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Use the Octanist WordPress plugin when your website runs on WordPress. It is the easiest way to install Octanist and capture leads from popular WordPress form plugins. The normal setup is:
  1. Install the Octanist plugin in WordPress.
  2. Copy the WordPress setup code from Octanist.
  3. Paste the setup code into the plugin settings.
  4. Submit a test form and check Octanist.

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Install the plugin

  1. Open your WordPress admin.
  2. Go to Plugins > Add New.
  3. Search for Octanist.
  4. Click Install Now.
  5. Click Activate.
Install the Octanist WordPress plugin
If you received a plugin ZIP file from Octanist, upload it through Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin instead.

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Get your setup code

  1. Open Octanist.
  2. Go to Settings > Pixel Setup.
  3. Select WordPress as the install method.
  4. Choose your consent mode.
  5. Select the form plugin used on your website.
  6. Copy the setup code.
Copy the WordPress setup code from Octanist
The setup code looks like this: 
OCTA1.OCT-XXXXXXXX.s.a
Use the setup code from your own Octanist organisation. Do not use a code from another account.

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Configure WordPress

  1. In WordPress, go to Settings > Octanist.
  2. Paste the full setup code.
  3. Click Save Changes.
Paste the Octanist setup code in WordPress
The plugin is now active.

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Supported form plugins

The WordPress plugin supports these form plugins:
  • Gravity Forms
  • Contact Form 7
  • WPForms
  • Ninja Forms
  • Elementor Forms
  • Fluent Forms
  • Formidable Forms
  • Forminator
  • SureForms
  • Divi Contact Form
If you use an iframe form or another form plugin, choose Something else / not sure in Octanist and contact support if the test lead does not appear.

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Test the setup

  1. Open your live website in a new browser session.
  2. Submit a test form with a name, email, phone number, or another useful field.
  3. Open Octanist and check whether the lead appears.
  4. In WordPress, open Settings > Octanist and check the health panel if the lead does not arrive.
Use Auto unless your consent setup requires a different mode.
ModeWhen to use it
AutoRecommended. Octanist tries to detect consent from your consent banner.
GrantedUse only when the plugin loads after consent is already granted.
DeniedUse when you need cookieless tracking and no marketing or analytics consent.
For more detail, see Consent mode.

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Troubleshooting

  • Confirm the setup code is saved in Settings > Octanist.
  • Clear your website cache, page cache, and CDN cache.
  • Refresh the page where the form is shown.
  • Submit a new test form after clearing the cache.
  • Confirm the submitted form contains at least one useful field, such as name, email, phone, or custom data.
  • Check the health panel in the plugin settings.
  • Clear your WordPress caching plugin cache.
  • Clear any server-side cache from your hosting provider.
  • Clear CDN cache if you use Cloudflare, Vercel, or another CDN.
  • Open the website in an incognito window and test again.
  • Make sure the same form is not also sent through GTM, Zapier, or a custom API integration.
  • If you also installed the normal tracking pixel, remove form capture from one of the two setups.
  • Choose Something else / not sure in Octanist.
  • Submit a test form.
  • If the lead does not appear, contact support at support@octanist.com.

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Technical notes

The plugin installs Octanist through WordPress and sends supported form submissions to Octanist from the WordPress backend. This is usually more reliable than relying only on browser-side form detection. The plugin also helps serve tracking through your WordPress website, so most WordPress sites do not need a separate tracking subdomain. If Octanist is temporarily unreachable, the plugin can queue failed form submissions and retry them with WP-Cron. Existing settings from older Octanist plugin versions are preserved during the update. Old field mappings, debug mode, AJAX mode, and dataLayer options are no longer used by the new setup.

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Next steps

After WordPress tracking is active, connect your outgoing integrations: