AFB – Auto Form Builder – Embed Forms on Any Website

Live Preview | Backend Demo (One-Click Login) | Support Watch the full overview video below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpsZfFIvotE Auto Form Builder is a powerful, fully free WordPress form plugin that gives you everything you need to create professional forms — without touching a single line of code. Whether you're building a simple contact form, a multi-step feedback form, a file upload form, or a complex form with conditional logic, Auto Form Builder handles it all from an intuitive drag-and-drop interface. Every feature listed below is included in the free plugin. No upsells hidden behind core functionality. Why Auto Form Builder? Most form plugins lock their best features behind expensive subscriptions. Auto Form Builder gives you conditional logic, form analytics, spam protection, submission management, webhooks, import/export, and full visual customization — all completely free. Drag & Drop Form Builder Building a form takes minutes. Open the builder, drag your fields onto the canvas, and you're done. The builder supports undo/redo, a live preview with desktop, tablet, and mobile views, and instant shortcode generation so you can embed your form anywhere on your site. Embed Forms on Any Website Your forms aren't locked to your WordPress site. Every form comes with a ready-made embed code you can copy from the Forms screen and paste onto any website — including sites that don't run WordPress, and page builders such as WP Bakery, Brizy, and Elementor. The embedded form keeps the exact design you built, automatically resizes to fit its content with no inner scrollbar, and stays isolated from the host site's theme so it always looks right. You can even choose to have a redirect thank-you page open in the full browser window, breaking out of the frame. It's the same secure form, working anywhere you place it. 15+ Field Types Every common field type is included:

• Text Input
• Textarea
• Email
• Phone
• Number
• Date & Time
• Checkbox
• Radio Buttons
• Dropdown
• Name Field
• Address
• File Upload
• Signature
• Color Picker
• Tabular Survey (Likert grid)
• Star Rating
• NPS (0–10)
• Opinion Scale

Signature Field Collect legally-style e-signatures right inside your form. Visitors sign with a mouse, finger, or stylus on a signature pad, and the drawing is saved with the submission. Signatures are stored securely and shown as an image in the entry details, so they're perfect for consent forms, agreements, and approvals — and they work both on your WordPress pages and in embedded forms. Survey Fields & Visual Results Build complete surveys with four dedicated question types — features other form plugins charge for, included here free:

• Tabular Survey (Likert grid) — rows of questions with your own answer columns, as radio buttons or checkboxes (multiple answers per row). The table collapses neatly on mobile.
• Star Rating — 3 to 10 stars with hover preview, fully keyboard and touch accessible.
• NPS (0–10) — the standard "How likely are you to recommend us?" Net Promoter Score scale with color-coded Detractor/Passive/Promoter answers.
• Opinion Scale — numbered buttons with custom labels for each end, like "Not likely" and "Very likely".

Then open the Survey Results screen for visual, per-question reports: answer distribution charts for ratings and scales, stacked bars for tabular surveys, an automatically calculated NPS score with the Promoter/Passive/Detractor breakdown, and a 30-day response trend. Survey answers also appear beautifully formatted in the entry details and as readable text in CSV exports — and conditional logic works with every survey field, so you can show follow-up questions based on a visitor's rating. Color Picker Field Let visitors choose a color using the browser's native color picker — ideal for design requests, product personalization, and print orders. The selected color is validated, stored with the submission, and displayed as a color swatch next to its hex code in the entry details. Pre-Built Templates Start faster with ready-to-use form templates including Contact Form, Feedback Form, Support Request, Newsletter Signup, Event Registration, and more. Every template is fully customizable after creation. Conditional Logic Show or hide any field based on what a user has already entered. Set multiple conditions per field using AND or OR logic. Build smart, dynamic forms that adapt to each visitor — all without any code. Conditional logic goes beyond fields. You can also show a different success message or redirect to a different thank-you page depending on the visitor's answers, and control your emails with the same rules — route the admin notification to a different address, change its subject or message, skip it entirely, or send a different confirmation email to the user. The first matching rule wins, and if nothing matches your normal settings apply. Full Visual Customization Make your forms match your brand perfectly. The Customize tab gives you control over:

