SheetMirror for Google Sheets vs WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More

SheetMirror embeds a live Google Sheets spreadsheet into any WordPress post or page using a simple shortcode. Unlike basic CSV importers, SheetMirror can connect to the Google Sheets API v4 to retrieve not just your data, but the full visual formatting of every cell – giving your readers a table that looks exactly like the one you designed in Google Sheets. Why SheetMirror ? Spreadsheet data on the web is often reduced to a bland, unstyled grid. The formatting you spent time on – the bold headers, the colour-coded rows, the carefully aligned columns – disappears entirely. SheetMirror solves this by faithfully translating your Google Sheets formatting into standard HTML and inline CSS, so the table your readers see on your site is a true reflection of the original. Two Fetch Modes API Mode (recommended) Uses the Google Sheets API v4 to retrieve both cell values and full formatting metadata. A Google Cloud API key is required. This is the mode that enables all the rich formatting features described below. CSV Mode (no API key needed) Fetches data via Google’s public CSV export URL. No API key or account is required – just share your sheet as “Anyone with the link can view.” Cell values are displayed in a clean, readable table, without formatting. Ideal for simple data tables where styling is not a priority. Formatting Reproduced via the API When API Mode is enabled, SheetMirror retrieves and applies the following formatting properties from your spreadsheet: Horizontal alignment – Left, Centre, Right, and Justify, applied per cell. Vertical alignment – Top, Middle, and Bottom. Text decoration Bold ( ), italic ( ), underline ( ), and strikethrough ( ), each rendered using the appropriate semantic HTML element. Font family – The typeface specified in the spreadsheet is passed through as a CSS font-family value. Font size – Rendered as pt values, matching the size as set in Google Sheets. Font colour – Foreground text colour is reproduced as a CSS color value. Cell background colour – Background fill colours are rendered as CSS background-color values. The default white background and black text are always output explicitly so that theme styles cannot bleed through. Merged cells – Merge regions are faithfully reproduced using HTML rowspan and colspan attributes. Cell borders – Per-cell border styles (solid, dashed, dotted, double) and weights (1 px, 2 px, 3 px) are applied as individual CSS border-{side} declarations. Text wrap strategy – Wrap and Clip modes are translated to the appropriate CSS white-space and overflow rules. The Overflow mode (where content spills into adjacent cells) is a layout behaviour specific to Google Sheets and cannot be reproduced in an HTML table. Text direction – Right-to-left text is reproduced with the CSS direction: rtl property. Hyperlinks – Both cell-level hyperlinks and links set via the Google Sheets link format are rendered as tags with target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”. Column widths – Each column’s pixel width is retrieved from the spreadsheet and applied via elements, reproducing the exact column proportions of the original. Active when the “Auto-fit columns” option is off (the default). Row heights – Each row’s pixel height is retrieved and applied as an inline height style on the element, preserving the vertical spacing of the original spreadsheet. Active when the “Auto-fit columns” option is off (the default). Hidden rows and columns – Rows and columns that are hidden in the spreadsheet (whether hidden manually or by a filter) are omitted from the rendered table entirely. Available in API mode only. Mixed format – Cells containing mixed formatting within a single cell (rich text) are fully supported in API mode. Font size, font family, style, and colour can all vary within a single cell; each run is rendered as an individual with its own styles applied. Table Display Options Each registered table can be configured independently with the following options: Use Google Sheets API – Toggle between API Mode (full formatting) and CSV Mode (values only). Shrink to fit – Available in API + fixed-width mode only. When enabled, the table is automatically scaled down in the browser to fit the available container width. Inline px and pt values are rewritten directly – the same arithmetic as the scale shortcode attribute – so theme styles, borders, and background colours are unaffected. Mutually exclusive with “Auto-fit columns”. Auto-fit columns – When off (default), column widths are taken directly from the spreadsheet’s pixel dimensions via the API, reproducing the layout as designed in Google Sheets. When on, each column shrinks to fit its content (table-layout: auto). Mutually exclusive with “Shrink to fit”. Treat first row as header – Renders the first row inside a element using cells with scope="col", improving accessibility and allowing header-specific styling. Available in CSV mode only. Borderless – Hides all cell borders for a cleaner, minimal presentation. When off, a standard 1 px grid is shown as a fallback, with per-cell API borders taking priority where available. Available in CSV mode only. Caching All API and CSV responses are cached using WordPress transients for 5 minutes, keeping your page loads fast and your API quota usage low. A “Clear Cache” button is available for every registered table so you can force a refresh immediately after updating your spreadsheet. Shortcode Usage After registering a table in Settings → SheetMirror, embed it anywhere using its tag name as a shortcode: [your_tag_name] For example, if you registered a table with the tag sales_2026, place [sales_2026] in any post, page, or widget area. Scaling the table An optional scale attribute lets you render the table at a percentage of its original size. Accepted values are integers between “10” and “200”. [sales_2026 scale="50"] The scaling is applied via the CSS font-size property on the wrapper element (and, in fixed-width API mode, by multiplying each column width and row height by the