CF7 Required custom field - a plugin in which you customized your message for the required field for CF7.
As of April 2026, CF7 Required custom field is a WordPress cf7 plugin with 100 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.5.4+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Last updated 7 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Database Addon for Contact Form 7….
The CF7 is one of the most used wordpress plugins. The number of installations is more than 5 million now. This plugin gives you great opportunity for setting up forms, but at some points its functionality is limited. For example, it is not possible to specify different error messages for mandatory fields.
The “CF7 Required custom field” plugin provides this opportunity. After formatting the form template, all mandatory fields are appeared in the “Custom required field message” tab and user is able to specify a unique message for each individual field.
The plugin supports all CF7 form-tags: text*, email*, url*, tel*, number*, date*, select*, checkbox*, file*, textarea*.
If you want to show a standard message, you just leave the field blank.
| WordPress | 4.5.4+ requiredTested up to 4.9.29 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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