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WP Libre Form

Use standard HTML5 markup to create fully functional forms for WordPress

By Viljami Kuosmanen·Form·Free
5(7 reviews)
·200 active installs·Updated 8 years ago
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As of April 2026, WP Libre Form is a WordPress form plugin with 200 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 7 reviews. It has been downloaded 5.1K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.2+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress.

5/57 reviews
200active installs
5.1K+total downloads
10 yearssince 2016

Overview

Use standard HTML5 markup to create fully functional forms for WordPress

Features

  • Uses only HTML5 syntax to build forms. No GUIs, shortcodes, no bullshit
  • Works with any valid HTML form. Just copy any form from any website and it will work. It’s magic!
  • Submissions are saved as custom post type posts. Form values are saved as custom fields.
  • Validates required fields tagged with the native HTML5 required attribute.
  • It’s hackable. Add your own validation or automation with hooks and APIs.
  • Email notifications of received form submissions
  • Full file upload support to Media Library with input type=file
  • Multilingual support with Polylang

Why?

Modern HTML markup is already a great way to build forms. With Libre Form, there’s no need to learn clunky form builders that are hard to…

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Ratings & Reviews

57 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress4.2+ requiredTested up to 4.8.28
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

Commit log is available at https://github.com/anttiviljami/wp-libre-form/commits/master

View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Viljami KuosmanenViljami Kuosmanenk1sul1k1sul1Timi WahalahtiTimi Wahalahti
Plugin Info
Version
1.4.3
Last Updated
Oct 24, 2017
WP Requires
4.2+
Tested Up To
4.8.28
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
200
Downloads
5.1K+
Added
Feb 26, 2016
Business
Free

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Developer

V
Viljami Kuosmanen
3 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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