• Theme presets — Corporate, Minimal, Modern, Eco, Friendly, Luxury, Neutral, Creative, Feminine, Fresh, and more
• Header image / banner per form
• Background, colors, fonts, layout
• Field styling and button design
• Visual effects

Every change is previewed live across desktop, tablet, and mobile. Submission Management All your form submissions are organized in a clean inbox-style interface with Unread, Starred, Read, Spam, and Trash tabs. Search submissions by any field value — name, email, phone, or any custom field. Filter by form or date range, sort by newest or oldest, and print submissions directly from the dashboard. Email Notifications Get notified instantly when a form is submitted. Admin notification emails and user confirmation emails are both supported and fully configurable per form — recipients, subject, and a custom message with placeholders like {submission_data} and {form_name}. Choose between a styled HTML layout or a simple plain-text format for each email, and use conditional rules to send different emails (or none at all) based on the visitor's answers. Form Analytics (Built-In Add-On) Track exactly how your forms are performing. The analytics dashboard shows total views, total submissions, average conversion rate, and per-form breakdowns — all with a 30-day activity chart. Sync historical submissions, and reset data anytime. Form analytics is included free and activatable from the Add-Ons page. Spam Protection (Built-In Add-Ons) Two spam protection options are included free:

• Google reCAPTCHA — industry-standard bot protection
• Cloudflare Turnstile — a privacy-first, user-friendly CAPTCHA alternative with a better experience for real visitors

Both are activatable from the Add-Ons page. Use one or both on any form. User Registration & Login (Built-In Add-On) Turn any form into a registration form. Map your form's fields to the account email, username, password, and first/last name (a single Full Name field is split automatically), pick the role new users receive (Administrator is never allowed), and optionally send your own custom welcome email with placeholders like {username} and {set_password_url}. Passwords are handled by WordPress core and are never stored with the submission or included in notification emails. The add-on also gives you a fully independent login form via the [auto_form_builder_login] shortcode. Signing in, lost password, and choosing a new password all happen on your own page — visitors never see the default WordPress login screen. Customize the labels, button text, colors, and corner radius to match your site. Import & Export Export your forms and entries for backup or migration. Import forms onto any WordPress site in seconds. Perfect for agencies managing multiple client sites. Webhooks Connect your forms to any external service or automation platform using built-in webhook support. Send submission data to Zapier, Make, or any custom endpoint the moment a form is submitted. Extend with Paid Add-Ons The free plugin is complete and fully functional on its own. For teams and agencies that want to go further, premium add-ons are available to extend specific functionality. Auto Form CRM Integration Auto Form Builder integrates natively with Auto Form CRM, a dedicated WordPress CRM plugin built for managing leads and form submissions in one place. Try It Before You Install

• Live Preview — See forms on the frontend
• Backend Demo — Explore the full admin interface

1.2.9

• New: Survey field types — a new "Survey" category in the form builder with four field types, all free: Tabular Survey (a rows × columns Likert grid with an optional multiple-answers-per-row mode that collapses neatly on mobile), Star Rating (3–10 stars, keyboard accessible), NPS (the standard 0–10 Net Promoter Score scale with color-coded answers), and Opinion Scale (numbered 0/1–10 buttons with custom labels for each end).
• New: Survey Results page — a new admin screen with visual, per-question results: answer distribution charts for ratings and scales, stacked bar charts for tabular surveys, option counts for radio/dropdown/checkbox questions, an automatic NPS score with the Promoter/Passive/Detractor breakdown, and a 30-day response trend.
• New: Survey answers are shown in a readable format in the entry details (stars, NPS segment badges, per-question matrix answers) and CSV exports now write structured answers as readable text instead of raw code.
• New: Conditional logic works with all survey fields — for example, show a "What can we improve?" question only when the NPS score is 6 or less. Rules on a tabular survey match any row's answer, and the rule editor now shows guidance (valid ranges, tips) when a survey field is selected.
• Improved: Survey fields follow the form's Customize colors — scale buttons, matrix answers, and focus outlines use the form's primary color instead of a fixed blue.
• Fixed: Star rating and tabular survey accessibility labels could appear as visible text on themes without screen-reader styles; the plugin now ships its own.
• Fixed: Form Analytics add-on charts load again — the Chart.js library it relies on is now shipped with the plugin.

