Matthew Muro

<p><em>Visual Form Builder</em> is a plugin that allows you to build and manage all kinds of forms for your website in a single place.  Building a fully functional contact form takes only a few minutes and you don’t have to write one bit of PHP, CSS, or HTML!</p>
<h4>Upgrade to VFB Pro</h4>
<p>If you are a fan of Visual Form Builder and want extra features and functionality, <a href="http://vfbpro.com" rel="nofollow ugc">VFB Pro</a> is available.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Add fields with one click</li>
<li>Drag-and-drop reordering</li>
<li>Simple, yet effective, logic-based anti-SPAM system</li>
<li>Automatically stores form entries in your WordPress database</li>
<li>Manage form entries in the WordPress dashboard</li>
<li>Export entries to a CSV file</li>
<li>Send form submissions to multiple emails</li>
<li>jQuery Form Validation</li>
<li>Customized Confirmation Messages</li>
<li>Redirect to a WordPress Page or a URL</li>
<li>Confirmation Email Receipt to User</li>
<li>Standard Fields</li>
<li>Required Fields</li>
<li>Shortcode works on any Post or Page</li>
<li>Embed Multiple Forms on a Post/Page</li>
<li>One-click form duplication. Copy a form you’ve already built to save time</li>
<li>Use your own CSS (if you want)</li>
<li>Multiple field layout options. Arrange your fields in two, three, or a mixture of columns.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Field Types</h4>
<ul>
<li>Fieldset</li>
<li>Section (group fields within a fieldset)</li>
<li>Text input (single line)</li>
<li>Textarea (multiple lines)</li>
<li>Checkbox</li>
<li>Radio (multiple choice)</li>
<li>Select dropdown</li>
<li>Address (street, city, state, zip, country)</li>
<li>Date (uses jQuery UI Date Picker)</li>
<li>Email</li>
<li>URL</li>
<li>Currency</li>
<li>Number</li>
<li>Time (12 or 24 hour format)</li>
<li>Phone (US and International formats)</li>
<li>HTML</li>
<li>File Upload</li>
<li>Instructions (plain or HTML-formatted text)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Entries</h4>
<ul>
<li>Manage submitted entries in WordPress dashboard</li>
<li>Bulk Export to CSV</li>
<li>Bulk Delete</li>
<li>Advanced Filtering</li>
<li>Search across all entries</li>
<li>Collect submitted data as well as date submitted and IP Address</li>
<li>Disable saving of all entries (GDPR)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Customized Confirmation Messages</h4>
<ul>
<li>Control what is displayed after a user submits a form</li>
<li>Display HTML-formatted text</li>
<li>Redirect to a WordPress Page</li>
<li>Redirect to a custom URL</li>
</ul>
<h4>Notification Emails</h4>
<ul>
<li>Send a customized email to the user after a user submits a form</li>
<li>Additional HTML-formatted text to be included in the body of the email</li>
<li>Automatically include a copy of the user’s entry</li>
</ul>
<h4>SPAM Protection</h4>
<ul>
<li>Automatically included on every form</li>
<li>Uses a simple and accessible, yet effective, <a href="http://textcaptcha.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">text CAPTCHA</a> verification system</li>
</ul>


Visual Form Builder

Build beautiful, fully functional contact forms in only a few minutes without writing PHP, CSS, or HTML.

