Custom Contact Forms vs Ninja Forms – The Contact Form Builder That Grows With You

New: build a form by describing it. Tell Custom Contact Forms what you need — “a booking form for a dog grooming appointment with the owner’s details and their preferred date” — and it builds it, fields, labels and all, ready to edit. It uses the AI provider already connected to your site under Settings > Connectors, so there is no API key to enter here and nothing is sent anywhere else. Requires WordPress 7.0 or later; the option stays hidden otherwise. Custom Contact Forms lets you build forms and manage submissions entirely within WordPress. The drag-and-drop builder lives inside the media manager — no separate admin pages, no learning a new interface. Live previews update as you build, and forms can be inserted via Gutenberg block, shortcode, widget, or PHP function. Start from a prebuilt template — contact, quote request, newsletter, event registration, or feedback — and have a working form in seconds. Or build your own from scratch with text, email, phone, address, dropdowns, checkboxes, file uploads, and more. Style it with included form themes and per-field width controls, or add your own custom CSS. Powering thousands of active websites, with over 1.3 million all-time downloads. Originally created by Taylor Lovett, Custom Contact Forms is now actively maintained by Dmitry Alexander — rebuilt for modern WordPress with a hardened, PHP 8+ codebase, a refreshed builder, and new features added regularly. What You Can Build Contact forms, quote requests, support forms, event registrations, newsletter signups Text, paragraph, email (with optional confirmation), name, phone, website, address (US + international), date/time, dropdowns, checkboxes, radio buttons, file uploads, hidden fields, and HTML blocks Conditional fields and sections — show/hide fields based on other field values Multiple email notifications per form — customize recipients, subject, from name, reply-to, and body with field mapping Post creation on submission — map form fields to post fields, meta, and taxonomies Recent Updates Build a form with AI — describe what you need in plain language and get a working form. Uses your site’s own AI connection, so nothing extra to sign up for Switching from another form plugin? — Import your existing Contact Form 7 and WPForms forms in one step under Forms → Import. Your original forms are only read, never changed Submissions dashboard widget — Totals and a per-form breakdown for the last 7 days, 30 days, or all time, right on your WordPress dashboard Modernized builder — Yes/No options are now clean toggle switches, and fields display as cards in the builder canvas Friendly submission columns — The submissions table now shows real field labels instead of internal slugs Redesigned templates screen — Each form template now has its own custom icon, under Forms → Templates Developer hooks for add-ons — Filter submission responses, field rendering, and notification timing WordPress 7.0 ready — Tested up to the latest WordPress Powerful Features, Included Free Drag-and-drop form builder with live preview in the media manager Prebuilt form templates for the most common form types Gutenberg block, shortcode, widget, and PHP template support Multiple form themes plus per-field width controls and custom CSS AJAX form submission — no page reloads Import your forms from Contact Form 7 and WPForms — fields, labels, required flags, placeholders, and choices, with a report of anything that needs your attention Export submissions to CSV, and import submissions from CSV with automatic column mapping Import and export forms via WordPress XML Cloudflare Turnstile, reCAPTCHA, and simple captcha options Built-in spam protection — honeypot, time-based trap, IP rate limiting, disposable email blocking, keyword blacklist Email diagnostics — send test emails and view delivery failure logs Restrict forms to logged-in users, or pause forms with a custom message Customizable completion text or redirect URL Conditional asset loading — only load scripts where forms appear Extensible with hooks, filters, and custom field types Quick Start Go to Forms → Templates and pick a starting template — or go to Forms → Forms and Submissions to start from scratch Drag fields from the sidebar into the form area, and click a field to edit its label, width, and options Save the form Insert it with the Gutenberg block (search “CCF” in the block inserter) or the [ccf_form id="X"] shortcode Customize More with Pro Custom Contact Forms Pro turns the builder you already know into forms that sell, book, and sign — no e-commerce stack required. Stripe payments on the form — cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Link, with a live “Pay $25.00” button and server-verified totals PayPal payments — pay in place without leaving your form, with the same server-verified totals Product & pricing fields — fixed price, multiple options, or customer-chooses-amount, with quantities, images, and enforced minimums Coupons & live totals — percentage or fixed discounts, order total updates as visitors choose Digital signature field — draw with mouse, finger, or stylus; saved as an image with every submission Consent / terms field — scrollable terms with versioned agreement records, snapshotted permanently PDF receipts — attached to notification emails for paid orders, plus one-click PDF download of any submission Multi-step forms — page breaks, progress bar, per-step validation Conditional logic — show or hide any field based on answers, priced fields included Survey & star rating fields — Likert grids and quick ratings Address autocomplete — visitors pick their address as they type and the street, city, state and ZIP fill themselves in (uses your own Google API key) SMS confirmations — text customers the moment they book or pay, through your own Twilio account 13 ready-made templates — donations, orders, registrations, waivers, agreements, and more No added transaction fees — you pay only Stripe’s or PayPal’s standard processing fees Learn more about Custom Contact Forms Pro External Services This plugin optionally connects to the following third-party services for spam protection. These services are only used when the site administrator explicitly enables and configures them. Google reCAPTCHA When enabled in the form builder, this plugin loads the Google reCAPTCHA widget on form pages and sends form submission verification requests to Google’s servers. The user’s reCAPTCHA response token is sent to Google for validation. No personal data is sent by the plugin itself — Google may collect usage data through their widget script. Service provider: Google LLC Terms of Service Privacy Policy Cloudflare Turnstile When enabled in Forms → Settings → Cloudflare Turnstile, this plugin loads the Cloudflare Turnstile widget script on form pages and sends form submission verification requests to Cloudflare’s servers. The user’s Turnstile response token and the visitor’s IP address are sent to Cloudflare for validation. Service provider: Cloudflare, Inc. Terms of Service Privacy Policy

