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Nutshell CRM

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Overview

The AFI plugin allows you to connect your WordPress forms with Nutshell CRM, enabling you to automatically create contacts in your CRM account. When a user submits a form, the contact and associated account information can be sent to Nutshell CRM instantly.

This is ideal for lead generation and CRM automation.


โœ… Supported Features

  • Add new contacts to Nutshell CRM


๐Ÿ”ง How To Setup

Step 1: Connect Your Nutshell CRM Account

Before setting up an integration, you need to connect your Nutshell account.

  1. Go to AFI โ†’ Settings โ†’ General

  2. Enable Nutshell CRM from the platform list and click Save Changes

  3. A new Nutshell CRM tab will appear โ€” click on it

  4. Enter your User Email and API Key

๐Ÿ“Œ How to Get Your API Key:

  • Log into your Nutshell CRM account

  • Go to Setup โ†’ API & Integrations

  • Generate or find your API Key

  • Copy your email address and API Key, and paste them in the plugin settings

  • Click Save


Step 2: Create a New Integration

  1. Go to AFI โ†’ Add New

  2. Youโ€™ll land on the New Integration setup screen

๐Ÿ”น Title
Give your integration a name (e.g., โ€œNutshell Contact Syncโ€)

๐Ÿ”น Trigger

  • Form Provider: Choose your form plugin (e.g., WPForms, Elementor)

  • Form/Task Name: Select the form to connect


Step 3: Configure the Action

๐Ÿ”น Platform
Select Nutshell CRM

๐Ÿ”น Task
Choose Add Contact

This task will create a new contact in Nutshell and optionally associate it with an account.


Step 4: Map Fields

Once the task is selected, you can configure the following:

๐Ÿ”น Owner
Choose a user (owner) from your Nutshell account to assign the contact

๐Ÿ”น Contact Fields
Map your form fields to Nutshell contact fields:

  • Name

  • Email

  • Phone

  • Bio

  • Address

  • City

  • State

  • Postal Code

  • Country

  • URL

๐Ÿ”น Account Fields (Optional)
You can associate a contact with an account:

  • Account Name

  • Description

  • Email

  • Phone

  • Address

  • City

  • State

  • URL

If the account exists, it will be updated. If not, a new account will be created and linked.


Step 5: Save Integration

Click Save Integration at the bottom.

๐ŸŽ‰ Youโ€™re done! When users submit the form, a contact will be added to your Nutshell CRM account.


๐Ÿ” Troubleshooting

If the integration is not working:

  • Go to AFI โ†’ Log and check logs for Nutshell entries

  • Verify:

    • Correct API Key and Email were saved

    • Required fields like contact name or email are mapped

    • The form is being submitted with valid data

    • The contact or account does not already exist in Nutshell with the same data

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