# An AI plugin for Contact Form 7. Keep the forms. Change what happens after.

Steem writes a small plugin that hooks the Contact Form 7 forms you already built. Save submissions in wp-admin, redirect to a thank-you page, send a different email based on a dropdown. The forms themselves stay where they are.

It does not replace Contact Form 7. If you want a form plugin from scratch, say that instead — that is a different job, and Steem will write one.

Start here: https://steem.dev/app?prompt=Save%20every%20Contact%20Form%207%20submission%20as%20a%20private%20custom%20post%20type%20in%20wp-admin%2C%20with%20the%20fields%20as%20post%20meta.%20Do%20not%20change%20how%20the%20form%20emails%20work.

## Jobs that fit

### Save Contact Form 7 entries

Keep submissions in wp-admin instead of only in email.

Save every Contact Form 7 submission as a private custom post type in wp-admin, with the fields as post meta. Do not change how the form emails work.

Build this: https://steem.dev/app?prompt=Save%20every%20Contact%20Form%207%20submission%20as%20a%20private%20custom%20post%20type%20in%20wp-admin%2C%20with%20the%20fields%20as%20post%20meta.%20Do%20not%20change%20how%20the%20form%20emails%20work.

### Redirect after they submit

Send the visitor to a thank-you page. The email still goes out as it does now.

After a successful Contact Form 7 submit, redirect the visitor to a thank-you page I choose in settings. Do not change how the form emails work.

Build this: https://steem.dev/app?prompt=After%20a%20successful%20Contact%20Form%207%20submit%2C%20redirect%20the%20visitor%20to%20a%20thank-you%20page%20I%20choose%20in%20settings.%20Do%20not%20change%20how%20the%20form%20emails%20work.

### Email a different person from a dropdown

A “who should we contact?” field that picks the inbox.

On Contact Form 7, if the form has a dropdown for department or recipient, send the notification to the matching email address from a settings screen. Leave the visitor-facing form and the auto-reply alone.

Build this: https://steem.dev/app?prompt=On%20Contact%20Form%207%2C%20if%20the%20form%20has%20a%20dropdown%20for%20department%20or%20recipient%2C%20send%20the%20notification%20to%20the%20matching%20email%20address%20from%20a%20settings%20screen.%20Leave%20the%20visitor-facing%20form%20and%20the%20auto-reply%20alone.

## Frequently asked questions

### Can Steem replace Contact Form 7?

It can write a standalone contact form if that is what you ask for. This page is for the other case: you already have Contact Form 7 forms, and you want a small plugin that hooks them.

### Will it change my existing forms?

The jobs above do not edit the form tags. They hang off wpcf7_mail_sent and friends. The form you built stays the form you built.

### Do I need a WordPress site to try it?

No. The preview is a real WordPress in the browser. Download the ZIP when you want it on your own site.

### Is the code mine?

Yes. Ordinary plugin ZIP. Read it, edit it, or hand it on. Nothing phones home.

## Also

- [AI plugin for WooCommerce](https://steem.dev/woocommerce)
- [AI plugin for Advanced Custom Fields](https://steem.dev/acf)
- Guides: https://steem.dev/blog
- Pricing: https://steem.dev/pricing

Source: https://steem.dev/contact-form-7