Build forms in your HTforms dashboard and show them anywhere on WordPress.\nHTforms Builder connects WordPress to the hosted HTforms service. An HTforms\naccount and account API key are required; this is not a standalone local\nform builder. HTforms is currently free, without merchant usage caps.\n* Published field ordering and custom country\/territory lists match HTforms, including cached HTML and Elementor previews.\n* Gutenberg block \"HTforms\" and shortcode [htform id=\"FORM-ID\"]\n* Native Elementor HTforms widget with a published-form picker; other builders work through their shortcode widget\n* Submissions are proxied through your site; your API key never reaches the browser\n* Spam protection (honeypot + time trap + server rate limits), file uploads, multi-step forms, conditional logic\n* WordPress-native email notifications and visitor confirmations, with optional account SMTP routing\n* Entry search, repeated-identifier filters, exports and a WordPress Dashboard leads widget\n* Optional administrator-configured draft\/pending post or consented subscriber actions<\/p>\n\n
Create and edit forms in the hosted HTforms dashboard, then publish them to\nWordPress. Drag and drop fields, reorder questions and choices, duplicate fields,\nuse undo\/redo, and test the form without creating entries or sending emails.\nStart from the searchable template gallery or describe a form to the AI generator.\nAI generation requires the service owner's configured OpenAI key and uses\ngpt-4o-mini; review generated fields and rules before publishing. AI does not run\ninside WordPress and is not an independent locally installed template generator.\nSet labels, help text, required fields, confirmation fields, country choices,\nsubmit text, form colors and layout. Published updates refresh connected embeds.<\/p>\n\n
Search answers and recorded visitor metadata, inspect entries, filter repeated\nidentifiers, change lead stages, add private notes in HTforms and export CSV.\nRepeated email, IP or visitor identifiers are evidence, not proof of a person.\nThe WordPress Entries screen includes a visible Reply to client section with\nrecipient, subject and message. One final reply is permitted per entry and uses\nWordPress wp_mail, including a configured SMTP plugin. Hosted Entries replies\nrequire the merchant's SMTP connection. Final client replies never use the\nHTforms built-in sender. Replies from clients arrive in the configured Reply-To\nor sending inbox; incoming mail is not collected in the Entries screen.\nMessage links can use clickable words. Images use owner-hosted HTTP\/HTTPS URLs;\nthe reply composer does not upload or store image binaries at HTforms.\nDownload entry PDFs, including signatures, from hosted Entries. PDFs are generated\non the device; this is not a native WordPress PDF-generation settings screen.<\/p>\n\n
WordPress form notifications use the site's mail setup. An existing WordPress SMTP\nplugin can deliver wp_mail messages. Alternatively, configure merchant SMTP in\nHTforms and test it. HTsend is a suggested provider, not a pre-authorized mail\nconnection; use only host and credentials actually supplied by your provider.\nHTforms analytics show recorded entries, top forms, sources and detected countries.\nCoverage notes identify entries without country\/source information; missing values\nare not invented. Undated views and conversion are lifetime metrics, not dated\nconversion comparisons. The WordPress Dashboard leads widget provides a summary.\nConfigure daily, weekly or monthly performance emails on the hosted Reports page.\nReports rank forms and countries, include source coverage, dashboard links and a\nwebsite\/preferences\/privacy footer. Stop reports at any time. Merchant reports\nuse saved SMTP when configured, otherwise the service report sender; this is\nseparate from the strict merchant-mail route for final client replies.\nHosted Email Logs expose recipient, status and recorded failure reason per attempt.\nA sent status proves a mail attempt was accepted, not delivery to a client's inbox.<\/p>\n\n
Enable selected safe partial answers and page progress only with visitor consent.\nHosted Journeys shows completed and unfinished sessions, abandonment rates and\nan email follow-up link. This link opens the merchant's mail application; it is\nnot an automatic abandoned-form email campaign. Visitors can withdraw consent.\nUnfinished sessions do not trigger entry emails or WordPress account\/post actions.\nProgress data expires after 30 days; files and signatures are excluded from capture.<\/p>\n\n
The hosted Addons Center distinguishes native tools from services requiring setup.\nNative tools described above include Multi-Page Forms, Lead Forms, Form Landing\nPages, Form Abandonment, Conversational Forms, Spam Protection, VPN & Proxy\nDetection, Form Locker, CAPTCHA, Calculations, Conditional Logic, Repeater Fields,\nDigital Signatures, Coupons, File Uploads, Surveys and Polls, Geolocation, Quiz\nBuilder, WordPress Plugin, REST API, Team Members, Entry Exports, PDF Generator,\nForm Analytics, User Journey and Scheduled Reports.\nSMTP requires configuration and a successful connection test. Webhooks, Zapier,\nMake, n8n Cloud, Slack and Notion require owner-authorized destinations and testing;\nlisting them does not mean they are connected. API keys and service credentials\nremain server-held. HTsend Email Marketing is not a verified direct connector.\nDirect HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, Zoho CRM, Google Sheets, Google Drive,\nDropbox, Airtable and Google Calendar connectors are not available natively.\nRanking Fields, Address Autocomplete, Appointment Booking, general visitor\nRegistration\/Login\/Password Reset and Customer Portal are not released addons.\nSave and Resume and Offline Forms have limited hosted-only support, not full\nWordPress parity. Do not rely on them as installed WordPress addons.\nWordPress alone supports optional, administrator-mapped draft\/pending posts and\nconsented subscriber creation from accepted entries; no privileged role selection\nor automatic visitor login. No payment gateway integrations are included.<\/p>\n\n
