Formidable Forms
Go beyond simple forms to build directories, calculators, and custom data applications.
- Official Website: https://formidableforms.com
- Primary Category: Forms & Surveys
- License / Pricing: Freemium
Overview
Formidable Forms stands apart with its built-in Views feature: any data submitted through a form can be filtered, sorted, and displayed dynamically on the frontend as a directory, member list, or real estate listing without writing database queries.
Key Features
- Built-in: Built-in Views system to display user-submitted entries anywhere on your site
- Complex: Complex mortgage, auto loan, and dynamic ROI calculation forms
- Repeater: Repeater fields for booking multiple attendees or line items
- Frontend: Frontend post and custom post type submission editing
- Robust: Robust cascading dropdown fields with dynamic data lookup
Code & Integration Example
// Shortcode to display Formidable View
[display-frm-data id="101" filter="limited"]
Why Developers Choose Formidable Forms
Formidable Forms is trusted by the WordPress community because it balances reliability with deep extensibility. Whether you are running a single client site or managing an enterprise network of hundreds of installations, it integrates cleanly into modern WordPress workflows.
- Developer Friendly: Built to respect WordPress coding standards with action hooks and filters.
- Actively Maintained: Frequently updated for the latest major WordPress versions.
- Community Backed: Comprehensive documentation, tutorials, and community support forums.
Community Discussion
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