scale factor). Table alignment An optional align attribute lets you control the horizontal alignment of the table within its container. Accepted values are “left”, “center”, and “right”. [sales_2026 align="left"] The align attribute can also be combined with the scale option: [sales_2026 align="center" scale="80"] If the attribute is omitted, the table will follow the default alignment defined by your theme or container styles. Requirements A Google Sheets spreadsheet shared as “Anyone with the link can view.” For API Mode: a Google Cloud API key with the Google Sheets API enabled. External Services This plugin connects to external services operated by Google. Depending on the fetch mode you choose, one or both of the following connections will be made. Google Sheets API v4 (API Mode) When API Mode is enabled, this plugin sends requests to the Google Sheets API v4 to retrieve cell values and formatting metadata from your spreadsheet. Service: Google Sheets API v4, provided by Google LLC. Data sent: The Spreadsheet ID and cell range you registered, together with your Google Cloud API key. No personal data of your site’s visitors is transmitted. When: Every time a page containing the shortcode is loaded and no valid cached response exists (cache duration: 5 minutes). A request is also made when you use the connection-test button in the settings page. Terms of Service: https://developers.google.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy Google Sheets CSV Export (CSV Mode) When CSV Mode is enabled, this plugin fetches data from Google’s public CSV export URL for your spreadsheet. Service: Google Sheets public CSV export (/export?format=csv), provided by Google LLC. Data sent: The Spreadsheet ID and numeric sheet identifier (gid). No API key or visitor data is transmitted. When: Every time a page containing the shortcode is loaded and no valid cached response exists (cache duration: 5 minutes). Terms of Service: https://policies.google.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy Google Sheets Sheet List (CSV Mode – sheet name resolution) When CSV Mode is enabled and a sheet name is specified in the cell range, this plugin fetches the spreadsheet’s HTML view page in order to resolve the sheet name to its numeric identifier (gid). This request is made once per spreadsheet and the result is cached together with the table data. Service: Google Sheets HTML view page (/htmlview), provided by Google LLC. Data sent: The Spreadsheet ID only. No API key or visitor data is transmitted. When: On the first load of a page containing a CSV Mode shortcode that specifies a sheet name, when no valid cached response exists. Not used when a gid is available directly from the registered URL, or when API Mode is enabled. Terms of Service: https://policies.google.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy Donate If you find this plugin useful and would like to support its development, you can make a voluntary donation via PayPal. Your support helps keep this plugin maintained and improved. Thank you! PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/Kasuga16

WordPress Contact Form Builder Plugin WPForms is an AI drag & drop WordPress form builder that’s EASY and POWERFUL. Create contact forms, feedback forms, subscription forms, payment forms (including Stripe, Square & PayPal), and other types of forms for your site in minutes with just a few clicks! At WPForms, user experience is our #1 priority. Our pre-built form templates and workflows make WPForms the most beginner-friendly contact form plugin on the market. You don’t have to hire a developer. Create a form in less than 5 minutes with our drag & drop form builder, using a template or just asking AI to get a head start. WPForms Pro This plugin is the Lite version of WPForms Pro, which comes with email subscription forms, multi-page contact forms, file uploads, conditional logic, and extra payment integrations. Click here to purchase the best premium WordPress contact form plugin now! AI-Powered Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder Create custom contact forms in minutes with our easy-to-use drag and drop online form builder or just ask AI to build it for you. But don’t just take our word for it. See what WordPress experts are saying: WPForms is by far the easiest form plugin to use. My clients love WPForms and it’s one of the few plugins they can use without any training. As a developer I appreciate how fast, modern, clean and extensible it is. Bill Erickson – Expert WordPress Consultant Pre-built Form Templates WPForms comes with 2100+ pre-built form templates. Whether you’re looking to create a simple contact form, marketing form, request a quote form, donation form, payment order form, registration form, survey form, quiz form, Stripe payment form, or a subscription form, we have a form template already prepared and ready to use. Mobile Ready, SEO Friendly, and Optimized for Speed WPForms contact forms are 100% responsive and mobile-friendly. We optimized every query on the frontend and the backend to ensure that it’s one of the fastest WordPress contact form plugins. You can embed your contact form on any page with an optimized title and description, so WPForms is one of the most SEO friendly contact form plugins too. Fields & Features You Need to Succeed With star ratings, file uploads, repeater fields, survey fields, and multi-page contact forms, you can easily build the right custom form for your site’s needs. Plus, integrate your contact forms with an email marketing service in just a few steps and collect payments with Stripe, PayPal, and Square for bookings and orders without the need for a dedicated eCommerce plugin. See what one business owner has to say about their WPForms contact form: As a business owner, time is my most valuable asset. WPForms allows me to create smart contact forms with just a few clicks. With their pre-built form templates and the drag & drop builder, I can create a new form that works in less than 2 minutes without writing a single line of code. Well worth the investment. David Henzel – Co-founder of