Jordy Meow

<p>Simple, yet pretty and perfect for most of us. You will love this contact form! Through its Gutenberg block (or shortcode), you can add it anywhere and make it yours in a few clicks. Lightweight, clean UI, no need to set up anything special or download more plugins. It doesn’t use any JS or CSS files (except if you active ReCAPTCHA). You can find more information on this plugin on <a href="https://meowapps.com/contact-form-block/" rel="nofollow ugc">Meow Apps: Contact Form Block</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Why another Contact Form?</strong> I have tried many plugins in the past, and I found them all too heavy and complicated. Most of the time, I just wanted a simple <strong>contact</strong> form. Why would I need to create a new form in a list of forms, manually decide the fields and make sure everything is well set-up? And why do I need more plugins in order to add ReCAPTCHA support, or even pay for such a basic option?</p>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<p>The Contact Form Block has been designed to be used within the Gutenberg Editor. You can modify the labels of the main fields (Name, E-mail, and Message) and the overall design. A header can also be added, with an image and some text. The text and color of the submit button can also be customized. There are 3 basic <strong><em>themes</em></strong> available: None, Default and Meow Apps. None will add no styles to your contact form, Default will make it work on any theme, and Meow Apps will look a bit more solid.</p>
<p>The shortcode [contact-form-block] can also be used, just as it is! That shortcode can be used anywhere, in your widgets for example. Have a look at the <a href="https://meowapps.com/contact-form-block/tutorial/" rel="nofollow ugc">tutorial</a> to learn how to use it.</p>
<p>For the ReCAPTCHA and the other various settings, please visit the Contact Form page under the Meow Apps menu in your WordPress Admin.</p>
<h3>Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li>The default behavior of this contact form is to send an e-mail to the admin of the WordPress install. That can be easily modified through the available WordPress filters.</li>
<li>ReCAPTCHA v3 is currently used as an Anti-Spam. If you are interested, you can also develope your own ‘human check’. Have a look at <a href="https://meowapps.com/contact-form-block/tutorial/#Anti-Spam_Ask_a_question" rel="nofollow ugc">this</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Best Practices</h3>
<p>This contact form follows the best practices, in order to guarantee a maximum conversion rate.</p>
<ul>
<li>Vertical layout (multi-columns result in a loss)</li>
<li>Labels above the fields (instead of placeholders or tricks)</li>
<li>Explicit and colorful submit button (labelled ‘Send’ instead of ‘Submit’, by default)</li>
<li>A limited number of fields (after 3 fields, the conversion rate goes down)</li>
<li>No captcha (don’t worry about spams, this contact form includes ReCAPTCHA_v3, which is invisible)</li>
<li>Use a header (with a small image), that will motivate the user to contact you</li>
</ul>
<h3>Limitations</h3>
<p>This Contact Form’s goal is to remain simple and fast. New fields and features can be added through its filters and actions, but I will not make the core more complex and heavy.</p>
<p>Languages: English.</p>


Contact Form Block

A good and simple plugin. But should have some more options like subject field and notification email changing option.

Simple plugin

Neat, simple, super lightweight

Tired of those heavy and old contact forms? Try this one. Simple, yet modern, pretty and extremely optimized. No JS or CSS files are loaded.

