Formidable send email to form filler

Blocks

This plugin provides 2 blocks.

• Simple Form
• Formidable Views

Installation

1. Go to the Plugins -> ‘Add New’ page in your WP admin area
2. Search for ‘Formidable’
3. Click the ‘Install Now’ button, then ‘Activate’
4. Go to the newly added ‘Formidable’ menu
5. Click the ‘Add New’ button to go to the form generator page and create a new email form
6. Insert your newly created lead form, quiz, or survey form on a page or post using the Embed Form pop up. Or insert it manually or into a widget using a shortcode [formidable Alternatively use to add it in a theme file.

FAQ

How do I get started with the best forms for WordPress?

The fastest way to build a form is to use the example we built for you. After you activate Formidable, insert [formidable on the WordPress page of your choice.

Go to the Formidable page and click “add new”. Choose the Contact Us form template or another free template and click “Create”.

Next, edit or create a WordPress contact page. Click the “Formidable” button to open the shortcode generator. Choose your new web form and insert it into the WordPress page. Save the page for a beautiful WP contact form, ready to collect and store your leads. The contact form template will get you up and running fast.

Why isn’t WordPress sending emails?

When you do not receive emails, try the following steps:

1. Double check the email address in your Email action on the settings page. The [admin_email] shortcode uses the email address from your WordPress Settings -> General page.
2. Are you receiving other emails from your site (ie comment notifications, forgot password…)? If not, notifications will not work either.
3. Check your SPAM box.
4. Try a different address in your settings.
5. Install WP Mail SMTP or another similar emailing alternative and configure the SMTP settings.
6. If these steps do not fix the problem and other WP signup emails are not going out, please reach out to your web host.

What types of WordPress forms can I build?

Combined with our add-ons, Formidable is the most powerful form maker on the market. Here are some types of web forms you can create:

• Custom Contact Form
• Multi-Page Form with progress bar
• Dynamic Form (where fields change based on user’s answers)
• Request a Quote Form
• Job Application Form
• Feedback Surveys
• Make a Suggestion
• Testimonials
• Change Requests
• Online Booking
• Event Booking
• Online RSVP Form
• Custom WordPress User Registration Form (Great for membership sites)
• WordPress Login Form
• Custom WordPress User Profile
• WordPress Post Submission (Great for guest posts)
• WooCommerce Form for Products
• Credit Card Form
• Make a Donation Form
• T-Shirt Order Form
• Product Purchase Form
• Lead Capture
• Auto Form with Car Make and Model
• Video Release
• Partnership Agreements
• PTO Request
• Online Petitions
• Signature Form
• Maintenance Request
• Scholarship Application Form
• File Download Form
• Employment Verification
• Make a Referral
• Membership, Customer, Vendor, Conference, and Volunteer Registration
• Camp, Course, School Class, and other Event Registration
• Custom Survey
• Polls
• Quizzes
• Mortgage Calculator
• Car Payment Calculator
• BMI Calculator
• User Age Calculator
• Online Quote Calculator
• Compound Interest Calculator
• Amortization Calculator
• Calorie Intake Calculator
• Pregnancy Due Date Calculator
• Days Between Dates
• Recipe Reviews
• Personality Quiz
• Viral Quiz
• Cosmos Style Quiz
• Create Your Own Adventure Quiz

To see more, visit our Form Template Gallery which has over 175 pre-made templates.

Can I see any example online calculators?

Sure! Here are just a few examples:
* Advanced Mortgage Calculator
* Basic Mortgage Calculator
* Car Payment Calculator
* Net Promoter Score (NPS) Survey
* BMI Calculator and more Health and Fitness Calculators
* User Age Calculator
* Online Quote Calculator
* Finance Calculator
* Booking Cost Calculator
* Product Price Calculator

How can I get access to all advanced features?

To get access to more features, integrations, and support, upgrade to Formidable Pro. A Pro license gives you access to the full version of Formidable for more advanced options, Formidable Views, graphs and stats, priority support, and Formidable Add-ons!

Can I create a payment form?

Yes! We make it easy to accept payments using Stripe, PayPal, and Authorize.net.

Our Stripe integration helps you quickly accept credit card payments online. Our PayPal forms allow you to accept PayPal payments, subscriptions, and donations online.

Which field types does Formidable offer?

Our custom form and quiz builder comes with all the powerful fields that you need to create a solution-focused form, fast!

• Single line text – Great for name, phone number, address, and more.
• Email
• Website/URL
• Paragraph text
• Checkboxes and radio buttons
• Dropdown select boxes
• Number
• Phone number
• Hidden fields
• User ID
• HTML block – Great for custom HTML
• Captcha for Google reCAPTCHA (invisible V2 or checkbox V2, V3), hCaptcha, or Cloudflare Turnstile.

