MugenCodex Lead Inbox for Contact Form 7

MugenCodex Lead Inbox for Contact Form 7 helps you stop losing customer messages from your WordPress forms.

Contact Form 7 sends form emails, but normal email delivery can fail. If a form message is not stored anywhere, a lead can disappear without you noticing. MugenCodex Lead Inbox saves Contact Form 7 submissions inside your WordPress admin area, then gives you a simple lead inbox so you can review, reply, and follow up.

Use it for contact forms, quote request forms, booking request forms, sales forms, support forms, and any Contact Form 7 form where missed messages could cost you a customer.

Main features:

• Save Contact Form 7 submissions in WordPress.
• View saved form entries in a clean lead inbox.
• Search leads by name, email, phone, subject, or message.
• Filter by New, Unread, Follow-up, Contacted, Won, and Lost.
• Mark leads as read or unread.
• Manage lead status: New, Contacted, Won, or Lost.
• Add private internal notes for follow-up.
• Set manual follow-up dates.
• Send email alerts when a new lead is saved.
• Send reminders when leads stay New for too long.
• Export saved leads to CSV.
• Choose which Contact Form 7 forms are captured.
• Keep IP storage off by default for a privacy-friendly setup.
• Use System Status to check database, Contact Form 7, alerts, and reminder health.
• Contact support from inside the plugin if you need help.

MugenCodex Lead Inbox is not a form builder. Contact Form 7 still creates and displays your forms. MugenCodex Lead Inbox adds the missing safety layer: saved submissions, a lead inbox, and simple follow-up tools.

How to use

Dashboard

The Dashboard shows the leads that need attention, the latest saved lead, quick actions, and the current protection status.

Inbox

The Inbox shows saved leads. You can search, filter, export CSV, reply by email, set follow-up dates, and quickly mark a lead as Contacted, Won, or Lost.

Lead detail

Open a lead to see the saved fields, message, source form, status, follow-up date, internal note, and submission information.

Forms

Use Forms to see which Contact Form 7 forms are being captured. You can disable capture for test forms or forms that should not be saved as leads.

Alerts

Use Alerts to send an email when a new lead is saved and to send reminders when a lead stays New for too long.

Settings

Use Settings to control Contact Form 7 capture, privacy, data retention, and uninstall behavior.

Help & Guide

Use Help & Guide for setup instructions, privacy text, troubleshooting, and answers to common questions.

Contact Support

Use Contact Support to send a manual support request to MugenCodex from inside WordPress. No support request is sent unless you submit the form yourself.

System Status

Use System Status to check whether the database table, Contact Form 7 capture, email alerts, and reminder checks are working.

Privacy

MugenCodex Lead Inbox stores form submissions in your own WordPress database. It does not send lead data to MugenCodex Lead Inbox servers.

IP address storage is off by default. If you enable IP storage, new leads may include the visitor IP address and browser user agent.

Suggested privacy text:

When you send a message through our contact forms, we store the submitted information in our WordPress dashboard so we can reply to your request and manage follow-up. We do not sell this information. We keep form messages only for as long as needed for customer support, sales follow-up, or legal/administrative reasons.

This text is only a starting point and is not legal advice.

1. Upload the plugin ZIP from Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin, or install it from the WordPress Plugin Directory.
2. Activate MugenCodex Lead Inbox for Contact Form 7.
3. Make sure Contact Form 7 is installed and active.
4. Go to Lead Inbox > Settings and keep Contact Form 7 capture enabled.
5. Go to Lead Inbox > Alerts and set the email address that should receive lead alerts.
6. Send a test message from a public page that contains a Contact Form 7 form.
7. Go to Lead Inbox > Inbox and confirm that the lead was saved.

Does this replace Contact Form 7?

No. Contact Form 7 still creates and sends the form. MugenCodex Lead Inbox saves a copy of the submission in WordPress so you do not lose it.

Will I still get leads if the normal form email fails?

Yes. That is the main purpose of the plugin. The lead is saved in the Inbox even if the normal Contact Form 7 email notification does not arrive.

Why did the email alert not arrive?

MugenCodex Lead Inbox uses the normal WordPress email system. If your hosting blocks or delays emails, the alert may fail. The saved lead in the Inbox is still the safe copy. For better email delivery, test your site with an SMTP plugin.

What is the difference between New and Unread?

Unread means nobody opened the lead yet. New means the lead has not been handled yet. A lead can be read but still New if you opened it but have not replied.

When should I use Contacted, Won, or Lost?

Use Contacted when you replied or called. Use Won when the lead became a customer. Use Lost when the lead is not useful anymore or the customer did not continue.

How do I stop reminders for a lead?

Move the lead out of New by marking it Contacted, Won, or Lost. If it has a manual follow-up date, clear the follow-up date when you no longer need it.

Can I disable capture for one form?

Yes. Open Lead Inbox > Forms and disable capture for the form you do not want to save.

Should I store visitor IP addresses?

For most sites, no. Leave IP storage off unless you have a clear business, security, or legal reason to store it.

Can normal visitors see saved leads?

No. Saved leads are shown only inside the WordPress admin area to users with the required admin permission.

Does this version support Elementor Forms, WPForms, or Gravity Forms?

No. This version focuses on Contact Form 7.

What happens if I deactivate the plugin?

Deactivating the plugin does not delete saved leads. The data stays in the database so you can activate the plugin again later.

What happens if I uninstall the plugin?

By default, uninstalling does not delete leads. If you enable the uninstall deletion setting, the plugin can delete its settings and saved leads when removed.

1.0

• Initial public release.
• Added Contact Form 7 submission capture.
• Added lead inbox with search, filters, status management, read/unread, and quick actions.
• Added lead detail page with submitted fields, internal notes, and follow-up dates.
• Added CSV export.
• Added new lead email alerts and follow-up reminders.
• Added form capture controls, settings, privacy options, Help & Guide, and System Status.