Introduction to FormGlut

October 26, 2026
Getting Started
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Updated October 26, 2026

FormGlut is a free drag-and-drop form builder for WordPress. You can build contact forms, payment forms, multi-step forms, calculators and conditional forms without writing code, and manage every submission in one place.

Everything described in this documentation is included in the free plugin. Extra fields, payment gateways, integrations and workflows come with the separate FormGlut Pro add-on, which has its own documentation.

What you can build

  • Contact forms
  • Payment and order forms (Stripe)
  • Multi-step forms
  • Calculator, quote and price estimate forms
  • Conditional forms that show or hide fields based on answers
  • Event sign-up and registration forms
  • User registration forms that create a WordPress account
  • Polls with live results
  • Job application forms with CV upload
  • Appointment booking, support ticket, feedback, survey and newsletter forms

Main features

  • Drag-and-drop editor with a live preview on desktop, tablet and mobile
  • Over 50 fields and layouts, including file upload, signature, star rating, calculation and payment fields
  • Layouts with 1 to 6 columns
  • Multi-step forms with numbered steps or a progress bar
  • Conditional logic for single fields and whole column rows
  • Stripe card payments: a fixed price, an amount the visitor enters, or a calculated total
  • 8 ready-made form templates
  • An Entries screen with search, filters, stars, read / unread, spam and trash
  • Email notifications to several people, plus a confirmation email to the visitor
  • Spam protection: honeypot, math captcha, reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, Cloudflare Turnstile, Akismet and Stop Forum Spam
  • Webhooks (Zapier, Make, n8n), plus Slack, Discord, Telegram and Microsoft Teams alerts
  • Mailchimp sign-ups with tags and double opt-in
  • Save progress, share pages and gated content
  • Import from WPForms, Fluent Forms, Ninja Forms, Forminator, Formidable, Contact Form 7 and others
  • A FormGlut block, an Elementor widget and a shortcode
  • Scripts load only on pages that contain a form

Requirements

  • WordPress 5.3 or newer
  • PHP 7.4 or newer

Where to go next