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Minimal Contact Form

Minimal Contact Form is a simple, clean and secure contact form that meets the requirements of the GDPR.

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You can also download the plugin at the WordPress Repository!


Almost everyone needs a contact form for their website. But you quickly realize that it is not that easy to find a suitable plugin.

Either you end up with huge form builders that are simply too bulky for a single contact form, or you find a small plugin that doesn't meet your requirements.

Features

Minimal Contact Form is designed to address precisely this problem:

  • It is a simple contact form without a lot of extras.
  • All form fields are validated and sanitized.
  • You can choose to whom the emails are sent.
  • The form data is sent via AJAX.
  • Sending with WP Mail (SMTP) or PHP Mail is selectable.
  • No annoying captchas are used for spam detection, but the honeypot method.
  • Predefined GDPR-compliant messages with or without checkbox will be displayed.
  • Those messages are linked directly to the privacy policy.
  • In case of consent, the recipient will be informed directly in the e-mail.
  • The plugin is completely translatable (English & German already available).

All this with a total of four settings!

Requirements

  • Due to the new privacy options, this plugin requires WordPress 4.9.6 or up.
  • You must setup a privacy policy page in WordPress.

Translations

If you want to translate this plugin into another language, you are welcome! English and German (informal) are already there. I used the plugin Loco Translate, but I suppose that other ways should be compatible as well.

See room for improvement?

Great! There are several ways you can get involved to help make this plugin better:

  1. Report Bugs: If you find a bug, error or other problem, please report it! You can do this by creating a new topic in the plugin forum or creating an issue on Github.
  2. Suggest New Features: Have an awesome idea? Please share it! Simply create a new topic in the plugin forum to express your thoughts on why the feature should be included and get a discussion going around your idea.
  3. Issue Pull Requests: If you're a developer, the easiest way to get involved is to help out on issues already reported in GitHub.

Installation

  1. Upload the entire minimal-contact-form folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
  2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.
  3. Place the shortcode [minimal_contact_form] in your contact page.

You will find Contact Form menu in your WordPress options panel.

For basic usage, please read the Overview section directly in the plugin settings.