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Tutorial – Styling your Contact Form 7 forms using 2 ways – 1. CSS way 2. CSS Hero Plugin

Last Updated: June 9, 2021

Contact Form 7 Style

Contact Form 7 is a very effective plugin. By using it, you can make HTML Contact Form for your visitors. You may want to change the feel and look of the forms, which can be done easily through the CSS of your WordPress website. Don’t worry if you don’t have experience of writing HTML and CSS (and also don’t want to learn it) as you can use CSS Hero plugin to style the forms.

I assume that you already know how to create HTML Contact Form with this plugin. If you don’t know then please see my tutorial on Contact Form 7 plugin to create forms in your site.

In this tutorial you will learn all about Contact Form 7 Style and I will show you how to apply CSS to the default form.

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How to use Contact Form 7 reCaptcha to cut spams in WordPress?

Last Updated: June 9, 2021

contact form 7 recaptcha

Contact Form 7 reCaptcha is the Contact Form 7 Plugin with reCaptcha integration. It helps in cutting out the spams by preventing bots from submitting forms on your website. The reCaptcha (a free product by Google), can be integrated in the Contact Form 7 Plugin with just a few clicks.

How Does reCaptcha Work

To use reCaptcha in your website, you have to generate the API Keys for your site. Then use these API keys to integrate reCaptcha in your website.

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Create amazing Web Forms using Contact Form 7 Plugin in WordPress

Last Updated: June 9, 2021

contact form 7

Each website needs a Web Form to collect data filled by the user. The Web Forms can have any number of fields to be filled like text fields, radio button, checkboxes, drop downs and so on. When the user fills and submits this form, the information is send to the website admin with an automatic eamil.

Contact Form 7

Creating Web Forms in your WordPress website can be easily done through Contact Form 7 Plugin (also known as CF7 Plugin). It is used by over 1 million people in their WordPress websites.

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Using FileZilla FTP Client to Upload and Download Files from Hosting Server

Last Updated: June 8, 2021

filezilla ftp client

Every day we deal with the transfer of website files (to and fro) from the hosting server.  This can be done very easily from FileZilla software. FileZilla is not only a free software, but is also available for multiple platforms including Windows, Mac OS X & Linux.

What is FTP Client

FTP Client Software works on FTP protocol (File Transfer Protocol), using this protocol the FTP client software can upload and download files to and from the hosting server.

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What is CloudFlare and how it gives Speed and Security to your website ?

Last Updated: June 8, 2021

how does cloudflare works

CloudFlare is a Content Delivery Network (CDN) that increases the loading speed time of your website. It also provides excellent security against attacks from hackers and viruses.

CloudFlare has 79 Data Centers distributed globally. These Data Centers store your website's static contents like Images, Scripts & CSS. They provide your visitors, your website's content, at high speed.

CloudFlare also acts as a protective shield and blocks hacking attacks made to your website.

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What is CDN (Content Delivery Network) and How does it Works ?

Last Updated: June 8, 2021

cdn content delivery network

This article will answer the question about 'What is CDN?'. A CDN (Content Delivery Network) is a great way to speed up your website with high availability and performance. 

It is a system consisting of a number of servers distributed around the globe.  All these servers contain cached static content of your website. Whenever a user visits your website, the server nearest to the user, (which is based on the geographical location of the user), will provide him your website's static content.

What are Static Contents ?

The static content of a website includes – CSS files, JavaScript and Images.

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Full Procedure of Domain Name Transfer from One Registrar to Another

Last Updated: June 8, 2021

domain transfer

A Website owner should know How to Transfer his Domain from one Registrar to another. It helps him to switch to a better host whenever there is a need. Domain Name Transfer can be done by anyone without needing any technical skills.

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How to create Multiple File Upload feature in ASP.NET with Progress Bar using JavaScript

Last Updated: June 6, 2021

multi file upload with progress bar

Multiple File Upload with Progress Bar is necessary whenever any file upload is taking place in your website. It does the simultaneous uploads of files at the same time, and also shows the Real Time Upload Progress. This feature can be created in your ASP NET website using JavaScript and AJAX.

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Integration Guide – How to send SMS with PLIVO in ASP.NET and C#

Last Updated: June 8, 2021

Plivo

In websites we see the feature of sending SMS to customers mobile numbers. This is done for a number of reasons like sending one time password (OTP), authentication, marketing and more. You can also add SMS sending feature in your website very easily using Plivo. which is a Global SMS & Voice calls service.

I have also written a similar tutorial for sending SMS using Twilio. You should also check that tutorial after you have read this one.

Plivo SMS API

In this tutorial I will teach you how to send SMS using Plivo SMS API in your ASP.NET website. First you need to create your account in Plivo website and generate AUTH ID and AUTH TOKEN. With these 'Auth Id and Auth Token' you can communicate with Plivo API to send SMS to any desired mobile number.

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Integration Guide – How to send SMS with Twilio in ASP.NET and C#

Last Updated: April 20, 2023

Twilio

In this tutorial I will explain you how to use Twilio to send SMS using C# and ASP.NET. You can send SMS to any phone number and anywhere in the world. Let us first introduce you to Twilio.

What is Twilio

Twilio allows making and receiving phone calls and also sending and receiving text messages, using its APIs. Programmers can implement Twilio APIs in their code and create all sort of applications involving phone calls and SMS. It's services are accessed over HTTP and are billed based on usage. It can be used easily in our application for creating features like SMS authentication, OTP, SMS marketing and more.

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