Get a text when your WordPress form is submitted, then reply faster
Keep Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms, or your current plugin. Send its notification emails to localbot, get the owner SMS alert fast, and let localbot gather missing details for the callback.
WordPress contact forms send email. Email gets buried.
WordPress contact forms send email. Email gets buried in your inbox while you are on a job site. By the time you see it, the lead already called your competitor.
Harvard Business Review found an average 42-hour lead response time. The InsideSales.com and MIT study found the five-minute window changes contact odds. See why SMS beats email for form notifications.
How localbot works now
Connect a lead source
Send WordPress form notification emails to localbot's email address, or install the floating localbot form later.
Owner gets the SMS alert
localbot reads the inquiry and texts you the useful lead context fast.
Callback context is prepared
localbot follows up with reachable leads, gathers missing details, and sends you a handoff summary.
Need the full WordPress walkthrough? See the WordPress install guide.
Floating localbot form install snippet
Use this only when you want the floating localbot form as the lead source. Paste it before the closing </body> tag in your theme, or add it with a Custom HTML block without touching theme code.
<script src="https://www.localbot.io/api/widget/YOUR_WIDGET_ID" async></script>
Replace YOUR_WIDGET_ID with the ID from your localbot dashboard.
Works alongside your existing WordPress form plugin
You do not need to switch plugins or rebuild anything.
localbot works alongside any existing form. Keep your current setup and add the localbot email address as a notification recipient, or switch to the floating localbot form for owner alerts, lead follow-up, and handoff summaries in one place.
localbot vs DIY setup
Twilio and Zapier are infrastructure routes. They can send an alert, but you still own parsing, consent, delivery, retries, and follow-up. localbot is the agent route: connect a lead source, then let localbot alert you, gather missing details when useful, and prepare the callback.
| localbot | CF7 + Twilio + Zapier | |
|---|---|---|
| Setup time | 5 minutes | 1-2 hours |
| Monthly cost | €299/mo | ~€30-50 + per-message fees |
| Twilio account needed | No | Yes |
| Code or API keys | No | Yes |
| Ongoing maintenance | None | You fix it when Zapier breaks |
Want to know how much slow response is costing you? Calculate your missed lead cost.
What you see on your phone
This is the SMS that arrives within seconds of a form submission.
New lead from your website Name: Mikko Virtanen Phone: 045 123 4567 Message: I need a quote for heat pump installation Tap to call: tel:+358451234567
One tap on the number opens your phone dialer. You are calling within seconds of the lead submitting.
Questions
Do I need a Twilio account?
Does it work with Contact Form 7?
How fast does the SMS arrive?
Can I keep my existing contact form?
What does it cost?
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