HTsend<\/a> is an email service; SMTP use still requires documented\nprovider settings and testing. HTchat<\/a> is a separate chat\nproduct. Jamesinvoicing<\/a> is a separate Bitcoin\ninvoicing product, not a payment gateway in HTforms. These products are optional:\nnone is installed, connected or contacted automatically by this WordPress plugin.<\/p>\n\n The administrator explicitly connects the site to HTforms at https:\/\/htforms.app\n(or their configured HTforms endpoint). After connection, PHP sends the server-held\nAPI key and site URL when fetching published forms, connection status, entries,\nreports or performing administrator-requested entry changes.\nWhen a visitor submits a connected form, submitted answers, permitted file uploads,\nvisitor IP address, user agent, available referring\/campaign information and a\nbrowser-stored visitor identifier are sent to HTforms for published-schema\nvalidation, entry storage, spam checks and reporting. Entry search and reporting\nreturn account-scoped data to authorized WordPress administrators.\nOptional unfinished-answer and journey capture requires explicit visitor consent;\nonly owner-selected safe fields and page progress are sent, and withdrawal is\nsupported. Optional post\/subscriber actions use accepted entries locally;\nsubscriber creation requires explicit consent. Mail uses WordPress wp_mail or\nthe owner's configured HTforms SMTP route. No service API key reaches visitors.\nHTforms may send an IP address to proxycheck.io, ip-api.com and ipapi.is to check\nlocation and VPN\/proxy evidence. Optional owner-authorized automations forward\nselected entry data to the connected services. AI builder prompts are processed\nby OpenAI in the HTforms dashboard, not by the WordPress plugin.\nNo remote connection is made before account configuration. Form images selected\nby the owner may load from their chosen HTTPS image URL. Site owners must provide\ntheir own privacy notices and obtain any legally required consent.\nHTforms privacy notice: https:\/\/htforms.app\/privacy\nHTforms service terms: https:\/\/htforms.app\/terms\nIP provider policies: https:\/\/proxycheck.io\/privacy\/ ; https:\/\/ip-api.com\/docs\/legal ; https:\/\/ipapi.is\/privacy.html\nOpenAI privacy policy: https:\/\/openai.com\/policies\/privacy-policy\/<\/p>\n\n Plugin code and HTforms artwork: GPL-2.0-or-later (LICENSE.txt).\nSignature Pad 5.1.4: MIT, license in licenses\/signature-pad-MIT.txt;\nreadable browser build and original TypeScript source included.\nSee THIRD-PARTY.md for provenance and upstream build instructions.<\/p>\n\n HTforms Builder is maintained by the HTforms team. The approved WordPress.org\nrepository committer is htsend. The Contributors header retains the existing\nhtsend and htforms accounts; credits do not grant repository access.\nThe hosted HTforms service provides the builder, published-schema validation,\nentry storage and account reports. The WordPress plugin provides local embedding,\nprivate server-to-server API access, WordPress mail and administrator tools.\nPlugin code and HTforms artwork are GPL-2.0-or-later. Signature Pad is credited\nunder its MIT license with readable source and license bundled in the plugin.\nUse the WordPress.org support forum for reproducible plugin issues. Include\nWordPress\/PHP\/plugin versions and redacted error details; never publish keys,\nSMTP passwords, entry answers or customer data. Integration developers should\nuse the account-scoped v1 API documented at https:\/\/htforms.app\/docs.\nThe shortcode name, stored settings and API identifiers remain compatible with\nearlier HTform releases. The directory name\/text domain is htforms-builder;\nthe cloud product name remains HTforms. Contributions should preserve these\nidentifiers, administrator permissions, consent and merchant email routing.<\/p>\n\n\n WordPress.org maintainers: this approved plugin is published through SVN at\nhttps:\/\/plugins.svn.wordpress.org\/htforms-builder. Upload plugin contents to trunk\nand the matching release tag; directory screenshots\/icons\/banners go in the\nrepository's separate top-level assets directory, not inside the install ZIP.<\/p>\n\n\n Make sure it is published, then use HTforms \u2192 Troubleshooting \u2192 Clear form cache.<\/p><\/dd>\n In WordPress under HTforms Builder \u2192 Entries and in HTforms under Forms \u2192 Entries.<\/p><\/dd>\n No. Uninstall removes the plugin's local settings, form caches and action history.\nManage hosted entries in your HTforms account.<\/p><\/dd>\n No. WordPress mail depends on your host and mail configuration. An SMTP plugin\ncan be used with native WordPress mail, or configure your own SMTP in HTforms.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\nExternal services and privacy<\/h4>\n\n
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