{"id":6702,"date":"2022-03-03T05:12:01","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T05:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=6702"},"modified":"2024-04-05T21:55:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T13:55:58","password":"","slug":"wordpress-contact-form-7-submission-history-log-viewer","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/help\/wordpress-contact-form-7-submission-history-log-viewer\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress Contact Form 7 &#8211; Submission History Log Viewer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One sales lead is one potential customer who can stick with you in the long run. You want to make sure that you don\u2019t lose a single one simply because you were not able to keep a list of the people who have reached out to you and have desired to do business with you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Contact Form 7 plugin does not automatically save the submitted messages, so for you to keep track, you will need to install <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/flamingo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flamingo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This way, you can save the messages that your visitors and customers have sent you through your website\u2019s contact form.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have not installed the Contact Form 7 plugin yet, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/help\/how-to-install-contact-form-7-plugin-in-wordpress\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">click here to know more<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that you have that set up, your next step is to make sure that you have records of who has contacted you using your form, so you can make sure that every query has been responded to In any case that you have already replied to these contacts, these are counted as possible leads, as well, which you can use for your marketing campaigns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Installing Flamingo is the same as installing any other WordPress plugin:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download Flamingo <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/flamingo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<br \/>\n<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/wordpress-contact-form-7-submission-log_flamingo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"501\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/wordpress-contact-form-7-submission-log_flamingo.png 778w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/wordpress-contact-form-7-submission-log_flamingo-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/wordpress-contact-form-7-submission-log_flamingo-768x305.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upload your plugin to WordPress (via File Manager) (\/wp-content\/plugins).<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6704\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/wordpress-contact-form-7-submission-log_file-manager-public-wp-content-plugin.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"204\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Activate the plugin.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6705\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/wordpress-contact-form-7-submission-log_activate.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"64\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To test if the plugin is working, we recommend you do a test using your contact form. Use a different device or a different browser so the WordPress administrator logins will not be recognized as you enter your website. Once you have successfully sent the form, go back to WordPress and follow these steps:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the left side menu, click on <\/span><b>Flamingo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/wordpress-contact-form-7-submission-log_test-contact-flamingo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"159\" height=\"101\" \/><\/li>\n<li><b>Address Book<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will show\/sort the messages you have received by email address:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/wordpress-contact-form-7-submission-log_test-flamingo-address-book.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"555\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/wordpress-contact-form-7-submission-log_test-flamingo-address-book.png 555w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/wordpress-contact-form-7-submission-log_test-flamingo-address-book-300x103.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to view your messages by subject, or by date received, select <\/span><b>Inbound Messages<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6708\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/wordpress-contact-form-7-submission-log_test-flamingo-inbound-messages.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"769\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/wordpress-contact-form-7-submission-log_test-flamingo-inbound-messages.png 769w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/wordpress-contact-form-7-submission-log_test-flamingo-inbound-messages-300x97.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The test message you sent should be visible in these windows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019re good to go! Now hop on to your WordPress and get started!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hosted with CLDY? Contact us <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/sg\/contact-us\/#getintouch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and we\u2019ll help you out.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One sales lead is one potential customer who can stick with you in the long run. You want to make sure that you don\u2019t lose a single one simply because you were not able to keep a list of the people who have reached out to you and have desired to do business with you. 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