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<p>Truckenbrod Baked Forms lets you build contact forms directly in the WordPress block editor. Drag and drop form fields, configure email delivery and spam protection, and manage submissions — all without leaving your dashboard.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Block editor integration</strong> — Build forms visually using dedicated blocks for text, email, phone, date, dropdown, checkbox, textarea, and submit fields.</li>
<li><strong>Multiple forms</strong> — Create and manage as many forms as you need, each with its own settings and actions.</li>
<li><strong>Google reCAPTCHA v3</strong> — Invisible spam protection that scores submissions automatically.</li>
<li><strong>SMTP email delivery</strong> — Configure your own SMTP server for reliable email sending with SSL/TLS support.</li>
<li><strong>Database storage</strong> — Save every submission to the database and review them in the admin panel.</li>
<li><strong>Per-form actions</strong> — Assign multiple actions to each form: send an email, save to the database, or both.</li>
<li><strong>Template placeholders</strong> — Use <code>{fieldname}</code> placeholders in email subjects, messages, recipients, and reply-to addresses.</li>
<li><strong>Customizable messages</strong> — Set your own success, pending, and error messages with configurable text and background colors.</li>
<li><strong>Date picker</strong> — Built-in jQuery UI date picker with options for allowed weekdays and past date restrictions.</li>
<li><strong>Responsive and accessible</strong> — Clean, lightweight markup with label visibility controls and color customization.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Available Blocks</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Form</strong> — The container block that wraps your form fields and handles submission.</li>
<li><strong>Text Input</strong> — A single-line text field.</li>
<li><strong>Email Input</strong> — An email address field with validation.</li>
<li><strong>Phone Input</strong> — A phone number field.</li>
<li><strong>Textarea</strong> — A multi-line text field with configurable rows.</li>
<li><strong>Date Input</strong> — A date picker with weekday and past-date controls.</li>
<li><strong>Dropdown</strong> — A select field with customizable options.</li>
<li><strong>Checkbox</strong> — A checkbox field.</li>
<li><strong>Submit Button</strong> — The form submission button.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Development</h3>
<h4>Building from Source</h4>
<p>This plugin uses Node.js and npm for building assets. To build the plugin from source:</p>
<ol>
<li>Ensure you have Node.js (version 14 or higher) and npm installed.</li>
<li>Navigate to the plugin directory</li>
<li>Install dependencies: <code>npm install</code></li>
<li>Build the assets: <code>npm run build</code></li>
<li>(Optional) Create a distributable zip file: <code>npm run plugin-zip</code></li>
</ol>
<h3>Third-Party Services</h3>
<h4>Google reCAPTCHA v3</h4>
<p><strong>What it is and what it’s used for:</strong><br />
This plugin uses Google reCAPTCHA v3 to protect your contact forms from spam and abuse. reCAPTCHA v3 analyzes user behavior to detect whether a form submission is likely to be legitimate or spam. Unlike previous reCAPTCHA versions, v3 operates invisibly — your visitors won’t see a CAPTCHA challenge or checkbox. This plugin will only use Google reCAPTCHA if you a reCAPTCHA public and private key in the contact form settings section. If left empty, no data will be submitted but your forms wont be protected from spam aswell.</p>
<p><strong>What data is sent and when:</strong><br />
When a form with reCAPTCHA protection is submitted, the plugin sends the user’s reCAPTCHA token to Google’s servers. This token is generated automatically based on the user’s interaction with your site and the form. Google uses this data to analyze user behavior and assign a risk score to determine if the submission should be processed. The data sent includes:<br />
– The reCAPTCHA token<br />
– The action name (form submission)<br />
– The user’s IP address and browser information</p>
<p><strong>Service Links:</strong><br />
– <a href="https://policies.google.com/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">Google reCAPTCHA Terms of Service</a><br />
– <a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Privacy Policy</a><br />
– <a href="https://www.google.com/recaptcha/about/" rel="nofollow ugc">Google reCAPTCHA Privacy and Security</a></p>


Truckenbrod Baked Forms

A secure, block-based contact form plugin with SMTP email delivery, Google reCAPTCHA v3, and database submission storage.

