RowanWeb Abandoned Forms for Contact Form 7
| 开发者 | ryabininvitaliy |
|---|---|
| 更新时间 | 2026年11月5日 00:20 |
| PHP版本: | 7.4 及以上 |
| WordPress版本: | 7.1 |
| 版权: | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| 版权网址: | 版权信息 |
详情介绍:
- Every submission is kept — each Contact Form 7 entry is saved in your own database, even when the notification email fails to send. Spam is kept separately for 30 days so you can rescue false positives.
- Encrypted at rest — field values, IP address and uploaded files are stored AES-256-GCM encrypted; only administrators can read them in the admin area.
- Uploaded files included — files sent through the form are saved with the entry (encrypted, up to 25 MB each) and can be downloaded from the entry screen.
- Entries screen — entries by form, unread/read/spam/trash, exact search by email or phone, entry details with page, IP and how many times the same contact abandoned the form before submitting, bulk actions and an unread counter in the menu.
- Import from other plugins — move your existing entries from Contact Form CFDB7 and Flamingo, including CFDB7 files. The other plugin's data is not changed; running the import again never creates duplicates, so you can keep one plugin instead of two.
- Export — a CSV file per form, or every form at once to an Excel workbook with one sheet per form.
- Your rules — turn saving on or off per form, keep entries forever or for a set number of days. Contact Form 7's
do_not_storesetting and theconsent_for:storageacceptance box are respected.
- Catches real abandonment, not noise — a visitor has to actually type something recognizable as input before a leave or a long idle period counts as an abandoned attempt; accidental page loads and bot traffic don't pollute the data.
- Only leads you can follow up on — optionally record an attempt only when the visitor left a complete email address or a phone number, so a visitor who typed just their name doesn't clutter the list.
- Per-form breakdown — totals for the last 7 days, last 30 days and all time for every tracked form, drilling down into the field values captured for that form.
- Form conversion — see started, submitted and abandoned attempts and the abandonment rate for the last 30 UTC days.
- Privacy-aware — integrates with WordPress's built-in Personal Data Export/Erase tools for both entries and abandoned-form data. A configurable retention period (default 60 days) deletes old abandoned events automatically every day.
- Your data stays on your site — the free version makes no outgoing requests of its own; everything is stored locally and shown only to users with the right capability.
安装:
- Make sure Contact Form 7 is installed and active.
- Upload the
rowanweb-abandoned-forms-for-contact-form-7folder to/wp-content/plugins/, or install the ZIP via Plugins → Add New → Upload. - Activate the plugin.
- Open Contact → Abandoned Forms: the Entries tab lists saved entries and offers to import entries from Contact Form CFDB7 or Flamingo if it finds any; the Abandoned entries tab shows abandoned attempts. Retention and saving options are on the Settings tab.
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常见问题:
Does this work without Contact Form 7?
No — the plugin hooks directly into Contact Form 7's own forms and does nothing without it active (declared as a dependency, so WordPress will flag it if CF7 isn't active).
Can it replace Contact Form CFDB7 or Flamingo?
Yes. It saves every new entry, and the Entries tab offers to import the entries those plugins already stored — CFDB7 entries with their uploaded files, Flamingo entries including spam. Import works even if the other plugin is already deactivated, never changes its data, and skips entries that were already imported. After the import you can deactivate the other plugin.
Are uploaded files saved?
Yes, encrypted, up to 25 MB per file (filter cf7at_submission_max_file_bytes). They live in wp-content/uploads/cf7at-files/ under random names without extensions, so even a direct link only returns encrypted bytes. Administrators download them from the entry screen.
What happens if the encryption key is lost?
Entries and abandoned-form data are encrypted with a key stored in your database (or in the CF7AT_ENCRYPTION_KEY constant, if you define one). When moving the site, move the whole database. If the key changes, old entries are shown as "encrypted with a different key" rather than as empty values. Export to CSV or Excel if you want an independent copy.
I updated from version 0.2 — why aren't entries being saved?
On sites that used an earlier version, saving entries stays off until you decide. The Entries tab shows a notice with "Save entries of all forms"; you can also turn it on for a single form in the form editor ("Saved Entries" tab).
What counts as "abandoned"?
A visitor who has typed something recognizable as real input into a form's fields, then either leaves the page, closes the tab, or goes idle for a while without submitting. Loading a form and leaving immediately, without typing anything, isn't recorded.
Is the data safe?
Entries, uploaded files and captured field values are encrypted (AES-256-GCM), decrypted only when an authorized admin views them. A contact is pseudonymized internally through a hashed, site-specific identifier rather than stored as a plain lookup key.
Does this send any of my data anywhere?
No. The free version makes no outgoing connections of its own — everything is stored in your own database and shown only inside your own admin area. The only exception is listed under "External services" below, and it's off until you opt in.
How long is the data kept?
Abandoned-form data: 60 days by default, deleted automatically every day; configurable from 1 day up to 10 years on the Settings tab. Saved entries: forever by default, or a number of days you choose; spam and trashed entries are deleted after 30 days. Lower it if you only need the data for a quick follow-up; raise it if you want a longer history.
更新日志:
- New: saved entries. Every Contact Form 7 submission is stored in your database, encrypted — including entries whose notification email failed and spam (kept 30 days). Per-form switch in the form editor; sites updated from 0.2 decide on the plugin page.
- New: Entries screen — entries by form, unread/read/spam/trash, exact search by email or phone, entry details with page, IP and "abandoned before" count, bulk actions, CSV export, unread counter in the menu.
- New: uploaded files are saved with the entry, encrypted, and downloadable only by administrators.
- New: import from Contact Form CFDB7 and Flamingo, including CFDB7 files. The other plugin's data is not changed; running the import again does not create duplicates.
- New: retention setting for entries (forever by default), privacy export/erase, full cleanup on uninstall.
- Fixed: the plugin menu item disappeared under Contact Form 7 6.2.4.1 and later, which moved its admin menu.
- Fixed: uninstall now also removes leftover rate-limit counters.
- Improved: nothing is written to the PHP error log unless WP_DEBUG is enabled.
- New: anonymous form conversion report (started, submitted, abandoned and abandonment rate) for the last 30 UTC days. Data collection starts with this update; saving filters do not affect anonymous counts.
- Pro: field drop-off report showing which fields visitors reached and where their last interaction occurred before abandonment.
- Pro: recovered leads, matched to a subsequent successful submission of the same form by email or phone; recovery dates in the event list.
- New: one-time optional review request on the plugin settings screen after 14 days and at least 5 saved abandoned forms.
- Improved: unique Composer autoloader, updated bundled dependencies, versioned ZIP builds and plugin homepage link.
- New per-form option: only record attempts where the visitor left an email address or phone number. Detected by value in any typed field, so phone numbers in plain text fields count too.
- Initial release: abandoned-submission tracking for Contact Form 7, encrypted storage, per-form admin screen with bulk delete, configurable retention, GDPR personal-data export/erase integration, and a Pro tier (trend chart, CSV export, Mattermost/Slack/Telegram/Discord/generic webhook notifications).