Kuba Mikita

BracketSpace

Mateusz Gbiorczyk

notification

Piotr Konicki

tomaszadamowicz

<p><strong>WordPress sends emails you can’t customize.</strong> You can’t change who receives them, what they say, or how they look. And if you need to notify your team about content changes, user activity, or security events — WordPress simply doesn’t do that.</p>
<p><strong>Notification fixes this.</strong> It gives you complete control over what WordPress sends, to whom, and through which channel. Replace rigid default emails with fully customizable messages, or create entirely new notifications triggered by any WordPress event. No coding required — set up your first notification in under 5 minutes.</p>
<span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gW2KHrT_a7U?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span>
<h4>WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THE FREE VERSION</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Replace default WordPress emails</strong> — Disable any built-in email (new user, password reset, comments, etc.) and replace it with your own version using the built-in Wizard</li>
<li><strong>Create custom notifications</strong> — Get notified when posts are published, users register, comments arrive, plugins update, and 50+ other WordPress events</li>
<li><strong>Use dynamic content</strong> — Insert Merge Tags like <code>{post_title}</code>, <code>{user_email}</code>, or <code>{comment_content}</code> to personalize every message</li>
<li><strong>Send to anyone</strong> — Route notifications to specific email addresses, users, or entire roles</li>
<li><strong>Send via email or webhook</strong> — Email is built-in; webhooks let you connect to any external service or automation tool</li>
<li><strong>Control with precision</strong> — Enable or disable individual triggers, configure carriers, and set up multiple notifications per event</li>
</ul>
<h4>REPLACE DEFAULT WORDPRESS EMAILS</h4>
<p>The built-in Wizard walks you through disabling WordPress default emails and replacing them with your own. You keep full control over the content, recipients, and formatting — no more generic messages you can’t edit.</p>
<h4>BUILT-IN TRIGGERS</h4>
<p>Over 50 triggers are ready to use out of the box. Enable or disable them in Settings.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Posts & Custom Post Types</strong> — published, drafted, updated, pending review, approved, trashed (works with any CPT)</li>
<li><strong>Taxonomy terms</strong> — created, updated, deleted (works with any taxonomy)</li>
<li><strong>Comments, Pingbacks & Trackbacks</strong> — new, replied, approved, unapproved, spam, trashed</li>
<li><strong>Users</strong> — registered, profile updated, logged in, failed login, logged out, password reset/changed, deleted</li>
<li><strong>Media</strong> — added, updated, deleted</li>
<li><strong>Plugins</strong> — activated, deactivated, installed, removed, updated</li>
<li><strong>Themes</strong> — installed, switched, updated</li>
<li><strong>WordPress</strong> — available updates (on a schedule you define)</li>
<li><strong>Privacy</strong> — personal data erased, erase request, exported, export request</li>
</ul>
<p>Each trigger comes with its own set of Merge Tags, plus you can use Global Merge Tags (<code>{site_title}</code>, <code>{admin_email}</code>, <code>{home_url}</code>, etc.) anywhere.</p>
<h4>EXTENSIONS</h4>
<p>Extend the plugin with additional carriers, triggers, and features:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://bracketspace.com/downloads/notification-webhooks/" rel="nofollow ugc">Webhooks</a> – send and receive Webhooks</li>
<li><a href="https://bracketspace.com/downloads/notification-conditionals/" rel="nofollow ugc">Conditionals</a> – send Notifications only when specific conditions are met</li>
<li><a href="https://bracketspace.com/downloads/notification-custom-fields/" rel="nofollow ugc">Custom Fields</a> – use any meta value in your Notifications</li>
<li><a href="https://bracketspace.com/downloads/notification-slack/" rel="nofollow ugc">Slack</a> – post messages to Slack channel</li>
<li><a href="https://bracketspace.com/downloads/notification-push/" rel="nofollow ugc">Push</a> – send push notifications via browser’s native system</li>
<li><a href="https://bracketspace.com/downloads/notification-discord/" rel="nofollow ugc">Discord</a> – post messages to Discord channel</li>
<li><a href="https://bracketspace.com/downloads/notification-twilio/" rel="nofollow ugc">Twilio</a> – send bulk SMS messages from your Twilio registered phone number</li>
<li><a href="https://bracketspace.com/downloads/notification-scheduled-triggers/" rel="nofollow ugc">Scheduled Triggers</a> – schedule your notifications based on events time</li>
<li><a href="https://bracketspace.com/downloads/notification-review-queue/" rel="nofollow ugc">Review Queue</a> – catch your Notifications into a queue for manual review</li>
