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• PHP version 5.6 or greater, (Preferable 7.0.0+ )
• MySQL version 5.6 or greater

That’s really it. We recommend Apache or Nginx as the most robust and featureful server for running WordPress, but any server that supports PHP and MySQL will do.

Ask for it

Here’s a letter you can send to your host; copy and paste!

I’m interested in running the open-source WordPress web software and I was wondering if my account supported the following:

• PHP 5.6 or greater
• MySQL 5.6 or greater
• The mod_rewrite Apache module

Thanks!

To run our theme we recommend:

• WordPress 4.4 or higher
• PHP version 5.6 or greater, (Preferable 7.0.0+ )
• MySQL version 5.6 or greater

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To run WordPress we recommend your host supports:

• PHP version 5.6 or greater, (Preferable 7.0.0+ )
• MySQL version 5.6 or greater

That’s really it. We recommend Apache or Nginx as the most robust and featureful server for running WordPress, but any server that supports PHP and MySQL will do.

Ask for it

Here’s a letter you can send to your host; copy and paste!

I’m interested in running the open-source WordPress web software and I was wondering if my account supported the following:

• PHP 5.6 or greater
• MySQL 5.6 or greater
• The mod_rewrite Apache module

Thanks!

To run our theme we recommend:

• WordPress 4.4 or higher
• PHP version 5.6 or greater, (Preferable 7.0.0+ )
• MySQL version 5.6 or greater

Frustrated With Your Slow and Not Secure Hosting?

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Contact forms in WPlook Studio themes are managed using the Contact Form 7 plugin. It’s a well established plugin, with support for many languages as well as other features which make it the chosen plugin to include in our themes, such as Google reCAPTCHA support for preventing spam. Follow the instructions in Required Plugins to install the plugin.

Most shared hosting accounts on which WordPress will run won’t have any problems sending emails – but if you do experience issues, check the Setting Up Mail article.

Adding Contact Forms

Individual contact forms in Contact Form 7 are managed in the Contact screen found in the navigation sidebar in the WordPress Administration Panel. This screen lists all available contact forms.

From here you can click Add New at the top of the screen to add a new form. You will be taken to the Edit Contact Form screen.

This screen is similar to WordPress’ standard Edit Post screen, however, it allows for editing forms rather than standard post content. To get started, give your new contact form a title.

Form

To add a new field to your form, enter the following at the point in the form text where you’d like the field to appear.

<label> Field Name </label>

Put the cursor just before the </label> tag, and click one of the buttons above the text area to add that type of field. The following field types are accepted:

• text: A standard, one line text input.
• email: An email field. Mobile users are given e-mail suggestions and a keyboard with e-mail specific characters and autocorrect is disabled.
• URL: A link field. Mobile users are shown a keyboard with URL specific characters and autocorrect is disabled.
• tel: A telephone number field. Mobile users are shown a number-only keyboard and phone number suggestions.
• number: A generic number field. Mobile users are shown a number-only keyboard.
• date: A date field. Both mobile and desktop users are shown a date picker.
• text area: A bigger input area for generic, longer text.
• drop-down menu: A dropdown menu with a selection of options, from which the user must pick one.
• checkboxes: A list of checkable boxes, of which the user can select multiple. Must be placed outside of the <label> tag.
• radio buttons: A list of checkable boxes, of which the user can select one. Must be placed outside of the <label> tag.
• acceptance: A checkbox for making the user accept terms and conditions.
• quiz: A single way of checking if the form submission is generated by a human or is spam. Displays an obvious question with a simple answer to it, to make sure the user is real.
• reCAPTCHA: A reliable way of checking if the submission is real or spam. Requires a Google account to create API keys for it.
• file: A file upload field.
• submit: A button for completing the form submission.