1.2.8

• New: Gutenberg block — insert any form directly from the block editor. Pick the form from a dropdown and see a live, styled preview right in the editor; the block always renders the latest version of the form, so no shortcodes are needed.
• New: WordPress dashboard widget — see your forms, total and unread submissions, and this week's activity at a glance on the main WordPress dashboard, with a 7-day submissions chart, the latest entries (unread highlighted), and one-click shortcuts to create a form or open submissions.
• New: Prefill from URL parameters — enable "Prefill from URL Parameter" on text, email, phone, number, dropdown, and radio fields to fill them automatically from links like ?business-name=Acme. Also works for forms embedded on other websites: the host page's URL parameters are forwarded to the embedded form securely.
• New: Color Picker field — let visitors pick a color with the native color selector. The chosen color is validated, stored with the submission, and shown as a color swatch next to its hex code in the entry details.

1.2.7

• New: User Registration & Login add-on — create WordPress accounts automatically from form submissions. Map form fields to the account email, username, password, and first/last name (a single Full Name field is split automatically), choose the role new users receive (Administrator is never selectable), and respect or override the site's "Anyone can register" setting. Passwords are handled by WordPress core and never stored with the submission or included in any email.
• New: Independent login form — the [auto_form_builder_login] shortcode now handles signing in, lost password, and password reset entirely on your own page; visitors never see the default WordPress login screen. Error and confirmation messages appear inline and never reveal whether an account exists.
• New: Login form appearance settings — customize the username/password labels, button text, five colors (button, button text, text, links, background), and corner radius from the add-on settings page.
• New: Custom welcome email — replace the standard WordPress new-user email with your own subject and message, using placeholders such as {username}, {email}, {first_name}, {site_name}, {login_url}, and {set_password_url}.
• Improved: Webhooks, analytics, and other submission actions now also run for forms whose confirmation is a redirect (previously they were skipped for redirect-only forms).
• Developer: New auto_form_builder_processed_submission_data filter lets add-ons adjust submission data before it is stored, emailed, or passed to webhooks.

1.2.6

• New: Conditional confirmations — show a different success message or redirect to a different thank-you page based on the visitor's answers, with multiple rules combined using AND/OR logic (first matching rule wins).
• New: Conditional email rules — skip the admin notification or send it to a different address with a different subject and message based on the visitor's answers; the user confirmation email can be skipped or customized the same way.
• New: Plain text email format — choose between the styled HTML layout and a simple plain-text format for admin notifications and user confirmation emails, per form.
• New: Custom Message field for admin notification emails — write your own notification body with the same placeholders as the confirmation email, such as {submission_data} and {form_name}.
• New: Help text on the Forms screen explaining the difference between the shortcode Copy button (this website) and the Copy embed code button (any other website).

1.2.5

• New: Signature field — let visitors draw an e-signature (mouse, touch or stylus) that is saved with the submission and shown in the entry details. Works on regular pages and embedded forms.
• Fixed: Fields left without a label or name no longer show their internal ID (a string of numbers) in the entry view and email notifications — a friendly field-type name is shown instead.

1.2.4

• New: Embed forms on any website — copy a ready-made embed code from the Forms screen and paste it into any site, even non-WordPress platforms and page builders. The embedded form keeps its original design, auto-resizes to fit its content, and stays isolated from the host theme's styles.
• New: "Break out of iframe" option for redirect thank-you pages — optionally open the redirect page in the full browser window instead of inside the embedded frame (off by default, so existing behaviour is unchanged).
• Improved: Embedded forms load reliably alongside caching/optimization plugins (LiteSpeed, WP Rocket, W3 Total Cache) so auto-resize works out of the box.

