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Manage your contact form leads

Open My Sites and press Submissions on your site to see every contact form lead. Read, tag, archive or trash them. Items in the Trash are removed for good after 30 days.

4 min read Checked October 17, 2026
FeatureLead alerts app

When a visitor sends your contact form, we save the lead, email it to your recipients and send a push notification to the InstantWebsite.com app.

Open your leads

  1. 1Open My Sites.
  2. 2Press Submissions on your site. A number shows how many leads are unread.
  3. 3Pick a lead on the left to read the full message and contact details.
  4. 4Use Copy to grab a phone number or email, and add Notes if you like.

Keep your inbox tidy

The Inbox shows leads that are not tagged, archived or trashed. Tag or archive a lead to move it out of the inbox.

  • Tag: file a lead under a tag, like Quote sent or Booked. Press Tags to add, rename or delete tags. Deleting a tag sends its leads back to the inbox.
  • Archive: keeps the lead, out of your way. Press "Move to inbox" to bring it back.
  • Trash: press Restore to bring a lead back from the Trash.
  • Mark as read or Mark as unread to track what you have handled.

Trash and deleting for good

Items in the Trash are removed for good after 30 days. To remove one sooner, open Trash and press "Delete forever". This cannot be undone.

Export your leads

Press Export to download your leads as an Excel file.

Check the email notification

Each lead shows whether its email was sent. If it says "Email failed", the lead is still saved here. Check your recipients in Choose who gets contact form emails.

Questions

Who can see my leads?

You and anyone you add as a collaborator on the site. Both admins and viewers can see submissions.

Where are chats from my chatbot?

Under Conversations, next to Submissions. They use the same tags, archive and trash.

Can I get leads on my phone?

Yes, in the InstantWebsite.com app. See [Get lead alerts on your phone](/guide/lead-alerts-app).

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