=== Contact Form by WPForms - Drag & Drop Form Builder for WordPress ===
Contributors: wpforms, jaredatch, smub, slaFFik
Tags: contact form, contact form plugin, forms, form builder, custom form, contact button, contact me, custom contact form, form manager, form, forms builder, forms creator, captcha, recaptcha, Akismet, email form, web form, feedback form, payment form, survey form, donation form, email submit form, message form, mailchimp, mailchimp form, aweber, aweber form, paypal, paypal form, stripe, stripe form, getresponse, getresponse form, email subscription, contact form widget, user registration form, wordpress registration, wordpress login form
Requires at least: 4.8
Tested up to: 5.1
Stable tag: 1.5.2.3
Requires PHP: 5.3.3
License: GNU General Public License v2.0 or later

The best WordPress contact form plugin. Drag & Drop online form builder that helps you create beautiful contact forms with just a few clicks.

== Description ==

= WordPress Contact Form Builder Plugin =

We believe that you shouldn't have to hire a developer to create a WordPress contact form. That's why we built <a href="https://wpforms.com/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend" title="WPForms">WPForms</a>, a drag & drop WordPress form builder that's EASY and POWERFUL.

WPForms allows you to create beautiful contact forms, subscription forms, payment forms, and other type of forms for your site in minutes, not hours!

At WPForms, user experience is our #1 priority. Our pre-built form templates and workflows make WPForms the most beginner friendly contact form plugin in the market.

WPForms is a 100% mobile responsive contact form solution, so your contact forms will always look great on all devices (mobile, tablet, laptop, and desktop).

WPForms' contact forms are also highly optimized for web and server performance because we understand the importance of speed when it comes to SEO and conversion. We can honestly say that WPForms is one of the fastest WordPress contact form builder plugins in the market.

> <strong>WPForms Pro</strong><br />
> This plugin is the lite version of the WPForms Pro plugin that comes with all the contact form features you will ever need including email subscription forms, multi-page contact forms, file uploads, conditional logic, payment integrations, form templates, and tons more. <a href="https://wpforms.com/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend" title="WPForms">Click here to purchase the best premium WordPress contact form plugin now!</a>

We took the pain out of creating contact forms and made it easy. Here's why smart business owners, designers, and developers love WPForms, and you will too!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiQ3viAGung&rel=0

= Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder =

We were tired of the bloated and buggy contact form builder plugins. That's why we built WPForms to adapt to your workflow and allow you to create custom contact forms in minutes. By using our easy to use <a href="https://wpforms.com/features/drag-drop-online-form-builder/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend">drag and drop online form builder</a>, you can easily add custom form fields, rearrange them, and basically create a complete contact form in 5 minutes or less.

But don't just take our word. See what one of the WordPress experts are saying:

> WPForms is by far the <strong>easiest form plugin to use</strong>. 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.<br>
> Bill Erickson - Expert WordPress Consultant

= Pre-built Form Templates =

Building contact forms in WordPress can be time consuming. Why?

Because every other WordPress contact form builder plugin requires you to build your contact form from scratch. The truth is it's often not necessary to create a contact form completely from scratch unless you really want to.

Whether you're looking to create a simple contact form, request a quote form, donation form, payment order form, registration form, or a subscription form, we have a form template for you inside our contact form builder.

WPForms comes with <a href="https://wpforms.com/features/form-templates/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend">pre-built form templates</a> to help you save time. You can add, remove, or re-arrange fields as necessary.

= Mobile Ready, SEO Friendly and Optimized for Speed =

WPForms' contact forms are 100% responsive and mobile-friendly by default. We also optimized every query on the front-end and the back-end to ensure maximum speed - Yes, WPForms is one of the fastest WordPress contact form plugin.

You can embed your contact form on any page with optimized title and description. With the speed and proper formatting, WPForms is also one of the most SEO friendly contact form plugin.

= All the Fields & Features that You Need to Succeed =

From radio buttons to file uploads to multi-page contact forms, we have all the fields you need.

You can easily integrate your contact forms with an email marketing service or collect payments for bookings and orders. WPForms allows you to do it all.

The best part is, you can do it all without hiring a developer.

