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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Registration Form

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Registration Form

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for registration form comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. User Profile Builder Best overall 89/100
  2. 2. Ninja Forms 88/100
  3. 3. UsersWP 86/100
  4. 4. Captcha Code 85/100
  5. 5. Invisible reCaptcha 85/100
  6. 6. RegistrationMagic 83/100
  7. 7. User Frontend 82/100
  8. 8. Simple Membership Form Shortcode 81/100
  9. 9. Mollie Forms 79/100
  10. 10. Cognito Forms 79/100
  11. 11. Pie Register 78/100
  12. 12. Event Espresso 78/100
  13. 13. Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, L... 77/100
  14. 14. MemberHero 77/100
  15. 15. WP Register Profile With Shortcode 75/100
1 User Profile Builder
Best overall Free by Cozmoslabs

User Profile Builder

Powerful user profile plugin to create front-end user registration forms, login & user profile forms. Includes user role editor & content restriction.

4.7★
from 735 ratings
40k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
89

WPScore

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2 Ninja Forms
Free by Kevin Stover

Ninja Forms

The 100% beginner friendly WordPress form builder. Drag & drop form fields to build beautiful, professional contact forms in minutes.

4.4★
from 1,395 ratings
600k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
88

WPScore

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3 UsersWP
Free by Stiofan

UsersWP

Light weight Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile and Members Directory plugin.

4.7★
from 183 ratings
20k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
86

WPScore

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4 Captcha Code
Free by WebFactory

Captcha Code

GDPR compatible captcha anti-spam protection for login form, comments form, registration form & lost password form. Eliminate spam with captcha.

3.9★
from 35 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
85

WPScore

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5 Invisible reCaptcha
Free by BerryPress

Invisible reCaptcha

Use reCaptcha v2 by Google to combat spam at your login and registration forms, WooCommerce account forms, contact forms, and more!

4.3★
from 133 ratings
80k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
85

WPScore

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6 RegistrationMagic
Free by Metagauss

RegistrationMagic

Create user registration forms, build advanced registration forms, accept payments, track submissions, manage users, assign user roles, analyze stats …

4.5★
from 459 ratings
8k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
83

WPScore

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7 User Frontend
Free by weDevs

User Frontend

Create an AI-powered frontend post form, user registration form, user profile page, membership site, user directory, and content restriction.

4.1★
from 534 ratings
20k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
82

WPScore

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9 Mollie Forms
Free by Nick van Wobbie

Mollie Forms

Create registration forms with payment methods of Mollie. One-time and recurring payments are possible.

4.1★
from 19 ratings
3k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 6.9.7
79

WPScore

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10 Cognito Forms
Free by Cognito Forms

Cognito Forms

Create responsive contact forms, order forms, registration forms and more. With PCI, CCPA, and HIPAA compliance.

4★
from 19 ratings
2k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
79

WPScore

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11 Pie Register
Free by Shamim Rajani

Pie Register

Create customized registration forms, Invite through email, Email Notification, User Roles assignment, and more.

4.2★
from 222 ratings
1k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
78

WPScore

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12 Event Espresso
Free by Event Espresso

Event Espresso

The best events plugin with event registration, free and paid ticket sales, event registration forms, PayPal payments, automatic emails, and more!

4.4★
from 135 ratings
600+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
78

WPScore

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14 MemberHero
Free by N-Media

MemberHero

MemberHero — simple user registration, login and front-end profile plugin for WordPress.

4.4★
from 27 ratings
200+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
77

WPScore

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