Title: Ananyoo Accessible Forms – Contact Form & Entry Storage
Author: ananyoo
Published: June 28, 2026
Last modified: June 28, 2026
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# Ananyoo Accessible Forms – Contact Form & Entry Storage
By [ananyoo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/anblik/)
[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/ananyoo-accessible-forms.1.1.2.zip)
* [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ananyoo-accessible-forms/#description)
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* [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ananyoo-accessible-forms/#installation)
* [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ananyoo-accessible-forms/#developers)
[Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/ananyoo-accessible-forms/)
## Description
**Ananyoo Accessible Forms** builds contact and lead forms that conform to **WCAG
2.2 Level AA** out of the box. Instead of bolting accessibility on afterwards, every
form is generated with correct semantics from the start: a real `` for every
control, `fieldset`/`legend` for grouped inputs, an error summary that takes focus,
inline errors tied to their field with `aria-describedby` and `aria-invalid`, and
a status region that announces success.
Developed by Shivaji Mitra (M/S. Anblik).
**Live demo:** [Try the accessible forms demo »](https://showcase.ananyoo.com/accessible-forms/)
#### Why this plugin?
Most popular form plugins can be made accessible, but they do not start that way—
you have to know exactly which settings to change and which markup to fix. This
plugin makes the accessible result the default, so a form added by a non-expert
is still usable by keyboard and screen-reader visitors, on the smallest phone, in
high-contrast mode.
#### Key features
* **Accessible by construction** — label per field, fieldset/legend for radio and
checkbox groups, required state exposed to assistive tech.
* **Error summary with managed focus** — on a failed submit, an `role="alert"`
summary lists each problem as a link to the field, and focus moves to it (WCAG
2.2 SC 3.3.1, 2.4.3).
* **Values kept on error** — visitors never retype a whole form because one field
failed (SC 3.3.7 Redundant Entry).
* **Accessible anti-spam, no puzzles** — an invisible honeypot plus a submission-
time trap stop bots without a CAPTCHA, satisfying SC 3.3.8 Accessible Authentication.
* **Reusable forms** — each form is stored once and can be placed on many pages
by ID.
* **Stored entries** — every submission is saved so nothing is lost if an email
fails. List, search, trash and restore using the native WordPress screens.
* **Spam quarantine** — suspected spam is moved to a recoverable Spam view, not
deleted, so false positives can be restored.
* **Block and shortcode** — insert the Accessible Form block, or use `[ananyoo_form
id="123"]` anywhere, just like a classic contact form.
* **Any-SMTP delivery** — notifications are sent through `wp_mail()`, so any SMTP
plugin you already use handles deliverability.
* **3 px focus ring, 44 × 44 targets** — meets WCAG 2.2 SC 2.4.11/2.4.13 and 2.5.8
by default (both adjustable).
* **Reflows cleanly at 320 px**, **respects prefers-reduced-motion**, and supports**
Windows High Contrast / forced-colors**.
* **Works without JavaScript** — the server validates and re-renders; JavaScript
only enhances focus handling and adds an early client-side check.
* **Clean uninstall option** — off by default (your data is kept). Turn it on to
remove every form, entry and setting when the plugin is deleted.
#### Links
* [Plugin home & documentation](https://ananyoo.com/ananyoo-accessible-forms-plugin/)
* [Live demo](https://showcase.ananyoo.com/accessible-forms/)
* [More accessibility plugins from Ananyoo](https://ananyoo.com/wordpress-accessibility-plugins/)—
further WordPress accessibility plugins are in active development.
* [Support & contact](https://ananyoo.com/contact-us/)
#### Privacy
This plugin stores the entries you receive in your own WordPress database and sends
notification emails through your site’s own mail system (the standard `wp_mail()`
function). It does not send your data to any third-party service and adds no tracking
or front-end links of its own. If you enable the optional Cloudflare Turnstile support,
the separate companion plugin you choose handles that request.
## Screenshots
[⌊The accessible form on the front end: real visible labels, helpful hint text and
large, easy-to-tap fields, with each behaviour mapped to its WCAG 2.2 AA success
criterion.⌉⌊The accessible form on the front end: real visible labels, helpful hint
text and large, easy-to-tap fields, with each behaviour mapped to its WCAG 2.2 AA
success criterion.⌉[
The accessible form on the front end: real visible labels, helpful hint text and
large, easy-to-tap fields, with each behaviour mapped to its WCAG 2.2 AA success
criterion.
