Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload – Contact Form 7

Description

Drag and Drop Multiple File Uploader is a simple, straightforward WordPress plugin extension for Contact Form 7, which allows the user to upload multiple files using the drag-and-drop feature or the common browse-file of your webform.

Here’s a little DEMO.

Features

  • File Type Validation
  • File Size Validation
  • Ajax Uploader
  • Limit number of files Upload.
  • Limit files size for each field
  • Can specify custom file types or extension
  • Manage Text and Error message in admin settings
  • Drag & Drop or Browse File – Multiple Upload
  • Support Multiple Drag and Drop in One Form.
  • Able to delete uploaded file before being sent
  • Send files as email attachment or as a links. (see note below)
  • Support multiple languages
  • Mobile Responsive
  • Cool Progress Bar
  • Compatible with any browser

PLUGIN GUIDE – FREE VERSION

Note: On Free version, all uploaded files moves to a temporary folder (“/wp-content/uploads/wp_dndcf7_uploads”) then attaches the file to the mail and sends it. After that “Drag & Drop File Upload” removes the file from the temporary folder 1 hour after the submission. ( same process with the default “file” upload of Contact Form 7 – See here )

To adjust or disable the auto-deletion feature, we suggest upgrading to the PRO version for more options (see below).

⭐ Premium Features ⭐

Check out the available features in the PRO version.

  • Image Preview – Show Thumbnail for images
  • Adjust Auto Deletion of Files – After Form Submission
    • (1 hour, 4 hours, 8 hours , days, months etc)
  • Zip Files ( Compressed File )
  • Save Files to “WordPress Media Library”
  • Change WordPress Upload Directory
  • Change Upload Folder To:
    • Contact Form 7 – Fields
    • Generated Date & Time – Timestamp
    • Random Folder
    • By User – Required Login
    • Custom Folder
    • Dynamic Folder – user (name, id), post (id, slug), cf7 fields
  • Send as Individual Email Attachments, Zip Archive, or Links”
  • Chunks Upload ( Break large files into smaller Chunks )
    • Capable of uploading large files.
  • set a Max Total Size ( of all Uploaded Files )
  • Parallel Upload (No. of files that can be uploaded simultaneously)
  • Change Filename Pattern ({filename}, {cf7-field-name}, {ip_address}, {random}, {post_id}, {post_slug}, etc.)
  • New – Color Options (File Size, Progress Bar, Filename, etc.)
  • New – Disabled the Button to Prevent Duplicate Submissions”
  • New – Image preview on email
  • New – File Remote Storage (OneDrive, Google Drive, Amazon S3, FTP, Dropbox)
  • New – Save Form Entries in the Admin
  • New – Select “Dark” or “Light” Theme
  • New – Validate Image Sizes (Width & Height)
  • Able Resize Image (ie: 800×800) – Standard Version Only
  • Automatically Optimizing Images (Standard Version Only)
  • Enhanced Security (Updated Regularly)
  • Code Optimization and Improved Performance

Pro version is also compatible with:

  • Contact Form 7 Add-on – Arshid
  • Database for Contact Form 7- Ninja
  • Advanced Contact form 7 DB – Vsourz Digital

You can get PRO Version here!

PRO VERSION – PLUGIN OVERVIEW

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Screenshots

  • Generate Upload Field – Admin
  • Form Field Settings – Admin
  • Uploader Settings – Admin
  • Email Attachment- Gmail
  • Email Attachment As links – Gmail
  • Multiple Drag and Drop Fields – Front
  • Remote Storage – Pro Features

Installation

To install this plugin see below:

  1. Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/drag-and-drop-multiple-file-upload-contact-form-7.zip directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
  3. Go to “Contact > Drag & Drop Upload” for the settings.
  4. See Tutorial

FAQ

How can I send feedback or get help with a bug?

For any bug reports go to Support page.

How can I limit file size?

To limit file size in multiple file upload field generator under Contact Form 7, there’s a field File size limit (bytes).

You can also manually add limit parameter in existing [mfile] tag.

