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The Contact Form 7 Database & Submissions Analytics (Poly Form - wppolyform) plugin is an essential WordPress extension that automatically intercepts, sanitizes, and archives all Contact Form 7 entries directly into your WordPress database. Never lose a valuable customer lead or inquiry due to server email delivery failures.
Core Features & Subsystems
1. Automatic Submission Interception & Sanitization
- CF7 Event Listener: Hooks into
wpcf7_mail_sentupon successful submission, capturingform_id,form_title, submission date, client IP address, and User-Agent. - Data Cleansing: Automatically strips internal CF7 system fields (
_wpcf7,_wpcf7_version, captcha tokens) to maintain clean records.
2. High-Performance Relational Database Storage
- Master Submissions Table (
poly_form_submissions): Stores submission metadata, timestamps, IP addresses, and user-agent details. - Relational Field Values Table (
poly_form_fields): Maps dynamic form input key-value pairs (submission_id,field_name,field_value) with indexed database queries.
3. Admin Submissions Management & Modal Viewer
- Smart Menu Placement: Positioned directly beneath Contact Form 7 in WP Admin.
- AJAX Search & Filter: Filter entries by Form Title, Date Range, or Keywords with smooth AJAX pagination.
- Instant Detail Modal: View complete submission payloads in a clean popup modal without page reloads.
4. Visual Analytics Dashboard
- Interaction Trends: Graphical charts illustrating daily, weekly, and monthly submission volumes.
- Form Response Distribution: Metrics detailing response rates across all active CF7 forms on your site.
System Architecture & Data Flow
graph TD
A[Frontend CF7 Submission Sent Event wpcf7_mail_sent] --> B[PolyForm::save_form_data Data Capture]
B --> C[Strip Internal CF7 Tokens & Sanitize Form Inputs]
C --> D[Insert Metadata into poly_form_submissions]
D --> E[Insert Field Key-Values into poly_form_fields]
E --> F[Trigger Admin Dashboard Stats & Response Logs]
F --> G[Render AJAX Submissions Table & Inspection Modal]