SimpleForm – Contact form made simple Plugin

SimpleForm is a very simple to manage plugin for creating a basic contact form for your website. Here are some reasons to use it:

Easy to use

This plugin is very easy to set up thanks to a graceful and intuitive admin interface. You can quickly create a contact form by using our pre-built page or copying a shortcode to where you want it to appear.

Fully customizable

It allows you to customize everything you want. You can decide which fields to display and what kind of user can see them. You can decide which fields are required and which are not. You can change or hide the field labels, choose the labels placement and how required fields are marked, set a minimum or maximum length for text fields, use placeholders, decide what message to display when an error occurs and how to set focus on errors. You can add customized text above and below the form, you can choose a template based on your tastes or you are free to create and use a personal template for your contact form, you can add your own customized JavaScript code or CSS stylesheet.

Ready to use

It comes with the SMTP option for outgoing email to be ready to use immediately. This feature makes it less likely that email sent from your website is marked as spam and lowers the risk of email getting lost somewhere.

Clean design

We love clean and minimalist design, and for this reason we provide a contact form that is both simple and appealing.

Designed thinking about the user experience

It is a lightweight and responsive plugin. SimpleForm does not interfere with your site performance. The submission via AJAX, on the backend too, allows a seamless user experience without page refreshes. You can show users a success message or redirect them elsewhere after they complete the form. You can also send a confirmation email to thank whoever contacts you.

What SimpleForm is not for now:

There is still much to be done! For now, you cannot add new fields.

For complete information, please visit the SimpleForm website.

SimpleForm Demo

Find out how SimpleForm works, try our Demo.

What feature do you wish SimpleForm had?

SimpleForm already contains many options for being a basic contact form, but there are many other features it lacks. Go to the support forum and create a new topic with your ideas! We’ll do our best to include the missing features in forthcoming releases.

Integrations

• SimpleForm Contact Form Submissions – Database addon. You no longer need to worry about losing important messages, since each new form submission will be stored in your WordPress database!

• SimpleForm Akismet – Anti-Spam addon. You no longer need to worry about getting spam in your contact form, since each new form submission will be filtered for spam using Akismet. Once activated, you will find the new section called “Akismet Protection” in the settings page within the Anti-Spam tab.

• SimpleForm reCAPTCHA – Anti-Spam addon. You no longer need to worry about getting spam in your contact form, since each new form submission will be filtered for spam using Google reCAPTCHA. Once activated, you will find the new section called “reCAPTCHA Protection” in the settings page within the Anti-Spam tab.

Credits

We wish to thank everyone who has contributed to the SimpleForm translations. We really appreciate your time, your help, and your suggestions.

See all contributors.

Activating the SimpleForm plugin is just like any other plugin.

Using the WordPress Dashboard

1. Navigate to “Add New” in the plugins dashboard
2. Search for “SimpleForm”
3. Click “Install Now”
4. Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard

Uploading into WordPress Dashboard

1. Navigate to “Add New” in the plugins dashboard
2. Navigate to the “Upload” area
3. Select “simpleform.zip” in your computer
4. Click “Install Now”
5. Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard

Using FTP

1. Download “simpleform.zip”
2. Extract the “simpleform” directory in your computer
3. Upload the “simpleform” directory to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
4. Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard

And once activated?

You will find the new menu “Contacts” on the administration dashboard. Take the time to configure SimpleForm and open the “Settings” page listed below the new menu just added, make the changes desired, then click the “Save changes” button at the bottom. Now, you’re able to add a contact form to your website.

1. 

   Submissions page

2. 

   Forms page

3. 

   Form page

4. 

   Editor page

5. 

   Settings page

6. 

   Block settings

7. 

   Default form template

8. 