Example: [mfile upload-file-433 limit:20971520] – This limit the user to upload upto 20MB only.

Please take note it should be Bytes you may use any converter just Google (MB to Bytes converter) default of this plugin is 5MB(5242880 Bytes).

How can I limit the number of files in my Upload?

You can limit the number of files in your file upload by adding this parameter max-file:3 to your shortcode :

Example: [mfile upload-file-344 max-file:3] – this option will limit the user to upload only 3 files.

How can I Add or Limit file types

You can add or change file types in cf7 Form-tag Generator Options by adding jpeg|png|jpg|gif in Acceptable file types field.

Example : [mfile upload-file-433 filetypes:jpeg|png|jpg|gif]

How can I change text in Drag and Drop Uploading area?

You can change text Drag & Drop Files Here or Browse Files text in WordPress Admin menu under Contact > Drag & Drop Upload.

How to Display Links in an Email

Some email servers have limitations on file attachment sizes (e.g., Google allows a maximum of 20-25 MB). Attaching large files to emails can be problematic. Consider using this option to display links in the email instead of attaching the files.

Go to WP Admin Contact -> Drag & Drop Upload settings then check “Send Attachment as links?” option.

To manage mail template, go to Contact Forms edit specific form and Select Mail tab. In Message Body add generated code from [mfile]. ( Example Below )

Message Body : [your-message]

File Links 1 : [upload-file-754]
File Links2 : [upload-file-755]

Note : No need to add in File Attachments field.

See Video Demonstration

How to Attach Files to an Email

  1. In order to attach files to email you will need to check and make sure “send as file(s) as links” option is unchecked.
  2. Go to WordPress admin menu “Contact -> Edit {specific_form}” click or hover the cf7 form you want to edit.
  3. In “Edit Contact Form” page click “Mail” tab and in the bottom you will see “File attachments” field, on this field add your upload field name (ie: [upload-file-xxx]), you will find the upload name in “Form” tab generated from [mfile] shortcode.
  4. If attaching multiple files from a different file upload just add all the upload fields name. (see example below)
    File attachments: [upload-file-111] [upload-file-222]

See Video Demonstration

Reviews

ജൂൺ 29, 2024 2 replies
Like said in the title: works like a charm.Then only thing is that it still uses jQuery which is absolutely not necessary in these days.I’d love to rewrite it to vanilla javascript which seems not to be very complicated.
ജനുവരി 8, 2024
Perfect plugin. Works a charm. Not hazzle in setting it its allmost straight foward. U can keep your uploaded PDF files. U can send them as an attachment link, just add the CF7 shortcode that add on the pannel and your good to go. Plugin tells you the upload progress and disables the send button, pus has a drag an drop function thats cool. Well done.
ഡിസംബർ 11, 2023 1 reply
Outstanding support, I got answers within a few hours.The plugin works flawlessly and the many configuration options are exceptional.Also a user-friendly interface in the backend.The best I have found for this purpose so far.
നവംബർ 13, 2023 1 reply
I was looking for a plugin to upload large media files, this is exactly what I was looking for. The pro version also allows you to upload remotely (ftp, google drive , Dropbox and AS3. When I ran into small issues, the support was excellent! Great plugin All of which worked. Support was excellent.
സെപ്റ്റംബർ 14, 2023 1 reply
If you need a great solution for uploading files into your forms this is the plugin you want.The pro version is a one time buy at a really fair price for unlimited websites and lifetime update. And the pro support is really outstanding.10/10
ഓഗസ്റ്റ്‌ 27, 2023
Terrific Plugin. Wanted the ability to send files to remote storage for security, and it can do that. There are some certain aspects that could be added though, but overall it’s terrific and highly versatile to your needsPlugin Developer is terrific too, very responsive, very nice, and helpful.Highly recommend, especially to 100% secure your files to s3 Bucket, Google Drive, Dropbox, etc which is important for security.
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Contributors & Developers

“Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload – Contact Form 7” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

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Changelog

1.3.8.5

  • Hot fix ( Showing critical error on Php 7.3 and Up )
  • Improvement – Improved I18N (Thanks to @alexclassroom)Support Link

1.3.8.4

  • Added Compatibility on Contact Form 7 6.0.
  • WordPress 6.7 Compatibility check.

