=== SimpleForm - Form Maker to Chat Apps with Quiz, Poll and Multi Lead Notifications ===
Contributors: wpazleen, sambyte
Tags: form builder, contact form, quiz, whatsapp, poll
Requires at least: 5.9
Tested up to: 7.0
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: 3.9.7
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Build forms, quizzes, and polls. Send every submission to WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, or Google Sheets — no extra tools needed.

== Description ==

SimpleForm is a drag-and-drop form builder that goes further than collecting submissions. Every form you create can send leads directly to WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, or Google Sheets the moment someone hits submit. No Zapier. No third-party bridge. It just works.

Most form plugins store data in your WordPress database and leave you to figure out what to do with it. SimpleForm routes leads where your team actually works. If you run support on Telegram, you get a message. If your sales team lives in Slack, they get notified. If you track everything in Google Sheets, the row appears automatically.

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Beyond forms, SimpleForm includes a full quiz builder with scoring and time limits, a poll creator with real-time vote tracking, custom login and registration forms, multi-step form layouts, conditional logic, and a lead management dashboard where you can filter, search, and export every submission.

It is free. The quiz builder, poll creator, theme, authentication forms and security settings, Telegram notifications, Slack notifications, and lead collecting are all included at no cost.

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== Forms ==

The drag-and-drop builder includes 30+ field types. You can build anything from a short contact form to a multi-page application form with conditional logic between steps.

Fields support text, email, phone, file upload, dropdowns, checkboxes, radio buttons, date pickers, signatures, and more. Conditional logic lets you show or hide fields based on what a user selects, so long forms only show what's relevant to each person.

Multi-step forms include progress bars with several style options. You can set your own button labels for each step. Forms can also appear as floating widgets anchored to the bottom-left or bottom-right corner of the page, which works well for lead capture without interrupting content.

Seven built-in visual themes are included — Modern, Minimalist, Neomorphic, Glassmorphism, and others. You can apply a theme per-shortcode, so different forms on the same site can look different. A custom theme builder is also available if none of the presets fit.

== WhatsApp and Telegram Lead Notifications ==

When someone submits a form, SimpleForm can redirect them to WhatsApp with the form data pre-filled in the message. The contact arrives in your WhatsApp with the lead's information already typed out. This works on both mobile and desktop.

For Telegram, SimpleForm sends the submission directly to a Telegram channel, group, or individual user via a bot. You configure the bot token and chat ID once, and every form submission after that appears as a Telegram message. No additional plugins are needed.

This is the part most form builders don't do natively. Typically you need a separate automation tool or a paid addon to route form data to a messaging app. In SimpleForm, both WhatsApp and Telegram routing are included free.

== Slack and Google Sheets ==

Slack notifications arrive in whatever channel you specify, formatted with the form field labels and values. You can set different Slack channels for different forms.

Google Sheets sync connects via OAuth. After authorizing your Google account, you pick a spreadsheet and map each form field to a column. Submissions appear as new rows in real time.

== Quiz Builder ==

The quiz builder handles scored assessments, personality quizzes, timed exams, and knowledge tests. Each question can include an image, and answer options can also use images. You set which answers are correct, assign point values, and configure pass/fail thresholds.

Additional options include question randomization, answer randomization, and a configurable time limit. After completing the quiz, users see a results summary. Detailed quiz analytics are available in the dashboard.

Embed a quiz with: `[simple_quiz id="1"]`

Good for online training, education platforms, pre-qualification flows, and interactive content that generates leads.

== Poll Creator ==

Polls support single-choice and multiple-choice formats. You can require login before voting, set a closing date, and control whether results are visible before or after a user votes. Revote control lets you decide if someone can change their answer.

Image-based answer options are supported. A dedicated analytics view shows vote counts and percentages over time.

Embed a poll with: `[simple_poll id="1"]`

== Lead Management ==

Every form, quiz, and poll submission is stored in a lead dashboard with date filtering (today, yesterday, last week, last month, custom range), search, and sorting. You can export all data as CSV, JSON, or PDF, or print directly from the dashboard. Individual entries can be deleted or bulk-deleted.

