Contact Form X vs Rimoq

Displays a user-friendly contact form that your visitors will love. CFX: Contact form reinvented. Fast and friendly. Fresh and clean. Awesome for everyone 🙂 Overview Install, activate, and then display the form anywhere, using the widget, shortcode, or template tag. Here is an overview of Contact Form X: Easy to use Simple and secure ADA and WCAG compliant Lightweight and super fast Provides multiple form styles Customize just about everything Display the contact form anywhere Add Checkbox, Radio, and Select fields Customize the order of all form fields Send email to multiple recipients Complete documentation via Help tab Excellent free plugin support 😎 “The famous spam filter SpamAssassin” scores CFX = zero spam! For more details, check out the “Screenshots” section, below. Form Fields Easily choose which fields to display in the form. Each field may be set as required, optional, or disabled. Choose from these fields: Name Website Email Subject Custom Field 1 (can be dropdown, checkbox, radio, text, or phone number) Custom Field 2 (can be dropdown, checkbox, radio, text, or phone number) Custom Field 3 (can be dropdown, checkbox, radio, text, or phone number) Challenge Question Message Google reCaptcha (v2 or v3 Invisible) Cloudflare Turnstile (Invisible Captcha) Carbon Copy Agree to Terms You can change the order of these fields and customize their labels and placeholders, everything is super flexible. For a live demo of Contact Form X, visit my support page at Plugin Planet, and also my contact page at Perishable Press. Feel free to send a test email to see how it works, I won’t mind 😉 Also check out CFX in the “Screenshots” section (below) for a better idea of how the default form is styled out of the box. Geeky Stuff Lots of goodness for the geeks among us: Built with WordPress APIs Ajax-powered form submission Remembers all form data on error Cloudflare Turnstile (Invisible Captcha) Google reCaptcha (v2 or v3 Invisible) Drag/drop ordering of all form fields View your email messages on the WP Dashboard Option to enable/disable storing of email data in database Display form via widget, shortcode, or template tag Five CSS themes: Default, Classic, Micro, Synthetic, Dark Optionally disable all plugin styles and use your own CSS Optionally collect user data like IP, host, and referrer Works perfectly with or without Gutenberg Block Editor Focused on performance, security, and usability Include extra form and user info with each message Customize the form’s success and error messages Provides plenty of useful hooks for developers Targeted loading of CSS and JavaScript assets One-click remove email data from database One-click restore default options Translation ready Contact Form X is a fresh new, lighter alternative to the heavier contact forms out there. CFX is lightweight yet fully featured. As they say, “everything you want, nothing you don’t”. Privacy To help protect user privacy, Contact Form X provides the following features: Agree to terms checkbox, customizable Choose which fields to include with the form Option to disable collection of user IP address and other data Note: this plugin uses cookies to enhance form functionality Basically, this plugin enables visitors to send a message via contact form. Any information the user enters into the form will be sent directly to the recipient(s) according to plugin settings. When enabled in the plugin settings, details about each sent message will be stored in the WordPress database. Visit the “Advanced” plugin settings to control and/or disable this and other data-collection features. Note: CFX provides an option to enable Google reCaptcha, which is provided by Google as a third-party service. For details on privacy and more, please refer to official documentation for Google reCaptcha. Contact Form X is developed and maintained by Jeff Starr, 15-year WordPress developer and book author. Support development I develop and maintain this free plugin with love for the WordPress community. To show support, you can make a donation or purchase one of my books: The Tao of WordPress Digging into WordPress .htaccess made easy WordPress Themes In Depth Wizard’s SQL Recipes for WordPress And/or purchase one of my premium WordPress plugins: BBQ Pro – Blazing fast WordPress firewall Blackhole Pro – Automatically block bad bots Banhammer Pro – Monitor traffic and ban the bad guys GA Google Analytics Pro – Connect WordPress to Google Analytics Head Meta Pro – Ultimate Meta Tags for WordPress REST Pro Tools – Awesome tools for managing the WP REST API Simple Ajax Chat Pro – Unlimited chat rooms USP Pro – Unlimited front-end forms Links, tweets and likes also appreciated. Thanks! 🙂

Rimoq is an AI-powered chatbot service that helps your visitors find information on your website quickly and efficiently. It learns from your content and provides instant answers to user questions. With the Rimoq plugin, you can: Automatically sync your WordPress posts and pages with Rimoq Embed the Rimoq chatbot on your website with a simple configuration Provide instant answers to your visitors’ questions Improve user experience and reduce support requests Track user interactions and gain insights into what your visitors are looking for Rimoq also supports integration with popular messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, Discord, and Slack—allowing your AI assistant to engage with users beyond your website. 