   Form failed validation

2.1.9 (1 June 2022)

• Changed: fields border color selector with transparent style has removed
• Added: fields border color option in the block editor
• Added: checked checkbox color option in the block editor

2.1.8.1 (19 May 2022)

• Fixed: failure to load form stylesheet to the site editor in block themes

2.1.8 (13 May 2022)

• Fixed: failure to load block style preferences if you are using custom CSS code in a separate file
• Fixed: failure to load additional style if a block-based theme is active
• Fixed: failure to submit the form via AJAX if a block-based theme is active
• Fixed: displaying of form’s wrap even if the settings do not allow the form displaying
• Fixed: failure to show message before last
• Changed: customization options no longer applies to single forms
• Changed: multiple spaces option no longer applies to all forms
• Changed: code cleaning and optimization

2.1.7.2 (21 April 2022)

• Fixed: install errors

2.1.7.1 (21 April 2022)

• Fixed: missing files

2.1.7 (21 April 2022)

• Fixed: failure to prevent duplicate form submission
• Fixed: failure to set focus on captcha field when is invalid
• Fixed: failure to indicate where the form is visible when used in a widget area
• Fixed: failure to load block style preferences if a block-based theme is active
• Fixed: uninstall error
• Changed: code cleaning and optimization
• Added: option for choosing the notifications settings when messages will need to be moved

2.1.6 (1 April 2022)

• Fixed: error when form submission is executed via AJAX
• Fixed: line breaks preserved in the message
• Fixed: backslashes removed in the message
• Fixed: loss of block style preferences when updating the plugin
• Fixed: insecure code
• Changed: tab restyling to display the latest messages
• Changed: images compressed to minimize bandwidth usage
• Changed: data deletion when uninstalling the plugin is enabled by default
• Added: reply to message button
• Added: display of the message before the last one

2.1.5 (10 March 2022)

• Fixed: database errors
• Fixed: JavaScript errors
• Fixed: failure to display the last message when entries have been moved
• Fixed: error when form submission is executed via AJAX
• Changed: reorganization of the editor page and the form page
• Added: display of the number of moved messages in the entries page

2.1.4 (5 March 2022)

• Fixed: the consent field is unable to receive focus when clicked or when a validation error should be displayed
• Fixed: form creation date error when choosing a city in the WordPress timezone settings
• Fixed: deprecated jQuery functions warning
• Fixed: failure to display the last message
• Changed: warning from the block editor when the same form is used more than once
• Added: cleanup of the content of any removed or duplicated form when editing a post

2.1.3 (25 February 2022)

• Fixed: database errors
• Fixed: failure to block duplicate form submission
• Fixed: switching the active theme cause deletion of simpleform widgets if the widget area is not present in the new theme
• Changed: when the plugin is uninstalled, anything refers to it is now cleaned out
• Changed: code cleaning and optimization

2.1.2 (16 February 2022)

• Fixed: repeated creation of unwanted forms when visiting the widgets page if simpleform has been moved to inactive widgets area
• Fixed: migration of the classic widget in the block-based widgets editor
• Fixed: error when managing the widget in the customizer page
• Fixed: displaying of the title and description when using the block even if the chosen settings do not allow the displaying
• Fixed: incorrect displaying of a form visible only by anonymous users when editing it with the block editor
• Fixed: uninstall error
• Fixed: JavaScript errors
• Changed: code cleaning and optimization
• Changed: pre-built contact form page
• Changed: visibility option and widget related options in the settings page have been removed
• Added: admin notice when the form cannot be seen by the admin when visiting the website’s front end

2.1.1 (25 January 2022)

• Fixed: PHP error while activating the plugin

2.1 (25 January 2022)

• Changed: code cleaning and optimization
• Added: forms page

2.0.9 (22 October 2021)

• Fixed: failure to submit the form when the browser auto-fill option is enabled
• Fixed: removal of the style from success message when the form background color is used in the Gutenberg block editor
• Changed: better honeypot fields implementation
• Added: new color options in the Gutenberg block editor

2.0.8 (8 October 2021)

• Fixed: failure to load translations for the block back-end scripts
• Fixed: styles issues
• Changed: code cleaning and minor improvements
• Added: color settings section in the Gutenberg block editor

2.0.7 (30 September 2021)

• Changed: Gutenberg block

2.0.6 (1 September 2021)

• Fixed: PHP error while activating the plugin
• Changed: code optimization and corrections

2.0.5 (24 August 2021)

• Fixed: not displaying of description above and below the form
• Fixed: duplicate queries and slow page loading
• Changed: minor improvements

2.0.4 (12 August 2021)

