Finally, the Contact Page is Done!

Posted By Karen on May 18, 2009

Boy, that may seem like a simple statement to many, but for those new at using wordpress as a website builder it’s a great feat.

It actually took about a week before I figured out why my Contact Form 7 wouldn’t work. This is the form that allows visitors to email us with a message.

I read all the WordPress Codex documents on the topic I could find and I submitted two posts to the WordPress forum. I just couldn’t get an answer.

Then, when you go to one document, there are about ten others you can link to so this project became very time consuming and frustrating – interesting, but tiring.

Finally, today I found a document – I think it was in Codex (Quick Start Guide) – that I thought might work. A simple little thing that I was doing wrong, but before today I just couldn’t find this information.

So, what was the time consuming, frustrating, stupid thing I was doing wrong? Well, instead of copying and pasting the one line saved CF7 name (the title of the contact form), I was copying and pasting the html code that was visible below it. I guess the techs preparing the instructions for products or services don’t realize that us ‘green’ users who know nothing about the product/service at all, need those idiotic simple details!

I would have saved days of searching if CF7 or WP added one simple little sentence: Copy and paste the title of that form onto your page , not the html code below in the text box.

The cup is always half full, though, it gave me something to write about!

Karen

  • Share/Bookmark

Categories: Uncategorized
Tags:

About the author

Karen

Karen is a published author, writer-for-hire, and freelance writer. She is the creator and manager of VBT - Writers on the Move; co-moderator of a children's writing critique group; a reviewer multiple sites, and an acquisitions editor intern with 4RV Publishing. Her books are: Day's End Lullaby (a children's rhyming bedtime picture book), The Self-Publisher's Guide (an ebook that includes information on writing, publishing options, marketing and promotional strategies, and more), Writing, Publishing, and Marketing - You Can Do It! (a 34 page ebook that offers guidance and tips on writing, publishing, and marketing with useful tools and examples), and Writing for Children One Step at a time (a 100+ page e-book offering writing and marketing information, tips and resources). And, Karen has a children's fantasy chapter book in contract with 4RV Publishing. Be sure to sign up (subscribe) for our FREE monthly newsletter.

Comments

2 Responses to “Finally, the Contact Page is Done!”

  1. Saurooon says:
    June 6, 2009 at 9:22 am

    Thanks for article. Everytime like to read you.

    • Karen says:
      June 15, 2009 at 5:59 pm

      Thank you, Saurooon, for stopping by. Sorry this reply is a little late, I’ve been very busy!

      Karen

«     »