Participants Database
Build and maintain a fully customizable database of participants, members or anything with signup forms, admin backend, custom lists, and CSV support.
4.9(320 reviews)
·7.0K+ active installs·Updated 5 months agoAs of April 2026, Participants Database is a WordPress signup plugin with 7.0K+ active installations and a 4.9/5 rating from 320 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.3M+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Downloads are up 36% this week. Support resolution rate: 50%. Top alternative: Mailchimp List Subscribe Form.
4.9/5320 reviews
7.0K+active installs
50%resolved
14 yearssince 2012
Overview
This plugin offers all the functionality needed to build and maintain a database of people or anything you want. The database is fully configurable, allowing you to define all the fields of information you want to store for each record. The records can be entered individually in the WordPress admin section, imported with a CSV file, or let the individuals themselves create their own record. Display lists of records can be sorted and filtered by any field, and the result exported as a CSV file.
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Recent Reviews
Just perfect!
by mcdouchedy·7 months ago
All one can think of for such a solution is there and working perfectly.
Just what I needed and with great support too!
by hoyert·11 months ago
I didn’t need a full-blown customer relationship management (CRM) package. All I needed was to track members and display their information in a couple of different ways, with a reliable search tool. I have had a couple of issues, but Roland has responded with helpful suggestions and information. I wish all WP plugins were supported this well.
Nice complete design
by albert123·1 year ago
Perfect for my use.
Perfect Fit!
by jhsgh·1 year ago
We needed a plugin to help us create a searchable database for a ‘hall of fame.’ This plugin allows upload of the information and easy modification of sort order and search capabilities. We are really happy with it.
We found it easy to install, use and configure and no one here is a programmer (as with most things, it helps to read the documentation). This free plugin has been a lifesaver. Recommend.
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by frilansgruppen·1 year ago
I am very happy with all the plupin I have bought.
Download Trends
Today: 52Yesterday: 50This week: 383Period total: 74K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.0+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
Version Adoption
v2.7
68.9%
v2.5
11.4%
Other
10.9%
v1.9
8.8%
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Changelog
2.7.8.1
- fields are now correctly organized by group on the Manage List Columns page
- several optimizations of the “previous/next” submit buttons in the admin record edit page
- in the frontend list display, prevented search terms in the URL from overriding the shortcode filter
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