See what one business owner has to say about WPForms' contact form:

>As a business owner, time is my most valuable asset. WPForms allow 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.<br>
> David Henzel - Co-founder of MaxCDN

= Surveys & Polls =

Along with contact form, you can also use WPForms to create surveys and polls.

Our <a href="https://wpforms.com/addons/surveys-and-polls-addon/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend">WordPress Survey plugin addon</a> comes with smart survey fields including likert scale, star ratings, multiple choice, Net Promoter Score (NPS), and more.

WPForms offer the best-in class survey reporting. You can use our interactive reports to customize the graphs, export them for your presentations, and even display the aggregate results to your users.

The best part about WPForms survey reports is that it can retroactively work on any old contact form created with WPForms.

You can also use the surveys & polls addon to easily create a poll on your site. Our poll feature offers real-time reports, so you can share poll results with the user immediately after they submit their vote.

Just like the contact form, you can embed your surveys and polls inside any post, page, or widget area in WordPress.

= Payment Form, Donation Form, Booking Form, and More =

While WPForms started out as a contact form plugin, it has evolved into a powerful forms solution that you can use to create a payment form, donation form, registration form, online booking form, and more.

WPForms integrates with both PayPal and Stripe to make it easy for you to accept credit card payments online. It even comes with a signature field to collect user signature on your WordPress forms.

You can do all of this while still using the same easy-to-use contact form builder that's loved by over 1 million users.

>I am so impressed with this plugin. I decided to give it a shot over some of the other form plugins, and I am so glad I did. It works well, is so easy to use and customize. The support is amazing on top of it all. I got the pro version because I was so pleased. Highly recommend.<br>
> Micky73 - WordPress user

= Easy to Customize and Extend =

You can easily customize your contact forms with our section dividers, HTML blocks, an custom CSS.

We also knew that our developer friends may want to extend contact forms further. That's why WPForms come with tons of hooks and filters to create custom functionality.

= Full WPForms Feature List =

* <a href="https://wpforms.com/features/drag-drop-online-form-builder/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend">Online Form Builder</a> - Our powerful drag & drop contact form builder allows you to easily create WordPress contact forms and other online forms in just a few minutes without writing any code.
* 100% Responsive - Mobile Friendly contact forms.
* GDPR Friendly - Make your contact form GDPR compatible with just a few clicks.
* <a href="https://wpforms.com/features/form-templates/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend">Form Templates</a> - Use our pre-built form templates to save time. Never start from scratch again (see all <a href="https://wpforms.com/demo/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend">form templates demos</a>).
* <a href="https://wpforms.com/features/spam-protection/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend">Spam Protection</a> - WPForms utilizes smart CAPTCHA and Honeypot method to stop spam contact form submissions.
* <a href="https://wpforms.com/features/instant-notifications/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend">Instant Form Notification</a> - Quickly respond to incoming inquiries with our instant contact form notification system.
* <a href="https://wpforms.com/features/form-confirmation/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend">Smart Form Confirmation</a> - Show a custom success message, or redirect users to a custom thank you page.
* <a href="https://wpforms.com/features/file-uploads/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend">File Uploads</a> - Collect files and media through your contact forms with File Uploads.
* <a href="https://wpforms.com/features/multi-page-forms/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend">Multi-Page Forms</a> - Split long forms into multiple pages to improve user experience.
* <a href="https://wpforms.com/features/conditional-logic/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend">Smart Conditional Logic</a> - Show or hide fields and contact form sections based on user behavior.
* <a href="https://wpforms.com/addons/signature-addon/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend">Signature Forms</a> - Create signature forms or add the signature field to your contact form, application form, booking form, etc.
* <a href="https://wpforms.com/addons/user-registration-addon/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend">User Registration Forms</a> - Create custom user registration form and custom login form in WordPress.
* <a href="https://wpforms.com/addons/post-submissions-addon/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend">Post Submissions</a> - Collect user-submitted content in WordPress with our front-end post submission form. Great for guest posts, testimonials, business directory, listings, etc.
* <a href="https://wpforms.com/addons/geolocation-addon/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend">Geolocation</a> - Display location information about your users.
* <a href="https://wpforms.com/addons/custom-catpcha-addon/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend">Custom Captchas</a> - Create custom captchas for your contact form.
* <a href="https://wpforms.com/addons/surveys-and-polls-addon/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend">Surveys and Polls</a> - Easily create surveys forms and analyze the data with interactive reports.
* <a href="https://wpforms.com/addons/form-abandonment-addon/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend">Form Abandonment</a> - Unlock more leads and grow your business with partial-form submission.
* <a href="https://wpforms.com/addons/form-locker-addon/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend">Form Locker</a> - Manage form permissions and add access control rules including password-protected forms, members only forms, limit contact form entry per person, close form after specific date / time, etc.
* <a href="https://wpforms.com/addons/offline-forms-addon/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend">Offline Forms</a> - Let your visitors save their entered data offline and submit when their internet connection is restored.
* <a href="https://wpforms.com/addons/form-pages-addon/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend">Form Landing Pages</a> - Create "distraction-free" form landing pages to boost conversions. Great Google Forms alternative.
* <a href="https://wpforms.com/addons/conversational-forms-addon/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend">Conversational Forms</a> - Interactive form layout that makes your form feels more human and boost overall completion rate. Great for surveys and registration forms. Perfect Typeform alternative for WordPress without the high costs.

