How can I create my own Single Listing contact form?

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If you’d like to create your own single listing contact form then we suggest using the Contact Form 7 plugin, and following the steps below.

Step 1: Installing the plugin

  1. Admin > Appearance > Install Plugins
  2. Find Contact Form 7
  3. Install > Activate

Step 2: Importing the Demo Form

  1. Admin > Tools > Import
  2. Right-click this (save as) to your desktop
  3. Back to your WordPress Admin
  4. Tools > Import
  5. WordPress > Run Importer
  6. Choose file > find the one you just saved to your computer above
  7. Upload file and import

Step 3: Getting the Form Shortcode

  1. Admin > Contact
  2. find “Listing Contact Form”
  3. copy the Shortcode, example: [contact-form-7 id=”3074″ title=”Listing Contact Form”]

Step 3: Setting the Form

  1. Admin > Real Estate 7 Options
  2. Listings > Listing Single
  3. Scroll down to Use Custom Contact Form 7 Form? > select Yes
  4. The Contact Form Shortcode field will appear > paste the Shortcode you just copied from step 3
  5. Save Settings

You’re also free to modify the form however you’d like this just gives you a starting point on how to use them.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Under the “Mail” tab when editing your form you MUST have this [_post_author_email] under the “To” field otherwise the email won’t go to the agent assigned to said listing.