How to add attachment in contact form 7 mail
To add an attachment to a Contact Form 7 (CF7) email, you'll need to use a combination of CF7's built-in functionality and a plugin or a custom solution. Here are a few methods:
Method 1: Using the attachments
parameter
You can add an attachment to the email by using the attachments
parameter in your CF7 form's mail
tag. For example:
[mail to="[email protected]" subject="Contact Form Submission"]
Your message: [text* your-message]
Attachments: [file* your-attachment]
[/mail]
In this example, your-attachment
is the name of the file input field in your CF7 form. When the form is submitted, the attached file will be sent along with the email.
Method 2: Using a plugin
There are several plugins available that can help you add attachments to CF7 emails. Here are a few popular ones:
- Contact Form 7 Attachments: This plugin allows you to add attachments to your CF7 forms and send them along with the email.
- CF7 Attachments: This plugin provides a simple way to add attachments to your CF7 forms and send them via email.
To use one of these plugins, simply install and activate it, then configure the plugin settings according to the plugin's documentation.
Method 3: Using a custom solution
If you're comfortable with coding, you can also add attachments to your CF7 email using a custom solution. Here's an example of how you can do it:
add_action( 'wpcf7_before_send_mail', 'add_attachment_to_cf7_email' );
function add_attachment_to_cf7_email( $contact_form ) {
$attachments = array();
// Get the attachment file from the form submission
$attachment = $_FILES['your-attachment'];
// Add the attachment to the array
$attachments[] = $attachment;
// Set the attachments parameter in the email
$contact_form->set_prop( 'attachments', $attachments );
}
In this example, your-attachment
is the name of the file input field in your CF7 form. The code gets the attachment file from the form submission, adds it to an array, and then sets the attachments
parameter in the email using the set_prop
method.