Here is a list of our advanced premium fields that will come in handy:

• File Upload
• Rich Text
• Date
• Time
• Scale
• Star Rating
• Ranking
• Range Slider
• Toggle
• Dynamic – Great for creating relationships between entries.
• Repeater – Great for registering multiple kids, job history, and much more.
• Tags
• Summary – Great to review responses before submit.
• Lookup – Great for cascading lookups like country, city, state.
• Section Heading
• Page Break
• Embed Form – Great for reusing the same set of fields in multiple places.
• Password Field
• Address Field – Power it up with Google address autofill and geolocation.
• Signature – Great for contracts and booking.

Additionally, our Payment fields will help you create a credit card form, donation form, or booking form.

• Single Item
• Multiple Items
• Checkbox Items
• Dropdown Items
• Product Quantity
• Total
• Credit Card (Stripe or Authorize.net)

Can I import and export submissions?

Yes, it’s easy to import and export. This is incredibly useful for developers and agencies who are building websites for clients. You can also create custom form templates to use on client websites.

You can also import from other WordPress contact form plugins such as Gravity Forms and Pirate Forms. Although we don’t have an importer available, this is also a great Caldera Forms alternative since it’s no longer supported.

Can I integrate with my CRM or email marketing service?

Yes! We know that marketing is the key to growing your business. That’s why Formidable allows you to connect your WP form (email form, payment form, etc.) with the marketing platform of your choice. You can easily send data from WordPress to your favorite CRM, email newsletter, and other marketing platforms.

Here is a list of our CRM and email marketing integrations:

• Mailchimp
• AWeber
• Constant Contact
• GetResponse
• MailPoet
• Active Campaign
• Salesforce CRM
• HubSpot CRM
• Campaign Monitor
• Highrise CRM

Using our Zapier integration, you can easily connect your website with over 5,000+ marketing apps including:

• SendInBlue
• Zoho CRM
• Zoho Mail
• Zoho Invoice
• Agile CRM
• Slack
• Trello
• Infusionsoft by Keap
• Microsoft Excel
• Dropbox
• PipeDrive CRM
• HelpScout
• Zendesk
• Freshbooks
• Freshsales
• Intercom
• Click Funnels
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM
• Capsule CRM
• Insightly CRM
• Printfection
• Acuity Scheduling
• Quickbooks Online

Reviews

Best in its class

Not as simple as the usual form plugins but as soon as you need something just a little bit out of the ordinary it deffinitely delivers. Support is very reactive and always helpful.

Great

I use Formidable a lot, it is very customizable and I can adapt it to my different types of projects. And the technical support is fast and effective, they always help me solve problems.

Great product, great support!

Full disclosure, I was asked to write a review — but I am very happy to do so. When I need to build forms for a client, I choose Formidable. Sometimes the free version is sufficient, but even if Pro (any level) is necessary, it’s very affordable for the client. I had so many clients using Pro, I decided to purchase a license that I could use across many sites (and have access to more features, if needed). When I purchased that upgrade and needed some help (answers to questions) regarding that transition, I received assistance from support nearly immediately and quite helpful, exactly what I needed. Highly recommend this plugin!

Great support!

Formidable Forms are very powerful, and they have a great support team. We had a question integrating Formidable with Google Sheets and their dev team took ownership of the issue, followed up until resolution, and even issued a patch for us before the next release. Strong recommendation for a highly-customizable forms solution to add to Wordpress!

FANTASTICO

Prodotto molto potente e ben fatto in ogni aspetto. Il supporto è davvero eccellente; avevamo un problema un pò complicato da risolvere, siamo stati seguiti passo, giornalmente, e ci hanno aiutato e guidato fino alla soluzione. Se potevamo mettere 6 stelle, ne avremmo messe 6!

Great Product & Customer Service

While I’ve led teams in the past using Formidable Forms, only more recently have I taken a dive into hands on. The product is very intuitive and flexible enough even at it’s base application. I did however upgrade and for a few dollars, got a slew of great features. When I got stuck and submitted a support ticket, they responded not only quickly but provided solid information and reccomendations that solved my query very quickly.

Contributors & Developers

“Formidable Forms – Contact Form Plugin, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

• Formidable Team
• Steph Wells
• Steve Wells

“Formidable Forms – Contact Form Plugin, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder” has been translated into 19 locales. Thank you to the translators for their contributions.

Interested in development?

Changelog

6.13

• Fix: A JavaScript error triggered after detecting an error with a form field before processing the payment would cause the form to stop responding.
• Fix: A Call to undefined method FrmProAppHelper::use_chosen_js fatal error would happen when using versions of Formidable Pro older than version 6.8.

6.12

• New: Many default form style settings have been updated. Existing sites will continue to use their existing default settings. To experience the new default style settings, access the list of styles from the style tab in form settings and select Reset to Defaults from the dropdown menu for a target style.
• New: Hidden screen reader labels have been added to the entries list admin pages bulk checkboxes to improve accessibility.
• Fix: Turnstile captcha widgets were rendering twice.
• Fix: An extra check has been added to improve compatibility with older versions of WordPress before version 6.5.
• Fix: The submit button would appear as an entry table row on the entry view admin page.
• Fix: When validating field length limits, some characters including types with accents were not getting counted as expected and could fail validation.
• Checks have been added to no longer include fields with form state on servers where open SSL is not installed. This is to improve compatibility.
• Some updates have been made to improve the syncing of field option updates and conditional logic settings.
• The option to use HTML5 has been removed. HTML5 is now enforced for all sites.
• Some old deprecated PHP functions have been removed including FrmAppController::include_embed_form_icons and FrmAppController::get_form_shortcode.
• The deprecated JavaScript function frmFrontForm.savingDraft has been removed.

