Neural Forms

Neural Forms is a WordPress form plugin with a built-in lead inbox. Build forms with drag and drop, manage submissions in an email-style inbox, and let AI analyze every entry and draft your replies. Most form plugins stop at collecting submissions. Neural Forms starts there. Every submission lands in your lead inbox with a status, a star, and (optionally) an AI-generated summary, category, priority score, and a draft reply ready to send. View Live Demo What's Included

• Drag and drop form builder with live preview
• 18 field types: Text, Email, Textarea, Select, Checkbox, Number, Phone, URL, Date, Acceptance, Radio, Checkboxes, Range, Poll, Quiz, File Upload, Hidden, and Rating
• Row and column layouts (1 to 4 columns per row, mobile-responsive)
• Multi-step forms with steps, sections, and welcome screens
• Native Gutenberg block with 150+ styling attributes
• Shortcode support: [neural-forms id="42"]
• Form template library: pick a template, click once, your form is live
• Email-style lead inbox with status, starring, search, and date filters
• Per-form views, bulk actions, and keyboard shortcuts
• Per-entry message thread for replies
• CSV export with date filtering
• Cloudflare Turnstile and Google reCAPTCHA v2 spam protection
• Admin email notifications and customer auto-responder
• Privacy mode: disable IP and user-agent storage (GDPR-friendly)
• One-click Contact Form 7 migration
• Developer hooks, capability filters, and React SlotFill registry

AI Analysis on Every Submission 100 free AI credits included on signup. Connect your free Neural Forms API key to unlock:

• Auto-summary on every submission
• AI-assigned category (inquiry, support, sales, and more)
• Priority score (0 to 100)
• Auto-drafted reply ready to review and send
• Multi-tier AI models (Fast tier in the free version)

The form builder, lead inbox, email notifications, CAPTCHA, and CSV export all work without any AI key. AI features are optional and pause when free credits are consumed. How it works

1. Install Neural Forms from your WordPress dashboard.
2. Use the visual builder to add fields and configure settings, or pick a template from the library.
3. Embed using the Gutenberg block or the [neural-forms id="42"] shortcode.
4. (Optional) Enter your free Neural Forms API key in Settings to enable AI features.
5. Manage leads in the inbox: review AI analysis, send replies, export entries.

No third-party accounts required for basic form functionality. Built for

• Freelancers and agencies managing client inquiries
• Small businesses handling contact and support forms
• SaaS companies triaging inbound leads
• Bloggers and creators collecting feedback
• WooCommerce stores managing pre-sale questions

Neural Forms Pro Need more? Neural Forms Pro adds:

• 7,500 to 25,000 AI credits per year (resets with renewal)
• AI form generation: describe a form in plain English, AI builds it
• Smart spam detection with adjustable threshold
• Reanalyze, regenerate, and polish AI drafts
• Site profile scraper for context-aware AI
• Divi 5 Visual Builder module
• Native integrations with HubSpot, Mailchimp, Zapier, WhatsApp, and Google Forms
• Matrix and Repeater field types
• Premium AI model tiers
• Priority support
• Auto updates

Starting at $99 per year for unlimited sites. See full pricing. Built by Elicus Neural Forms is built by Elicus, building plugins for WordPress since 2015. Our other products include Divi Extended, WPMozo, and Divi Plus, used on 300,000+ WordPress sites worldwide. Documentation Full documentation is available at neuralforms.ai/documentation. External Services This plugin connects to external third-party services. Most connections require explicit opt-in (entering an API key or selecting a service). One service (the template library) is contacted when you open the Templates screen to fetch the list of available form templates. The disclosures below describe each service, what data is sent, when, and why. Neural Forms API When you enable AI features and enter a Neural Forms API key in Settings, the plugin sends form submission content (the text your visitors enter) and form field metadata to the Neural Forms API at api.neuralforms.ai for AI analysis. This includes generating submission summaries, categories, priority scores, and draft replies. No data is sent unless you have enabled AI and provided an API key. The plugin never sends IP addresses, WordPress admin credentials, or WordPress core data to this service.

• Service URL: https://api.neuralforms.ai
• Service website: https://neuralforms.ai
• Terms of Service: https://neuralforms.ai/terms-and-conditions/
• Privacy Policy: https://neuralforms.ai/privacy-policy/

Neural Forms Template Library When you open the Templates screen in Neural Forms, the plugin connects to the template library at templates.neuralforms.ai to fetch the catalog of available form templates. When you click to import a specific template, the plugin fetches that template's content from the same host. The plugin sends the template ID and the builder type (block-editor) with each request. No form submission data, no visitor data, no WordPress admin information, and no API keys are sent. The catalog is cached locally for 6 hours to reduce remote requests. The host is fixed to templates.neuralforms.ai by default and validated against an allowlist before every request.