The pop-up window displayed after clicking on a button gives more options, such as whether the field will be required or not, as well as information about more specific field settings. For example, this is the window displayed when inserting a text field:

Most of the fields share common options, including the following:

• Field type: Check the box to mark this field as required.
• Name: The name of the field, used to refer to it in the email template.
• Default value: The default value of the input field. Check the Use this text as the placeholder of the field checkbox to have the text disappear once the user clicks the field.
• Id attribute: The ID of the field, used for customising the look of the field with CSS code.
• Class attribute: Space separated CSS classes of the field, used for customising the look of the field with CSS code.

Mail

The Mail section is where the settings for this form are stored. All of these fields accept the tags which are listed at the top of the section – these come from the names of the field you entered in the Form section.

• To: The recipient of the emails generated by the form. This is usually your own e-mail address.
• From: The sender of the email form, usually in the format [your-name] <wordpress@wordpress.dev>, where [your-name] is the tag used in the Form section for the user’s name, and <wordpress@wordpress.dev> is an e-mail address on your server. Using an e-mail address in the same domain as your WordPress installation helps prevent sent e-mails being detected as spam.
• Subject: The subject of the message sent.
• Additional Headers: Additional mail headers, for advanced purposes. A useful line to include here is Reply-To: [your-email], where [your-email] is the field containing the sender’s email. This makes your email client default to responding to the sender when you reply to a message sent from this contact form.
• Message Body: The content of the message. This is the place to include tags for fields set up in the Form section.
• File Attachments: A list of attachments included with this email. If you used a file field in your form, this is the place to include the tag with its’ name.

Messages

The Messages section contains strings for every possible response to the contact form – such as failures and successes. By default, they’re displayed in the language your site is set to, but you can customize them here.

Additional Settings

The area for additional code snippets used for customisation. Find out more in the Additional Settings article on the Contact Form 7 website.

Tips For Authoring Contact Forms

The default Contact Form 7 form largely does the job for most contact forms. However, here’s a few tips to keep in mind.

Make sure that unless you’re using multiple control elements, such as [checkbox], both the label and element tag are placed inside the <label></label> tags, as this aids accessibility. Doing this is demonstrated in Contact Form 7’s default form.

Also make sure to use either the [quiz] or [reCAPTCHA] elements, as these prevent your forms from being targeted by spam bots. ReCAPTCHA is the more reliable form of spam prevention, but it requires getting API keys from Google. Find out how to do this in the reCAPTCHA article on Contact Form 7’s website.

Displaying Contact Forms

To display a contact form, copy the shortcode with the blue background under the form title and paste it onto any of your posts or pages, for example, a page titled Contact.

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Contact forms in WPlook Studio themes are managed using the Contact Form 7 plugin. It’s a well established plugin, with support for many languages as well as other features which make it the chosen plugin to include in our themes, such as Google reCAPTCHA support for preventing spam. Follow the instructions in Required Plugins to install the plugin.

Most shared hosting accounts on which WordPress will run won’t have any problems sending emails – but if you do experience issues, check the Setting Up Mail article.

Adding Contact Forms

Individual contact forms in Contact Form 7 are managed in the Contact screen found in the navigation sidebar in the WordPress Administration Panel. This screen lists all available contact forms.

From here you can click Add New at the top of the screen to add a new form. You will be taken to the Edit Contact Form screen.

This screen is similar to WordPress’ standard Edit Post screen, however, it allows for editing forms rather than standard post content. To get started, give your new contact form a title.

Form

To add a new field to your form, enter the following at the point in the form text where you’d like the field to appear.

