Advanced Contact form 7 DB
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Save all contact form 7 form submitted data to the database, View, Ordering, Change field labels and Import/Export data using CSV.
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What It Does
Advanced Contact form 7 DB stores every submission from your Contact Form 7 forms directly in your WordPress database, giving you a searchable admin panel where you can sort entries, rename field labels, and export or import data via CSV. In practical terms, it turns CF7 into a lightweight CRM or lead tracker without needing a third-party service like Google Sheets or Salesforce.
Who It's For
This plugin is a good fit for small businesses and service providers who run one or several CF7 forms and want to keep form data on their own server for lead tracking, appointment scheduling, or simple client intake. It works well for real estate agents, consultants, clinics, restaurants, and nonprofits that need to review and export submissions without paying for a SaaS form platform.
Who Should Skip It
If you already use a dedicated form builder with built-in storage like WPForms, Gravity Forms, or Fluent Forms, or if you need CRM integrations, conditional logic on stored data, or multi-user access controls, this plugin will feel too basic. Sites expecting more than a few thousand submissions per month should also look at a more scalable option.
The Bottom Line
Advanced Contact form 7 DB delivers a clean, well-maintained way to capture and export CF7 submissions, and its 82.7 overall score reflects solid fundamentals. The standout weakness is support, with 0 of 2 threads resolved, so if you rely on fast developer help, test it carefully or choose CFDB7. For simple, self-hosted form storage on a small to mid-sized site, it is a reasonable pick.
Related Plugins
Pick CFDB7 instead if you want a far more established option with 600,000 installs, a longer track record, and broader community support.
Choose ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 instead if your priority is spam protection rather than storing submissions.
Go with Redirection for Contact Form 7 if you want to send users to custom thank-you pages or external URLs after submission, not store their data.
Pick Advanced Database Cleaner if you are worried about the database bloat this submission-storing plugin will create over time.
Choose Conditional Fields for Contact Form 7 if you need to show or hide fields dynamically, which is outside the scope of a database addon.