=== RATEC Contact Form ===
Contributors: alererommel
Tags: contact form, email, form, ajax, validation, spam protection, rate limiting, secure, honeypot, email logs
Donate link: https://paypal.me/RAlere
Stable Tag: 1.7.0
Tested up to: 7.0.2
License: GPL-2.0+
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.txt

A beautiful, professional WordPress contact form plugin with free email logs, secure and shortcode support.

== Description ==

RATEC Contact Form is a modern, responsive WordPress contact form plugin designed for simplicity and elegance. Perfect for websites that need a professional way to collect visitor information and inquiries.

✨ **Modern Design** - Clean, minimal interface with smooth animations
📱 **Responsive** - Works perfectly on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices
🔒 **Secure** - Nonce verification and spam protection with honeypot
✅ **Validation** - Client-side and server-side form validation
📧 **Email Notifications** - Sends confirmation email to users
⚡ **AJAX Submission** - No page reload required
🎨 **Beautiful UI** - Modern gradient design with hover effects
♿ **Accessible** - Proper labels and ARIA attributes

== Installation ==

1. Extract the plugin folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`
2. Go to **Plugins** in WordPress admin dashboard
3. Find **RATEC Contact Form** and click **Activate**
4. A notification will appear confirming activation

== Usage ==

### Basic Shortcode

Add the contact form to any page or post using:

`[ratec_contact_form]`

### Shortcode with Custom Attributes

`[ratec_contact_form title="Contact Us" subtitle="We're here to help" submit_text="Send Now"]`

### Attributes

* **title** - Form title (default: "Get In Touch")
* **subtitle** - Subtitle text (default: "We would love to hear from you")
* **submit_text** - Submit button text (default: "Send Message")

== Form Fields ==

The contact form includes:

* **Full Name** (Required)
* **Email Address** (Required)
* **Subject** (Required)
* **Message** (Required)

== Screenshots ==

1. Basic Shortcode display of the RATEC Contact Form.
2. Custom attributes example with personalized titles.
3. Overview of the available form fields.

== Email Configuration ==

By default, form submissions are sent to your WordPress admin email. This is configured in:
Settings → General → Administrator Email Address

== Customization ==

### Change Admin Email

To send form submissions to a different email, use a WordPress filter in your theme's `functions.php`:

`add_filter('option_admin_email', function() { return 'your-email@example.com'; });`

== Troubleshooting ==

* **Form not sending emails?** Check hosting provider permissions and admin email settings.
* **Form not appearing?** Verify the plugin is activated and the shortcode syntax is correct.
* **Styling issues?** Check for CSS conflicts and clear your browser cache.

== Support ==

For issues or feature requests, please check the WordPress plugin directory reviews or developer documentation.

== Changelog ==

= 1.7.0 = 2026/19/07
What's New & Security Updates?
* Fixed: Form now shows success after message is saved to DB, regardless of email delivery status.
* Fixed: Email From header now uses site admin email to comply with SPF/DKIM — prevents mail rejection by hosting servers.
* Fixed: Confirmation email header corrected from get_bloginfo() to proper admin email format.
* Fixed: SQL Injection vulnerability patched in bulk mark-as-read — now uses wpdb->prepare() with safe placeholders.
* Fixed: All wp_die() error messages now use esc_html__() for proper escaping and translation support.
* Security: Added server-side rate limiting — max 3 form submissions per IP per 10 minutes to prevent flood attacks.
* Improved: Email sending is now silent — SMTP failures no longer block form submission success.
* Stable Version

= 1.6.0 = 2026/21/05
What New?
* mark all read , added to email logs
* mark selected read , added to email logs. 
* Updated Version

= 1.5.0 = 2026/21/05
* blocking spam submission and random letters message in contact form is now live!
* No Other Plugin is requires for anti-spam. 
* Strong Warning Message for spammer on the contact form when submitting spam letters.  
* Stable Version

= 1.4.0 = 2026/10/03
* Adding note in email submission settings
* Stable Version

= 1.3.0 = 2026/22/02
* Recreating the contact form design
* Stable Version 

= 1.2.0 = 2026/21/02
* Refining the contact form design
* Stable Version 

= 1.1.0 = 2026/19/02
* Add Troubleshooting in contact form settings tab
* Stable Version

= 1.0.0 = 2026/17/02
* Initial release.