Elzo Forms

Elzo Forms is a WordPress form builder for people who need more than a basic contact form without immediately running into paid-only essentials. Multiple file uploads, stored submissions, conditional logic, multi-step forms, email notifications, spam protection, styling controls, and Gutenberg support are included for free. Build contact forms, quote and request forms, lead forms, job applications, feedback forms, file upload forms, and other custom forms directly inside WordPress. Submissions are processed and stored on your own site. No Elzo account, page builder, or external form service is required. More than a basic free form builder Many forms eventually need more than a few text fields. Elzo Forms includes the features needed to build more practical workflows without requiring an upgrade just to use them.

• Upload one or multiple files.
• Set file size, file count, and allowed file type limits.
• Upload large files using chunked uploads.
• Save submissions in the WordPress admin.
• Build multi-step forms.
• Show or hide fields with conditional logic.
• Send configurable email notifications.
• Redirect visitors or display a custom success message.
• Protect forms from spam without requiring CAPTCHA.
• Add forms with a native Gutenberg block or shortcode.

Building forms

• Visual form builder inside the WordPress admin.
• Searchable field picker for quickly finding and adding fields.
• Keyboard-friendly field selection with search, arrow navigation, and Enter to add.
• Field types: text, textarea, select, checkbox, radio, range, file upload, hidden, content, and button.
• Text fields also cover email, telephone, URL, number, date, time, and password input, with matching validation.
• Responsive field widths (full, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4) for multi-column layouts.
• Multi-step forms with configurable step navigation text.
• Conditional field visibility based on field values, visitor login state, or page context.
• Native Elzo Form block with an editor preview and width and alignment settings; the shortcode supports the same layout options.

Multiple file uploads — free File uploads are included in Elzo Forms without requiring a paid upgrade.

• Single or multiple file uploads.
• Minimum and maximum file count controls.
• Maximum upload size.
• Allowed file type restrictions.
• Chunked uploads for large files.
• Executable file types such as .php and .phtml are rejected.

Use file fields for job applications, document requests, support forms, project briefs, image submissions, and other workflows where visitors need to send more than text. Store submissions in WordPress — free Every successful submission can be stored on your own WordPress site and reviewed from Forms > Submissions. Stored submissions include:

• Submitted field values.
• Uploaded files.
• Submission time.
• Visitor information.
• The page the form was submitted from.

You do not need a separate dashboard or external account to access your form entries. Conditional logic — free Forms do not have to show every field to every visitor. Elzo Forms can show or hide fields based on:

• Values entered in other fields.
• Whether the visitor is logged in or logged out.
• The page or post where the form appears.

This makes it possible to build quote forms, applications, qualification forms, request forms, and other adaptive flows without custom JavaScript. Additional condition types are available in Elzo Forms PRO. Multi-step forms — free Split longer forms into multiple steps instead of presenting every field at once. Configure step labels and navigation text directly in the form builder. Multi-step forms can be combined with file uploads and conditional logic. Submissions and notifications

• Submissions are stored in the WordPress admin with submitted values, uploaded files, and visitor details.
• Email notifications with configurable recipients, subject, and message text.
• AJAX or standard form submissions.
• Custom success message or redirect after a successful submission.
• File uploads with size limits, file count limits, allowed file type checks, and chunked uploads for large files.

Gutenberg block Add a form directly from the WordPress block editor using the native Elzo Form block. Choose a form from the block settings and see a non-interactive preview inside the editor. Layout controls let you configure maximum width, form alignment, and text alignment. Shortcodes remain available for classic editor content, widgets, templates, and other shortcode-enabled locations. Spam protection Elzo Forms includes built-in spam controls that work without requiring a third-party CAPTCHA service:

• Minimum time before a form can be submitted.
• Minimum interval between submissions.
• Blocked IP addresses.
• Blocked words.
• Blocked submissions can be discarded or kept and marked as spam for review.

Optional Google reCAPTCHA v3 and Akismet modules are also available. Both remain disabled until you enable them and provide your own credentials. Styling and customization

• Global and per-form settings for form behavior, texts, and styling.
• Template overrides from an elzo-forms directory in your theme.
• Hooks and filters for custom field types, validation, and submission handling.
• Optional read-only JSON form sources, so developers can ship forms with a theme or plugin and keep them under version control.

Free and PRO Elzo Forms free is designed to be useful on its own rather than functioning as a limited demo. The free plugin includes the core form-building features described above, including multiple file uploads, stored submissions, multi-step forms, core conditional logic, email notifications, styling, spam protection, and Gutenberg integration. Elzo Forms PRO adds workflow and automation features beyond the core form builder, including post-submission automations, webhooks, conditional automation actions, cookie actions, and additional conditional logic types. Elzo Forms PRO is a separate commercial plugin available at https://elzoforms.com. It replaces the free runtime instead of extending it: while PRO is active, Elzo Forms free stops loading and can be deactivated.

1.1.0

• Added the native Elzo Form block with form selection and an editor preview.
• Added width and alignment settings to the Elzo Form block.
• Added a searchable, keyboard-friendly field picker.
• Added conditions on how many files were uploaded or how many options were selected.
• Page and post type conditions now pick content from your site instead of asking for IDs or slugs.
• Date, Time, Number, URL, Email, and Phone fields are now validated on the server as well as in the browser.
• Improved field type selection and switching.
• Improved the conditional logic type interface.
• Improved form builder usability, reliability, and compatibility.
• Fixed uploaded files staying on the server after their submission was deleted.
• Fixed file upload security: uploads are accepted only in order, and removing a file deletes it right away.
• Fixed conditions based on a file field not reacting to uploads until the form was submitted.
• Fixed conditions seeing only the first choice of a multiple select.
• Fixed a form cleared after submission keeping uploaded files, slider values, and its last step.
• Fixed file uploads when previewing an unpublished form.
• Fixed password fields changing some characters of the password on save.
• Fixed saving a form removing conditions whose type is temporarily unavailable.
• Fixed the max_width and text_align shortcode attributes accepting extra CSS.
• Fixed the Forms menu showing "Add New Post" on WordPress 6.5 and 6.6.
• Fixed form and submission meta box titles not being translatable.

1.0.0

• Initial public release for WordPress.org.
• Added the form builder, core field types, multi-step forms, AJAX and standard submissions, submissions storage, email notifications, redirects, file uploads, conditional field visibility, spam controls, optional Google reCAPTCHA v3 and Akismet protection, template overrides, and read-only JSON form sources.