Title: insert coutner
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# insert coutner

 *  [francescapenso](https://wordpress.org/support/users/francescapenso/)
 * (@francescapenso)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/insert-coutner/)
 * Hello,
    it’s possibile to insert a counter in the mail object or in the tex?
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/)

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 *  [mattwarbuckle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattwarbuckle/)
 * (@mattwarbuckle)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/insert-coutner/#post-5718349)
 * I used this method:
 * [http://sevenspark.com/tutorials/how-to-create-a-counter-for-contact-form-7](http://sevenspark.com/tutorials/how-to-create-a-counter-for-contact-form-7)
 * It’s done me quite well!
 *  [Neil Murray](https://wordpress.org/support/users/buzztone/)
 * (@buzztone)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/insert-coutner/#post-5718354)
 * [@francescapenso](https://wordpress.org/support/users/francescapenso/) – sorry
   it’s not clear from your question what you want to count.
 * If want to count the number of text characters in a text field, this is now available
   in CF7 4.1 – see​​​ [Max & Min Length Options and Character ​Count](http://contactform7.com/max-min-length-options-and-character-count/).
 *  Thread Starter [francescapenso](https://wordpress.org/support/users/francescapenso/)
 * (@francescapenso)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/insert-coutner/#post-5718362)
 * Hi
    i’ll wanto to count the number of email received for every contact form.
 * I’ve tried to use the method of sevenspark adding in functions.php this code
 * //Define the key to store in the database
    define( ‘CF7_COUNTER’, ‘cf7-counter’);
 * //Create the shortcode which will set the value for the DTX field
    function cf7dtx_counter(
   $atts){ extract( shortcode_atts( array( ‘counter_id’ => ”, ), $atts ) ); $val
   = get_option( CF7_COUNTER . $counter_id, 0) + 1; //Increment the current count
   return $val; } add_shortcode(‘CF7_counter’, ‘cf7dtx_counter’);
 * //Action performed when the mail is actually sent by CF7
    function cf7dtx_increment_mail_counter(
   $atts){ $val = get_option( CF7_COUNTER . $counter_id, 0) + 1; //Increment the
   current count update_option(CF7_COUNTER . $counter_id, $val); //Update the settings
   with the new count } add_action(‘wpcf7_mail_sent’, ‘cf7dtx_increment_mail_counter’);
 * IN the contact form i’ve added
 * [dynamichidden cf7-counter “CF7_counter counter_id=’5′ “] (id=n nis different
   for every CF)
    and in the mail object Count: [cf7-counter]
 * But i’ll receive always count=1
 * Someone can help me?
 *  [mattwarbuckle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattwarbuckle/)
 * (@mattwarbuckle)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/insert-coutner/#post-5718392)
 * I don’t use the “counter_id=”5″” part. I just have [dynamichidden cf7-counter“
   CF7_counter”] and that works.
 *  Thread Starter [francescapenso](https://wordpress.org/support/users/francescapenso/)
 * (@francescapenso)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/insert-coutner/#post-5718398)
 * mattwarbuckle you use
    dynamichidden cf7-counter “CF7_counter”] also for multiple
   contact form with different counter?
 *  Thread Starter [francescapenso](https://wordpress.org/support/users/francescapenso/)
 * (@francescapenso)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/insert-coutner/#post-5718406)
 * anyone can help me?

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