{"id":159,"date":"2017-04-07T08:08:17","date_gmt":"2017-04-07T08:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/support.gaconnector.com\/?p=159"},"modified":"2025-09-22T12:48:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T12:48:45","slug":"free-trial-setup-instructions-for-contact-form-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/free-trial-setup-instructions-for-contact-form-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Trial Setup Instructions for Contact Form 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 [&quot;blockquote&quot;,{}]\">The instructions below apply to\u00a0<strong>Cookie-Based integration<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 [&quot;blockquote&quot;,{}]\">If you are using\u00a0<strong>API-Based integration<\/strong>, simply add the GA Connector script to your main website. No additional steps are required.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 [&quot;blockquote&quot;,{}]\">Not sure which instructions to follow? Start here:\u00a0<strong><a class=\"ProsemirrorEditor-link\" href=\"https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/how-to-check-which-ga-connector-integration-type-youre-using\/\">How to Check Which GA Connector Integration Type You\u2019re Using<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><em>Add Google Analytics data to Confact Form 7 with GA Connector\u2019s Contact Form 7 integration.<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>GA Connector has a plugin for Contact Form 7, which allows to skip several steps and set up the integration without writing a single line of code.<\/p>\n<p>Video tutorial:<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/18p6TOoOORY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here is how install and configure this plugin:<\/p>\n<p>1. Download the plugin\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/download\/wordpress\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>2. Go to your WordPress admin panel &#8211; Plugins &#8211; Add New.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-160 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/c1d1f2c986791d1b99076855086c99f6-296x300.png\" alt=\"Add new plugin\" width=\"296\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/c1d1f2c986791d1b99076855086c99f6-296x300.png 296w, https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/c1d1f2c986791d1b99076855086c99f6.png 312w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. Click &#8220;Upload Plugin&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-161 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ac25b8adb517d994ecfa58db5f6bf3f5-300x152.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ac25b8adb517d994ecfa58db5f6bf3f5-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ac25b8adb517d994ecfa58db5f6bf3f5.png 524w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4. Choose file gaconnector.zip (downloaded during step #1) and click &#8220;Install now&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-162 \" src=\"https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/23a61e2f23ab9282c615d60e99b79cf6-768x248.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"556\" height=\"158\" \/><\/p>\n<p>5. Click &#8220;Activate Plugin&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-163 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/799e23259444465c5857f137f8935240-300x156.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/799e23259444465c5857f137f8935240-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/799e23259444465c5857f137f8935240.png 518w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>6. Click Contact &#8211; Contact Forms in your WordPress admin panel menu.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-165\" src=\"https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/f8640e2c7e58b5d5ca2434729cd93356.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"316\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/f8640e2c7e58b5d5ca2434729cd93356.png 316w, https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/f8640e2c7e58b5d5ca2434729cd93356-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/f8640e2c7e58b5d5ca2434729cd93356-300x298.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>7. Find and click on the form that you want to start tracking.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-166\" src=\"https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/634682b026b1d5b2f2122ebbb2cb30b2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"456\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/634682b026b1d5b2f2122ebbb2cb30b2.png 456w, https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/634682b026b1d5b2f2122ebbb2cb30b2-300x162.