Save & Continue for Contact Form 7

Reduce form abandonment and improve user experience with Save & Continue for Contact Form 7. This essential plugin allows visitors to save their form progress and return later to complete lengthy or complex forms.

Perfect for:
* Job application forms
* Registration forms
* Survey and feedback forms
* Multi-step contact forms
* Any form requiring research or document gathering

🚀 Key Features

• Automatic Draft Saving – Forms save automatically as users type
• Secure Resume Links – Unique tokenized URLs for returning users
• Email Resume Option – Send resume links directly to user’s email
• Browser Storage Backup – LocalStorage fallback for reliability
• Admin Dashboard – Manage draft retention and cleanup settings
• Security First – Rate limiting, nonce protection, and input sanitization
• Lightweight & Fast – Minimal impact on site performance
• Mobile Friendly – Works seamlessly on all devices

Support

For support, feature requests, or bug reports:
* Visit the WordPress.org support forum
* Check our documentation

Privacy

This plugin stores form data temporarily in your WordPress database and user’s browser localStorage. No data is sent to external services. Users can request deletion of their saved drafts by contacting site administrators.

Requirements

• WordPress 6.2 or higher
• PHP 7.2 or higher
• Contact Form 7 plugin (active)
• Modern browser with JavaScript enabled

Automatic Installation

1. Go to Plugins → Add New in your WordPress admin
2. Search for “Save Continue Contact Form 7”
3. Click Install Now and then Activate
4. Configure settings under Settings → Dwlscf Save & Continue

Manual Installation

1. Download the plugin zip file
2. Upload to /wp-content/plugins/ and extract
3. Activate through the Plugins menu
4. Configure settings under Settings → Dwlscf Save & Continue

Setup Instructions

1. Edit your Contact Form 7 form
2. Add [dwlscf-save-button] shortcode where you want the save button
3. Optionally add [dwlscf-save-link-email] for email resume functionality
4. Save your form and test the functionality

Shortcode Options

• [dwlscf-save-button label="Custom Button Text"]
• [dwlscf-save-link-email] – Email resume link form

1. 

   Save & Continue button integrated into Contact Form 7

1.2.1

• IMPROVEMENT: Improve settings page

1.2.0 – Security & Performance Update

• SECURITY: Fixed SQL injection vulnerabilities with prepared statements
• SECURITY: Enhanced XSS protection with proper input validation and safe DOM manipulation
• SECURITY: Strengthened authentication with rate limiting (10 requests/minute) and nonce verification
• SECURITY: Added CSRF protection with enhanced validation
• SECURITY: Upgraded cryptography from MD5 to SHA-256
• SECURITY: Implemented strict token format validation (12 chars alphanumeric)
• IMPROVEMENT: Comprehensive input sanitization across all components
• IMPROVEMENT: Enhanced error handling and user feedback

1.1.0 – Stability & Performance

• NEW: Token-specific nonces for enhanced security
• NEW: Rate limiting for email resume functionality
• IMPROVEMENT: Debounced AJAX requests to reduce server load
• IMPROVEMENT: Smarter payload handling to prevent redundant saves
• IMPROVEMENT: Conditional asset loading (only on CF7 pages)
• FIX: Reliable scheduled cleanup execution
• FIX: Proper asset path resolution
• FIX: Aligned uninstall hooks with cleanup events

1.0.2 – Bug Fixes

• FIX: Removed debug error logging
• IMPROVEMENT: Code cleanup and optimization

1.0.1 – UI Improvements

• IMPROVEMENT: Updated styling for better theme compatibility
• IMPROVEMENT: JavaScript code cleanup and optimization
• FIX: Minor UI inconsistencies

1.0.0 – Initial Release

• NEW: localStorage-based draft saving
• NEW: Token-based resume functionality
• NEW: Admin settings and cleanup controls
• NEW: Email resume link feature
• NEW: Automatic and manual draft cleanup
• NEW: Contact Form 7 shortcode integration