= Integrations =

* <a href="https://wpforms.com/addons/paypal-standard-addon/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend">PayPal Payment Forms</a> - Create PayPal forms to easily collect payments, donations, and online orders.
* <a href="https://wpforms.com/addons/stripe-addon/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend">Stripe Forms</a> - Easily collect credit card payments, donations, and online orders with our Stripe addon.
* <a href="https://wpforms.com/addons/mailchimp-addon/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend">MailChimp Forms</a> - Create MailChimp newsletter signup forms in WordPress and connect with your contact form to grow your email list.
* <a href="https://wpforms.com/addons/aweber-addon/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend">AWeber Forms</a> - Create AWeber newsletter signup forms in WordPress and connect with your contact form to grow your email list.
* <a href="https://wpforms.com/addons/campaign-monitor-addon/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend">Campaign Monitor Forms</a> - Create Campaign Monitor newsletter signup forms in WordPress and connect with your contact form to grow your email list.
* <a href="https://wpforms.com/addons/getresponse-addon/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend">GetResponse Forms</a> - Create GetResponse newsletter signup forms in WordPress and connect with your contact form to grow your email list.
* <a href="https://wpforms.com/features/constant-contact/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend">Constant Contact Forms</a> - Create Constant Contact newsletter signup forms in WordPress and connect with your contact form to grow your email list.
* <a href="https://wpforms.com/addons/drip-addon/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend">Drip Forms</a> - Create Drip newsletter signup forms in WordPress and connect with your contact form to grow your email list.
* <a href="https://wpforms.com/addons/zapier-addon/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend">Zapier Addon</a> - Connect your WordPress forms with over 1000+ apps. Route your contact form data to your favorite CRM, email marketing service, etc.

After reading this feature list, you can probably imagine why WPForms is the best WordPress contact form plugin in the market.

Give WPForms a try.

Want to unlock more features? <a href="https://wpforms.com/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend" title="WPForms">Upgrade to our Pro version</a>.

= Credits =

This plugin is created by <a href="https://www.jaredatchison.com/" rel="friend" title="Jared Atchison">Jared Atchison</a> and <a href="https://syedbalkhi.com/" rel="friend" title="Syed Balkhi">Syed Balkhi</a>.

= Branding Guideline =

WPForms&reg; 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)

= What's Next =

If you like this plugin, then consider checking out our other projects:

* <a href="https://optinmonster.com/" rel="friend" title="OptinMonster">OptinMonster</a> - Get More Email Subscribers with the most popular conversion optimization plugin for WordPress.
* <a href="https://www.monsterinsights.com/" rel="friend" title="MonsterInsights">MonsterInsights</a> - See the Stats that Matter and Grow Your Business with Confidence. Best Google Analytics Plugin for WordPress.
* <a href="https://www.seedprod.com/" rel="friend" title="SeedProd">SeedProd</a> - Jumpstart your website with the #1 Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode Plugin for WordPress.
* <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mail-smtp/">WP Mail SMTP</a> - Improve email deliverability for your contact form with the most popular SMTP plugin for WordPress.

