Allow WordPress Shortcodes within Contact Form 7 WordPress Plugin

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The free Contact Form 7 plugin for WordPress is great. To expand its ability, by permitting the use of shortcodes, we save ourselves much coding. Here is how to permit the use of shortcodes within the Contact Forms themselves.

 

Allowing Shortcodes in Contact Form 7

Simply add this code to the “functions.php” file within your child theme.

 

REVEAL CODE

/*
** Contact Form 7: Permit Shortcodes Within Forms
*/
add_filter( 'wpcf7_form_elements', 'mycustom_wpcf7_form_elements' );
function mycustom_wpcf7_form_elements( $form )
{
    $form = do_shortcode( $form );
    return $form;
}

 

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