{"id":49295,"date":"2024-04-18T13:57:11","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T10:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/?p=49295"},"modified":"2024-06-25T10:36:20","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T07:36:20","slug":"receive-form-file-attachments-by-email","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/receive-form-file-attachments-by-email\/","title":{"rendered":"Receive form file attachments by email"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By default, when users upload files using forms, they are accessible via WP Admin. However, in some cases, creators need a more secure way of uploading files. In these cases, files can be sent by email. When this feature is used, website owners will not be able to access uploaded files via WP Admin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Send files by email<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To have files sent by email:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create a form. For more details, see<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/form-widget\/\">Form widget<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make sure the form is set up to send emails. For details, see <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/form-widget-email-settings\/\">Receive form submissions by email<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to upload files, one of the fields needs to be categorized as an upload field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Create an upload field<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To create a<\/strong> <strong>file upload field<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the panel, click the field you want to categorize as a file upload field.<br>The field opens.<br><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"416\" class=\"wp-image-49296\" style=\"width: 280px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-85.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-85.jpeg 367w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-85-202x300.jpeg 202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From the <strong>Type <\/strong>dropdown menu, select <strong>File Upload<\/strong>.<br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"906\" class=\"wp-image-49297\" style=\"width: 280px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-106.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-106.png 281w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-106-93x300.png 93w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><br>This will give you access to the field properties.<br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"551\" class=\"wp-image-49298\" style=\"width: 280px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-107.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-107.png 289w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-107-152x300.png 152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the panel, use the dropdown menu to select <strong>Email with attachment<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>When files are uploaded using the form, they will be sent to you by email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[callout type=&#8221;warning&#8221;]You will not be able to access these files using WP Admin.[\/callout]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[callout type=&#8221;warning&#8221;]Use straight quotes rather than curly quotes to avoid jQuery errors.[\/callout]<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"50315\" class=\"elementor elementor-50315\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4662c5e3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4662c5e3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bb15bb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bb15bb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p><div class=\"hbox callout-default\">\n                <div class=\"hicon\"> \n                    <span class=\"material-symbols-outlined\"><\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"hboxinfo\">\n                    <strong><\/strong>\n                    <div class=\"hcontent\">Still need help creating the perfect form? 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