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Contact Form 7 extension for Google Map fields
This plugin enables the insertion of google maps into contact form 7 as an input field.
The facts
- Rating
- 4.7★ from 15
- Active installs
- 500+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 11 Jul 2023
- Added
- Feb 2017
- Requires WP
- 5.6
- Tested up to
- WP 6.2.11
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Downloads
- 37,037
Our analysis
AI-assistedThe Contact Form 7 extension for Google Map fields is a WordPress plugin that integrates Google Maps into Contact Form 7 forms. It allows you to configure multiple maps per form, including custom zoom levels and pin locations, which can be displayed on the front end. Users can also search for addresses, and the plugin supports reverse geocoding and customisable map actions.
This plugin is suitable for users who need to incorporate location-based inputs in their forms, particularly for businesses or services that rely on geographical data. It is compatible with other plugins like Post My CF7 Form and Smart Grid-Layout Extension for CF7, enhancing its functionality in various scenarios.
Best for: This plugin suits websites that require location input in contact forms, such as real estate or service-based businesses.
What it does well
- ✓Enables Google Maps integration in Contact Form 7
- ✓Customisable map settings for each form
- ✓Supports address lookup and reverse geocoding
- ✓Compatible with other CF7 extensions
- ✓Free to use from the WordPress.org directory
Where it falls short
- •Limited information on additional features or support
- •Directory score indicates potential issues or limitations
Verdict
The plugin provides useful features for integrating maps into forms, but its directory score suggests that users should consider potential limitations before use.
From the developer
Aurovrata Venet's own description of Contact Form 7 extension for Google Map fields, lightly tidied.
This plugin enables the insertion of google maps into contact form 7 as an input field, functionality available with this plugin include
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Multi-map per form – the zoom and default location to be configured in the form edit page itself, thus different maps/forms can have different default map zoom levels and pin location. The front end form displays the configured map and registers the location change of the pin which can be included in the email notification.
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Compatible with Post My CF7 Form – play nice with the Post My CF7 Form plugin
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Address lookup search bar – a search field is available to lookup addresses, if a user changes manually the first line of the (optional) address field, the reverse-geocode is frozen. This allows for address corrections.
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Reverse Geocode – an optional set of address fields can be enabled from the cf7 tag to display reverse-geocode text address
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Totally customisable – a set of filters are provided to control all configuration parameters on each map.
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Popup compatible – this plugin allows users to control defferred map initialisation on popups.
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Customise map actions – the plugin exposes the map object with events (on initialisation/updates), allowing users to add additional features to their maps. The plugin makes use of JQuery Google Maps (gmap3) plugin, and exposes both the Gmap3 as well as the Google map objects.
Google map is disabled for Airplane Mode plugin activation to allow you to develop without an Internet connection.
Plays nice with repetitive fields constructs from the Smart Grid-Layout extension for CF7 plugin.
Checkout our other CF7 plugin extensions
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CF7 Polylang Module – this plugin allows you to create forms in different languages for a multi-language website. The plugin requires the Polylang plugin to be installed in order to manage translations.
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Smart Grid-layout Extension for CF7 – this plugin fixes amny shortcomings of the CF7 plugin, most importantly it allows you to build a grid-layout (multi-row/multi-column) responsive form among many other useful functionality.
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Post My CF7 Form – this plugin allows you to save you cf7 form submissions to a custom post, map your fields to meta fields or taxonomy. It also allows you to pre-fill fields before your form is displayed.
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Tagged as
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Contact Form 7
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