HTML Forms – Simple WordPress Forms Plugin
A simpler, faster, and smarter WordPress forms plugin.
4.9(57 reviews)
·10K+ active installs·Updated 3 weeks agoAs 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.
4.9/557 reviews
10K+active installs
254K+total downloads
9 yearssince 2017
Overview
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…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Great plugin!
by folbert·3 days ago·1 reply
Very nice, developer friendly, plugin!
Works great – Excellent support
by George Paschetto·1 month ago
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.
simplest, fastest and easiest HTML form plugin
by aryanrajseo·5 months ago
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.
- This topic was modified 5 months ago by aryanrajseo.
Fantastic no-bloat solution for developers
by frisbee9580·11 months ago·1 reply
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!
by karel0017·1 year ago·1 reply
Lightweight and efficient! Very basic but customizable in any way.
Download Trends
Today: 176Yesterday: 163This week: 816Period total: 68K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.6+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 5.3+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.6
49.7%
v1.5
21.6%
v1.3
21.6%
v1.4
7.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.6.4
- Minor change to Google reCAPTCHA v3 implementation for features in HTML Forms Premium 1.7.0.
Contributors
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