Contact Form 7 Integration
Contact Form 7 Notifications
Contact Form 7 sends an email when someone submits a form. Nobody reads it in time. FlowAlert sends a Contact Form 7 push notification directly to the right person's iPhone or Android — and requires them to acknowledge it.
1,000 free events/month · No card required
The CF7 email notification problem.
CF7's built-in email notification goes to an inbox. During busy hours, that inbox isn't open. The lead waits.
There's no concept of who is responsible. The email goes to everyone — or nobody — depending on how it's configured.
You can't know if anyone has seen the submission or is following up. Two people might reply, or nobody does.
High-value enquiries — the kind that could turn into real revenue — get the same treatment as spam unsubscribes.
FlowAlert connects directly to CF7 and routes each submission as a push notification to the right person — with a required acknowledgement and a full audit trail.
1,000
Free events every month to start. No card required.
How it works
From event to acknowledged alert — the whole path, in order.
Install the FlowAlert WordPress plugin — no code, no configuration files
FlowAlert automatically detects your CF7 forms on installation
Set a routing rule: which form maps to which team member or group
A form is submitted — FlowAlert receives the event and pushes to the right phone
The recipient acknowledges. If they don't, it escalates automatically to the next person
See it in action
cf7.form_submitted
→ Sales Team · James
What you get
Instant push notifications — not email
Separate routing for each CF7 form
Route by form field values (e.g. budget, service)
Require acknowledgement & auto-escalate (Pro option)
Automatic escalation if no response
Works alongside CF7's existing email output
No code required — install and configure in browser
Full submission log per form
Use cases
Inbound Sales Leads
When someone submits your contact form, the assigned sales rep gets a push notification immediately. First response in minutes, not hours — before the prospect moves on to a competitor.
Quote Request Routing
Route quote enquiries to the right estimator based on the service type field in the form. No more forwarding emails. The right person gets it directly.
Support & Help Requests
Support form submissions are pushed directly to your helpdesk team. Urgent requests can escalate to senior support based on the message content or priority field.
Partnership Enquiries
High-value partnership requests go straight to a business development contact — not a shared info@ inbox where they sit for days.
Callback Requests
When someone requests a callback, the sales team is notified immediately. Callbacks happen while the prospect is still warm — not the next morning.
Multi-Form Sites
Different forms, different rules. Contact enquiries go to sales. Job applications go to HR. Support requests go to the helpdesk. One plugin, unlimited routing rules.
Every event, routed instantly
The signals this integration fires — each one routable to a different person, priority, or escalation chain.
cf7.form_submittedAny Contact Form 7 form was submitted
cf7.contact_usYour primary contact form submitted
cf7.quote_requestQuote request form submitted
cf7.support_requestSupport or help form submitted
cf7.job_applicationJob application form submitted
cf7.callback_requestCallback request submitted
CF7 email notifications vs FlowAlert push alerts.
FlowAlertDelivery channel
Email inbox
Direct push to phone
Response time
Hours (when inbox opens)
Under 2 minutes
Who is responsible
Whoever checks email
Explicitly assigned
Confirmation of receipt
None
Acknowledgement & escalation (Pro)
Route by form field
Not possible
Full conditional routing
Audit trail
Email thread (if kept)
Full timestamped log
Common questions
The things people ask before connecting this — the docs cover the rest.
Install the FlowAlert WordPress plugin. It hooks into CF7's form submission pipeline automatically — no custom code, no webhook configuration needed.
Yes. You create a routing rule per form. Your contact form routes to sales, your support form routes to the helpdesk, your job applications route to HR — all independent rules.
No — unless you want it to. FlowAlert runs alongside CF7's email output. You can disable CF7 email if you prefer push-only, or keep both running.
Yes. You can create routing rules that match specific field values. For example, if your form includes a "service" dropdown, enquiries about Enterprise can be routed directly to a senior account manager.
FlowAlert escalates to the next person in your chain after a timeout you set. This could be a team lead, a manager, or an entire group. No submission is silently dropped.
Yes. You can set up separate routing rules for each of your CF7 forms. There's no limit on the number of forms or routing rules.
The CF7 Email 2 add-on sends an additional email. FlowAlert sends a push notification to a mobile app — not email. The key difference is that push notifications are immediate, phone-level, and require acknowledgement.
Yes. FlowAlert's free plan includes 1,000 push notifications per month — more than enough for most small sites. Unlimited events start at $29/month.
Stop missing what matters.
Set up FlowAlert in under two minutes: connect a source, define your first routing rule, and the right person’s phone knows from then on.
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