Friendly Captcha

<p>Friendly Captcha is a privacy-first anti-bot solution that protects WordPress website forms from spam and abuse.</p>
<p>Do you use a captcha like reCAPTCHA to keep out bots? Friendly Captcha is a powerful anti-spam service that blocks spam-bots without annoying captcha images and protects user privacy.</p>
<h3>How Friendly Captcha Works</h3>
<p>Friendly Captcha is a tool for preventing spam on your website. Other CAPTCHAs are a burden on your users, Friendly Captcha respects your users.</p>
<p>Friendly Captcha is a proof-of-work based anti-bot solution in which the user’s device does all the work. We generate a unique crypto puzzle for each visitor.</p>
<p>Solving it will usually take only a few seconds. As soon as the user starts filling the form it starts getting solved. By the time the user is ready to submit, the puzzle is probably already solved.</p>
<p>Friendly Captcha prevents spam and doesn’t punish real users in doing so.</p>
<h3>Privacy Notices</h3>
<h4>No personal information</h4>
<p>Our anti-bot service does not store personal data from your end users. See our Privacy Policy for End Users to learn more.</p>
<h4>No cookies</h4>
<p>Our end user solution does not use cookies. This protects your end users from being tracked and followed from site to site.</p>
<h4>No discrimination</h4>
<p>Normal CAPTCHA tasks are not easy for all humans. Our solution works without labeling tasks and is thus accessible to everyone.</p>
<h4>Decentralized data processing</h4>
<p>By default, requests are processed in the point-of-presence closest to where it is accessed by the end user. See our Privacy Policy for End Users to learn more.</p>
<p>Join thousands of organizations in switching to a privacy-first anti-bot solution.</p>
<h3>Forms and Plugins Supported</h3>
<ul>
<li>WordPress Login Form</li>
<li>WordPress Register Form</li>
<li>WordPress Reset Password Form</li>
<li>WordPress Comments</li>
<li>CoBlocks</li>
<li>Contact Form 7</li>
<li>Divi Contact Forms</li>
<li>Elementor Pro Forms</li>
<li>FluentForm</li>
<li>Gravity Forms</li>
<li>Ultimate Member Login Form</li>
<li>Ultimate Member Register Form</li>
<li>Ultimate Member Reset Password Form</li>
<li>WooCommerce Login Form</li>
<li>WooCommerce Register Form</li>
<li>WooCommerce Checkout Form</li>
<li>WooCommerce Lost Password Form</li>
<li>WPForms</li>
<li>Profile Builder Login Form</li>
<li>Profile Builder Register Form</li>
<li>Profile Builder Reset Password Form</li>
<li>Forminator</li>
<li>Formidable</li>
<li>Avada Form Builder</li>
</ul>
<p>If you see an integration that’s missing, please <a href="https://github.com/FriendlyCaptcha/friendly-captcha-wordpress" rel="nofollow ugc">open a pull request</a></p>
<p>However, you may wish to email the authors of plugins you’d like to support Friendly Captcha: it will usually take them only an hour or two to add native support if they choose to do so. This will simplify your use of Friendly Captcha, and is the best solution in the long run.</p>


Friendly Captcha for WordPress

On first sight this CAPTCHA solution is what many people are looking for: Easy to implement and fully GDPR-compliant.

With the "Personal" plan there is a free plan available however I got an email from the friendly captcha team to upgrade my account. The smallest pricing option is 9 € a month. Sorry guys... for providing a simple piece of software 1.080 € over 10 years is ridiculous and I am out.

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Friendly Captcha is a privacy-first anti-bot solution that protects WordPress website forms from spam and abuse.

Truckenbrod Baked Forms vs Friendly Captcha for WordPress