[⌊Accessible validation: an error summary that takes focus, plus inline messages
tied to each field and announced to screen readers, never by colour alone.⌉⌊Accessible
validation: an error summary that takes focus, plus inline messages tied to each
field and announced to screen readers, never by colour alone.⌉[
Accessible validation: an error summary that takes focus, plus inline messages tied
to each field and announced to screen readers, never by colour alone.
[⌊The accessible success state after a valid submission: a clear confirmation announced
through a polite live region (SC 4.1.3), with focus moved to it so keyboard users
are never left guessing.⌉⌊The accessible success state after a valid submission:
a clear confirmation announced through a polite live region (SC 4.1.3), with focus
moved to it so keyboard users are never left guessing.⌉[
The accessible success state after a valid submission: a clear confirmation announced
through a polite live region (SC 4.1.3), with focus moved to it so keyboard users
are never left guessing.
[⌊Every submission is saved as a native WordPress entry. The list shows the sender,
subject, form, date and IP, with Quick View, View and Trash actions.⌉⌊Every submission
is saved as a native WordPress entry. The list shows the sender, subject, form,
date and IP, with Quick View, View and Trash actions.⌉[
Every submission is saved as a native WordPress entry. The list shows the sender,
subject, form, date and IP, with Quick View, View and Trash actions.
[⌊A stored entry opened in the admin: every submitted field and value in a semantic
table, with checkbox answers shown as Yes or No and the received time and IP set
apart below.⌉⌊A stored entry opened in the admin: every submitted field and value
in a semantic table, with checkbox answers shown as Yes or No and the received time
and IP set apart below.⌉[
A stored entry opened in the admin: every submitted field and value in a semantic
table, with checkbox answers shown as Yes or No and the received time and IP set
apart below.
[⌊Quick View opens any entry in an accessible modal dialog without leaving the list:
focus moves into the dialog, Escape closes it, and focus returns to the link afterwards.⌉⌊
Quick View opens any entry in an accessible modal dialog without leaving the list:
focus moves into the dialog, Escape closes it, and focus returns to the link afterwards
.⌉[
Quick View opens any entry in an accessible modal dialog without leaving the list:
focus moves into the dialog, Escape closes it, and focus returns to the link afterwards.
[⌊Build a form visually with the Accessible Form block, or drop its shortcode anywhere;
both render the identical accessible markup.⌉⌊Build a form visually with the Accessible
Form block, or drop its shortcode anywhere; both render the identical accessible
markup.⌉[
Build a form visually with the Accessible Form block, or drop its shortcode anywhere;
both render the identical accessible markup.
## Blocks
This plugin provides 1 block.
* Accessible Form Embed a WCAG 2.2 AA accessible form by Ananyoo.
## Installation
1. Upload the plugin to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory, or install it from the
Plugins screen.
2. Activate it. Three ready-to-use example forms are created automatically: an enquiry
form (showing every field type), a newsletter sign-up, and a quick feedback form.
3. Go to **Ananyoo Accessible Forms** to edit fields, or create a new form.
4. Copy the form’s shortcode (e.g. `[ananyoo_form id="123"]`) into any page or post,
or add the **Accessible Form** block and choose your form.
5. Set the notification email under **Ananyoo Accessible Forms Settings**. For reliable
delivery, use any SMTP plugin.
## FAQ
### Do I need a CAPTCHA?
No. The built-in honeypot and submission-time trap stop most bots without asking
visitors to solve a puzzle, which keeps the form accessible. The plugin deliberately
does not bundle a CAPTCHA, and never uses image-puzzle CAPTCHAs, which create barriers
for many disabled visitors.
If your forms attract heavy, targeted spam and you want an extra layer, the most
accessible choice is **Cloudflare Turnstile** — in its “Managed” / interaction-only
mode it verifies most visitors invisibly, with no puzzle to solve. Add it with a
dedicated Turnstile plugin (for example, “Simple CAPTCHA Alternative with Cloudflare
Turnstile”). See the next question for connecting it to these forms.
### How do I add Cloudflare Turnstile (or another CAPTCHA) to these forms?
The easiest way is automatic. Install the free “Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile”
plugin (by RelyWP) and add your Turnstile keys. These forms then detect it and show
the Turnstile challenge by themselves — no code, no shortcode. A failed or missing
challenge is reported through the same accessible error summary as any other field,
with the visitor’s answers kept. You can switch this off under Ananyoo Accessible
Forms Settings.