• Fixed: incorrect display of description above and below the form if the widget is used
• Fixed: line breaks converted into a single space when filling in the form
• Fixed: minor issues in code
• Changed: removal of the limit of only one widget per page
• Changed: the display of the form is prevented if the same form is used more than once on the same page
• Added: button to permanently remove a form from forms list
• Added: borders color option when transparent form style is used

2.0.3 (21 July 2021)

• Fixed: styling issues on admin pages
• Fixed: form fields styling issues
• Changed: unification of coding and styling files related to contact form
• Changed: removal of the limit of only one block per page
• Added: basic inline CSS if the option for disabling the stylesheet is used
• Added: admin notice in case there are any SimpleForm widgets running on WordPress 5.8

2.0.2 (24 June 2021)

• Fixed: failure to open the editor page by clicking on the button in the widgets page
• Fixed: removal of shortcode from the post content if the form id does not exist
• Fixed: failure to load some translations on admin pages
• Fixed: failure to load additional css code in Gutenberg editor
• Fixed: incorrect display of which pages are used to embed the form
• Fixed: undefined index errors
• Changed: removal of empty option from form selector in the editor and settings pages
• Changed: the display of which pages are used to embed the form now include all post type
• Changed: the minimal version of WordPress required to use the block is now 5.6

2.0.1 (9 June 2021)

• Fixed: PHP error while activating the plugin
• Fixed: undefined variable errors
• Changed: minor styling changes in admin pages
• Added: option for using additional css code

2.0 (28 May 2021)

• Fixed: form fields styling issues
• Fixed: incorrect name in notification email header if the contact form name option is selected
• Changed: admin interface
• Changed: visibility of HTML5 browser validation option when AJAX is not enabled
• Changed: inclusion of the last name in notification email header if the last name field is filled in
• Changed: inclusion of user data in notification email header if the name field is not filled in
• Changed: code optimization and corrections
• Added: Gutenberg block
• Added: add new form page
• Added: option for choosing the admin color scheme

1.10.7 (16 April 2021)

• Added: form settings for widget (beta feature)
• Added: transparent form style for the widget

1.10.6 (22 March 2021)

• Fixed: text above/below the form shown after form sending if AJAX is not enabled
• Fixed: validation of captcha field if AJAX is not enabled
• Fixed: alert for improper use of widget
• Changed: form selector in the admin pages
• Changed: code optimization
• Added: option for choosing the field labels size

1.10.5 (1 March 2021)

• Fixed: form fields styling issues
• Changed: code optimization
• Changed: form template code
• Added: options for choosing the type of user to whom the form is shown
• Added: option for overriding the visibility settings if the user is the admin

1.10.4 (4 February 2021)

• Added: compatibility with SimpleForm Akismet addon
• Added: compatibility with SimpleForm reCAPTCHA addon

1.10.3 (13 January 2021)

• Fixed: PHP error while activating the plugin
• Changed: CSS files minification
• Changed: JavaScript files minification
• Changed: minor improvements
• Added: spam protection tab
• Added: option for preventing duplicate form submission

1.10.2 (30 December 2020)

• Fixed: failure to hide the admin notices
• Added: alert for improper use of widget
• Added: options for showing/hiding the widget on selected pages
• Added: options for adding CSS selectors for the widget

1.10.1 (1 December 2020)

• Fixed: PHP error while activating the plugin
• Fixed: undefined variable errors
• Fixed: minor issues in code
• Added: form selector in the submissions page

1.10 (25 November 2020)

• Changed: code cleaning and minor improvements
• Added: widget
• Added: option for hiding the admin notices
• Added: action links in the plugins page

1.9.2 (19 October 2020)

• Fixed: form fields styling issues
• Added: option for adding a link to the privacy policy page

1.9.1 (8 October 2020)

• Fixed: incorrect displaying of phone error message if AJAX is disabled
• Fixed: minor issues in code
• Changed: form editor page
• Changed: not inline error message option
• Added: submit position option
• Added: highlighted template
• Added: compatibility with version 1.4 of SimpleForm Contact Form Submissions

1.9 (14 September 2020)

• Fixed: undefined index errors
• Added: option for marking optional fields instead of required fields
• Added: loading spinner option when AJAX is enabled
• Added: option for hiding the validation error message below the form

