Authyo OTP for Contact Form 7

Overview

Authyo OTP for Contact Form 7 adds a one-time-password check to your Contact Form 7 forms. Visitors verify their email address or phone number before the form can be submitted, so only genuine people reach your inbox.

OTPs are sent through your Authyo account by Email, SMS, WhatsApp or Voice Call. You turn OTP on for each form you want, then place a simple shortcode next to the field to verify.

This plugin is an independent add-on for Contact Form 7, developed by Konceptwise Digital Media Pvt. Ltd. It is not developed by or affiliated with the Contact Form 7 authors.

• Four OTP channels

  Verify by Email, SMS, WhatsApp or Voice Call. Voice Call is currently available in India only.

• Fallback methods

  If the OTP does not arrive, visitors can retry with another channel after a short wait.

• Per-form control

  Switch OTP on or off for each form, and set an optional redirect after submission.

• Leads Manager

  Every submission is saved with its verification status and channel. Filter, search and export to CSV.

• Google Sheets sync

  Send form entries to a Google Sheet, with your own column mapping.

• WhatsApp Notify

  Get the details of every verified submission on your own WhatsApp number.

• Country dropdown

  A searchable country selector with flags that adds the dial code to the phone number.

• Consent checkbox

  Show a privacy policy and terms notice before the submit button.

Requirements

• WordPress 5.5 or later and PHP 7.4 or later.
• Contact Form 7 installed and activated. The plugin shows an error notice in the admin if it is missing.
• An Authyo account with an application. You will need its App ID, Client ID and Client Secret.
• Balance in your Authyo wallet to send OTPs.

Installation

Install Contact Form 7 first, then the Authyo add-on.

1. Install and activate Contact Form 7

   In WordPress go to Plugins → Add New, search for Contact Form 7, then click Install Now and Activate. Skip this step if it is already active.

2. Install Authyo OTP for Contact Form 7

   Go to Plugins → Add New, search for Authyo OTP for Contact Form 7, then click Install Now and Activate. You can also upload the plugin ZIP using Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin.

3. Open the plugin settings

   A new Authyo OTP for CF7 item (with a shield icon) appears in the WordPress admin menu. On first activation an interactive tour starts and walks you through the setup. You can restart it any time with the Take a Tour button on the settings page.

Setup

Connect the plugin to your Authyo account, choose how OTPs are sent, and turn OTP on for your forms.

1. Create your Authyo account

   Go to app.authyo.io and set up a free account. Enter your email, then verify it with the OTP you receive.

2. Create an application

   In the Authyo dashboard, open the Application tab in the left menu and click Create Application. Add an application name, set your OTP options (such as expiry and length), then click Create.

3. Copy your credentials

   Open your applications and copy the App ID, Client ID and Client Secret.

4. Paste them into the General tab

   In WordPress go to Authyo OTP for CF7 → General and paste the App ID, Client ID and Client Secret, then save. Use the eye icon to show or hide the secret.

   Failsafe: if your Authyo wallet balance runs out, the plugin automatically skips OTP verification so your forms keep working and visitors are not blocked.

5. Choose your OTP channels

   Open the Verification Methods tab and switch on the channels you want: Email, SMS, WhatsApp and Voice Call. Phone channels need a phone field in your form. Voice Call is currently available only for India.

6. Turn on OTP for your forms

   Open the Form Integration tab. Tick Enable OTP next to each Contact Form 7 form that should use verification. You can also add an optional Redirect URL to send visitors to a thank-you page after they submit.

No forms listed? Create one first under Contact → Contact Forms, then return to the Form Integration tab.

How to use

Add a shortcode next to the field you want to verify. The plugin finds the right field automatically: it looks for the email or phone field (type email or tel, or a name containing “email”, “phone” or “tel”) nearest to the shortcode.

1. Verify an email address

   Edit your form under Contact → Contact Forms and add [authyo_email] right after the email field.

   <label> Your Email
       [email* your-email] [authyo_email]
   </label>
   
   [submit "Submit"]

2. Verify a phone number

   Add [authyo_phone] right after a phone (tel) field. The OTP is sent by SMS, WhatsApp or Voice Call, depending on your settings.

   <label> Your Phone
       [tel* your-phone] [authyo_phone]
   </label>
   
   [submit "Submit"]

3. Verify both email and phone

   Use both shortcodes in the same form. Visitors can choose which channels to verify.

   <label> Email
       [email* your-email] [authyo_email]
   </label>
   <label> Phone
       [tel* your-phone] [authyo_phone]
   </label>
   
   [submit "Submit"]

4. Use WhatsApp as the main phone method

   The same [authyo_phone] shortcode is used. Set Primary Phone Method to WhatsApp in the Verification Methods tab.

   <label> WhatsApp
       [tel* your-phone] [authyo_phone]
   </label>

5. Add only a country dropdown (no OTP)

   Use [only_country_dropdown] (or [only-country-dropdown]) to show the searchable country selector on a phone field without OTP.

   <label> Your Phone
       [tel* your-phone] [only-country-dropdown]
   </label>
   
   [submit "Submit"]

6. Save and test the form

   Save the form, open the page it is on, enter an email or phone number and request the OTP. Type the code you receive. It is checked as soon as you finish entering it, then you can submit the form.

If the shortcode is on a form where OTP is not enabled, the form shows a notice asking you to enable it under Authyo OTP for CF7 → Form Integration.

Settings reference

Every setting in the plugin, grouped by the tab where you find it. Default values are shown next to the setting name.

No settings match your search.

Send entries to Google Sheets

Entries from your forms can be added to a Google Sheet. The plugin’s GS Setup Guide tab includes the script to paste in step 3.

1. Create a sheet

   Create a new Google Sheet.

2. Open Apps Script

   In the sheet, go to Extensions → Apps Script.

3. Paste the script

   Delete any existing code and paste the script from Authyo OTP for CF7 → GS Setup Guide (use the Copy to clipboard button).

4. Deploy as a web app

   Click Deploy and select a new deployment. Choose type Web App, set Execute as to Me and Who has access to Anyone. Click Deploy, authorize the script, and copy the Web App URL.

   If you edit the script later, use Deploy → Manage Deployments, click the pencil (Edit) icon and choose New version.

5. Paste the URL into the plugin

   In WordPress open the Google Sheets tab, switch on Enable Google Sheets Integration and paste the Web App URL.

6. Choose your forms

   In the Form Integration tab tick GS Integration for each form to sync. Back in the Google Sheets tab you can map fields to column headings and set a tab name.

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