Visit <a href="http://www.wpbeginner.com/" rel="friend" title="WPBeginner">WPBeginner</a> to learn from our <a href="http://www.wpbeginner.com/category/wp-tutorials/" rel="friend" title="WordPress Tutorials">WordPress Tutorials</a> and find out about other <a href="http://www.wpbeginner.com/category/plugins/" rel="friend" title="Best WordPress Plugins">best WordPress plugins</a>.


== Installation ==

1. Install WPForms Lite either via the WordPress.org plugin repository or by uploading the files to your server. (See instructions on <a href="http://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/step-by-step-guide-to-install-a-wordpress-plugin-for-beginners/" rel="friend">how to install a WordPress plugin</a>)
2. Activate WPForms Lite.
3. Navigate to the WPForms tab at the bottom of your admin menu and click the "Add New" button to begin creating your new WordPress contact form.
4. Want more features? <a href="https://wpforms.com/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend" title="WPForms">Purchase the full version of WPForms</a>!

== Screenshots ==

1. WPForms Drag & Drop Online Form Builder
2. Adding New Field
3. Form Preview
4. Form Settings
5. Conversational Forms addon
6. Form Pages addon

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Who should use WPForms? =

WPForms is perfect for business owners, bloggers, designers, developers, photographers, and basically everyone else. If you want to create a custom WordPress form, then you need to use the WPForms drag & drop form builder.

= Do I need to have coding skills to use WPForms? =

Absolutely not. You can create and manage forms without any coding knowledge (100% drag & drop form builder). WPForms is the most beginner friendly contact form plugin in the market.

= What type of WordPress forms can I build with WPForms? =

WPForms drag & drop form builder combined with our addons is the most powerful WordPress contact form plugin in the market. Here are some types of WordPress forms you can create:

* Simple Contact Forms
* Advanced Contact Forms
* Custom Contact Forms
* Multi-Page Contact Forms
* Dynamic Contact Forms (where fields change based on user's answers)
* Request a Quote Contact Form
* Job Application Contact Form
* Feedback Survey Contact Form
* Make a Suggestion Contact Form
* Testimonials Contact Form
* Change Request Forms
* Online Booking Forms
* Event Booking Form
* Online RSVP Forms
* Custom WordPress User Registration Forms (Great for membership sites)
* Custom WordPress Login Forms
* WordPress Post Submission Forms (Great for Guest Posts)
* Credit Card Payment Forms
* PayPal Payment Form
* Stripe Payment Form
* Make a Donation Forms
* T-Shirt Order Forms
* Product Purchase Forms
* Lead Capture Forms
* Newsletter Signup Forms
* MailChimp Forms
* AWeber Forms
* Constant Contact Forms
* GetResponse Signup Forms
* Campaign Monitor Forms
* Drip Forms
* Video Release Forms
* Partnership Agreement Forms
* PTO Request Contact Form
* Online Petition Form
* Contact Forms that Require a Signature
* Custom Signature Forms
* Maintenance Request Contact Form
* Scholarship Application Forms
* File Download Forms
* Employment Verification Forms
* Make a Referral Contact Form
* Volunteer Registration Contact Form
* Membership Registration Forms
* Custom Survey Forms
* Poll Forms
* Offline Contact Form
* Password-Protected Contact Form
* Members Only Contact Form
* Conversational Forms like Typeform
* Form Pages like Google Forms

= I'd like access to all features. How can I get them? =

You can get access to more features, addons and support by <a href="https://wpforms.com/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend" title="Click here to learn more about WPForms!">upgrading to our Pro version</a>. Purchasing a Pro license gets you access to the full version of WPForms, automatic updates, priority support, and all WPForms Addons!

= Is WPForms translation ready? =

Yes, WPForms has full translation and localization support via the wpforms textdomain. All .mo and .po translation files should go into the languages folder in the base of the plugin. The same is true for every WPForms Addon as well.

== Notes ==

WPForms is absolutely, positively the most <a href="https://wpforms.com/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend" title="Best WordPress contact form plugin">beginner friendly WordPress contact form plugin</a> 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 <a href="https://wpforms.com/features/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=liteversion" rel="friend">WPForms features</a>.

