Contact Form 7 - Multiple text fields on the same line

Question

I am using Contact Form 7 to design a booking form for a hotel.

http://istanabalian.com/book/

I can't figure out how to customize the layout. I'd like some of the text fields to be displayed on the same line but I don't find the correct identification for the elements and/or which CSS styling to use to achieve this very simple goal.

Here is the code :

<div id="responsive-form" class="clearfix">

<label> Your Name (required)
    [text* your-name] </label>

<label> Your Email (required)
    [email* your-email] </label>

<label> Arrival date
[date date-79 id:Arrivaldate date-format:mm/dd/yy] </label>

<label> Departure date
[date date-80 id:Departuredate date-format:mm/dd/yy] </label>

<label> How many guests?
    [text your-guests] </label>

<div class="form-row">
       <p>Number of adults [text your-adults]</p>
       <p>Number of children under 6 years old [text your-little-children]</p>
       <p>Number of children under 12 years old [text your-big-children]</p>
</div>

Select your preferred accomodation
    [checkbox your-accomodation use_label_element "Wayan (Two-story villa)" "Kadek (Two-story villa)" "Nyoman (Garden bungalow)" "Kehut (Garden bungalow)" "Pasca (Garden bungalow)"]

Do you need transportation to the hotel ? 
[radio your-pickup default:1 use_label_element exclusive "No transport needed" "Transport from Denpasar airport" "Transsport from Gilimanuk Ferry"]

<label> Do you want us to arrange motorbike rental for you ? 
    [text your-motorbikes] </label>

<label> Tell us more about what brings you to Balian
    [textarea your-message] </label>

[submit "Send"]

</div>

I want to display the p elements of the form-row elements on a single line. I have tried this CSS line :

.form_row p{
display: inline-block
}

But it does not do anything. I feel I am missing something, can anybody help ?

Many thanks in advance,

Benjamin

Answer 1

Your code is working well for me, you just have a syntax error in your CSS. The name of your element in the HTML is form-row but in CSS you have written form_row. I just changed the CSS selector to form-row and everything works as expected.

.form-row p {
  display: inline-block;
}

Answer 2

You can simply use HTML table structure!!!

<table>
  <tr>
    <td colspan="2">[text* Name placeholder "Your Name"]</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>[text* Class placeholder "Enter Class"]
    </td>
    <td>
      [text* Medium placeholder "Enter Medium"]
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>
[submit "Submit"]

Answer 3

Hope this video instruction will help you

Here is the CSS code for my contact form 7:

/* Create two equal columns that floats next to each other */
.column {
    float: left;
    width: 50%;
    padding: 10px;
}
/* Clear floats after the columns */
.row:after {
    display: table;
    clear: both;
}

#knopka
{
    color: #fffff;
    background: #8F8CA0;
    width: 90%;
    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-weight: bold;
}

Answer 4

I have been quite frustrated with the lack of design solutions for Contact Form 7. A year ago, I was tasked with creating multiple forms in cf7, with complex layout requirements. To solve this problem I set about creating a plugin that allows for responsive grid-layout designs as well as the ability to have a modular approach to form building, ie being able to reuse existing forms into larger form constructs. I just released the Smart Grid-layout design for CF7, it gives a grid UI editor in the dashboard that allows you to build a 3 columns layout in a single row. You don't need to mess around with css, the layout will be rendered on your page. It is also responsive, to it will default to 3 rows on a mobile phone.

Give it a try and let me know what you think.

Answer 5

You can use an HTML table as follows :

<table>
    <tr>
        <td>Number of adults [text your-adults]</td>
        <td>Number of children under 6 years old [text your-little-children]</td>
        <td>Number of children under 12 years old [text your-big-children]</td>
    </tr>
</table>

Answer 6

You probably have a CSS rule that makes the <p> element full-width.

Why not use <div> and use the theme's classes?

<div class="form-row">
   <div class="grid-33">Number of adults [text your-adults]</div>
   <div class="grid-33">Number of children under 6 years old [text your-little-children]</div >
   <div class="grid-33">Number of children under 12 years old [text your-big-children]</div>
</div>

Answer 7

You can use your theme grid to make it in two column. see below snippet

<div id="responsive-form" class="clearfix">
<div class="vc_row ">
  <div class="vc_col-sm-6">
    <label> Your Name (required)
        [text* your-name] </label>
  </div>
  
  <div class="vc_col-sm-6">
    <label> Your Email (required)
        [email* your-email] </label>
  </div>
</div>
<label> Arrival date
[date date-79 id:Arrivaldate date-format:mm/dd/yy] </label>

<label> Departure date
[date date-80 id:Departuredate date-format:mm/dd/yy] </label>

<label> How many guests?
    [text your-guests] </label>

<div class="form-row">
       <p>Number of adults [text your-adults]</p>
       <p>Number of children under 6 years old [text your-little-children]</p>
       <p>Number of children under 12 years old [text your-big-children]</p>
</div>

Select your preferred accomodation
    [checkbox your-accomodation use_label_element "Wayan (Two-story villa)" "Kadek (Two-story villa)" "Nyoman (Garden bungalow)" "Kehut (Garden bungalow)" "Pasca (Garden bungalow)"]

Do you need transportation to the hotel ? 
[radio your-pickup default:1 use_label_element exclusive "No transport needed" "Transport from Denpasar airport" "Transsport from Gilimanuk Ferry"]

<label> Do you want us to arrange motorbike rental for you ? 
    [text your-motorbikes] </label>

<label> Tell us more about what brings you to Balian
    [textarea your-message] </label>

[submit "Send"]

</div>