<label> Field Name </label>

Put the cursor just before the </label> tag, and click one of the buttons above the text area to add that type of field. The following field types are accepted:

• text: A standard, one line text input.
• email: An email field. Mobile users are given e-mail suggestions and a keyboard with e-mail specific characters and autocorrect is disabled.
• URL: A link field. Mobile users are shown a keyboard with URL specific characters and autocorrect is disabled.
• tel: A telephone number field. Mobile users are shown a number-only keyboard and phone number suggestions.
• number: A generic number field. Mobile users are shown a number-only keyboard.
• date: A date field. Both mobile and desktop users are shown a date picker.
• text area: A bigger input area for generic, longer text.
• drop-down menu: A dropdown menu with a selection of options, from which the user must pick one.
• checkboxes: A list of checkable boxes, of which the user can select multiple. Must be placed outside of the <label> tag.
• radio buttons: A list of checkable boxes, of which the user can select one. Must be placed outside of the <label> tag.
• acceptance: A checkbox for making the user accept terms and conditions.
• quiz: A single way of checking if the form submission is generated by a human or is spam. Displays an obvious question with a simple answer to it, to make sure the user is real.
• reCAPTCHA: A reliable way of checking if the submission is real or spam. Requires a Google account to create API keys for it.
• file: A file upload field.
• submit: A button for completing the form submission.

The pop-up window displayed after clicking on a button gives more options, such as whether the field will be required or not, as well as information about more specific field settings. For example, this is the window displayed when inserting a text field:

Most of the fields share common options, including the following:

• Field type: Check the box to mark this field as required.
• Name: The name of the field, used to refer to it in the email template.
• Default value: The default value of the input field. Check the Use this text as the placeholder of the field checkbox to have the text disappear once the user clicks the field.
• Id attribute: The ID of the field, used for customising the look of the field with CSS code.
• Class attribute: Space separated CSS classes of the field, used for customising the look of the field with CSS code.

Mail

The Mail section is where the settings for this form are stored. All of these fields accept the tags which are listed at the top of the section – these come from the names of the field you entered in the Form section.

• To: The recipient of the emails generated by the form. This is usually your own e-mail address.
• From: The sender of the email form, usually in the format [your-name] <wordpress@wordpress.dev>, where [your-name] is the tag used in the Form section for the user’s name, and <wordpress@wordpress.dev> is an e-mail address on your server. Using an e-mail address in the same domain as your WordPress installation helps prevent sent e-mails being detected as spam.
• Subject: The subject of the message sent.
• Additional Headers: Additional mail headers, for advanced purposes. A useful line to include here is Reply-To: [your-email], where [your-email] is the field containing the sender’s email. This makes your email client default to responding to the sender when you reply to a message sent from this contact form.
• Message Body: The content of the message. This is the place to include tags for fields set up in the Form section.
• File Attachments: A list of attachments included with this email. If you used a file field in your form, this is the place to include the tag with its’ name.

Messages

The Messages section contains strings for every possible response to the contact form – such as failures and successes. By default, they’re displayed in the language your site is set to, but you can customize them here.

Additional Settings

The area for additional code snippets used for customisation. Find out more in the Additional Settings article on the Contact Form 7 website.

Tips For Authoring Contact Forms

The default Contact Form 7 form largely does the job for most contact forms. However, here’s a few tips to keep in mind.

Make sure that unless you’re using multiple control elements, such as [checkbox], both the label and element tag are placed inside the <label></label> tags, as this aids accessibility. Doing this is demonstrated in Contact Form 7’s default form.

Also make sure to use either the [quiz] or [reCAPTCHA] elements, as these prevent your forms from being targeted by spam bots. ReCAPTCHA is the more reliable form of spam prevention, but it requires getting API keys from Google. Find out how to do this in the reCAPTCHA article on Contact Form 7’s website.

Displaying Contact Forms

To display a contact form, copy the shortcode with the blue background under the form title and paste it onto any of your posts or pages, for example, a page titled Contact.

The post Authoring Contact Forms appeared first on WPlook Documentation.

Contact forms in WPlook Studio themes are managed using the Contact Form 7 plugin. It’s a well established plugin, with support for many languages as well as other features which make it the chosen plugin to include in our themes, such as Google reCAPTCHA support for preventing spam. Follow the instructions in Required Plugins to install the plugin.

Most shared hosting accounts on which WordPress will run won’t have any problems sending emails – but if you do experience issues, check the Setting Up Mail article.

