Advanced Forms for ACF vs SearchWP Modal Search — WordPress

Advanced Forms for ACF vs SearchWP Modal Search Form

Name: Advanced Forms for ACF
Rating: 5 (41 reviews)

Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points

Advanced Forms for ACF

5.0·41reviews·3,000+installs

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1. Listing metadata

Field-level data

	Advanced Forms for ACF	SearchWP Modal Search Form
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Description	2801 / 5000 chars56% used	2511 / 5000 chars50% used
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Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	Phil Kurth	Syed Balkhi
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Feature comparison between Advanced Forms for ACF and SearchWP Modal Search Form
Metric	Advanced Forms for ACF	SearchWP Modal Search Form
Rating	5.0 ★	5.0 ★
Total reviews	★ 41	6
Active installs	3,000+	5,000+
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Keyword	Advanced Forms for ACF	SearchWP Modal Search Form
form	#141	#91
custom form	#155	#91
forms	#36	#283

4. App details

Long-form description · keyword frequency

Advanced Forms for ACF

Documentation | Purchase Pro 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

Top keywords

form10×2.27%
fields9×2.04%
forms9×2.04%
support8×1.81%
advanced6×1.36%
pro6×1.36%
users5×1.13%
advanced forms4×0.91%
documentation4×0.91%
spam4×0.91%
submissions4×0.91%
user4×0.91%

SearchWP Modal Search Form

Use SearchWP Modal Search Form to easily integrate an accessible, lightweight modal search form into your WordPress website! SearchWP Modal Search Form does not require SearchWP but it will utilize SearchWP if it’s installed and activated! 👍 Beyond the information made available in this README there is full documentation available as well. What makes it different from other modals? The philosophy behind SearchWP Modal Search Form is to make it easy to implement accessible and lightweight modal search forms but perhaps even more important make it a great developer (and user) experience. SearchWP Modal Search Form directly integrates with WordPress in the way you use it, and the default modal form theme builds upon the styles put in place by your active theme, making the overhead as small as possible. There’s a full template loader built in as well, allowing you to fully customize your SearchWP Modal Search Form with minimal hassle. Check out the default template for an example of how easy it is to customize 🤓 Adding modal forms to your site SearchWP Modal Search Form makes it easy to implement modal search forms anywhere in your WordPress website. The following methods are built in and available to you: As a Menu Item Using a Shortcode As a Gutenberg Block Within your template(s) programmatically Template Customization SearchWP Modal Search Form integrates a proper template loader for displaying search forms in any number of templates, allowing you to fully customize what the modal looks like per template. The most straightforward way to create a custom template is as follows: Create a folder named searchwp-modal-form within your theme Create a file within that folder named template.php (or any name ending in .php) Copy the contents of the default template into that file Customize the SearchWP Modal Form Name value in the header comment block Make any other customizations you\’d like to the markup/style, paying attention to the documentation There are (jQuery) events that fire when modals are opened and closed. jQuery is not a dependency, but if jQuery is loaded the events will fire. // Add a callback when a modal is opened: jQuery('body').on('searchwpModalOnShow', function(e) { // Focus an input in the template. e.el.find('input').focus(); }); // Add a callback when a modal is closed: jQuery('body').on('searchwpModalOnClose', function(e) { alert('Modal closed!'); }); Please review the full template documentation for more detailed information.

Top keywords

modal16×3.99%
search11×2.74%

Frequently asked

Common questions about this comparison

Which has better reviews, Advanced Forms for ACF or SearchWP Modal Search Form?

Advanced Forms for ACF (5.0★, 41 reviews) and SearchWP Modal Search Form (5.0★, 6 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.

Should I choose Advanced Forms for ACF or SearchWP Modal Search Form?

AppRanks cannot separate these two on rating — both sit at 5.0★. Advanced Forms for ACF does carry the larger published review base (41 vs 6). Read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, Advanced Forms for ACF or SearchWP Modal Search Form?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. Advanced Forms for ACF has the deeper published review base (41 vs 6), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Advanced Forms for ACF typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (41 reviews). SearchWP Modal Search Form typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (6 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.

Can I migrate data between Advanced Forms for ACF and SearchWP Modal Search Form?

Migration support varies by app and category. Advanced Forms for ACF and SearchWP Modal Search Form both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from SearchWP Modal Search Form" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

Advanced Forms for ACF vs SearchWP Modal Search Form

Advanced Forms for ACF

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Which has better reviews, Advanced Forms for ACF or SearchWP Modal Search Form?

Should I choose Advanced Forms for ACF or SearchWP Modal Search Form?

Which is faster to set up, Advanced Forms for ACF or SearchWP Modal Search Form?

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Can I migrate data between Advanced Forms for ACF and SearchWP Modal Search Form?

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