Advanced Forms for ACF vs Devex Hub Smart Lead Engine

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

Devex Hub Smart Lead Engine is more than a contact form — it’s a full lead management system built into WordPress. Most contact form plugins just send you an email and forget the submission. Smart Lead Engine saves every enquiry as a lead in your dashboard, lets your team manage and convert it, and optionally syncs it to a Google Sheet automatically. No monthly fees. No SaaS subscriptions. No data leaving your server unless you choose to sync it. Just add [dhle_form] to any page and every contact enquiry becomes a trackable, manageable lead. Perfect for: Small businesses replacing Contact Form 7 or WPForms who want to actually track their enquiries Agencies and freelancers who receive client enquiries through their website Teams who want to assign, follow up, and convert website contacts without a paid CRM Anyone who wants every contact form submission saved automatically to Google Sheets ✅ What Makes It Different From a Normal Contact Form Most contact form plugins (Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms) send you an email — and that’s it. If you miss the email, the lead is gone. Smart Lead Engine works differently: Every submission is permanently saved in your WordPress database as a lead You get an admin dashboard showing all leads, their status, and conversion stats You can assign leads to team members, add notes, and track progress You get a visual Kanban pipeline to move leads from New → Contacted → Converted Every submission can be automatically synced to Google Sheets for reporting or sharing ✅ Key Features Contact Form — Add [dhle_form] to any page or post. Captures name, email, phone, and message. Works with any theme. Leads Dashboard — Every form submission appears as a lead in your admin. Search, filter, assign, and update — all from one screen. Visual Kanban Pipeline — Drag-and-drop leads across New / Contacted / Converted columns. See your pipeline at a glance. Google Sheets Sync — Every new lead is automatically appended as a row in your own Google Sheet. Full setup guide and the Apps Script code are built right into the Settings page — no external tools needed. Email Notifications — Customisable admin notification and lead confirmation emails with {name}, {email}, {phone}, {message} placeholder support. Team Assignment — Assign leads to specific admins, agents, or managers. Internal Notes — Add private follow-up notes to any lead, shown as a threaded timeline. CSV Export — Export all leads to a spreadsheet with one click. Custom User Roles — Includes Lead Agent and Lead Manager roles with scoped permissions. Spam Protection — Honeypot field blocks bots silently, no CAPTCHA needed. AJAX Submission — Form submits without page reload. Instant feedback for visitors. Dark Mode Ready — Form adapts to the visitor’s OS colour preference automatically. Clean Uninstall — Removes all data, tables, roles, and settings on deletion. 🔧 How To Use Activate the plugin Add [dhle_form] to any page, post, or widget area Visitors fill in the form — submissions appear instantly under Lead Engine → Leads Optionally connect Google Sheets under Lead Engine → Settings to get every lead in a spreadsheet too 📊 Google Sheets Sync Connect once, sync forever. Every new form submission is automatically added as a new row in your Google Sheet — name, email, phone, message, date, and site URL. Setup takes about 5 minutes and everything you need is inside the Settings page: Open your Google Sheet → Extensions → Apps Script Paste the script shown in Settings (one-click Copy button provided) Replace the Spreadsheet ID placeholder with your own Sheet ID (found in your Sheet’s URL) Deploy as Web App (Execute as: Me, Access: Anyone) → copy the URL Paste the URL in Settings → Save → click Test Google Sheet Connection Uses Google Apps Script — free, no API keys, no OAuth, no third-party accounts. 📧 Support & Custom Development Email: [email protected] Website: https://devexhub.com We build custom WordPress plugins, WooCommerce extensions, and full websites for businesses worldwide. 🔒 Privacy All form submissions are stored in your own WordPress database. The only external connection this plugin makes is to your own Google Apps Script URL — if you configure one. No data is sent to Devex Hub or any third-party service. Additional Information External Services This plugin optionally connects to Google Apps Script, a free service provided by Google LLC. When is it used? Only when you enter a Google Apps Script Web App URL in Lead Engine → Settings. When configured, the plugin sends lead data (name, email, phone, message, submission date, and your site URL) to that URL each time a form is submitted. Who controls the script and data? You do. You create and own the Google Apps Script yourself using your own Google account. The plugin does not connect to any Devexhub-owned server or any third-party service. Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy Google Apps Script Terms of Service: https://developers.google.com/terms No data is sent to any external service if you leave the Google Apps Script URL field empty in Settings.