Integrate Contact Form 7 Submissions with Google Sheets Using Pabbly Connect

Learn how to automate the process of adding Contact Form 7 submissions to Google Sheets using Pabbly Connect. Step-by-step guide included! Develop expertise in application integration and learn how to design streamlined automation workflows using proven, simplified approaches.

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1. Creating the Inquiry Form for Interior Designing Services

The first step in this process is creating an inquiry form using Contact Form 7 in WordPress. To do this, navigate to the Contact Form 7 plugin in your WordPress dashboard. Here, you can add fields such as First Name, Last Name, Phone Number, and a dropdown for design preferences. using Pabbly Connect

Make sure to save the form and copy the shortcode. You’ll then embed this shortcode into a new page on your WordPress site. This form will allow potential clients to submit their inquiries directly.

2. Setting Up Pabbly Connect for Integration

Next, you’ll need to set up Pabbly Connect to automate the process of transferring form submissions to Google Sheets. First, log in to your Pabbly Connect account and create a new workflow. Name it something like ‘Sync Contact Form 7 Submissions with Google Sheets’.

In this workflow, select Contact Form 7 as the trigger app and choose the event ‘New Form Submission’. This will allow Pabbly Connect to capture data whenever someone submits the form. You will then copy the webhook URL provided by Pabbly Connect.

• Log in to Pabbly Connect and create a new workflow.
• Select Contact Form 7 as the trigger app.
• Choose ‘New Form Submission’ as the trigger event.
• Copy the webhook URL provided.

After copying the webhook URL, you need to paste it into the Contact Form 7 settings of your form. This connects your form to Pabbly Connect and enables data transfer.

3. Testing the Integration with a Dummy Submission

With the webhook URL in place, it’s time to test the integration. Go back to your form and submit a dummy entry. This will allow Pabbly Connect to capture the data and confirm that the connection is working correctly.

Once the form is submitted, return to the Pabbly Connect dashboard. You should see the response data from your dummy submission. This confirms that the integration between Contact Form 7 and Pabbly Connect is successful.

• Submit a dummy entry through your Contact Form 7 form.
• Check Pabbly Connect for the captured data.
• Ensure all fields are populated correctly.

With successful data capture, you can now move on to connecting Google Sheets to Pabbly Connect.

4. Connecting Google Sheets with Pabbly Connect

The next step is to connect Google Sheets to Pabbly Connect. In your Pabbly Connect workflow, select Google Sheets as the action app and choose ‘Add a New Row’ as the action event. This will allow you to add the captured form submission data to your Google Sheets.

Click on ‘Sign in with Google’ to authenticate your Google account. Once connected, select the specific Google Sheets file where you want the data to be stored. You will see the columns from your sheet automatically populate in the Pabbly Connect interface.

Select Google Sheets as the action app. Choose ‘Add a New Row’ as the action event. Authenticate your Google account. Select the Google Sheets file for data storage.

Now, you will map the fields from your form submission to the corresponding columns in Google Sheets. This mapping will ensure that every time a new form submission is received, the data is automatically populated in the correct columns.

5. Finalizing Your Automation with Pabbly Connect

After mapping the fields, it’s time to finalize your automation. Click on ‘Save’ in Pabbly Connect to activate the workflow. Now, every time someone submits the inquiry form, their details will be automatically added to your Google Sheets without any manual effort.

This seamless integration allows for efficient data management and ensures you never miss a submission. With Pabbly Connect, your workflow is now fully automated, saving you time and effort.

Click ‘Save’ to activate your workflow. Test the workflow by submitting another form entry. Check Google Sheets for the new entry.

Congratulations! You have successfully set up an automated process using Pabbly Connect to transfer Contact Form 7 submissions to Google Sheets.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we explored how to automate the process of adding Contact Form 7 submissions to Google Sheets using Pabbly Connect. This integration streamlines data management and enhances efficiency in handling inquiries.