1.2.3

• New: Inline validation for searchable dropdowns and pattern/format input rules — invalid fields now show an inline error message, are visually marked, block submission, and the form scrolls to and focuses the first invalid field. Errors clear automatically as the visitor corrects them.
• New: Opt-in, anonymous Usage Data — an optional, off-by-default setting (available in the onboarding screen and under Settings → General) that sends a one-time anonymous "install" event when you opt in and an "uninstall" event when the plugin is deleted, so we can measure the uninstall rate and prioritise improvements. Fully anonymous (random local site ID only), https-only, and never sends your site URL, email, IP, or any form/submission content. See the "External Services" section for the full disclosure.
• Improved: Refreshed compiled frontend bundle and build tooling for faster, more reliable form rendering.

1.2.2

• New: Email Branding — customize 3 colors (accent, heading/text, page background) for admin notification and user confirmation emails per form. Defaults match the original look, so existing forms render byte-for-byte identically.
• New: Optional hyperlink inside Single Checkbox (Yes/No) field text — embed a link to a privacy policy, terms page, or any URL directly inside the consent checkbox label, with optional "open in new tab".
• New: Email deliverability tip displayed inside form settings whenever an email feature is enabled — explains why messages may land in Spam without an SMTP plugin and how to fix it, without naming or recommending any third-party product.
• New: Opt-in, anonymous Deactivation Feedback dialog — appears only when an admin clicks Deactivate from the plugins screen, shows the exact payload before sending, and provides a clearly visible "Skip & Deactivate" option. No site URL, email, IP, or personal data is collected.
• Improved: Duplicate-submission protection — the submit button now visually locks after the first valid click and re-enables on validation errors or browser back navigation, while the server silently absorbs identical payloads received within a 10-second window. Prevents duplicate entries from rapid double-clicks, slow networks, or browser/service-worker replays.
• Improved: WordPress.org compliance — explicit "External Services" section added to the plugin readme covering the optional opt-in feedback endpoint.

1.2.1

• Fixed: Form submissions on pages with non-Latin URLs (Georgian, Arabic, Cyrillic, Chinese, Hebrew, Persian, Thai, etc.) no longer redirect to the WordPress admin login page after submit
• Fixed: Required field validation now works correctly when a file upload field is present on the form — Name, Email, and other required fields no longer falsely report as missing
• Fixed: Conditional logic now triggers on single-selection searchable dropdowns when an option is chosen
• Fixed: Multi-select dropdown chip remove icon now correctly deselects the option (previously did nothing)
• Fixed: Clicking directly on a checkbox inside a multi-select dropdown now properly toggles selection
• Fixed: Flash of unstyled content (FOUC) — fields hidden by conditional logic no longer briefly appear on page load before being hidden by JavaScript
• New: Move Up / Move Down buttons on each form field in the builder canvas — click-to-reorder alternative to drag-and-drop, with first/last fields automatically disabled
• New: Dedicated "Report a Bug" admin page with direct links to the online bug report form and email support, plus a prominent CTA banner on the Help & Documentation page