• Service URL: https://templates.neuralforms.ai
• Service website: https://neuralforms.ai
• Terms of Service: https://neuralforms.ai/terms-and-conditions/
• Privacy Policy: https://neuralforms.ai/privacy-policy/

Cloudflare Turnstile When you select Cloudflare Turnstile as your CAPTCHA provider and configure your site and secret keys, the plugin loads the Turnstile challenge script on pages with forms and verifies visitor responses server-side via the Cloudflare API. This service is used only when Turnstile is selected as the CAPTCHA provider in Settings.

• Service website: https://www.cloudflare.com/products/turnstile/
• Terms of Service: https://www.cloudflare.com/website-terms/
• Privacy Policy: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/

Google reCAPTCHA v2 When you select Google reCAPTCHA v2 as your CAPTCHA provider and configure your site and secret keys, the plugin loads the reCAPTCHA challenge script on pages with forms and verifies visitor responses server-side via the Google API. This service is used only when reCAPTCHA v2 is selected as the CAPTCHA provider in Settings.

• Service website: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/
• Terms of Service: https://policies.google.com/terms
• Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Automatic Installation

1. Go to Plugins > Add New in your WordPress dashboard.
2. Search for "Neural Forms".
3. Click Install Now, then Activate.

Manual Installation

1. Download the plugin ZIP file.
2. Go to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin.
3. Upload the ZIP file and click Install Now.
4. Activate the plugin.

After Activation

1. Navigate to Neural Forms > Forms in your admin menu.
2. Click Add New to create your first form, or pick a template from the library.
3. Add fields, configure settings, and publish.
4. Embed using the Gutenberg block or the [neural-forms id="YOUR_FORM_ID"] shortcode.
5. (Optional) Go to Neural Forms > Settings to enter your free Neural Forms API key for AI features.

1.1.2 - 2026-07-01

• Fix: Multi-step forms no longer trigger an auto-scroll on page load.
• Improved: Refreshed the form builder's Active status pill to a blue background with mint text for better contrast.

1.1.1 - 2026-06-23

• Fix: Front-end form scripts and styles were missing from the WordPress.org download, which prevented forms from submitting. They are now bundled correctly.

1.1.0 - 2026-06-22

• New: Multi-step forms for breaking long forms into manageable steps.
• New: Poll block and multi-step form block for the block editor.
• New: Ready-to-use form templates so you can start with a working form in one click.
• Improved: Form dashboard layout for easier navigation.
• Improved: Form builder with smoother drag and drop.
• Improved: Inbox layout for faster scanning of submissions.

1.0.0 - 2026-06-21 Initial public release. Form Builder

• React-based admin form builder with drag-and-drop fields, validation, and live preview.
• Frontend rendering via [neural-forms] shortcode and the native Gutenberg block.
• 18 field types: Text, Email, Textarea, Select, Checkbox, Checkboxes, Number, Phone, URL, Date, Acceptance, Radio, Hidden, Range, Poll, Quiz, File Upload, and Rating.
• Submission pipeline with field-level validation and CAPTCHA verification.

Template Library

• Remote template catalog hosted at templates.neuralforms.ai
• Fixed host allowlist enforced for every remote request
• 6-hour transient cache on catalog to minimize remote calls
• Per-template content fetched only on user-triggered import (not pre-fetched)
• Imported form data sanitized to strip integrations, webhooks, recipients, and tokens before persisting

Lead Inbox

• Inbox UI with status management (new, read, spam, trash), starring, and needs-reply flags.
• Per-form views, full-text search, date-range filters, and CSV export.
• Bulk status changes with keyboard shortcuts.
• Per-entry message thread with reply logging.

AI (via Neural Forms API)

• Connection-first settings UX: enter API key, test connection, unlock AI controls.
• Auto-analysis on every submission: summary, category, priority, relevance score, and draft reply.
• Multi-tier AI model ladder (fast, balanced, smart, premium) selected by the AI service based on plan.
• Draft history carousel: every analysis preserved (10 per entry, 30-day TTL on non-finalized drafts).
• Click-budget protection: 5 AI actions per 2-hour window per entry.
• 100 free AI credits included on signup.

Notifications

• Configurable admin email notifications and customer auto-responder.
• Skip-spam toggle to suppress emails for AI-flagged spam entries.

Security and Privacy

• Cloudflare Turnstile and Google reCAPTCHA v2 support.
• Privacy mode toggle: disable IP and user-agent storage.
• API keys are write-only over REST and never exposed in responses.

Developer

• neural_forms_can_* capability filters for feature gating.
• React SlotFill registry for UI extensions.
• Action hooks: neural_forms_booted, neural_forms_entry_created, neural_forms_send_notifications, neural_forms_queue_ai_processing.
• Filter hooks: neural_forms_validate_submission_field, neural_forms_render_form, neural_forms_spam_check, and more.

Maintenance

• Daily WP-Cron purge of stale AI draft rows.
• 5-minute queue runner with 10-second post-submission nudge.
• Schema versioning via NEURAL_FORMS_DB_VERSION with automatic dbDelta() on upgrade.
• Full uninstall.php cleanup: drops all tables, deletes options, clears cron events, removes log files.