Forms that grow with your business As one of WordPress’ oldest form builders, we’re proud to serve users from around the world, from all walks of life, and from different stages of online growth. From the small businesses and local nonprofits that make up the core Ninja Forms user base to universities, hospitals, and even Fortune 500 companies, we’ll scale with you from startup to wherever you’re aiming for. We’re committed to offering as many free, open source tools as we can get away with to back you up in the extremely price-conscious early days. As you grow, pick and choose only the premium features you need as you need them. We’ll grow with you from there for as far as you want to take us. We’re also committed to respecting your privacy and time. No unsolicited emails or aggressive marketing. No paywalling basic features or scraping private data. We offer a fully staffed team of support experts and a comprehensive library of plugin documentation for all users, free and paid, to help keep you collecting the submissions that move your business forward. We look forward to seeing where you’ll take us! All the basics without the paywalls When you’re starting out, even little expenses add up quickly. That’s why Ninja Forms core will always be free and open source. It’s why we try to offer as much in core as we can to cover your basic needs at no cost. Here’s a peek at some of what core has to offer. Form Building Features – 24+ FREE drag-and-drop form fields – Customize fields with default values, specialty text, and much more – Favorite and reuse any customized field – Calculations: assign values to fields and calculate totals – Merge tag system for pre-populating fields and passing field data between forms – Configurable per-field submission storage for easy GDPR compliance – Email notifications on submission (as many as you like, free!) – Customizable success messages (supports links and downloads!) – Redirect to new page after submission – Customize callbacks to WP action hooks on submit – Spam Protection: full integration with Google reCAPTCHA & Akismet – Configurable form display settings – Form restriction settings – Unique field validation – Unlimited forms & submissions – Form Templates – Form Import / Export – Shareable forms (share the form via link without it being attached to a page) – No aggressive marketing, pushy review asks, constant popups, or unsolicited emails – Responsive and mobile friendly – SEO friendly Submission Management Features – Unlimited FREE submissions – Configurable submissions display – Search and filter by field – Search and filter by submitted value – Search and filter by submission date – Edit submitted values – Refire any email notification from any submission – Export to CSV – Bulk submissions export – Automated WordPress GDPR integration for export & delete data requests – Mark fields as PII and selectively not store specific data – All submissions stored locally on YOUR server only unless you specify otherwise – We never see or collect your field or submission data Dozens of buildable form types – Contact form – Email form – Calculation form – Lead form – Quiz form – Mortgage or Payment Calculator forms – Quote and Cost Calculator forms – Health and Fitness Calculator forms – Polling form – Survey form – Lead Magnet Download form – Event Registration form – Sales form – Appointment form – Booking form – Entry form – Order form – Lesson Plan form – Job Application form – RSVP form – Request form – Feedback form – Support form – GDPR Export or Delete Data Request forms …and many more! You get more than just a plugin – Fully documented – Regular updates – FREE technical support – Privacy and security minded – Accessibility focused – Translated into 24+ languages by the WordPress Polyglots team – Long term partners of WPML for even more translations! – Ecosystem aware: we know it’s not just you and Ninja Forms. We do our best to communicate and play nice with others. Pick and choose just what you need as you need it As you start to grow, so does what you need out of your forms. But there’s no need to dive into the deep end right away and spend more than is practical. All premium features are contained in add-ons to the core form builder and can be purchased independently. When you find yourself wanting just one or two things, you can grab just what you need without paying for extras. When you’re ready for more, our membership plans bundle popular features together in budget friendly packages. Select from 40+ add-ons across multiple categories: Advanced Form Features – Advanced Datepicker – Conditional Logic – File Uploads – Layout & Styles – Multi Step Forms – Save Progress – User Analytics – User Management Submissions Extended – Excel Export – Front End Posting – PDF Form Submissions – Scheduled Submissions Export Accept Payments – Authorize.net – Elavon – PayPal official partner – Recurly – Stripe Email Marketing – Active Campaign – AWeber – Campaign Monitor – CleverReach – Constant Contact – ConvertKit – EmailOctopus – Emma – Mailchimp – MailPoet CRMs – Capsule – CiviCRM – HubSpot *official partners – Insightly – OnePageCRM – PipelineDeals – Salesforce – Zoho CRM Notifications & Workflow – ClickSend SMS – Help Scout – Slack – Trello – Twilio SMS Automation – Webhooks – Zapier official partners The sky’s the limit on what you can build with add-on features, but here are some of the most popular forms we see in the wild: Payment forms Donation forms Signup forms User Registration form Newsletter forms CRM forms User Registration form Login forms Upload forms Google Sheets forms Post Creation forms Notes We’ve been standing by our product and our users for over a decade, working to make your experience the best it can be. We’re one of the only form builders around that offers support for all users, whether you’ve made a purchase or not. If you have any questions or suggestions, we’re always happy to hear from you. We have a dedicated support team with team members that span four continents standing by to help with technical questions every Monday to Friday. General feedback is always welcome too. It’s a big part of how we figure out what to do next, so chime in any time! You’ll always have a direct line to us right here! Additional Branding and Trademark Information Ninja Forms® is a registered trademark of Saturday Drive INC. We are a WordPress forms or WP forms builder, not to be confused with the independent WPForms brand for WordPress. All official Ninja Forms add-ons and memberships can be found on our official website, ninjaforms.com.