Importantly, this plugin still loads no third-party script itself; the companion
plugin renders and enqueues the Turnstile widget. So this plugin makes no external
requests on its own.
Prefer a different CAPTCHA, or want full control? Two hooks are also available:
* `do_action( 'ananyoo_aaf_before_submit', $form_id, $uid, $errors )` — fires just
before the submit button, inside the form. Use it to output a verification widget.
* `apply_filters( 'ananyoo_aaf_validation_errors', $errors, $raw, $fields, $form_id)`—
return a non-empty `name => message` array to reject a submission. The message
then appears in the accessible error summary and beside the form.
Developers can also disable the built-in Turnstile integration with the `ananyoo_aaf_use_turnstile`
filter (return `false`).
### Does the plugin make external requests or track anything?
No. By itself the plugin makes no external/HTTP requests and includes no analytics
or tracking. (If you add a third-party CAPTCHA plugin, such as Cloudflare Turnstile,
that plugin handles its own requests and data under its own privacy terms.)
### Are submissions stored if the email fails?
Yes. Every valid submission is saved as an entry before the email is sent, so a
mail problem never loses a message.
### Will deleting the plugin remove my data?
Only if you choose to. The clean-uninstall option is off by default, so your forms
and entries are kept. Enable it under Settings if you want everything removed on
delete.
## Reviews
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## Contributors & Developers
“Ananyoo Accessible Forms – Contact Form & Entry Storage” is open source software.
The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
* [ ananyoo ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/anblik/)
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### Interested in development?
[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ananyoo-accessible-forms/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/ananyoo-accessible-forms/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/ananyoo-accessible-forms/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/ananyoo-accessible-forms/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).
## Changelog
#### 1.1.2
* Shortened the admin sidebar menu label to “Accessible Forms” for a cleaner menu,
consistent with the other Ananyoo accessibility plugins. The directory name is
unchanged.
* Readme: linked the live demo and added Links and Privacy sections. No functional
changes.
#### 1.1.1
* Coding-standards: unified all custom identifiers under the distinct “ananyoo_aaf”
prefix. The two custom post types, the spam post status, the entry-manager capability,
the Quick View admin-ajax action and its nonce, and all post-meta keys now use
the full prefix, avoiding any short or inconsistent names that could collide
with other plugins.
#### 1.1.0
* Renamed the plugin to “Ananyoo Accessible Forms – Contact Form & Entry Storage”
so the name leads with the Ananyoo brand and is distinctive (slug: ananyoo-accessible-
forms).
* Coding-standards: the “Add New” rule on the Entries screen is now served from
the enqueued admin stylesheet instead of an inline style block.
* Hardening: POST data passed to the ananyoo_aaf_validation_errors filter is now
sanitised before any third-party callback receives it.
* Hardening: the sender name shown in the Entries list (via the the_title filter)
is now escaped at the source.
#### 1.0.9
* Notification email subject is now “Form Name: Subject” — the form’s title followed
by the value of the submission’s subject field (for example, “Enquiry Form: General
enquiry”), replacing the old “[Site] New form entry: …” line. When a form has
no subject field, or it is left blank, the subject is just the form name.
* The three sample forms created on a fresh install are now titled in Title Case—“
Enquiry Form” (previously “Enquiry form — every field type”), “Newsletter Sign-
up” and “Quick Feedback”. Existing forms are unaffected.
* No accessibility, settings or visual changes.
#### 1.0.8
* Accessibility (WCAG 3.3.1 / 2.4.3): on a failed submission, keyboard focus now
moves to the FIRST field with an error — never to the error summary — so the
screen reader announces that field’s own message (via aria-invalid + aria-describedby)
and the visitor lands exactly where they can fix it. On a form with many fields,
this avoids making the user step past a long list of errors before reaching the
first one. Applies to both the client-side check and the server-rendered result
after a no-JavaScript submit.
* The error summary at the top is now a plain, visible overview with jump-links
to each field, rather than an assertive alert that takes focus. It still appears
only after a failed submission, lists every error, and updates live as fields
are corrected — it just no longer competes with, or delays, the announcement
of the field that focus lands on.
* No settings or visual-design changes.
