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Safe upgrade for existing users: keeps your location data and form tags. Adds indexes, AJAX cache, loading states, custom placeholders, and a data health screen under Settings.<\/p>"},"ratings":{"1":0,"2":0,"3":0,"4":2,"5":28},"assets_icons":{"icon-256x256.png":{"filename":"icon-256x256.png","revision":2272656,"resolution":"256x256","location":"assets","locale":"","width":256,"height":256}},"assets_banners":{"banner-1544x500.jpg":{"filename":"banner-1544x500.jpg","revision":2273937,"resolution":"1544x500","location":"assets","locale":"","width":1544,"height":500},"banner-772x250.jpg":{"filename":"banner-772x250.jpg","revision":2273937,"resolution":"772x250","location":"assets","locale":"","width":772,"height":250}},"assets_blueprints":{},"all_blocks":[],"tagged_versions":["1.0","2.0","2.1","2.2","2.3","2.4","2.5","2.6","2.7","2.7.1","2.7.2","2.7.3","2.7.4","2.7.5","2.7.6","2.8.0"],"block_files":[],"assets_screenshots":{"screenshot-1.gif":{"filename":"screenshot-1.gif","revision":2272642,"resolution":"1","location":"assets","locale":"","width":685,"height":603},"screenshot-2.jpg":{"filename":"screenshot-2.jpg","revision":2272642,"resolution":"2","location":"assets","locale":"","width":1287,"height":834},"screenshot-3.jpg":{"filename":"screenshot-3.jpg","revision":2272642,"resolution":"3","location":"assets","locale":"","width":1308,"height":822}},"screenshots":{"1":"screenshot-1.png","2":"screenshot-2.png","3":"screenshot-3.png"}},"plugin_section":[],"plugin_tags":[35402,1152,160071,601,14824],"plugin_category":[42],"plugin_contributors":[189889],"plugin_business_model":[],"class_list":["post-119255","plugin","type-plugin","status-publish","hentry","plugin_tags-cities","plugin_tags-contact-form-7","plugin_tags-country-dropdown","plugin_tags-forms","plugin_tags-states","plugin_category-contact-forms","plugin_contributors-trustyplugins","plugin_committers-trustyplugins"],"banners":{"banner":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/country-state-city-auto-dropdown\/assets\/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=2273937","banner_2x":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/country-state-city-auto-dropdown\/assets\/banner-1544x500.jpg?rev=2273937","banner_rtl":false,"banner_2x_rtl":false},"icons":{"svg":false,"icon":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/country-state-city-auto-dropdown\/assets\/icon-256x256.png?rev=2272656","icon_2x":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/country-state-city-auto-dropdown\/assets\/icon-256x256.png?rev=2272656","generated":false},"screenshots":[{"src":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/country-state-city-auto-dropdown\/assets\/screenshot-1.gif?rev=2272642","caption":"screenshot-1.png"},{"src":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/country-state-city-auto-dropdown\/assets\/screenshot-2.jpg?rev=2272642","caption":"screenshot-2.png"},{"src":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/country-state-city-auto-dropdown\/assets\/screenshot-3.jpg?rev=2272642","caption":"screenshot-3.png"}],"raw_content":"\n

Country dropdown for contact form 7 with dynamic states and cities. Country State City Dropdown CF7 plugin is an add-on of Contact Form 7 plugin to show country, state and city dropdown. This plugin add three new form tag fields that is (form-tag: country drop-down) and (form-tag: state dropdown) and (form-tag: city dropdown) in Contact form 7.<\/p>\n\n

Buy PRO<\/a>    See Live Demo(PRO)<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Country State City dynamic dropdown PRO supports to any form.<\/h3>\n\n

Buy PRO<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Features Of PRO Plugin<\/h4>\n\n
\n

1. Supports to any type of Form (WP Forms, Ninja, Divi Contact Module, Elementor Module, Custom PHP Form etc).<\/p>\n

2. Select Default Country with User's IP.<\/p>\n

3. Select Default Specific Country from list of All Countries.<\/p>\n

4. Select Specific one or more Countries to display in the dropdown.<\/p>\n

5. If State\/City is missing then shows input text field to enter manually.<\/p>\n

6. Have feature to add missing states\/cities manually.<\/p>\n

7. Multiple forms on same page.<\/p>\n

8. Multiple country\/state\/city fields in same form.<\/p>\n

9. Append only Cities from Country Dropdown.\n<\/p>

10. See more at Official Website Trusty Plugins<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

This helps you in creating a country drop-down list with state and city. The tag field will automatically add countries name in standard drop-down field of contact form 7. State and city auto populate according to selected country from country dropdown field.<\/p>\n\n

How to add the fields in the contact form 7 \n1.) Once you have installed, activated the Country State City Auto Dropdown plugin.\n2.) Add the form-tag \"country drop-down\" and \"state dropdown\" and \"city dropdown\" to your form and save the changes.<\/p>\n\n