<li><a href="https://bracketspace.com/downloads/notification-woocommerce/" rel="nofollow ugc">WooCommerce</a> – triggers specific to WooCommerce</li>
<li><a href="https://bracketspace.com/downloads/notification-pushbullet/" rel="nofollow ugc">Pushbullet</a> – send Push and SMS Notifications via your phone</li>
<li><a href="https://bracketspace.com/downloads/notification-pushover/" rel="nofollow ugc">Pushover</a> – send Push messages to devices registered in Pushover</li>
<li><a href="https://bracketspace.com/downloads/notification-sendgrid/" rel="nofollow ugc">SendGrid</a> – send emails using SendGrid service</li>
<li><a href="https://bracketspace.com/downloads/notification-mailgun/" rel="nofollow ugc">Mailgun</a> – send emails using Mailgun service</li>
<li><a href="https://bracketspace.com/downloads/notification-file-log/" rel="nofollow ugc">File Log</a> – save Notifications as file logs on the server</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/notification-bbpress/" rel="ugc">bbPress</a> – bbPress triggers</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/notification-buddypress/" rel="ugc">BuddyPress</a> – BuddyPress triggers and integration with their notification system</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/signature-notification/" rel="ugc">Signature</a> – add a signature to all your emails automatically</li>
<li><a href="https://bracketspace.com/downloads/notification-email-attachments/" rel="nofollow ugc">Email Attachments</a> – attach files to your notification</li>
</ul>
<h4>DEVELOPER-FRIENDLY</h4>
<p>Notification is designed to be extended. Create custom Triggers from any <code>do_action()</code> call, add Merge Tags in a single line of code, or build entirely new Carriers. The plugin can be bundled with your theme or plugin and white-labeled with one function call.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.bracketspace.com/notification/developer/general" rel="nofollow ugc">Developer documentation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/BracketSpace/Notification-Extension-Boilerplate/" rel="nofollow ugc">Extension Boilerplate</a> to start building your own add-on</li>
</ul>
<h4>USE CASES</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Editorial workflows</strong> — Notify editors when a post is submitted for review, and authors when it’s approved or scheduled</li>
<li><strong>Security monitoring</strong> — Get alerts on failed login attempts, user role changes, or plugin activations</li>
<li><strong>Client sites</strong> — Replace confusing default WordPress emails with branded, clear messages for your clients</li>
<li><strong>Team coordination</strong> — Send Slack or webhook notifications when content is updated, users register, or comments need moderation</li>
<li><strong>WooCommerce stores</strong> — Trigger custom alerts for orders, stock changes, and customer activity (with the WooCommerce extension)</li>
</ul>
<p>Here are some of the most popular specific setups. See the FAQ section for step-by-step details on each.</p>
<ul>
<li>Notify authors when their post is published</li>
<li>Email editors when a post is submitted for review</li>
<li>Replace the default new user welcome email with a branded version</li>
<li>Alert admins on failed login attempts with IP address details</li>
<li>Get notified when someone edits a published post</li>
<li>Send Slack/webhook alerts when plugins are activated or updated</li>
<li>Notify users when their role changes</li>
<li>Disable default WordPress emails and replace them with custom ones</li>
<li>Monitor user registrations, password resets, and account deletions</li>
<li>Set up comment moderation notifications for post authors</li>
</ul>
<h4>USEFUL LINKS</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.bracketspace.com/notification/" rel="nofollow ugc">Documentation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/BracketSpace/Notification" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub repository</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/BracketSpace/Notification/issues/new" rel="nofollow ugc">Report a bug</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>CUSTOM DEVELOPMENT</h4>
<p>BracketSpace – the company behind this plugin provides <a href="https://bracketspace.com/custom-development/" rel="nofollow ugc">custom WordPress plugin development services</a>. We can create any custom plugin for you.</p>


Notification – Custom Notifications and Alerts for WordPress


This is a great plugin and well worth every star they get. 



It has a lot of features straight out of the box and will cover a LOT of use-cases, however the Pro plugins that are available take it even further.



This was exactly the solution we were looking for 👍 Highly recommend.


Great Plugin. Worth Every Star

Take full control of WordPress emails and notifications. Replace default messages, add custom triggers, and send alerts via email, webhook, Slack, and …

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