Opinion
Positions on how WordPress forms, plugins and pricing should work, argued from building and running them.
8 articles
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Gravity Forms Alternatives, From Someone Who Builds Forms Plugins
The right Gravity Forms alternative depends on why you're leaving — price, page weight, or the builder itself. I map each reason to a plugin.
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Google Forms Alternatives When You Run WordPress
You already pay for hosting and a domain. The best Google Forms alternative is a form on your own site — here's my honest comparison of the options.
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A WordPress Contact Form Without a Plugin (Full Code, Plus the Catch)
Yes, you can build a WordPress contact form without a plugin — I've done it in ~80 lines. Here's the full working code, and the five things it won't do.
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WPForms Alternatives Worth Your Time
WPForms is fine — the upsell wall isn't. I compare the five WPForms alternatives I'd actually consider, and name which one fits which kind of site.
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When NOT to use a WordPress forms plugin
There's a real ceiling where forms plugins (any of them, including Core Forms) become the wrong tool. Here's where the line is and what to use instead.
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100+ WordPress forms, no form builder
After a hundred-plus client form deployments, the visual builder is a tool I've stopped reaching for. Here's what I do instead, and why it scales.
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From Google Sheets to Airtable for forms
Google Sheets is the lazy default for form submissions. After a year of clients hitting its limits, I moved everything to Airtable. Here's why.
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Your contact form doesn't need a builder
After 15 years of building forms, I stopped using drag-and-drop builders. Here's the math on what you actually lose, and what you get back.
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Stop reading. Ship a form.
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