A notification indicator in the admin menu shows when new submissions arrive so you do not have to refresh the leads page manually.

== Login and Registration Forms ==

You can replace the default WordPress login and registration pages with custom forms built in SimpleForm. These support additional custom fields, redirect rules after login or registration, and email verification. WooCommerce login and registration forms can also be replaced.

The comment form can be customized separately. All authentication options are under Settings > Auth Settings.

== Integrations ==

WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Form Builder - Google Spreadsheet Integrations, Mailchimp, FluentCRM, Trello, Email notifications, and Cloudflare Turnstile for spam protection. All integrations are configured from a single Integrations settings screen in the WordPress admin.

== Form Analytics ==

Each form has its own analytics view showing total views, total submissions, submission rate, error logs, redirect paths, and time-based charts. You can compare forms against each other to see which layouts or placements convert better.

== Competitor Analysis ==

Search the WordPress plugin directory for a form builder and a short list of names comes up in nearly every result: Formidable Forms, WPForms, Fluent Forms, Forminator, and Ninja Forms. It is worth being clear about where SimpleForm actually sits among them, and where a narrower plugin like OneClick Chat to Order fits a different job entirely.

WPForms AI Form Builder for WordPress is the most installed name in the category, and its free Lite version covers contact forms and native Stripe payments well. Native WhatsApp notifications are not part of that free tier: sending a WhatsApp message on submission requires the Twilio addon, which unlocks on the Plus plan and up, and Telegram routing needs a separate Zapier connection. SimpleForm's Slack redirect and Telegram bot notifications work in the free version with just a bot token and chat ID, no paid addon and no Zapier account required.

Fluent Forms Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder ships a genuinely capable free tier, with Mailchimp and FluentCRM built in. Slack and Google Sheets sync, though, sit behind Fluent Forms Pro, and Telegram notifications are a Pro-only integration as well. SimpleForm includes Slack, and Telegram in the free version, so a support or sales team can wire up all four channels without a license key.

Formidable Forms WordPress Form Builder for Contact Forms, Calculators, Quizzes & More is closer to an application builder than a lead-routing tool. Formidable Views turns submissions into directories, listings, and searchable databases, which SimpleForm does not attempt. But getting a Formidable entry into Slack or WhatsApp means installing Uncanny Automator, or a third-party bridge like Zapier or Bit Integrations, on top of the form plugin itself. SimpleForm sends to WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, and Google Sheets directly, with no separate automation plugin involved.

Ninja Forms The Contact Form Builder That Grows With You keeps its core builder free, but conditional logic, multi-step forms, and every messaging integration (Slack, WhatsApp, Telegram) are paid add-ons or routed through Zapier. Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder is the strongest free match for the quiz and poll side of SimpleForm, with knowledge quizzes, no-wrong-answer personality quizzes, and real-time polls all included at no cost. What Forminator does not include natively is any messaging layer: getting a Forminator submission into WhatsApp, Telegram, or Slack means adding Uncanny Automator or AutomatorWP as a separate plugin. SimpleForm's quiz builder and poll creator match Forminator's free feature set and add the messaging routing on top, inside the same plugin.

OneClick Chat to Order solves a narrower problem well: a WooCommerce product page button that opens WhatsApp with the product details pre-filled. It requires WooCommerce, does not build general-purpose forms, quizzes, or polls, and has no Telegram, Slack, or Google Sheets option. SimpleForm covers that same "order via WhatsApp" use case through its own WhatsApp redirect, then extends it to every form, quiz, and poll on the site, with or without WooCommerce.

So of the plugins that show up in a "wordpress form builder" or "form to WhatsApp" search, none combine a full form, quiz, and poll builder with native, free WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, and Google Sheets routing the way SimpleForm does. That combination, not any single feature on its own, is what sets it apart from the rest of the list.

== External Services ==

This plugin connects to external services only when the relevant integration is enabled or feature is used by the site administrator.