1.3.8.3

  • Bug – Fixed “send file(s) as links” option not creating year/month folder structure.

1.3.8.2

  • Fixes – Show query error using Query Monitor plugin Here
  • Added – JS/PHP hooks after successful upload Here
  • Tweak – Move error message above files upload Here
  • Fixes – Minor fixes and improvements

1.3.8.1

  • Quick Fix – Unable to uncheck “Send file(s) as links” option.

1.3.8.0

  • Quick fix to prevent auto-deletion if the “Don’t delete files” setting was overridden by recent updates.

1.3.7.9

  • Bug – Added back the “Don’t delete files” option.
  • Optimized – Optimized plugin settings by saving them as an array instead of retrieving individual settings from the wp_options table.
  • Compatibility check on latest version of Contact Form 7 5.9.5.

1.3.7.8

  • Added “index.php” file to plugin upload directories for security enhancement, especially for servers like Nginx that do not support .htaccess files. This prevents unauthorized access to files. (Thanks to @Wordfence team for reporting the issue)
  • New – Added an option in the admin “Unique Filename” to randomize or generate unique filename.

1.3.7.7

  • Fixes – js/css enabled as default ‘dnd_cf7_load_on_cf7_page’ filter
  • Fixes – Remove javascript:void and replaced with ‘#’ on browse and delete for SEO purposes (JS)

1.3.7.6

  • Fixes – Removed inline css and use proper enqueue (https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-validation-error-21/)
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

1.3.7.5

  • Fixes – Fixed JS error for custom button type submit.

1.3.7.4

  • Fixes – Security Updates “Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload” (Thanks to @István from Wordfence)

1.3.7.3

  • New – Added Chinese (Taiwan) Translation (Thanks to: Alex Lion)
  • Fixes – Improve I18N issues Reported Here
  • Bug – Remove required error message after user uploaded successfully (JS) Topic
  • Bug – Clear or reset on multiple form after send (JS) Topic
  • Fixes – Fixed error console when there’s no upload field in the form (JS)

1.3.7.2

  • Bug – Minor JS fixes ( Max limit validation )

1.3.7.1

  • Minor fixes

1.3.7.0

  • Tested on WordPress 6.3
  • Added new option in “Contact -> Drag & Drop Upload” to use jQuery or Native Javascript
  • Optimized javascript into 1 file
  • New – Transitioning from jQuery to Native Javascript

1.3.6.9

  • Fixes – Quick fix ( Error: Call to a member function id() on null )

1.3.6.8

  • Fixes – Added alternative solution for nonce

1.3.6.7

  • Fixes – for Mime Type validation

1.3.6.6

  • Fixes – Security Fix (CSRF)
  • Added – Added security nonce on ajax request for upload and delete

1.3.6.5

  • Fixed – security issue (“Unauthenticated File upload Size limit bypass”) thanks to Sanjay Das from “Payatu Security Consulting “
  • Added fixes so it should get the size limit on the cf7/admin settings instead of the post request.

1.3.6.4

  • Tested on latest version of wordpress 6.0.
  • Added Compatibility on Contact Form 7 version 5.6.

1.3.6.3

  • Fixed – Security issues (Cross-Site Scripting through SVG files via remote upload)
  • New – Filter dnd_cf7_data_options to manualy change the browse text and label text.

1.3.6.2

  • Added – Add settings link in the plugin page
  • Fixed – Long text/heading is hidden on the container
  • Fixed – Min file validation
  • Bug – Removed “accept” data attributes in mobile devices

1.3.6.1

  • Fixed – Unable to delete if errors will show
  • Added “span” & “div” on heading tag option
  • Add spam filtering fixes
  • Added “Disable Auto Delete” option.