🌐 Rimoq supports 15+ languages out of the box and works on desktop, mobile, and tablet devices. Note: This plugin relies on the Rimoq cloud service to provide its AI-powered features. The plugin itself will activate and load without any credentials, but in order to enable chatbot functionality, you must provide a valid Rimoq API Key. You can sign up directly from the plugin’s “Signup” tab. After registering, you will receive an activation email. You must click the activation link in that email to activate your account and generate your API Key. If you already have an account, you can generate or manage your API Key at: https://rimoq.com/apikey Privacy policy and Terms of use For more details on how data is handled, please refer to: * Privacy policy: https://rimoq.com/resources/texts/privacypolicy.txt * Terms of use: https://rimoq.com/resources/texts/tos.txt We will notify you by email when these files change. Highlights 🚀 AI-powered assistant trained on your WordPress content 💬 Embedded chatbot with support for WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram, Slack, and more 🌍 Supports 15+ languages for multilingual audiences 🔐 End-to-end encrypted API Key storage 📊 Understand what your users are asking with real-time feedback Key Features Easy Setup: Configure your API Key and Bot ID, and you’re ready to go Automatic Content Sync: Your posts and pages are automatically synced with Rimoq when published or updated Bulk Sync: Sync all your existing content with a single click Simple Embed: The chatbot script is automatically added to your website Secure Storage: Your API Key is securely encrypted in the database How It Works Install and activate the Rimoq plugin Sign up for a Rimoq account through the plugin Configure your API Key and Bot ID Enable sync to start sending your content to Rimoq The chatbot will appear on your website and start answering questions Use of third party/external services This plugin relies on external services provided by Rimoq.com to deliver AI-powered chatbot functionality. Below are all the external endpoints and data transfers: External JavaScript File https://rimoq.com/embed.js – Loaded to initialize and display the chatbot widget on the frontend * When: Loaded on every page where chatbot is enabled * Data sent: None (static JavaScript file) * Purpose: Initializes chatbot interface and handles user interactions API Endpoints for Content Management POST https://rimoq.com/bots/{bot_id}/sources/sync – Syncs WordPress content to Rimoq * When: Automatically when posts/pages are published or updated, and during manual re-sync * Data sent: – bot_id: Your chatbot identifier – post_id: WordPress post ID – title: Post title (sanitized text) – content: Post content (HTML tags stripped, sanitized) – enabled: Boolean true – url: Public URL of the post/page POST https://rimoq.com/bots/{bot_id}/sources/syncDelete – Removes content from Rimoq when posts are unpublished/deleted * When: When posts are moved to draft, private, trashed, or deleted * Data sent: – bot_id: Your chatbot identifier – post_id: WordPress post ID to remove User Registration and Authentication POST https://rimoq.com/auth/signup – Creates new Rimoq account from plugin * When: User submits signup form in plugin settings * Data sent: – email: User’s email address – fullName: User’s full name – phone: User’s phone number – websiteUrl: WordPress site URL – remote: Boolean true (indicates signup from plugin) Bot Configuration Management PATCH https://rimoq.com/bots/{bot_id} – Updates chatbot settings * When: User saves bot settings in WordPress admin * Data sent: – name: Bot display name – greeting: Bot greeting message – theme: Visual theme (dark/light) – primary_color: Hex color code – default_language: Language code (e.g., en-GB) – enabled: Boolean status GET https://rimoq.com/bots/admin/{bot_id} – Retrieves current bot configuration * When: Loading bot settings tab * Data sent: Bot ID in URL, API key in Authorization header * Data received: Current bot settings GET https://rimoq.com/bots/{bot_id} – Public bot configuration for widget * When: Chatbot widget initializes on frontend * Data sent: Bot ID in URL * Data received: Public bot configuration (name, greeting, theme, etc.) Real-time Chat Communication SSE https://rimoq.com/chat/{bot_id}/stream/{language} – Streaming chat responses * When: User sends message through chatbot widget * Data sent via URL parameters: – bot_id: Chatbot identifier – language: User’s selected language code – message: User’s question/message (URL encoded) – session_id: Randomly generated session identifier * Connection type: Server-Sent Events (SSE) for real-time streaming responses Authentication All API requests (except public endpoints) include: * Authorization header: “Bearer {encrypted_api_key}” * Content-Type: “application/json” Local Storage Usage The chatbot widget uses browser localStorage for enhanced user experience: * bot_selected_language: User’s preferred language setting * bot_session_id: Randomly generated session ID for grouping messages * bot_widget_open: Whether chatbot widget is currently open or closed Security and Privacy API keys are encrypted using AES-256-CBC or libsodium before storage Session IDs are randomly generated and not linked to user accounts No personally identifiable information is tracked without explicit user consent All HTTPS connections use SSL verification disabled for compatibility (sslverify: false) Privacy and Data Handling This plugin does not track users without explicit consent. No personally identifiable information (PII) is collected or stored. The only data transmitted to the external service is: The user’s message (query) A randomly generated session ID (used only to group messages within a session) The session ID is fully anonymous and not linked to any user account, IP address, or personal data. No tracking or profiling of users occurs, and no other user data is stored or used beyond the current session context. Integration Rimoq can be connected not only to your WordPress site but also to popular messaging and social platforms, including: WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Messenger Instagram Discord Slack This allows your AI assistant to operate across all channels your customers already use—no extra setup required beyond your Bot ID and API Key. 🔑 You can manage your API Key, Bot ID, and all integrations through your Rimoq dashboard at: https://rimoq.com/dashboard License This plugin is licensed under the GNU General Public License v2 or later.