6.11.2

• Security: Additional checks have been added to prevent unsafe HTML when using [input] shortcodes. A new frm_input_key_is_safe filter has been added to allow or disallow additional options when required.
• New: Some small accessibility improvements were made on the Import/Export admin page.
• Fix: A width limit has been removed from admin page h1 tags to help avoid issues with translated page titles that overflow their expected space.
• Fix: The prompt to name your form will no longer pop up on save if the form already has a name set.
• Fix: Additional checks have been added to prevent warnings while onboarding when using a Plus license.
• Fix: Save draft buttons would remain disabled after a look up was completed, or after a file was uploaded.
• Fix: Scripts were not loading properly on a few pages, causing issues with editing an Application and with some features in the Legacy Views editor.
• Fix: HTML entities are now decoded when used for phone format validation to prevent issues where & is converted to & for the regex check.
• Fix: Email summaries would include repeater forms in the top 10 list.
• Fix: Some entries lists would appear empty in some cases where item meta is stored using 0 as a field ID value.
• Fix: The wrong variable was sent to the frm_trigger_create_action filter, preventing access to some expected data.
• Fix: Several incorrect text domains and untranslatable strings have been corrected.
• The function FrmFieldType::get_select_atributes has been deprecated because of a typo in its name.
• Several old deprecated view files have been removed.

6.11.1

• New: Screen reader text has been updated on some admin pages to improve accessibility.
• New: Hover styling has been updated for modal close icons to improve user experience.
• Fix: The way Popper scripts are registered have been updated to help avoid a new conflict introduced in a recent WP Bakery update.
• Fix: The reCaptcha settings name was missing in a global settings string.
• The minimum supported version of Formidable Pro has been bumped to version 6.0.
• The function FrmAddonsController::is_license_expiring has been deprecated.

6.11

• New: Field errors added when validating with JavaScript would use field IDs instead of field keys. This has been updated to use field keys for consistency.
• New: When a layout class option is selected, any previous layout classes that would cause a conflict will now be automatically removed.
• New: An optimization has been added to help reduce form builder load times for forms with many HTML or Rich Text fields.
• New: A styling update has been made to make field placeholder font sizes more consistent.
• New: Stripe actions included in this plugin now support a Recurring Payment Limit setting. When this setting is defined, and the number of payments has been reached, the subscription will be cancelled automatically.
• Fix: References to JavaScript map files have been removed from bootstrap and popper scripts to prevent 404 error messages that appear when using Safari.
• Fix: An Undefined array key PHP Warning would get logged when trying to remove fields using the frm_available_fields or frm_pro_available_fields filters.
• Fix: Form previews would include two conflicting title tags in the source HTML.
• Fix: A small update has been made to properly support sending data for repeated API actions.
• Some old CSS styles have been removed, helping to reduce file size.
• An old TTF file used for icon fonts has been removed as it was only required for supporting Internet Explorer and is no longer required, helping to reduce overall file size.

6.10

• New: Field data for shortcodes is now stored in memory and reused on the settings page and form builder page for a significant page load speed improvement for forms with a lot of fields.
• New: XML import has been updated to support mapping field ID changes when importing a map view and new calendar view settings.
• Fix: Payments using a currency that uses a comma as the decimal separator would have an incorrect amount value when the amount value had a single decimal point like 11,5.
• Fix: Field error elements would inconsistently use either IDs or field keys in their ID values. An update has been made to use always use field keys.
• Fix: In some cases, a Stripe redirect would happen after failing to create an entry, resulting in an unexpected redirect to stripe.com.
• The minimum supported PHP version has been updated to 7.0, ending official support for PHP 5.6.
• The frm_summary_email_content_args hook has been moved to where it is now filtered for all types of email summaries.
• Several deprecated PHP functions have been removed including FrmFormsHelper::template_install_html, FrmFormsHelper::available_count, FrmFormsHelper::builder_submit_button, FrmFieldsHelper::get_shortcode_tag, FrmFieldsController::include_single_field, and FrmFormsController::new_form.
• Several deprecated front end JavaScript functions have been removed including frmFrontForm.goingToPreviousPage, frmFrontForm.hideOrShowFields, frmFrontForm.hidePreviouslyHiddenFields, frmFrontForm.checkDependentDynamicFields, frmFrontForm.checkDependentLookupFields, and frmFrontForm.loadGoogle.
• Some front end JavaScript code for supporting Internet Explorer has been dropped, helping to reduce the size of JavaScript required on the front end.

Commercial plugin

This plugin is free but offers additional paid commercial upgrades or support.