Lightweight Contact Form
The most lightweight Contact Form plugin for WordPress. No CSS files, no overhead, no SPAM. The goal is fastest page speed.
5(9 reviews)
·100 active installs·Updated 5 years agoAs of April 2026, Lightweight Contact Form is a WordPress contact form plugin with 100 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 9 reviews. It has been downloaded 4.4K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.6+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Last updated 5 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Contact Form 7.
5/59 reviews
100active installs
4.4K+total downloads
9 yearssince 2017
Overview
This is the absolute lightest contact form for WordPress. This plugin is designed for the fastest pagespeed. So, there is no CSS stylesheet, no extra files, and no overhead. And no spam. It uses Google reCAPTCHA v3 so as not to annoy your users with any extra step, while keeping your contact form spam-free.
If all you need is a simple contact form to take messages from site visitors, and fast page speed is your priority, this minimal plugin is for you.
Although this form is lightweight and simple, it blocks SPAM, and has both client-side and server-side validation. This is a solid and dependable contact form.
NOTE: To make use of the extra spam protection from Google reCAPTCHA v3, you must get your reCAPTCHA v3 API keys from Google. This is a free and easy step, and is strongly recommende…
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Ratings & Reviews
59 reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.6+ requiredTested up to 5.4.19 |
| PHP | 5.6+ required |
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Changelog
2.0, 2019-01-09
- New – Added the ability to use Google reCAPTCHA v3 to stop spam on your contact form. To use this new protection, get your free Google reCAPTCHA keys. Then, enter those keys in your WordPress admin settings by going to Settings > Discussion. On the Discussion Settings page, scroll all the way down to “Lightweight Contact Form” where you’ll find the place to enter your reCAPTCHA v3 Site key and reCAPTCHA v3 Secret key.
- New – Removed the math captcha box, again.
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