’s such as CRM and other External API using POST/GET Create up to 5 API Connections Supports Simple & Fixed Format of JSON Supports Basic Auth Supports Bearer Auth API Logs Management with submitted data and API response Auto Delete Logs (purge logs older than configurable number of days) Email Notifications on API Failure Save Contact Form 7 form submitted data to the database Export Contact Form 7 Data in CSV, EXCEL, PDF, Print Single Or Multiple delete CF7 entries Conditional Field Support (Equals / Not Equals) File input supported – Uploaded file will convert into BASE64 and send to API Multisite Compatible WPML Compatible Predefined Tags support Send data to multiple API (PRO) Support Multi Level or Any Format of JSON (PRO) Send attachments to any API (PRO) Option to Choose when to send data to API – Before CF7 mail sent OR After mail sent (PRO) Multi File Upload Support (PRO) Compatible with Multiline files upload for contact form 7 Plugin (PRO) Option to choose Numerical Fields / Integer Fields (PRO) Option to choose Multiple File upload fields (PRO) Retry Failed API Logs (Auto and Manual Retry) (PRO) Bulk Retry failed API calls (PRO) Advanced Email Notifications on API Failure (PRO) Priority Support (PRO) Paid plugin customization support for JWT Token Integration with Any API (Contact us) Paid plugin customization support for OAuth 2.0 API Integration (Contact us) Paid Plugin customization support for any API (Contact us) WPForms to Any API Plugin – (Plugin for WPForm Users – Connect WPForm to Any API) Upgrade to PRO for Advanced Integrations Unlock advanced flexibility and full control with Contact Form 7 to Any API PRO Unlimited API Connections per site Multi-level / Any JSON Structure support Multiple File Upload Field Support Define Integer Fields – map numeric fields precisely Retry Failed API Logs – auto and manually retry any failed API call directly from the log screen Bulk Retry – re-send multiple failed API calls at once with a single click Advanced Email Notifications on API Failure – send failure alerts to multiple recipients Priority Support for faster assistance Price: $29.99/year Upgrade to PRO Optional OAuth 2.0 and JWT PRO Add-On For APIs that require advanced authorization, our PRO Add-On ($99.99) provides: OAuth 2.0 and JWT token authentication Automatic access/refresh token management JWT Token Integration with Any API Perfect for enterprise or expiring token setups Get the Add-On Set Your Own Header Request Parameters Define custom header parameters to match your integration requirements. Examples: Authorization: MY_API_KEY Authorization: Bearer xxxxxxx Authorization: Basic xxxxxxx Content-Type: application/json Basic and Bearer authentication can be configured directly in the header input fields. 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It can be use to send data to CRM Or any REST API. Easy to use and User friendly settings Support Contact Form 7 to Any API is developed and supported by IT Path Solutions. If you have questions or encounter issues, visit our Support Forum or contact [email protected]. Your feedback helps us improve and expand this plugin for the entire WordPress community. We also welcome: Bug and documentation reports Feature suggestions Translation contributions How You Can Support WordPress grows through community, and your help makes a difference. Report Bugs or Issues: Found a problem? Report it using the official guide. Fix or Suggest Docs Updates: Share corrections or suggestions on the Support Forum. Report Security Concerns: Follow the WordPress Security Reporting Guide. Suggest Features or Improvements: Have ideas? Submit them here. Contribute to Translations: Help translate the plugin on WordPress Translate. Explore our other plugins or visit WordPress Gems to check out what we do. 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