= Freemius Checkout =
Loads the Freemius checkout script when a user opens the Pro upgrade modal in the WordPress admin. The script is served from checkout.freemius.com. No personal data or form submission data is sent.
Terms: https://freemius.com/terms/ | Privacy: https://freemius.com/privacy/

= Cloudflare Turnstile =
Provides spam and bot protection when Turnstile CAPTCHA is enabled on a form.
Data sent: user interaction signals, on form load and submission.
Terms: https://www.cloudflare.com/website-terms/ | Privacy: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/

= Telegram Bot API =
Sends form submission notifications to a Telegram bot or channel when this integration is enabled.
Data sent: form field values, on each form submission.
Terms: https://telegram.org/tos | Privacy: https://telegram.org/privacy

= Slack API =
Posts form submission notifications to a Slack channel when this integration is enabled.
Data sent: form field values, on each form submission.
Terms: https://slack.com/terms-of-service | Privacy: https://slack.com/privacy-policy

= WPAzleen Settings API =
Loads display configuration for the Pro upgrade modal in the plugin admin area. No personal data or form submission data is sent.
Privacy: https://wpazleen.com/privacy-policy


== Source Code ==

The source files for all compiled/minified JavaScript and CSS in this plugin are publicly available at:

https://github.com/wpazleen/simple-form

Build instructions:

1. Clone the repository.
2. Run `npm install` in the root to install dependencies.
3. Run `npm run build` to compile the JavaScript and CSS assets.
4. The compiled files are output to `assets/public/scripts/` and `assets/public/styles/`.

The React admin app source is located in `react/src/` and is built with `npm run build` from the `react/` directory.


== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Can I send WordPress form submissions to WhatsApp? =
Yes. SimpleForm includes native WhatsApp integration. When a visitor submits a form, they can be redirected to WhatsApp with the form data pre-filled in the message body. This works on mobile and desktop, and no paid addon or third-party account is required.

= Can I receive form notifications in Telegram? =
Yes. You connect a Telegram bot to SimpleForm by entering your bot token and the chat ID of the channel, group, or user you want to receive notifications. After that, every submission triggers a Telegram message with the form field data. This is included in the free version.

= Does SimpleForm sync submissions to Google Sheets? =
Yes. Connect your Google account via OAuth in the Integrations settings, pick a spreadsheet, and map form fields to columns. New submissions create new rows automatically. The OAuth token management was overhauled in version 3.9.0 to resolve previous connection issues.

= Can I get form submission alerts in Slack? =
Yes. Enter your Slack webhook or configure the Slack integration under Integrations, select a channel, and SimpleForm will post a notification for each new submission. You can set different channels for different forms.

= How do I create a quiz with scoring? =
Go to SimpleForm in the WordPress admin, open the Quizzes section, and click Create Quiz. Add your questions, mark the correct answers, set point values, and configure the pass/fail threshold. You can add images to questions and answers, set a time limit, and enable randomization. Display the quiz on any page with `[simple_quiz id="X"]`.

= Can I set a time limit on a quiz? =
Yes. In the quiz settings, enter a time limit in minutes. When the timer runs out, the quiz submits automatically and shows the results.

= How do polls work? =
Create a poll under the Polls section, add answer options (single or multiple choice), configure voting rules, and embed it with `[simple_poll id="X"]`. You can restrict voting to logged-in users, set a closing date, and control whether results are visible to voters before or after they vote.

= Can I create multi-step forms? =
Yes. Add a page break field between sections in the form builder to split the form into steps. A progress indicator appears automatically. You can choose from several progress bar styles and customize the button labels for each step.

= Does conditional logic work with multi-step forms? =
Yes. Conditional logic applies per-field and works across steps. You can show or hide a field on step 3 based on what a user selected on step 1.

= Can I replace the WordPress login page with a custom form? =
Yes. Build a custom login form in SimpleForm, then go to Settings > Auth Settings and enable the option to replace the default WordPress login form. You can also replace the registration form, the comment form, and the WooCommerce login and registration forms independently.

= Can I export form submissions? =
Yes. Open the Leads page and export all submissions as CSV, JSON, or PDF, or print them directly. You can also export individual entries, and filter by date range before exporting.

= Does it work with WooCommerce? =
Yes. SimpleForm can replace WooCommerce login and registration forms with custom versions that include additional fields and redirect rules.