Optional: if you use two location sets in one form, add the same group option on each tag, e.g. [country_auto* country-shipping group:shipping].<\/p>\n\n

City is optional \u2014 country + state only works if you omit the city drop-down tag.<\/p>\n\n

Use the tag generator to set a custom placeholder (enter text and check \u201cUse this text as the placeholder\u201d).<\/p>\n\n

Requirments:\n* Contact form 7 must be active plugin.<\/p>\n\n

Recommended Plugins<\/h4>\n\n

The following plugin is recommended :\n* Contact Form 7<\/a> by takayukister \u2013 With Conact Form 7, you can use this plugin. Without contact form 7 this plugin have no needs.<\/p>\n\n\n

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  1. Upload the entire country-state-city-dropdown-cf7<\/code> folder to the \/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> directory.<\/li>\n
  2. Kindly make sure 'contact form 7' plugin active before activate this plugin.<\/li>\n
  3. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.<\/li>\n
  4. Add form tags in desired contact form<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n

    You will find three new field types in your contact form 7 field list.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    How to set preferred countries list?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    All countries display in the free version. Filtering countries, default country, and IP detection are available in the PRO version.<\/p><\/dd>\n

    How to set State list?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    All States will display automatically according to selected country from dropdown field.<\/p><\/dd>\n

    How to set City list?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    All Cities will display automatically according to selected country and state from dropdown field.<\/p><\/dd>\n

    Will updating delete my data?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    No. Updates keep your existing country\/state\/city tables and form tags. Settings \u2192 Country State City Dropdown shows data health and optional repair tools.<\/p><\/dd>\n

    Dropdowns are empty after install<\/h3><\/dt>\n

    Go to Settings \u2192 Country State City Dropdown and use \u201cInstall missing data\u201d. Use Force reinstall only if data is corrupted.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n

    2.8.0<\/h4>\n\n
      \n
    • Safer upgrades for existing sites: never re-seeds or renames tables when data already exists<\/li>\n
    • Adds database indexes for faster state\/city AJAX<\/li>\n
    • Loads front-end script only when Contact Form 7 is present (filter to force legacy all-pages load)<\/li>\n
    • Translatable placeholders and validation messages<\/li>\n
    • Optional group:xxx tag option + smarter pairing for multiple location fields<\/li>\n
    • Settings page: data health, install missing data, softer Pro link<\/li>\n
    • Security\/hardening: fixed SQL prepare usage, capability checks, sanitization<\/li>\n
    • Client-side AJAX cache for states\/cities (faster when revisiting a country)<\/li>\n
    • Disabled + loading states on dependent dropdowns (aria-busy)<\/li>\n
    • Tag generator: placeholder, ID, class, and group fields<\/li>\n
    • Documented country + state only mode (city tag optional)<\/li>\n
    • Custom placeholders via CF7 placeholder option<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

      2.7.6<\/h4>\n\n
        \n
      • Form Tag generator upgraded to version 2 [contact form 7]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

        2.7.5<\/h4>\n\n
          \n
        • Validation error issue has been fixed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

          2.7.4<\/h4>\n\n
            \n
          • State, City List not appending (Issue Fixed)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

            2.7.3<\/h4>\n\n
              \n
            • Plugin vulnerability Fixed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

              2.7.2<\/h4>\n\n
                \n
              • vulnerability Fixed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                2.7.1<\/h4>\n\n
                  \n
                • ABSPATH function added to files<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                  2.7<\/h4>\n\n
                    \n
                  • Added support to multiple CF7 forms on page<\/li>\n
                  • Added Missing 'West Bengal', 'Ladakh' State\/Cities Updated<\/li>\n
                  • A Patch feature added to fix missing State\/Cities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                    2.6<\/h4>\n\n
                      \n
                    • Javascript Bug Fixed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                      2.5<\/h4>\n\n
                        \n
                      • Bug Fixed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                        2.4<\/h4>\n\n
                          \n
                        • internationalization and localization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                          2.3<\/h4>\n\n
                            \n
                          • Bug Fixed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                            2.2<\/h4>\n\n
                              \n
                            • Plugin's PRO version has been released<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                              2.1<\/h4>\n\n
                                \n
                              • Fixed the issue of Alphabetical order of States\/Cities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                                2.0.0<\/h4>\n\n
                                  \n
                                • Added many more missing cities<\/li>\n
                                • Added missing States<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                                  1.0.0<\/h4>\n\n
                                    \n
                                  • First version of plugin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Add country state city dropdown CF7 in contact form 7 plugin. In PRO you can use these features on any type of form.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bg.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/119255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bg.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bg.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bg.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119255"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bg.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/trustyplugins"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bg.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bg.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=119255"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bg.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=119255"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bg.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=119255"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bg.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=119255"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bg.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=119255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}