Adding Contact Forms

Individual contact forms in Contact Form 7 are managed in the Contact screen found in the navigation sidebar in the WordPress Administration Panel. This screen lists all available contact forms.

From here you can click Add New at the top of the screen to add a new form. You will be taken to the Edit Contact Form screen.

This screen is similar to WordPress’ standard Edit Post screen, however, it allows for editing forms rather than standard post content. To get started, give your new contact form a title.

Form

To add a new field to your form, enter the following at the point in the form text where you’d like the field to appear.

<label> Field Name </label>

Put the cursor just before the </label> tag, and click one of the buttons above the text area to add that type of field. The following field types are accepted:

• text: A standard, one line text input.
• email: An email field. Mobile users are given e-mail suggestions and a keyboard with e-mail specific characters and autocorrect is disabled.
• URL: A link field. Mobile users are shown a keyboard with URL specific characters and autocorrect is disabled.
• tel: A telephone number field. Mobile users are shown a number-only keyboard and phone number suggestions.
• number: A generic number field. Mobile users are shown a number-only keyboard.
• date: A date field. Both mobile and desktop users are shown a date picker.
• text area: A bigger input area for generic, longer text.
• drop-down menu: A dropdown menu with a selection of options, from which the user must pick one.
• checkboxes: A list of checkable boxes, of which the user can select multiple. Must be placed outside of the <label> tag.
• radio buttons: A list of checkable boxes, of which the user can select one. Must be placed outside of the <label> tag.
• acceptance: A checkbox for making the user accept terms and conditions.
• quiz: A single way of checking if the form submission is generated by a human or is spam. Displays an obvious question with a simple answer to it, to make sure the user is real.
• reCAPTCHA: A reliable way of checking if the submission is real or spam. Requires a Google account to create API keys for it.
• file: A file upload field.
• submit: A button for completing the form submission.

The pop-up window displayed after clicking on a button gives more options, such as whether the field will be required or not, as well as information about more specific field settings. For example, this is the window displayed when inserting a text field:

Most of the fields share common options, including the following:

• Field type: Check the box to mark this field as required.
• Name: The name of the field, used to refer to it in the email template.
• Default value: The default value of the input field. Check the Use this text as the placeholder of the field checkbox to have the text disappear once the user clicks the field.
• Id attribute: The ID of the field, used for customising the look of the field with CSS code.
• Class attribute: Space separated CSS classes of the field, used for customising the look of the field with CSS code.

Mail

The Mail section is where the settings for this form are stored. All of these fields accept the tags which are listed at the top of the section – these come from the names of the field you entered in the Form section.

• To: The recipient of the emails generated by the form. This is usually your own e-mail address.
• From: The sender of the email form, usually in the format [your-name] <wordpress@wordpress.dev>, where [your-name] is the tag used in the Form section for the user’s name, and <wordpress@wordpress.dev> is an e-mail address on your server. Using an e-mail address in the same domain as your WordPress installation helps prevent sent e-mails being detected as spam.
• Subject: The subject of the message sent.
• Additional Headers: Additional mail headers, for advanced purposes. A useful line to include here is Reply-To: [your-email], where [your-email] is the field containing the sender’s email. This makes your email client default to responding to the sender when you reply to a message sent from this contact form.
• Message Body: The content of the message. This is the place to include tags for fields set up in the Form section.
• File Attachments: A list of attachments included with this email. If you used a file field in your form, this is the place to include the tag with its’ name.

Messages

The Messages section contains strings for every possible response to the contact form – such as failures and successes. By default, they’re displayed in the language your site is set to, but you can customize them here.

Additional Settings

The area for additional code snippets used for customisation. Find out more in the Additional Settings article on the Contact Form 7 website.

Tips For Authoring Contact Forms

The default Contact Form 7 form largely does the job for most contact forms. However, here’s a few tips to keep in mind.