1.2.0

• Fixed: Date fields now display in the user-configured format (e.g. DD/MM/YYYY, MM/DD/YYYY) on the submission detail page in the dashboard
• Fixed: Date fields now display in the user-configured format in admin notification emails and user confirmation emails (subject, body, and {submission_data} table)
• Fixed: Date field placeholders in custom email templates (e.g. {birthday}, {start_date}) now respect the per-field date format setting
• Fixed: HTML formatting tags (e.g. <br>, <p>) are no longer stripped from the "Custom Message" field of the User Confirmation Email when saving form settings
• Fixed: HTML formatting tags are no longer stripped from the "Success Message" field when saving form settings
• Fixed: Required single checkboxes (e.g. consent, privacy, terms) now trigger the browser's inline "Please check this box" validation on submit, matching the behaviour of other required fields — prevents the full-form error banner and avoids losing typed data
• New: Optional "Show Date Preview" toggle for date fields — allows hiding the date preview chip below the date picker when not needed
• Fixed: Form container no longer remains visible as an empty box after successful AJAX submission
• Fixed: Email notifications now show field labels instead of numeric IDs for fields inside Row layouts
• Fixed: Multi-select dropdown validation entries no longer appear in email notifications
• Fixed: Removed orphaned CSS enqueue that caused a 404 request on every form page

1.1.9

• Fixed: Conditional logic now works correctly with multi-select dropdown fields (searchable dropdowns with "Allow Multiple Selection" enabled)
• Fixed: Required fields hidden by conditional logic no longer block form submission

1.1.8

• New: 8 industry-specific form themes — Healthcare, Real Estate, Education, Restaurant, Tech/SaaS, Legal, Nonprofit, Fitness
• Improved: All 12 existing form themes redesigned with richer gradient backgrounds, deeper shadows, and color-matched field styling
• Improved: Themes now activate button hover effects (grow, shadow) and form entrance animations (fade-in, slide-up)
• Improved: Field icon colors, input shadows, and success message colors are now tinted to each theme's palette
• Fixed: Theme architecture — switching themes no longer carries stale properties from the previous theme
• Fixed: "Reset Theme to Default" now produces the exact same result as clicking the theme
• Fixed: Elementor compatibility — form padding, layout, and button styling fully restored when using Elementor shortcode widget
• Fixed: Submit button visual fallbacks for Hello Elementor and other minimal themes with aggressive CSS resets
• Fixed: Two-column field layout breaking inside Elementor containers

1.1.7

• New: Outbound webhooks — send form submission data to external CRMs and platforms (e.g. GoHighLevel, Zapier, Make)
• New: Webhooks settings tab under Settings with enable toggle, endpoint URL, and optional HMAC-SHA256 signing secret
• New: Form border controls (width, color) in the Customize panel
• New: Form border radius and box shadow options in the Customize panel
• New: Background color opacity control for solid backgrounds
• New: Help text color control in the Customize panel
• New: Header overlay with configurable color, opacity, and separate hover overlay settings
• New: Name field layout option — stacked or side by side
• Fixed: Header image not respecting form border radius (inner radius now calculated correctly)
• Fixed: Header image padding/margin causing gaps inside bordered forms
• Fixed: Submit button styles not applying due to insufficient CSS specificity
• Fixed: Dynamic CSS timing issues on Elementor and late-rendering themes
• Fixed: Name field inline CSS removed in favor of dedicated stylesheet
• Fixed: Submit button hover color, border, animation, and helper text not rendering in Preview tab
• Improved: Developer filters for webhook payload, request arguments, and private host allowlisting

1.1.6

• Fixed: Forms displaying without styling on Hello Elementor and other minimal themes
• Fixed: Form Customize settings (colors, fonts, header image) not applying on Elementor-based themes
• Fixed: Admin pages (Add-Ons, Settings, Dashboard) flashing unstyled on first load
• Fixed: Modern file upload CSS returning 404 error due to incorrect asset path
• Fixed: Incorrect page slugs in admin critical CSS loader causing FOUC on multiple pages
• Fixed: Misleading "Premium version" references in CAPTCHA add-on notices

1.1.5

• Fixed: New form submissions not appearing on the Submissions page
• Fixed: "All" tab on Submissions page not loading results
• Fixed: Submission status counts not including entries with legacy null status

