Here is an example of a simple contact form in the FORM tab:
<p>Full name*<br />
[text* your-name] </p>
<p>Email*<br />
[email* your-email] </p>
<p>Subject*<br />
[text* your-subject] </p>
<p>Your message*<br />
[textarea* your-message] </p>
<p>[submit "Submit"] </p>
Note:
– The asterisk (*) in the field label tells the person completing the form that the field must be completed (it is required).
– The <p></p> tags are html that wrap the section together.
– The < br/> is an html line break to place the field below the label.
– The shortcode has a) the type of field content (e.g. text, email, textarea), b) the asterisk after this to make the field required, and c) the mail tag that is generated by the plugin (e.g. your-name, your-email).
Here are the MAIL tab settings to support the FORM:
To: <strong>[email protected]</strong>
From: <strong>[your-name] <[email protected]></strong>
Subject: <strong>[your-subject]</strong>
Additional Headers: <strong>Reply-To: [your-email]</strong>
Message Body:
From: [your-name] <[your-email]>
Subject: [your-subject]
[your-message]
What happens and why:
1. The mail is sent from the contact form to the email address specified in the TO field.
2. When you receive the message, it will have the sender’s name and be from the “wordpress” email address specified in FROM (Depending in your hosts, this may need to be a real email address (test to see if it processes), and it does need to be @your-domain.com).
3. Adding the Reply-To: [your-email] in ADDITIONAL HEADERS means that you can reply to the sender through the Reply button in your email client.
4. You can find the sender’s actual email address in the message you receive, because your include [your-email] there.
Hope this helps!
