Form Backend
Articles from the Core Forms blog filed under Form Backend.
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WordPress as a Form Backend for HTML Forms
A form backend accepts HTML POSTs, stores the row and sends email. WordPress can be that backend for static sites, with submissions in WP-Admin instead of a SaaS dashboard.
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Formspree Alternative: Keep the HTML, Change Who Stores It
Formspree is the mature HTML form backend. Here is when the 50-submission free cap, paid autoresponses and data location make a Formspree alternative the better fit.
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HTML Form Backend Alternatives: Formspark, Formcarry and Friends
A short map of HTML form backend alternatives beyond Formspree and Web3Forms: Formspark credits, Formcarry's cheap paid tier, Forminit and when WordPress should replace all of them.
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HTML Form to Email: What Actually Sends the Message
An HTML form does not send email by itself. mailto is a trap, PHP mail is fragile and a form backend or WordPress is the path that actually delivers.
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Netlify Forms Alternative: Stay If You Stay on Netlify
Netlify Forms is free and unlimited on credit-based plans. A Netlify Forms alternative is the right move when the site leaves Netlify, needs a WordPress inbox or posts from another host.
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Web3Forms Alternative: When to Keep It and When to Leave
Web3Forms is a strong free HTML form backend. Here is when the 250-submission cap, paid file uploads and owned data make a Web3Forms alternative the better fit.
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