1.1.4

• New: Button border controls (color, width, radius) in the Customize panel
• New: Button helper text option with above/below positioning
• New: Button hover text color control
• New: 15 additional Google Fonts (total 20 fonts available)
• Fixed: Google Fonts not loading on rendered forms and admin preview
• Fixed: Button text color not applying on rendered forms
• Fixed: Form duplication now works without premium requirement
• Improved: Unified save — Settings tab now saves with the main Save Form button
• Improved: Submit Button Text moved to Customize tab for better UX
• Improved: Submissions page defaults to Unread tab
• Improved: Removed redundant Mark as Processed action (Mark as Read covers it)

1.1.3

• New: Custom dropdown time picker replacing native browser time input
• New: Time field now fully respects Time Intervals, Earliest/Latest Time, and 12h/24h Format settings
• Removed: Show Seconds option (unnecessary for most forms)
• Improved: Cleaned up dead CSS and JavaScript code for time fields
• Improved: WordPress coding standards compliance for all time field code

1.1.2

• Fixed: Background type switching not resetting properly between Solid/Gradient/Image
• Fixed: Uploaded background images not displaying in preview and frontend
• Fixed: Background patterns (dots, grid, diagonal, waves) not rendering on frontend
• Fixed: Background opacity not applying on rendered frontend forms
• Fixed: Gradient text inputs not persisting all gradient properties
• Fixed: CSS generation producing invalid output when background opacity is used
• Fixed: Frontend sanitizer stripping multi-value background-size and SVG data URLs
• Fixed: Missing style properties in save whitelist preventing frontend rendering
• New: Background Size, Position, and Repeat controls for uploaded background images
• New: Active highlight indicator on selected background pattern
• Improved: Preview device icons (desktop/tablet/mobile) more visually distinct
• Improved: Desktop preview panel wider for clearer differentiation from tablet

1.1.1

• New: Customize Form option — Visual form styling panel with theme selection, header image, background (solid/gradient/image/patterns), colors, typography, layout, and field customization
• New: Form Analytics add-on — Track form views, submissions, and conversion rates with dedicated analytics dashboard and charts
• New: reCAPTCHA Protection add-on — Google reCAPTCHA v2 and v3 support to prevent spam and bot submissions
• New: Cloudflare Turnstile add-on — Privacy-first CAPTCHA alternative with better user experience
• All three add-ons are built-in and can be activated from the Add-Ons page

1.1.0

• Fixed: Major CSS conflicts with WooCommerce and other plugins
• Fixed: Global CSS selectors no longer affecting entire WordPress admin
• Fixed: Scrollbar styling no longer applying site-wide
• Fixed: WordPress core class overrides (button, notice, wrap, form-table)
• Fixed: Reduced motion media query no longer breaking animations globally
• Improved: All plugin CSS now properly scoped to plugin areas only
• Improved: Better WordPress coding standards compliance
• Performance: Optimized CSS loading for admin pages

1.0.9

• Added user confirmation email feature - send thank-you emails to form submitters
• New settings: email field selector, custom subject, custom message, reply-to address
• Supports placeholders in confirmation emails ({form_name}, {site_name}, {submission_data}, etc.)

1.0.8

• Added customizable submit button text in form settings

1.0.7

• Added addon support infrastructure for premium add-ons compatibility
• Added Pro-compatible hooks for submissions page (tags column, filters, actions)
• Added Pro-compatible page aliases for addon URL compatibility
• Entry Tags and Google Sheets add-ons now work with the free version

1.0.6

• Fixed CSS conflicts with other plugins
• Improved compatibility with different server configurations

1.0.5

• Cleaner admin interface

1.0.4

• New onboarding experience for first-time users
• Form template selection (Contact, Feedback, Support, Newsletter, Event Registration)

1.0.3

• Updated WordPress compatibility to 6.9

1.0.2

• Fixed form builder loading in translated languages

1.0.1

• Added 13 language translations
• Updated requirements: WordPress 6.0+, PHP 7.4+

1.0.0

• Initial release of Auto Form Builder
• Drag-and-drop form builder
• 20+ field types
• Multi-step form support
• Submission management
• Email notifications
• CSV/JSON export
• Mobile-responsive forms