Want every visitor who fills in your form to get a quick “thanks, we got your message” email?
The Form widget from The Plus Addons for Elementor has an Auto Respond Email action that sends that email automatically.
To check the complete feature overview documentation of The Plus Addons for Elementor Form widget, click here.
Requirement – This widget is a part of The Plus Addons for Elementor, make sure it’s installed & activated to enjoy all its powers.
Before You Start
- Edition: Pro — Auto Respond Email needs The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro. The free plugin does not list it.
- Widget to enable: Form, switched on under The Plus Addons > Widgets.
- An Email field whose Unique ID is
email. The default Email field already uses it. - Working email sending on your site. We recommend SMTP: see How to set up SMTP.
Steps
- Add the Form widget to your page and set up your fields.
- Open the Email field, go to its Advance tab and check that Unique ID is
email.
- In Content > Submit Actions, add Auto Respond Email to Add Action. Keep Email too if you also want a copy yourself.
- Open the Auto Respond Email section and fill in the settings below, then publish.
| Setting | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Subject | The subject line of the email. Leave it filled in: an empty subject stops the action | New Form Submission |
| Message | The email body. [all-values] lists every field; or write your own text with field shortcodes such as [value_id="first_name"] | [all-values] |
| From Email | The sender address. Use an address on your own domain | [email protected] when empty |
| From Name | The sender name visitors see | Empty |
| Reply-To | Where replies go when the visitor answers the email | Empty |
How It Behaves
- The email goes to the address the visitor typed in the field with Unique ID
email. [all-values]sends every field as field ID: value, followed by the date, time, page URL, browser and IP address of the submission.- A field’s shortcode is
[value_id="+ its Unique ID +"]. Typing a Unique ID fills the Data Shortcode box (field Advance tab) for you. - It is sent as an HTML email, at the same time as the other actions you selected.
Limitations
- No Email field with the ID
email? The auto reply goes to your site admin email instead of the visitor. - Email Heading is currently not added to the email. Put any heading text in Message.
- There are no CC or BCC fields for the auto reply. Use the Email action for copies to your team.
Troubleshooting
The visitor gets no email
Check the Email field’s Unique ID is email, then check your spam folder. Many hosts do not deliver mail sent with the default PHP mailer, so set up SMTP.
Visitors see “There was an error in submitting the form.”
One of the selected actions failed. Make sure Subject is not empty, and that your site can send email.