Also, I'm the founder of <a href="http://www.wpbeginner.com/" rel="friend">WPBeginner</a>, 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

== Changelog ==

= 1.5.2.3 =
- Fixed: PHP error if checkbox field is empty when form is submitted.

= 1.5.2.2 =
- Fixed: PHP notice/warnings from undefined constant (typo).

= 1.5.2.1 =
- Fixed: Required Checkbox fields asking for all inputs to be checked to pass validation.

= 1.5.2 =
- Added: Choice Limit advanced option for Checkbox fields.
- Added: Smart domain name typo detection for Email fields.
- Added: New Gutenberg block keywords to help with discovery.
- Added: Link to "How to Properly Test Your WordPress Forms Before Launching" doc inside Gutenberg block.
- Changed: Form builder field delete icon, now a trash can.
- Changed: Updated jQuery inputmask library to v4.0.6.
- Changed: Updated jQuery validation plugin to v1.19.0.
- Changed: Clear Dashboard widget cache when form is created/deleted/updated.
- Fixed: Blank form if using form template containing `target="_blank"`.
- Fixed: Honeypot field not using unique IDs.
- Fixed: Duplicating forms creating another duplicate if afterwards the table was sorted.
- Fixed: Minor issues with Gutenberg editor.
- Fixed: Form Builder embed modal showing Classic Editor instructions for Gutenberg users.
- Fixed: Number field allowing non-numerical characters on iOS devices.
- Fixed: Field Dynamic Choices not showing in form preview when using "Post Type".

= 1.5.1.3 =
- Fixed: Importing forms that containing `target="_blank"`.
- Fixed: Quote support/display inside query param Smart Tags.
- Fixed: Other minor fixes.

= 1.5.1.1 =
- Fixed: Conflict with WordPress 5.1 if form contained target="_blank".
- Fixed: Unable to uncheck default Multiple Choice value in form builder after being set initially.
- Fixed: PHP error when entries are exported after a field has been deleted.
- Fixed: Form builder Email notification conditional logic settings display issue after new notification is added.
- Fixed: Conflict with some themes preventing Multiple Choice fields from being selectable.

= 1.5.1 =
- Added: Complete translations for Spanish, Italian, Japanese, and German.
- Added: Smart Tag for referencing user meta data, `{user_meta key=""}`.
- Changed: Improved support with LocoTranslate plugin.
- Changed: Refactored Form Preview functionality, no longer requiring hidden private page to be created.
- Changed: Always load full WPForms styling inside Gutenberg so forms render correctly.
- Fixed: Typos, grammar, and other i18n related issues.
- Fixed: Created alias class for `WPForms` to prevent issue with namespacing introduced in 1.5.0.
- Fixed: Dynamic population issue when using Image Choices field setting.

= 1.5.0.4 =
- Changed: Dashboard widget improvements.
- Fixed: Various typos.

= 1.5.0.3 =
- Changed: Minor improvements to Gutenberg block for WordPress 5.0.
- Fixed: Error when activating WPForms Pro if WPForms Lite is still activated.

= 1.5.0 =
- **IMPORTANT: Support for PHP 5.2 has been discontinued.** If you are running PHP 5.2, you _MUST_ upgrade PHP before installing WPForms 1.5. Failure to do that will disable WPForms core functionality.
- Added: Dashboard widget.
- Added: WPForms Challenge: an interactive step-by-step guide to creating a form for new users.
- Added: Dynamic field population, available to enable from form settings.
- Added: "About Us" admin page (WPForms > About Us).
- Added: {user_first_name} and {user_last_name} Smart Tags.
- Changed: Improved randomizing if field is configured to randomize items.
- Changed: Improved i18n support.
- Fixed: Form builder errors if user had Visual Editor disabled in profile.
- Fixed: Form builder Windows styling issues.
- Fixed: Form builder dynamic choices warning not always removing.
- Fixed: Form builder "Show Layout" CSS formatting.
- Fixed: reCAPTCHA compatibility when form is inside OptinMonster popup.
- Fixed: Gutenberg block returning error if no forms have been created.

[See changelog for all versions](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wpforms-lite/trunk/changelog.txt).
