The Email Customizer for Contact Form 7 is a powerful tool that allows you to transform standard email notifications into professional, branded, and personalized communications that leave a lasting impression on your website visitors.

In the digital age, effective communication with website visitors is crucial for any business. One way to enhance this communication is by customizing the email responses generated by the Contact Form 7 plugin in WordPress.

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This document provides a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to utilizing the Email Customizer for Contact Form 7, focusing on creating personalized and visually appealing email templates.

1. Make it Clear

To begin, let us compare the differences between these two Email Customizer plugin features:

In summary, the Free version allows you to customize a single email template that applies to all forms, while the Pro version offers the additional feature of allowing you to customize an email template for each Contact Form 7 Form.

Can you determine which version would be more suitable for your needs? Let us know if you need any additional information.

2. Plugin Installation

Before diving into customization, ensure you have the following plugins installed and activated:

1. Contact Form 7: The primary plugin for managing forms.
2. YeeMail Email Customizer: This plugin allows you to design and customize email templates.

Download here: Email Customizer for Contact Form 7

To install these plugins:

• Go to the WordPress dashboard.
• Navigate to Plugins > Add New.
• Search for the plugin you’ve just downloaded
• Click Install Now and then Activate.

3. Create Your Contact Form

• Navigate to Contact Form 7: In the WordPress dashboard, go to Contact > Contact Forms.

• Add a New Form: Click on Add New to create a new form. You can see our example

<label> Your name
    [text* your-name autocomplete:name] </label>

<label> Your email
    [email* your-email autocomplete:email] </label>

<label> Your message
    [textarea your-message] </label>

[submit "Submit"]

4. Access the Email Customizer

On your the WordPress dashboard, go to YeeMail > Click on New Template to start designing your email.

5. Design the Email Template

You can select a pre-built layout from the available options or start from scratch.

Then use the drag-and-drop interface to add headers, footers,…, and content areas.

Utilize shortcodes to insert dynamic data from the form: navigate to Shortcodes – Choose the fields. Or click on All Shortcodes to copy the fields.

For example:

6. Previewing the Template

Use the Preview feature to see how the email looks on both desktop and mobile devices. Make adjustments as necessary to ensure responsiveness.

7. Integrate with Contact Form 7

After you complete creating a template, you should go to the Form – YeeMail Settings – Choose the template you’ve customized – Save the form

You can see here you can choose 2 email templates for this form. With this approach, you can have two distinct email templates – one for the recipient/admin and one for the user – that work together to provide a comprehensive communication flow for your Contact Form 7 submissions.

8. Testing the Email Customization

Submit the Form: Fill out your contact form and submit it to test the email functionality.

Check Your Inbox: Verify that the email has been received and that the customized template is displayed correctly.

By implementing these steps, you will not only improve your email communications but also enhance the overall user experience on your website. Happy customizing!