A simpler, faster, and smarter WordPress forms plugin.
As of April 2026, HTML Forms is a WordPress form plugin with 10K+ active installations and a 4.9/5 rating from 57 reviews. It has been downloaded 254K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.6+ and PHP 5.3+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Download volume is stable this week. Top alternative: MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress.
With HTML Forms, you can easily add multi-purpose forms to your WordPress site.
The idea behind HTML Forms is different than most other form builder plugins: You manage the form HTML. The plugin manages the PHP and a tiny bit of JavaScript.
That’s right. No “intuitive” drag & drop interface. We believe that dynamic form builders can be great, but they also severely limit your options. Also, they’re slow and overly complicated from a technical point of view.
HTML Forms aims to be simpler, faster and smarter. It’s the ideal plugin solution for developers looking for a simple way to create a contact form or other HTML form.
You define your form fields in HTML and the plugin takes care of submitting the form, saving the data and running a configurable set of…
Very nice, developer friendly, plugin!
I needed to convert a large form from PDF to online. After trying several other plugins I found Hf. There was some trouble at first, but the developer quickly replied to my email with an easy fix. I now have full control without the kinds of constraints that come with the more automated approach.
This should be a native core feature to WordPress as a form builder. This plugin is amazing, powerful yet very light. I can customize it as per my needs. Thank you for this plugin.
So glad I found this plugin so I don’t need to design my forms in some visual editor!
Would be lovely if more captcha solutions (ie. Turnstile) were supported.
Lightweight and efficient! Very basic but customizable in any way.
| WordPress | 4.6+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 5.3+ required |
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