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Sarika Contact Form

Custom WordPress Contact Form Plugin

by Sarika · github.com/sarikayadav24/sarika-contact-form · website

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Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/sarikayadav24/sarika-contact-form/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.
Readme github.com/sarikayadav24/sarika-contact-form ↗

A custom WordPress contact form plugin that saves messages to the database and sends email notifications — built without any third-party libraries.

Features

  • Shortcode [sarika_contact_form] — add form to any page
  • Saves all submissions to a custom database table
  • Email notification sent to admin on every new message
  • Reply-To header set to the sender's email
  • Success and error messages after submission
  • Security — nonce verification on every submission
  • Input sanitization and validation
  • Admin panel to view, mark as read and delete messages
  • Unread message count displayed in admin
  • Fully styled dark form matching portfolio theme

Tech Stack

  • PHP
  • MySQL (via $wpdb)
  • WordPress Hooks and Shortcodes
  • HTML5 / CSS3

Plugin Structure

sarika-contact-form/
├── sarika-contact-form.php     # Main plugin file
├── includes/
│   ├── shortcode.php           # Renders the contact form
│   ├── form-handler.php        # Processes form submission
│   └── admin-page.php          # Admin messages panel
└── assets/
    └── contact-form.css        # Form styles

Installation

  1. Download or clone this repository
  2. Upload the sarika-contact-form folder to /wp-content/plugins/
  3. Go to Plugins → Installed Plugins in WordPress admin
  4. Activate Sarika Contact Form
  5. Create a new page and add shortcode: [sarika_contact_form]
  6. Visit the page to see the form

Usage

Add this shortcode to any WordPress page or post:

[sarika_contact_form]

Admin Panel

After activation go to Contact Messages in the WordPress admin sidebar to:

  • View all submitted messages
  • Mark messages as read
  • Delete messages

Author

Sarika Yadav