= How is SimpleForm different from WPForms? =
WPForms Lite is a strong general-purpose form builder, but native WhatsApp notifications require the paid Twilio addon and Telegram routing needs a Zapier connection. SimpleForm includes WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, and Google Sheets routing in the free version, plus a quiz and poll builder that WPForms Lite does not include at all.

= Is SimpleForm a good free alternative to Fluent Forms? =
Yes, if native messaging integrations matter more than Fluent Forms' broader field library. Fluent Forms' free version includes Mailchimp and FluentCRM, but Slack, Google Sheets, and Telegram are Pro-only. SimpleForm includes all four (WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, and Google Sheets) at no cost, along with quizzes and polls.

= How does SimpleForm compare to Formidable Forms? =
Formidable Forms is stronger for building directories and web applications through Formidable Views, and SimpleForm does not compete there. But Formidable needs Uncanny Automator or a third-party bridge to reach WhatsApp, Telegram, or Slack, while SimpleForm sends to all three, plus Google Sheets, natively.

= Is SimpleForm a good alternative to Ninja Forms? =
Ninja Forms keeps its core builder free but puts conditional logic, multi-step forms, and every messaging integration behind paid add-ons or Zapier. SimpleForm includes conditional logic, multi-step forms, and free WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, and Google Sheets routing without any add-on purchase.

= How is SimpleForm different from Forminator? =
Forminator's free quiz and poll builder is comparable to SimpleForm's, covering knowledge quizzes, personality quizzes, and real-time polls. The difference is messaging: Forminator has no native WhatsApp, Telegram, or Slack integration, while SimpleForm sends every form, quiz, and poll submission to those channels directly.

= Can SimpleForm replace OneClick Chat to Order for WhatsApp orders? =
For WhatsApp ordering specifically, yes. OneClick Chat to Order only works on WooCommerce product pages, while SimpleForm's WhatsApp redirect works on any form, quiz, or poll across the whole site, and adds Telegram, Slack, and Google Sheets on top.

= What is the best free WordPress plugin for sending form submissions to WhatsApp? =
SimpleForm is one of the few WordPress form plugins with native WhatsApp integration built into the free version. Most alternatives, including WPForms Lite and Fluent Forms, require a paid Twilio addon or a Zapier connection to reach WhatsApp.

= Is this plugin really free? =
Yes. The core features — form builder, quiz builder, poll creator, WhatsApp integration, Telegram integration, Slack integration, Google Sheets sync, lead management, conditional logic, multi-step forms, analytics, and lead export — are all free. A Pro version adds extended features.

= Does SimpleForm work on mobile? =
Yes. All forms, quizzes, and polls are responsive. The WhatsApp redirect works on both mobile (opening the WhatsApp app) and desktop (opening WhatsApp Web).

== Screenshots ==

1. Form builder dashboard showing drag-and-drop interface with 30+ field types
2. WhatsApp and Telegram integration settings panel
3. Quiz builder with question types, scoring rules, and time limit settings
4. Poll creator with vote tracking and result display options
5. Multi-step form with progress bar configuration
6. Form analytics dashboard with view, submission, and conversion data
7. Google Sheets integration with field-to-column mapping
8. Lead management with date filter, search, and CSV/JSON/PDF export
9. Theme selection panel with 7+ built-in styles and custom theme builder
10. Conditional logic configuration for field visibility rules
11. Auth settings for replacing WordPress and WooCommerce login forms
12. Floating form placements (bottom-left, bottom-right, inline)

== Installation ==

1. Log in to your WordPress admin panel.
2. Go to Plugins > Add New.
3. Search for "SimpleForm".
4. Click Install Now, then Activate.
5. After activation, go to SimpleForm > Forms in the admin menu to build your first form.
6. Copy the shortcode from the form list and paste it into any page or post.

== Changelog ==

= 3.9.7 - 22 July 2026 =
* Improved: SDK updated 
* Improved: E-Signature in whatsapp and mail  
* Fixed: Solved the missng assets and webfont erros 

= 3.9.6 - 27 June 2026 =
* Improved: Removed orphaned integration files that remained in the SVN repository

For older entries, see the [changelog.txt file](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/simple-form/trunk/changelog.txt) in the plugin repository.