cimatti

<p>Build, publish, and manage contact forms on your WordPress site. Drag-and-drop editor with live preview, built-in submission storage, and configurable email notifications.</p>
<h4>Why Contact Forms by Cimatti</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>22 field types.</strong> Text, email, phone, select, checkboxes, file upload, date, color, and more.</li>
<li><strong>Drag-and-drop editor</strong> with live preview. See how the form looks while building it.</li>
<li><strong>Built-in submissions.</strong> Stored in your database, searchable, exportable to Excel.</li>
<li><strong>Custom CSS class and ID</strong> on every field, per-option on radios and checkboxes.</li>
<li><strong>Accessible by default.</strong> WCAG 2.2 AA and European Accessibility Act.</li>
<li><strong>Privacy ready.</strong> GDPR data retention with automatic anonymization.</li>
<li><strong>All included.</strong> No subscription, no ads, no hidden fees.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Build Forms Quickly</h4>
<p>Create forms with drag-and-drop. Create custom fields from Contact Forms > Fields and reuse them across forms.</p>
<p>Field types: Text Field, Text Area, Email, Autoreply Email, Telephone, Checkbox, Select, Radio Buttons, Multiple Select, Multiple Checkboxes, Post Select, Multiple Post Checkboxes, Date, Color Picker, Hidden Value, File Upload, Password, Password and Confirmation, Custom HTML, Fieldset, Captcha, Turnstile, and Submit Button.</p>
<p>Default fields on activation: First Name, Last Name, Email (autoreply), Address, City, State/Province, Country, Message, Telephone, Captcha, and Turnstile.</p>
<h4>Accessibility Built In</h4>
<p>Contact Forms 2.0 was built with accessibility at its core:<br />
* ARIA attributes (aria-required, aria-invalid, aria-describedby, aria-live)<br />
* Validation summary with links that scroll to and focus each field<br />
* Inline validation messages on blur and change events<br />
* Keyboard-accessible file upload with screen reader support<br />
* Respects prefers-reduced-motion</p>
<h4>Three Layout Options</h4>
<p>Standard (labels above fields), Side-by-Side (labels left), and Inline Labels (floating labels that move above the field on focus). All responsive and accessible.</p>
<h4>Customize Your Forms</h4>
<ul>
<li>Custom validation messages per field and per form</li>
<li>Colors, margins, button styles in the Appearance tab</li>
<li>Custom success and error messages per form</li>
</ul>
<h4>Email Notifications</h4>
<p>Admin and visitor emails with tokens ({first_name}, {email}, {__submitted_html}, etc.), conditional tags, and custom From address.</p>
<h4>GDPR and Data Retention</h4>
<ul>
<li>Configurable data retention per form (days, months, or years)</li>
<li>Anonymization or deletion for expired data, via WP-Cron</li>
<li>WordPress Privacy API integration</li>
<li>Deactivation cleanup options</li>
</ul>
<h4>Submissions Management</h4>
<p>Sortable list with submitted fields as columns. Lead statuses, notes, search, filter, Excel export.</p>
<h4>Dashboard and Analytics</h4>
<p>Submission charts filtered by form, period, or page.</p>
<h4>Spam Protection</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Captcha</strong> – Google reCAPTCHA v2 (keys configured in Settings) or math-based fallback</li>
<li><strong>Turnstile</strong> – Cloudflare Turnstile via the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-cloudflare-turnstile/" rel="ugc">Simple Cloudflare Turnstile</a> plugin</li>
<li><strong>Honeypot</strong> – Hidden field technique</li>
</ul>
<h4>File Upload</h4>
<p>Drag-and-drop file upload with visual dropzone, keyboard navigation, configurable extensions.</p>
<h4>Developer Friendly</h4>
<ul>
<li>Gutenberg block and classic editor button for embedding forms</li>
<li>Custom CSS class and ID on all field types, per-option on radios/checkboxes</li>
<li>Extension hooks for custom field types</li>
<li>WordPress Filters for form generation, validation, and custom tokens</li>
<li>English, Italian, and Spanish translations, WPML supported</li>
</ul>
<h4>Theme Helper</h4>
<p>Scans your theme’s CSS for conflicts with Contact Forms. Shows conflicting selectors and properties.</p>
<h4>What Changed in Version 2.0</h4>
<p>Version 2.0 is the result of five months of focused development:</p>
<ul>
<li>Accessibility rewrite (WCAG 2.2 AA / European Accessibility Act)</li>
<li>Live preview in the form editor</li>
<li>Inline Labels layout (floating labels)</li>
<li>GDPR data retention, anonymization, and Privacy API</li>
<li>Turnstile and reCAPTCHA v2</li>
<li>Drag-and-drop file upload</li>
<li>Telephone field with E.164 validation</li>
<li>Submissions list with Excel export</li>
<li>Gutenberg block</li>
<li>Danger Zone and deactivation cleanup</li>
</ul>
<h4>Privacy Notices</h4>
<p>With the default configuration, this plugin does not track users, send data to external servers, or use cookies on the frontend.</p>
<p>If you use reCAPTCHA, data may be sent to <a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Google</a>. If you use Turnstile, data may be sent to <a href="https://www.cloudflare.com/turnstile-privacy-policy/" rel="nofollow ugc">Cloudflare</a>.</p>
<h4>Docs and Support</h4>
<p>Documentation and FAQ: <a href="https://www.cimatti.it/en/wordpress-plugins/contact-forms/" rel="nofollow ugc">cimatti.it</a>. Support: <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-forms/" rel="ugc">WordPress.org forum</a>.</p>
<h4>Where do I report security bugs?</h4>
<p>Through the <a href="https://patchstack.com/database/vdp/contact-forms" rel="nofollow ugc">Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program</a>.</p>


Contact Forms by Cimatti

Accessible drag-and-drop contact form builder with live preview, WCAG 2.2, GDPR tools, spam protection, and Excel export.

Visual Form Builder vs Contact Forms by Cimatti