HTML Forms – Simple WordPress Forms Plugin vs Lightweight Contact Form

With HTML Forms, you can easily add multi-purpose forms to your WordPress site. The idea behind HTML Forms is different than most other form builder plugins: You manage the form HTML. The plugin manages the PHP and a tiny bit of JavaScript. That’s right. No “intuitive” drag & drop interface. We believe that dynamic form builders can be great, but they also severely limit your options. Also, they’re slow and overly complicated from a technical point of view. HTML Forms aims to be simpler, faster and smarter. It’s the ideal plugin solution for developers looking for a simple way to create a contact form or other HTML form. You define your form fields in HTML and the plugin takes care of submitting the form, saving the data and running a configurable set of form actions. 1. Define your form fields You can use anything that is valid HTML. Just ensure all input elements in your form have a name attribute to save the data entered in that field. 2. Configure your form actions By default, form submissions are automatically saved for you. You can configure several other actions to run when a form is submitted, like sending an email notification or subscribing to Mailchimp. 3. Show the form somewhere on your site Show your form by using the [hf_form] shortcode in your WordPress posts, pages or widget areas. HTML Forms Features Full control over the HTML for the form fields. If you want, we’ll help you in generating the field HTML though. Each form submission is automatically saved in your database and can be viewed in a simple table format. Configure an unlimited amount of actions to run when a form is successfully submitted. For example, sending out email notifications. Access form field values by referencing the field name, eg [NAME] or [EMAIL]. Hide form or redirect to URL after a successful submission. Configurable & translatable form messages. Field validation. Developer friendly. HTML Forms comes with a myriad of JavaScript events and WordPress hooks that allow you to modify or extend the plugin’s default behavior. The Perfect WordPress Form Plugin For Everyone HTML Forms is for everyone that wants a flexible & high performing form solution. Users. Managing your own site? With HTML Forms, you don’t need any technical knowledge to setup a contact form. Developers. Building a site for your client? You supply the form HTML, HTML Forms takes care of validating and processing the form. Theme developers. Shipping a theme? HTML Forms allows for complete blend-in with your theme, and you don’t have to write yet another contact form plugin. With HTML Forms you can create any type of form. A contact form, email form, registration form, price quote form, you name it. For more information, please visit htmlformsplugin.com. HTML Forms Premium HTML Forms Premium is a paid add-on that extends the functionality of the free plugin. It includes: Submission Notifications File Uploads Webhooks Submission Export Submission Limits Require Users to Log In Data and Column Management and more… For additional information, please visit htmlformsplugin.com/premium. Support The HTML Forms knowledge base covers a wide range of frequently asked questions. Use the WordPress.org plugin forums for community support where we try to help all of our users. Contributing You can contribute to HTML Forms in various ways. For example: Write about the plugin on your blog or share it on social media. Translate the plugin into your language using your WordPress.org account.

This is the absolute lightest contact form for WordPress. This plugin is designed for the fastest pagespeed. So, there is no CSS stylesheet, no extra files, and no overhead. And no spam. It uses Google reCAPTCHA v3 so as not to annoy your users with any extra step, while keeping your contact form spam-free. If all you need is a simple contact form to take messages from site visitors, and fast page speed is your priority, this minimal plugin is for you. Although this form is lightweight and simple, it blocks SPAM, and has both client-side and server-side validation. This is a solid and dependable contact form. NOTE: To make use of the extra spam protection from Google reCAPTCHA v3, you must get your reCAPTCHA v3 API keys from Google. This is a free and easy step, and is strongly recommended. Features Emails are sent to the admin email which is set in your WordPress General Settings. Add the contact form to any page with a shortcode. Both JavaScript client-side and PHP server-side validation. It’s just one file. No extra CSS or JavaScript files. This is for the most lightweight footprint. You must add any CSS styling yourself. This is easy and is explained in the installation guide. (In addition, if you need extra fields or different forms for different pages, see the Advanced: Add Custom Form Fields section.)