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>8. Add the following code to the bottom of the form:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"toolbar:2 show-lang:2 lang:default decode:true\" title=\"GA Connector Fields\">&lt;div style=\"display:none;\"&gt;\r\n[hidden fc_campaign]\r\n[hidden fc_channel]\r\n[hidden fc_content]\r\n[hidden fc_landing]\r\n[hidden fc_medium]\r\n[hidden fc_referrer]\r\n[hidden fc_source]\r\n[hidden fc_term]\r\n[hidden lc_campaign]\r\n[hidden lc_channel]\r\n[hidden lc_content]\r\n[hidden lc_landing]\r\n[hidden lc_medium]\r\n[hidden lc_referrer]\r\n[hidden lc_source]\r\n[hidden lc_term]\r\n[hidden OS]\r\n[hidden GA_Client_ID]\r\n[hidden gclid]\r\n[hidden all_traffic_sources]\r\n[hidden browser]\r\n[hidden city]\r\n[hidden device]\r\n[hidden page_visits]\r\n[hidden pages_visited_list]\r\n[hidden region]\r\n[hidden time_zone]\r\n[hidden time_passed]\r\n[hidden longitude]\r\n[hidden latitude]\r\n[hidden ip_address]\r\n&lt;\/div&gt;<\/pre>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-178\" src=\"https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/cd1ffe10d3d87d014a9f1683c9633a6f-1-700x457.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/cd1ffe10d3d87d014a9f1683c9633a6f-1-700x457.png 700w, https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/cd1ffe10d3d87d014a9f1683c9633a6f-1-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/cd1ffe10d3d87d014a9f1683c9633a6f-1-768x501.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Viola! Now the form is being tracked! You can use the fields that you just added:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Send them to your CRM as a part of the form submission.<\/li>\n<li>Send them to your email marketing software.<\/li>\n<li>Add them to the email that is being sent after each form submission.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In order to add these tracking fields, go to Mail (inside the Contact Form editor from step #8) and add this code:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"toolbar:2 show-lang:2 lang:default decode:true \" title=\"GA Connector fields (email)\">GA Connector Tracking data:\r\n\r\nFIRST CLICK:\r\nFC campaign: [fc_campaign]\r\nFC channel: [fc_channel]\r\nFC content: [fc_content]\r\nFC landing page: [fc_landing]\r\nFC medium: [fc_medium]\r\nFC referrer: [fc_referrer]\r\nFC source: [fc_source]\r\nFC term: [fc_term]\r\n\r\nLAST CLICK\r\nLC campaign: [lc_campaign]\r\nLC channel: [lc_channel]\r\nLC content: [lc_content]\r\nLC landing page: [lc_landing]\r\nLC medium: [lc_medium]\r\nLC referrer:[lc_referrer]\r\nLC source: [lc_source]\r\nLC term: [lc_term]\r\n\r\nFURTHER INFORMATION\r\nOperating system: [OS]\r\nGoogle Analytics Client ID: [GA_Client_ID]\r\nGoogle Click Identifier: [gclid]\r\nAll traffic source: [all_traffic_sources]\r\nBrowser: [browser]\r\nCity: [city]\r\nDevice: [device]\r\nPage visits: [page_visits]\r\nPages visited list: [pages_visited_list]\r\nRegion: [region]\r\nTime Zone: [time_zone]\r\nTime Spent on Website: [time_passed]\r\nLatitude: [latitude]\r\nLongitude: [longitude]\r\n<\/pre>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-168\" src=\"https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/295f541a91fb3c6751ab5cd21e4fac97-700x338.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/295f541a91fb3c6751ab5cd21e4fac97-700x338.png 700w, https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/295f541a91fb3c6751ab5cd21e4fac97-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/295f541a91fb3c6751ab5cd21e4fac97-768x371.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Viola! Now the tracking information is being added to each email from Contact Form 7:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-169\" src=\"https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/0f750246b6062f120d37110544b1b066.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"572\" height=\"1144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/0f750246b6062f120d37110544b1b066.png 572w, https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/0f750246b6062f120d37110544b1b066-150x300.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>More than just UTM parameters<\/h2>\n<p>GA Connector adds UTM information, geolocation, referral information to your Contact Form 7 submissions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The instructions below apply to\u00a0Cookie-Based integration. If you are using\u00a0API-Based integration, simply add the GA Connector script to your main website. No additional steps are required. Not sure which instructions to follow? Start here:\u00a0How to Check Which GA Connector Integration Type You\u2019re Using. Add Google Analytics data to Confact Form 7 with GA Connector\u2019s Contact [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,16],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3734,"href":"https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159\/revisions\/3734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaconnector.com\/docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}