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WP Libre Form — WordPress Contact Form Plugin

by Viljami Kuosmanen · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.4.3 Tested up to WP 4.8.30

WP Libre Form has 200+ active installs on WordPress.org and 5,415 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on October 24, 2017, tested up to WordPress 4.8.30.

WP Libre Form at a glance

Active installs
200+
Total downloads
5,415
Downloads, last 30 days
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is WP Libre Form well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 4.8.30, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Uses only HTML5 syntax to build forms. No GUIs, shortcodes, no bullshit
  • Works with any valid HTML form. Just copy any form from any website and it will work. It’s magic!
  • Submissions are saved as custom post type posts. Form values are saved as custom fields
  • Validates required fields tagged with the native HTML5 required attribute
  • It’s hackable. Add your own validation or automation with hooks and APIs
  • Email notifications of received form submissions
  • Full file upload support to Media Library with input type=file
  • Multilingual support with Polylang

WP Libre Form reviews and ratings

7 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

5.0 out of 5

7 reviews

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  • It still works fine.

    Thank you. This plugin is the best and simple so far.

    blackdragon100
  • Developer friendly stuff 😍

    No tears (except of joy) when using this plugin and making customized form flows for submit and handling. And the best part is that every single thing can be changed with actions, yet every submission is show so simple that dashboard users understands those.

    Timi Wahalahti
  • Just what I needed

    Went through a bunch of form builders and this is the first that fits my needs perfectly!

    anttiluokkanen
  • Very developer friendly

    Well it just works. I had some trouble in the beginning but after a quick support message I was told to add the "name"-attribute to the inputs. I guess I missed that in the first hand. Everything works smoothly and feels great. The only downside I can imagine is to use this in projects for customers as the customers rarely have any HTML-knowledge and therefore can't build forms by themselves. But this plugin isn't straight targeted for them either so no minus points for that!

    olligranlund
  • Great Idea!

    Love the idea, and it is very easy to use for developers.

    Arunas Liuiza
  • Perfect for custom form markup

    Works just like Contact Form 7, except that this doesn't suck.

    k1sul1

Details

Use standard HTML5 markup to create fully functional forms for WordPress

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings WP Libre Form competes in

Tags

  • collector
  • contact
  • form
  • html
  • lead

More from Viljami Kuosmanen

Version
1.4.3
Last updated
Oct 24, 2017
First published
Feb 26, 2016
Requires WordPress
4.2
Tested up to
4.8.30
Requires PHP
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

WP Libre Form FAQ

What does WP Libre Form do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, WP Libre Form offers Uses only HTML5 syntax to build forms. No GUIs, shortcodes, no bullshit, Works with any valid HTML form. Just copy any form from any website and it will work. It’s magic!, Submissions are saved as custom post type posts. Form values are saved as custom fields, Validates required fields tagged with the native HTML5 required attribute and It’s hackable. Add your own validation or automation with hooks and APIs.

How many active installs does WP Libre Form have?

WordPress.org reports 200+ active installs for WP Libre Form as of September 7, 2026.

Is WP Libre Form still maintained?

The last release was on October 24, 2017, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is WP Libre Form free?

WP Libre Form is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.