1.8.4 (24 August 2020)

• Fixed: error when saving the consent checkbox error message
• Fixed: incorrect displaying of error messages if the form is not validated
• Fixed: fields styling issues when the right-to-left option is enabled
• Fixed: form validation error when the phone field is required
• Fixed: typo errors
• Changed: reduction of the number of queries and options used
• Changed: initial settings during plugin activation
• Changed: code cleaning
• Added: transparent template

1.8.3 (11 August 2020)

• Fixed: typo errors
• Added: option for sending a copy of the notification email
• Changed: option labels

1.8.2 (30 July 2020)

• Added: option for customizing the error message if the AJAX request fails
• Added: option for not using the email of the submitter when replying to a notification email
• Changed: settings page
• Changed: new smart tags for dynamically changing the auto-responder message
• Changed: ability to send notification email to multiple recipients

1.8.1 (12 July 2020)

• Added: alert for JavaScript disabled
• Changed: the empty field error option is not displayed unless the field is required
• Changed: better honeypot fields implementation

1.8 (1 July 2020)

• Changed: JavaScript code optimization
• Changed: all errors are now displayed in case of multiple invalid fields
• Added: option for changing focus on form errors
• Added: option for using a generic message without showing the minimum number of required characters in field length error messages
• Added: options for error messages in case of empty required fields

1.7 (1 June 2020)

• Fixed: no text will be displayed above the form if nothing is entered in the form description option
• Fixed: incorrect displaying of error messages when the minimum field length option is used
• Fixed: undefined index errors
• Fixed: typo errors
• Changed: minor issues in code
• Added: option for labels position
• Added: option for using a word to mark required fields
• Added: option for right-to-left text direction
• Added: option for disabling HTML5 form validation
• Added: option for using a customized JavaScript code

1.6.1 (10 May 2020)

• Fixed: installation error during new site creation on WordPress Multisite Network
• Fixed: dynamic SQL query issues
• Fixed: minor issues in code and localization
• Added: pre-built pages for contact form and thank you message
• Added: pages in draft status will be shown in selecting the confirmation message page

1.6 (14 April 2020)

• Fixed: screen options button opening error
• Fixed: minor issues in code
• Added: option for adding a minimum length to text fields
• Added: option for adding a maximum length to text fields

1.5.1 (6 April 2020)

• Fixed: unexpected error during plugin activation
• Fixed: display of errors when form submission is not executed via AJAX

1.5 (1 April 2020)

• Fixed: minor issues in code
• Added: field for last name
• Added: field for phone

1.4 (14 March 2020)

• Fixed: name validation error when name field is not required
• Fixed: dynamic SQL query issues
• Added: option for hiding asterisk in required fields
• Added: option for hiding labels
• Added: option for placeholders

1.3.2 (29 February 2020)

• Fixed: sanitization of a variable not properly used inside JavaScript script
• Added: new Bootstrap template

1.3.1 (21 February 2020)

• Fixed: HTML5 validation error when form submission is executed via AJAX
• Fixed: captcha field styling issues
• Changed: JavaScript code optimization
• Changed: readme.txt file content

1.3 (11 February 2020)

• Added: HTML5 form validation
• Added: option for using a basic Bootstrap form template
• Added: option for disabling the default stylesheet
• Added: Bootstrap markup in contact form template
• Changed: form template code for quick and easy customization
• Changed: PHP regular expressions for validating form fields
• Changed: JavaScript code for input validation
• Fixed: admin notices in submissions page
• Fixed: typo errors

1.2 (15 January 2020)

• Added: option for using a customized form template
• Added: compatibility with WordPress Multisite Network
• Added: compatibility with addon for submitted messages storing
• Fixed: public scripts and styles issues

1.1 (21 December 2019)

• Added: option for adding text above the form
• Added: option for adding text below the form
• Fixed: form fields styling issues
• Fixed: typo errors

1.0.1 (9 December 2019)

• Changed: readme.txt file content
• Fixed: form fields styling issues
• Fixed: Italian translation errors

1.0 (1 December 2019)

• Initial release

See the changelog for all versions.