How many times do we want to do something but can’t quite get started because we need an example to follow?
My ebook, Contact Form 7 Beginners Guide, has been out since December of last year (2009), so I thought it would be helpful if web designers could see how others had used the Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin on their website.
I sent an email to everyone who had purchased the book asking if I could showcase their form on my blog.
As you can imagine, there was a quite a response! I’m in the process of fine tuning my Camtasia video skills so I can video blog. It’s somewhat tedious to learn, so this is a nice diversion.
The first website I want to feature is that of Kim Frazier, Health and Wellness Coach.
What Kim and her web designer, John MacMullen, have done on her page is remarkable in that it is the most detailed and lengthy form I’ve ever seen created with Contact Form 7.
Take a look at this:
Mentabolism Questionnaire
Kim and John used the Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin to develop a questionnaire for her health and wellness clients. She has nine different categories with up to 20 questions each. The questions are formatted using checkboxes, radio buttons, dropdown menus, and text boxes. For spam control, they used the Really Simple CAPTCHA plugin to create the submission CAPTCHA.
This is what John had to say about the ebook:
I picked up the book so that I could quickly implement a form. As you know most plugins come with little if any information so from a programmers point you dig in and try to figure out how it works. When I found your ebook I was naturally inclined to purchase it, read it and then implement my form and ultimately the questionnaire. So, or my case it was more of a get up to speed quickly so I could work with Contact Form 7. As a developer this type of information is invaluable.
Be sure to hop over there and study how they set up the form. It is sure to give you some inspiration. And, if you need help setting it up, you can find it by clicking here. There is a free version of my ebook and a paid version. Email if you need help.
John is taking some screenshots of the email back and front ends, so in another week or so, I will blog about how to format the email backend so you receive all that detailed information!
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