#### 1.0.7
* Accessibility: error-summary links now move keyboard focus to the matching field
on every path. The server-rendered summary previously only scrolled (focus moved
only on the JS-built summary); a single delegated handler now covers both, and
grouped radio/checkbox fields focus their first option.
* Accessibility: the group
<
fieldset> now carries the field id, so the summary link for a radio/checkbox group
resolves correctly (it pointed at a non-existent target before).
* Accessibility:
correcting a field now updates the error summary live — the fixed field’s line is
removed from the summary (and the summary disappears once all errors are resolved),
matching the inline message that already cleared. * No settings, markup-structure
or visual changes beyond the fieldset id.
#### 1.0.6
* Getting Started screen: added a “Managing your entries” section covering the
entries list columns, the Quick View / View / Trash actions, and the Yes/No display,
so the in-plugin help reflects the current features.
#### 1.0.5
* Single checkbox / consent values now display as “Yes” (or “No”) instead of “1”
in the entry view, the Quick View popup and the email notification, so they read
clearly.
#### 1.0.4
* The Sender column now shows the submitter’s name computed from the submission
data, so existing entries read cleanly too (not only newly titled ones).
* New: a “Quick View” row action opens the entry in an accessible modal dialog
without leaving the list. Focus moves into the dialog, Escape closes it, focus
is trapped while open and returned to the link afterwards, and it falls back
to the full View page when JavaScript is unavailable.
#### 1.0.3
* Entries list improved: the read-only Edit and Quick Edit row actions are replaced
by a clear View action (Trash is kept); the first column now shows the Sender
name and links to the entry; and new Subject and IP columns are added, with the
form name kept in its own column.
* New submissions are now titled by the sender’s name rather than “Form name —
value”, so the entries list reads more cleanly.
#### 1.0.2
* Improved: in the single-entry admin view, the “Received … from IP …” submission
metadata is now shown as a centred band, set apart from the field/value table
with space above and below, so it reads clearly as information about the submission
rather than a submitted value. (The entry-view styles now load on the entry screen
too.)
#### 1.0.1
* Fixed: the URL/website field rejected valid web addresses. Validation now checks
the address format instead of performing a live host lookup, so addresses such
as https://www.example.com are accepted.
* Fixed: required and format error messages no longer show a stray full stop when
a field label is written as a sentence (for example a consent line), so the wording
reads cleanly.
#### 1.0.0
* Initial release.
* Accessible forms built to WCAG 2.2 AA by construction: a real label per field,
fieldset/legend for radio and checkbox groups, and the required state exposed
to assistive technology.
* Error handling with managed focus: a `role="alert"` summary that links to each
field, plus an inline message under every invalid field tied to it with `aria-
describedby` and `aria-invalid`. Focus moves to the single field when there is
one error, or to the summary when there are several.
* Specific, action-led messages, including format suggestions for email, web address
and number fields (WCAG 2.2 SC 3.3.3).
* On-blur checking that validates a field once the visitor has used it and clears
the message live as it is fixed; the form still validates fully on submit and
on the server, and works with JavaScript disabled.
* Values kept on error (SC 3.3.7), a 3 px focus ring and 44 x 44 targets by default(
both adjustable), clean reflow at 320 px, and reduced-motion and forced-colors
support.
* Accessible anti-spam with no puzzles: an invisible honeypot and a submission-
time trap, plus a recoverable spam quarantine. Optional, automatic Cloudflare
Turnstile when the free “Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile” plugin is
active (this plugin loads no third-party script itself); hooks (`ananyoo_aaf_before_submit`,`
ananyoo_aaf_validation_errors`) allow any other CAPTCHA.
* Reusable forms placed by ID via the Accessible Form block or the `[ananyoo_form
id="123"]` shortcode; submissions stored as entries; notifications through `wp_mail()`
for any-SMTP delivery; and an optional clean uninstall.
* Three ready-to-use example forms created on activation: an enquiry form (every
field type), a newsletter sign-up, and a quick feedback form.
## Meta
* Version **1.1.2**
* Last updated **10 hours ago**
* Active installations **Fewer than 10**
* WordPress version ** 6.5 or higher **
* Tested up to **7.0**
* PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
* Tags
* [a11y](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/a11y/)[accessibility](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/accessibility/)
[contact form](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/contact-form/)[wcag](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/wcag/)
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## Contributors
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