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Free Plugin by codepeople v1.3.68

Contact Form Email

Contact form with visual form builder. Contact form that sends the data to email, to a database list and to CSV / Excel files.

Contact Form Email

The facts

Rating
4.3★ from 102
Active installs
8k+
Price
Free
Last updated
17 Aug 2026
Added
Apr 2013
Requires WP
3.0.5
Tested up to
WP 7.1
Downloads
1,718,440

Our analysis

AI-assisted

Contact Form Email is a WordPress plugin designed to create contact forms and manage submissions via email. It allows you to save form data into a database, generate printable reports, and export data to CSV or Excel formats.

The plugin features a visual drag-and-drop form builder, anti-spam protection, and supports GDPR compliance. It is suitable for users who need a straightforward way to handle contact form submissions and wish to keep records of these interactions.

Best for: This plugin is best for WordPress users looking for an effective way to create and manage contact forms.

What it does well

  • Email delivery and notifications
  • Saves messages into a database
  • Export to CSV/Excel
  • Visual drag-and-drop form builder
  • Anti-spam captcha included

Where it falls short

  • Limited information on commercial versions
  • No details on specific additional features in the free version

Verdict

Contact Form Email offers essential features for handling contact form submissions efficiently. It is a practical choice for those needing basic form functionality without extensive customization options.

From the developer

codepeople's own description of Contact Form Email, lightly tidied.

Contact Form to Email features:

► Email delivery & notifications    
► Saves messages into database
► Export to Excel / CSV
► Printable list of messages
► Visual drag and drop form builder 
► Anti-spam captcha 
► Field validation
► Printable reports
► One-click contact form
► Classic and ajax submission available
► Automatic email reports
► Supports GDPR compliant forms
► ... and more features (see below)

The Contact Form to Email is a powerful and easy WordPress plugin to create contact forms and send their data email addresses.

Contact Form to Email also saves the contact form data into a database, provides printable reports and the option to export selected data to CSV/Excel files.

Contact Form to Email Main Features:

  • Email delivery / notifications: The contact form data is sent by email to one or more email addresses. It also supports the configuration of auto-replies to the user who filled the contact form.
  • Form data saved into the database: Avoid losing submissions and keep a record of the received contact form messages.
  • Printable list of messages: Get the list of contacts received from the contact form within a selected date range and print it.
  • Export data to CSV/Excel: Export the contact form data to a standard format that can be used by other applications. Export the email addresses and other contact form data using date and text search filters.
  • Automatic reports: Provide automatic reports of the contact form usage and data entered into the form. Report of daily submissions and accumulative hourly report. Printable reports for specific fields into the contact form. Helps you to understand your data.
  • Automatic email reports: Automatic reports sent to the indicated email addresses on a regular period.
  • Form Validation: Set validation rules for each contact form field. Keep your data clean.
  • Anti-spam protection: Built-it captcha anti-spam protection. No need to rely on external services for the contact form anti-spam protection.
  • Drag and drop contact form builder: A basic and easy to use contact form builder for customizing the form fields and form validation.
  • Customizable email messages: Specify the text of the contact form email notifications. Supports both plain text emails and HTML formatted emails.
  • Multi language support: The contact form builder allows to enter the field labels and validations in any language. It supports special characters.
  • Classic and Ajax submission: After clicking the submit button the user can be redirected to a “thank you” page or a “thank you” message can be displayed in the same form page without having to refresh it. This can be configured in the settings.
  • Enable/Disable notifications: Both email notifications to administrators and email confirmation to users can be optionally enabled or disabled form the settings area.

Contact Form to Email – More features

There are also commercial versions of the Contact Form to Email with other features not listed here that can be get at https://form2email.dwbooster.com/download

Commercial version can be converted in a payment form / booking form with integration with mulitple payment gateways: PayPal Standard, PayPal Pro, Stripe, Authorize.net, Skrill, Mollie / iDeal, TargetPay / iDeal, SagePay, RedSys TPV and Sage Payments. Payments are SCA ready (Strong Customer Authentication), compatible with the new Payment services (PSD 2) – Directive (EU).

Commercial version also features a ultra-powerful visual form builder, file upload fields, conditional logic, multi-page forms, WooCommerce integration, Mailchimp integration, Clickatell and Twilio SMS integration, iCal attachments, signature fields to sign with the mouse or directly in the touchscreens, etc…

Contact Form to Email Messages List

The messages list helps to check the past contact form submissions and print or export them. Includes a search/filter form with the following options:

  • Search for: Search for a text into the contact form messages.
  • From … to: Date interval to be included in the list/reports.
  • Item: You can have more than one contact form. Select here if you want to get the results of a specific contact form or from all contact forms.
  • Filter: Shows the list according to the selected filters/options.
  • Export to CSV: Export the CSV data according to the selected filters/options.

The CSV file will contain a first row with the field names and the next rows will contain one contact form submission per row, with one for field on each column. This way you can easily import the data from other applications or just select the columns/fields that you need (example: select only the emails). A CSV file can be opened and managed using Excel.

The list of contact form messages is shown below the search area. A print button below the list provides the messages list in a printable format.

The Contact Form Reports

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