MaxCDN Surveys & Polls Create custom survey forms like Survey Monkey. Our WordPress survey plugin addon comes with smart survey fields including Likert scale, star ratings, and NPS. Embed your surveys and polls anywhere in WordPress. Use our survey reporting tools to customize graphs, export them for presentations, and display aggregate results. You can also share poll results instantly when collecting votes. Default WordPress Forms Aside from building simple contact forms, WPForms also helps you create better default WordPress forms, like custom WordPress login forms and custom WordPress user registration forms. Create a password-protected contact form or even a members-only contact form. Bloggers and publishers can use our WordPress post submission forms to accept guest posts, testimonials, and more. Payment Forms, Donation Forms, Booking Forms, and More While WPForms started out as a contact form plugin, it has evolved into a powerful custom forms solution for any type of payment or booking form. WPForms integrates with PayPal, Stripe, Square Payments, Authorize.Net, and Mercado Pago so you can easily accept credit card payments or take payments via PayPal. Bonus: you can also take signatures. We’re proud to be a Stripe Verified Partner. This partnership allows us to build the best Stripe integration with early access to features. You can use our Stripe integration to accept both one-time payments as well as recurring payments while syncing all form data to your Stripe account. Custom Calculator Forms Using the WPForms Calculations addon, you can build custom formulas and display results on the frontend. Create simple arithmetic calculations or build complex conditional calculations with rounded values, averages, time ranges, and more! It’s the best calculator plugin for WordPress. Forms Optimized for Conversions With our Form Pages addon, you can create distraction-free custom form landing pages to increase conversions. To improve form completion rates, we created Conversational Forms which helps you make your feedback forms feel more human by adding an interactive layout. (See Conversational Forms Demo). Easy to Customize and Extend You can easily customize your contact forms with our section dividers, HTML blocks, and CSS. Embedding forms in Elementor and Divi has never been easier thanks to our native integrations. We also know that our developer friends may want more control, so we added tons of hooks and filters. Full WPForms Feature List Online form builder – powerful drag & drop contact form builder. Create WordPress contact forms, payment forms, and other online forms without writing any code. 100% mobile responsive. GDPR friendly. Payment Forms – Take payments, donations, down payments, recurring payments, service payments with our Stripe (FREE) integration. Form templates pre-built and ready to import. Form styling for fields, labels, and buttons. Spam protection built in, plus integrations with hCaptcha, Google reCAPTCHA, and Cloudflare Turnstile. AI Forms to automatically create and refine forms through natural conversation. Instant form notifications via email. Custom form confirmations with success messages or thank you pages. Smart phone field that adapts to your visitor’s location. AI Choices to automatically populate Multiple Choice, Checkboxes, and Dropdown field options. Coupons for free shipping and sale discounts. Calculator forms for payment, shipping, billing, and more. File upload fields for user submissions. Multi-page forms with progress bars. Smart conditional logic to show or hide fields. Repeater field that enables the person filling out the form to easily add another field or group of fields to fill out. Perfect for group registration forms, custom order forms, and more. Signatures for agreements or payment forms. User registration forms and custom login forms. Post submission forms to collect user-generated content. Geolocation to collect location data along with submissions. Surveys and Polls with interactive reports. Quizzes with graded tests, personality quizzes, and scored assessments, plus AI-generated questions. Form abandonment detection to collect partial form submissions. Form locker to control access using passwords, dates, and more. Offline forms to collect submissions without an internet connection. Form landing pages to boost conversions. Conversational forms to boost overall completion rates. Lead forms to get more submissions with multi-step layouts. Webhooks to send data without third party connectors. User Journey reports so you know which content is driving form conversions. Save and Resume to let visitors save and come back later. Entry Automation to export and delete form entries on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. Integrations Google Sheets Zapier PayPal Commerce Stripe – We’re a Stripe Verified Partner for Payments. Square Authorize.Net Mercado Pago Mailchimp AWeber Campaign Monitor GetResponse Constant Contact Airtable Notion Drip ActiveCampaign HubSpot Brevo MailerLite MailPoet ConvertKit Klaviyo SendGrid Salesforce Slack Dropbox Google Calendar Google Drive Twilio Pipedrive Make Zoho CRM You can see why WPForms is the best WordPress contact form plugin on the market! Want to unlock these features? Upgrade to our Pro version. Credits This plugin is created by Syed Balkhi. Branding Guidelines WPForms® is a registered trademark of WPForms LLC. When writing about the contact form plugin by WPForms, please make sure to uppercase the initial 3 letters. WPForms (correct) WP Forms (incorrect) wpforms (incorrect) wpform (incorrect) Notes WPForms is absolutely, positively the most beginner-friendly WordPress contact form plugin on the market. It is both easy and powerful. We took the pain out of creating online forms and made it easy. Check out all WPForms features. Also, I’m the founder of WPBeginner, the largest WordPress resource site for beginners. It was a huge priority for me to make a WordPress contact form plugin that beginners can use without any training. I feel that we have done that here. I hope you enjoy using WPForms. Thank you, Syed Balkhi