Wordpress Forms (WordPress Plugin) Help, Answers and Customization

FAQs / Tips / Common Issues

When Form is submitted I don't receive any email

WordPress Forms uses wordpress wp_mail() to process emails which requires having SMTP and smtp_port or sendmail_from set in php.ini of your hosting server. If you are in doubt, alternatively install any SMTP Mail Plugin in your site. #

How can I have a form that make math calculation between some fields?

You need a webservice to calculate your inputs and given it back to forms response.
Wordpress Forms itself can’t handle this kind of calculations, but you can wright a function in your functions.php in theme directory:

function calculate_submitted_data() {
// do the maths calculations for $_POST variables. Search in google for php $_POST for more info
die(‘Result is: ‘ . $variable_with_the_math_result);
}

and add those lines:

// Ajax from form for calculation
add_action( “wp_ajax_calculate_submitted_data”, ‘calculate_submitted_data’ );
add_action( “wp_ajax_nopriv_calculate_submitted_data”, ‘calculate_submitted_data’ ) );

Now in URL parameter in Form Options box insert this link:
/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=calculate_submitted_data

For now on your form will be processed by your function. #

Installation Instructions

Upload wordpress-forms folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress

FAQ

When Form is submitted I don't receive any email

Wordpress Forms uses wordpress wp_mail() to process emails which requires having SMTP and smtp_port or sendmail_from set in php.ini of your hosting server. If you are in doubt, alternatively install any SMTP Mail Plugin in your site.

Is this release stable? Can I use it in my Wordpress powered site for an event registrations form?

Short answer is "No". This is not a stable plugin yet, however you can use it and test it in your wordpress site. I advise you that should not build forms with the purpose of use it with no failure. Use at your own risk!

Can I add more elements to the admin box?

Nope! But the hability to extend for custom elements is expected to appear soon in a next release.

Changelog

0.2.7

New checkboxes bugfix: no more strange characters appear; no more desform of choices.
Added legacy.php file to migrate forms from < 0.2.6 versions to this new one: maybe some ',' will be cutted - please, beware of this known bug.
Added a new element for <input type="password">: when form is processed with email send password field will be encrypted with MD5 algorythm (this prevent malefic uses of the plugin).
New icon that fits better with wordpress layout.