1.3.5.9

  • Add accept types data attributes See Here

1.3.5.8

  • Fixed German translation (https://wordpress.org/support/topic/german-translation-wrong/)
  • Fixes – Bug on file deletion (Reported here – https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deleting-files-not-yet-uploaded-is-breaking/)
  • Change delete icon instead of using an iconmoon.
  • Minor fixes & Improvement

1.3.5.7

  • Bug – Fixed validation issue when “CF7 Conditional Fields” plugin is active.

1.3.5.6

  • New – option to change upload heading tag from h1-h6
  • Change text-domain to actual plugin slug for plugin internationalization.
  • Fixed validation error message for multiple groups. (compatible with CF7 – Conditional Fields)

1.3.5.5.1

  • Bug – Fixed Contact Form 7 error notice
    • PHP Deprecated: id property of a WPCF7_ContactForm object is no longer accessible.
    • Reported here – https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bug-notice-id-not-accessible

1.3.5.5

  • Fixed – Vulnerability (Thanks to @Sysdream Labs team )
    • Removed “supported type” in POST request so other users cannot override through remote access.
    • The issue was, user able to bypass and upload “.phar & .phpt” file extension by modifying “suported type”
    • Those extensions are enabled by default on a fresh PHP/Apache2 installation.
  • Improved – Security (file types condition are based on specified in the admin)

1.3.5.4

  • Added – Russian translation (Thanks to “Dan Uchvatoff “)
  • Fixed – File counter “of” not translatable.

1.3.5.3

  • Fixed – PHP Fatal error on server not supporting mb_check_encoding.
  • Fixed – Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to a member function scan_form_tags()
    • When “Accept PayPal Payments using Contact Form 7” installed.

1.3.5.2

  • Added – Improved sercurity ( Limit the user input to a file name and ignore injected path names )
  • Modified – Email links ( display only the filename )

1.3.5.1

  • Bug – Quick Fix ( Unable to submit form when acceptance field is set )
    • Issue if “additional settings” section added this line: acceptance_as_validation: on

1.3.5

  • Fixed – nonce issues when using Cache plugins.
  • Fixed – German Translation for ( Drag & Drop File Upload ) text.
  • Fixed – Submit button ( enable/disable ) when acceptance checkbox is added.
  • Modified – File Upload error message ( display error code )

1.3.4

  • Fixed – Removed uploaded files when item Inbound Messages “Permanently Deleted”.
  • Added – Counter of how many files are uploaded ( ie: 4 of 10 )
  • New – Features allow to set Minimum File Upload.
  • ie : minimum upload:2, max upload:10 = [mfile* upload-file-669 min-file:2 max-file:10]
  • New – Added .htaccess file inside “wp_dndcf7_uploads” upload directory. ( prevent from direct access )
  • Options: -Indexes \n \n deny from all \n
  • Fixed – File Attachments bug ( Issues on additional mail when (file attachment) is removed still send the file )

1.3.3.3.2

  • Bugs – Fixed unable to submit form ( 500 Internal Server Error in response )

1.3.3.3.1

  • Fixes – Minor updates (packed the wrong file)

1.3.3.3

  • Fixed – Security Issues ( Unrestricted File Upload to Remote Code Execution – Thanks to @Austin )
    • Able bypass and upload file (remotely) by renaming to ie: shell.php% and modified supported_type to jpg|png|php%
    • Solution : Added more security, check/validate file type and created new function ‘dnd_cf7_validate_type’ to determine if file name extension is valid or not.
  • New – Make ‘deleting…’ and ‘remove’ text translatable ( compatible using WPML String Translation ).

1.3.3.2

  • Fixed – PHP warning reported here

1.3.3.1

  • Improved Security – ( Check valid filename & extensions, sanitations, Secured File deletions )
  • New – Allowed non ASCII file name
  • Improved styling on Progress Bar
  • Fixed – Conflict with WooCommerce Geo Location

1.3.3

  • SECURITY UPDATES ( issues reported by : Robert L Mathews )
  • The issues inside dnd_codedropz_upload_delete function, that will execute any POST remotely.
  • Fixed – To accept russian, hebrew Filename
  • Modify Javascript dnd-upload-cf7.js attach the function to window so it can be available to call.
  • Added – Responsive style for Drag & Drop text on mobile devices.
  • Minimum Features – Coming Soon

1.3.2

  • Fixed – Sanitized Admin Option Fields – For Security Reason
  • Added – Filter for wpcf7_posted_data from CF7 to get the full link of the file.

1.3.1

  • Fixed – Browser Compatibility ( Error Uploading files in Edge, Safari and Internet Explorer )
  • Improved – Removed error text if there are muliple error ( File upload validation )

1.3.0

  • Fixed – Multiple Drag & Drop fields in one form ( Validation Issues – Max File not working correctly )
  • Added – Added “deleted…” status when removing file.
    • So that the user know that file deletion is in progress…
  • Fixed – Responsive issues on Mobile < 767px screen.
  • Added – Added ‘/wpcf7-files’ directory inside ‘/wp_dndcf7_uploads’ to temporary store files instead of relying contact form 7.
  • Added – Auto delete files inside ‘/wpcf7-files’ dir 1 hour(3200 seconds) after submission.
    • It was a problem with contact form 7 before that files only last 60 seconds and it will automatically deleted.
  • Improved – Optimized and Improved Php Code & Javascript structure and functionalities. ( removed redundant code, removed spaces, etc )
  • Added – Links going to Pro Version.

1.2.6.0

  • Fixed – Allow to upload file with the same filename.
  • Fixed – Can’t upload image after deleting (https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-upload-image-after-deleting-it/)
  • Fixed – Max-file issue (https://wordpress.org/support/topic/max-file-issue/)
  • Added – a note message when file reached the max-file Limit ( “To inform user that some of the files are not uploaded” ).
  • Added – Better Ajax deletion ( Remove files from the server – Only if Send As Attachment is checked )
  • Optimized – Form send loading time has been optimized ( Improved loading time for large attachment )
  • Fixed – Bug reported by @palychwp ” remove file still send sends with the form (https://wordpress.org/support/topic/file-uploading-is-working-incorrect/)
  • Added – Validate File/Attachment first before the upload start (“some says it’s frustating :)”)
    • (PHP or Server side validation still there for security and better validation)
  • Improved file counting via LocalStorage instead of Global variable.

1.2.5.0

  • Fixed – Please Update to 1.2.5.0 to fixed disable button issue.

1.2.5

  • Fixed – Improved ( Disable button while upload is on progress )
  • Fixes – Validate file size limit before uploading the file ( https://wordpress.org/support/topic/file-uploading-is-working-incorrect/ )

1.2.4

  • Added – Support WPML using .po and .mo files
  • Added – Added to support multilingual ( using Poedit )
  • Fixed – Prevent attachment from sending to Mail(2) if field attachment is not set. (https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-2th-mail-attachment-2/)
  • Added – Disable ‘submit’ button while upload is on progress…

1.2.3

  • Added – Multiple Drag and Drop fields in a form
  • Added – Options in admin for error message
  • Added – Option that allow user to send attachment as links
  • Added – Added new folder name wp_dndcf7_uploads to separate files from wpcf7_uploads ( When option ‘Send Attachment as links?’ is check ).

1.2.2

  • Add – Create admin settings where you can manage or change text in your uploading area. It’s under ‘contacts’ > ‘Drag and Drop’.
  • New – Empty or Clear attachment file when Contact Form successfully send.
  • Fixes – Fixed remove item bugs when file is greater than file limit.
  • Fixes – Changed ‘icon-moon’ fonts to avoid conflict with the other themes.
  • New – Added text domain for language translations.

1.2.2

  • Issue – fixed bug when file is not required(*).
  • Issue – fixed error on ‘wpcf7_mail_components’ components hooks when there’s no file.

1.2.1

  • Issue – fixed bug when file is not required(*).
  • Issue – fixed error on ‘wpcf7_mail_components’ components hooks when there’s no file.

1.2

  • Add admin option to limit the number of files. (Maximum File Upload Limit)

1.1

  • This version fixes on user drop validation.
  • Optimized Javascript File

1.0

  • Initial Release