Advanced Forms for ACF is the #43 ranked form app on WordPress, with a 5.0 average rating from 41 reviews, as of Sep 2, 2026.
Advanced Forms for ACF is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Phil Kurth. With a rating of 5.0★ from 41 reviews, it currently ranks #43 in the Form category.
AppRanks data: Advanced Forms for ACF ranks #43 in Form on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 8% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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Advanced Forms for ACF is a category-leading WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Form category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 41 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (5.0★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Phil Kurth — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (41) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Advanced Forms for ACF works
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Advanced Forms is a WordPress plugin for creating front-end forms using Advanced Custom Fields. It supports all ACF field types, including repeaters and flexible content fields, and provides the same field editing interface you are already familiar with. Advanced Forms requires ACF PRO v5.7 or later.
Email notifications: Configure an unlimited number of email notifications, including support for dynamic recipients and field includes.
AJAX submissions: Use AJAX for a better user experience with faster submissions and no page reloads.
Entries: Save form submissions as entries with all fields.
Spam protection: Every form is protected against spam using a honeypot. If you need more sophisticated spam protection, Advanced Forms Pro includes support for reCAPTCHA.
Restrictions: Place limits on your form using the built-in restrictions or create your own:
Limit the total number of submissions
Limit your form to only logged-in users
Limit the time when your form can be used
User-friendly UI: Create forms either through the admin panel or programmatically for easy integration.
Gutenberg support: Add forms to your site using Gutenberg blocks.
Developer-friendly: Designed for developers with a large variety of hooks and helper functions and comprehensive documentation.
Pro On top of that, Advanced Forms Pro offers even more features for advanced use cases. You can purchase a license through Hookturn which can be used on an unlimited number of sites.
Priority support: Get direct support with an average response time of 1-2 days.
Post editing: Set up forms to create and edit posts. Configure the post title, content and status and automatically map your existing ACF fields.
User editing: Register new users or let people edit their user profile with automatic mapping of your user fields.
Calculated fields: Give your users immediate feedback as they fill out your form. Calculated fields update live with the values from other fields. Calculated fields are also fully programmable for more complex calculations.
Slack: Get a message in Slack for each form submission, including all form data.
Mailchimp: Create a form to sign users up for your Mailchimp mailing list.
Zapier: Connect your form to thousands of third-party services using Zapier.
Google reCAPTCHA: Protect your forms against spam using an invisible captcha.
Support If you need help, have a feature request, or think you’ve found a bug, don’t hesitate to reach out. Either create a ticket on the WordPress Support Forums or an issue on Github.
For Pro users, please send an email to [email protected] and we’ll respond as fast as we can, most often within 1-2 days.
Documentation The documentation has been moved to a new site, check it out: advancedforms.github.io
Category rankings
As of Sep 4, 2026- Form#43of 551Top 8%
- Contact Form#64of 594Top 11%
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Keyword rankings
Advanced Forms for ACF ranks for 8 keywords across WordPress Plugin Directory. Here are the top 3:
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Competitors & alternatives
Advanced Forms for ACF doesn't have curated competitor matchups yet. Other tracked form apps on WordPress:
Where Advanced Forms for ACF stands in the Form category
Advanced Forms for ACF ranks #43 of 551 apps in the Form category, placing it in the top 8% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Advanced Forms for ACF?
Advanced Forms for ACF is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 5.0-star rating from 41 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Form category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Phil Kurth.
Who uses Advanced Forms for ACF?
Currently around 3,000 active stores have installed Advanced Forms for ACF. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Form category on WordPress.
Where does Advanced Forms for ACF rank on WordPress?
Advanced Forms for ACF currently sits at position #43 in the Form category on WordPress. That places it in the top 8% of 551 apps tracked in the same category. Category positions are read from the live marketplace ranking and refresh on each scrape, so the number you see here reflects the most recent crawl rather than a long-running average.