{"id":1073,"date":"2021-05-17T06:18:41","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T06:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2021\/05\/17\/5240938-how-to-set-up-contact-form-7-with-hostinger-email\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T13:02:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:02:31","slug":"5240938-how-to-set-up-contact-form-7-with-hostinger-email","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/5240938-how-to-set-up-contact-form-7-with-hostinger-email\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set Up \u201cContact Form 7\u201d With Hostinger Email"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\">Having a contact form on your site is a must these days, as it&rsquo;s a convenient way to communicate with your website visitors. For that, we recommend the WordPress plugin called <b><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/contact-form-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact Form 7<\/a><\/b>. <\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">First, <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/tutorials\/wordpress\/how-to-install-wordpress-plugins\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">install the plugin<\/a> <\/b>on your WordPress website. Then, go ahead and <b>set it up<\/b>. <\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">You&rsquo;ll be presented with a premade contact form that can be used right away. Copy the shortcode and paste it on your website:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/05\/3106b964-7d38-49af-aabd-bd752a021484.jpg\" alt=\"WordPress Contact Form 7 shortcode highlighted in the forms list\" data-media-id=\"4298\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">Alternatively, you may create a new contact form that would suit your custom needs:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/05\/251ff9e1-0924-4666-b0b3-56036f3a3e9d.jpg\" alt=\"WordPress Contact Forms page with the Add New button highlighted\" data-media-id=\"4300\"><\/div><h2 id=\"h_66e466dd97\">Hostinger Email Server Settings<\/h2><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-table-container\">\n<table role=\"presentation\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80\">\n<p class=\"intercom-align-center no-margin\"><b>IMAP <\/b>(incoming)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80\">\n<p class=\"intercom-align-center no-margin\"><b>POP3 <\/b>(incoming)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80\">\n<p class=\"intercom-align-center no-margin\"><b>SMTP <\/b>(outgoing)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Host: <b>imap.hostinger.com<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Port number: <b>993<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Encryption: <b>SSL<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Host: <b>pop.hostinger.com<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Port number: <b>995<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Encryption: <b>SSL<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Host: <b>smtp.hostinger.com<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Port number: <b>465<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Encryption: <b>SSL\/TLS<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><h2 id=\"h_9a38932723\">Best Practices<\/h2><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">The <b>From<\/b>: address used in the<b> Mail<\/b> section of Contact form 7 is <b>especially important<\/b> in determining whether emails are sent and received properly<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Make sure to use an <b>email address that&rsquo;s linked to your domain name<\/b>, i.e., an email address that you have <b><a href=\"\/support\/1583217-how-to-create-and-manage-email-accounts-for-hostinger-email\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">set up<\/a><\/b> with your hosting plan<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">The <b>To<\/b>: and <b>From<\/b>: email addresses cannot be the same<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">If you don&rsquo;t specify the <b>From<\/b>: address, it&rsquo;s automatically prefilled with <code>wordpress@your-domain.tld<\/code><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">If the <code>wordpress@your-domain.tld<\/code> mailbox is not created, an error is shown when sending emails<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"no-margin\"><b>NOTES<\/b><\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/tutorials\/how-to-create-a-contact-form-on-wordpress\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">How to Create a WordPress Contact Form and Improve Engagement<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/contactform7.com\/best-practice-to-set-up-mail\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Best practise to set up mail | Contact Form 7<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/contactform7.com\/faq\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">FAQ | Contact Form 7<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/contactform7.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact | Contact Form 7<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Linking the \u201cContact form 7\u201d WordPress plugin with Hostinger 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