The check most sites never do.
HOW TO TEST PROPERLY
Submit the form as a visitor would From a different device From outside your own network Using an address at a major provider
WHY OUTSIDE YOUR NETWORK
Testing from your own machine to your own domain can succeed while real delivery fails.
WHAT TO CHECK
The confirmation appears The email arrives, in the inbox not spam The submission is stored The reply-to works
THE REPLY TEST
Reply to the notification email and confirm it reaches the visitor's address.
HOW OFTEN
Monthly, and after any change to the site, theme, plugins or email configuration.
WHY SO OFTEN
Forms break silently. Nothing tells you.
A form broken for three months is three months of lost enquiries.
WHAT TO PUT IN PLACE
A reminder. Or a monitoring service that submits periodically.
WHAT PEOPLE DISCOVER
That the form has been broken for longer than they thought.