Make sure that unless you’re using multiple control elements, such as [checkbox], both the label and element tag are placed inside the <label></label> tags, as this aids accessibility. Doing this is demonstrated in Contact Form 7’s default form.

Also make sure to use either the [quiz] or [reCAPTCHA] elements, as these prevent your forms from being targeted by spam bots. ReCAPTCHA is the more reliable form of spam prevention, but it requires getting API keys from Google. Find out how to do this in the reCAPTCHA article on Contact Form 7’s website.

Displaying Contact Forms

To display a contact form, copy the shortcode with the blue background under the form title and paste it onto any of your posts or pages, for example, a page titled Contact.

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The General Settings section controls some of the most basic configuration settings for your site: your site’s title and location, who may register an account at your site, and how dates and times are calculated and displayed.

In order to access the general settings go to Settings → General.

Site title

Enter the name of your site (or blog) here. Most themes will display this title, at the top of every page, and in the reader’s browser titlebar. WordPress also uses this title as the identifying name for your syndication feeds (RSS).

Tagline

In a few words, explain what your site is about. Your sites’s slogan, or tagline, might be entered here. A tagline is short phrase, or sentence, used to convey the essence of the site and is often funny or eye-catching.

WordPress Address (URL)

Enter the full URL of the directory containing your WordPress core application files (e.g., wp-config.php, wp-admin, wp-content, and wp-includes). For example, if you installed WordPress into a directory called blog, then the WordPress address would be http://example.net/blog (where example.net is your domain). If you installed WordPress into your web root, this address will be the root URL http://example.net. WordPress will trim a slash (/) from the end.

Site Address (URL)

Enter the address you want people to type in their browser to reach your WordPress site. This is the directory where WordPress’s main index.php file is installed. The Site address (URL) is identical to the WordPress address (URL) (above) unless you are giving WordPress its own directory. WordPress will trim a slash (/) from the end.

E-mail Address

Enter the e-mail address to which you want WordPress to send messages regarding the administration and maintenance of your WordPress site.

For example, if you allow new users to register as a member of your site (see Membership below), then a notification will be sent through e-mail to this address. In addition, if the option, An administrator must always approve the comment, is set in Administration → Settings → Discussion, this e-mail address will receive notification that the comment is being held for moderation.

Please note this is different than the address you supplied for the admin user account; the admin account e-mail address is sent an e-mail only when someone submits a comment to a post by admin. The address you enter here will never be displayed on the site. You can send messages to multiple admins by using an email address which forwards email to multiple recipients.

Membership

Check the Anyone can register checkbox if you want anyone to be able to register an account on your site.

New User Default Role

This pull-down box allows you to select the default Role that is assigned to new users. This Default Role will be assigned to newly registered members or users added via the administration panel.

Timezone

From the pulldown box, choose a city in the same timezone as you. For example, under America, select New York if you reside in the Eastern Timezone of the United States that honors daylight savings times. If you can’t identify a city in your timezone, select one of the Manual Offsets that represents the number of hours by which your time differs from Greenwich Mean Time. Click the Save Changes button and the UTC time and “Local time” will display to confirm the correct Timezone was selected.

Date Format

The format in which to display dates on your site. This setting controls the format the theme displays dates in, but does not control how the date is displayed in the administrative panel. Select one of the proposed formats or see Formatting Date and Time in the WordPress documentation for more available formats.

Time Format

The format in which to display times on your site. This setting controls the format the theme displays times in, but does not control how the time is displayed in the administrative panel. Select one of the proposed formats or see Formatting Date and Time in the WordPress documentation for more available formats.

Week Starts On

Select your preferred start date for WordPress calendars from the drop-down box. Monday is the default setting for this drop-down, meaning a monthly calendar will show Monday in the first column. If you want your calendar to show Sunday as the first column, then select Sunday from the drop-down.

Site Language

The language for the WordPress administration panel as well as the front-end of the site. Read Configuring Site Language for information on how languages in WordPress work and how to translate the theme into your own language.

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