Title: Contact Form Zero Author: Web Guy Published: Gulan 20, 2020 Last modified: Çile 21, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/contact-form-zero/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=2309112) ![](https://ps.w.org/contact-form-zero/assets/icon-256x256.jpg?rev=2309112) # Contact Form Zero By [Web Guy](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webguyio/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/contact-form-zero.zip) * [Details](https://kmr.wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-zero/#description) * [Reviews](https://kmr.wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-zero/#reviews) * [Installation](https://kmr.wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-zero/#installation) * [Development](https://kmr.wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-zero/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-zero/) ## Description [💬 Ask Question](https://github.com/webguyio/support) | [📧 Email Me](https://kmr.wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-zero/webguywork@gmail.com?output_format=md) **Zero** Difficulty. **Zero** Spam. Add a stupidly simple and lightweight contact form to your website in any page, post, or text widget with this shortcode: ``` [contact-form-zero] ``` The entire point of this plugin is to be completely hands-free, easy, and just work straight out-of-the-box. Simply plug and play without any required settings to adjust. If you’re looking for the exact opposite of that, that is, a form you can custom build with advanced options, I recommend [Contact Form 7](https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/). ### Features * The most lightweight contact form plugin available for WordPress (no required settings to adjust or forms to create) * Name, Email, Phone, and Message form fields (phone field is optional for your visitors) * Automatically sends emails to the email address set under _Settings > General > Administration Email Address_ * Highly effective and hidden anti-spam measures (no annoying CAPTCHAs required) * Enable Google reCAPTCHA for additional protection if you like (usually no annoying CAPTCHAs required) * Enable hCaptcha for additional protection if you like (CAPTCHAs required — only paid accounts for the hCaptcha service offer invisible options) * Enable Cloudflare Turnstile for additional protection if you like (no annoying CAPTCHAs required) * Enable Akismet for additional protection if you like (privacy implications) * Fully compatible with all the protections of [Dam Spam](https://damspam.com/)( fork of Stop Spammers) * Easy to customize with CSS (please ask for help if you need it — I’m happy to write custom code for you to copy/paste) ### Optional Shortcode Attributes ``` [contact-form-zero email="email@example.com"] — Set a custom email address for form submissions to be sent to. [contact-form-zero accent="#000"] — Change the accent color for the form. [contact-form-zero unstyled="yes"] — Form is left naked for you or your theme to style. [contact-form-zero custom-1="FIELD NAME HERE" custom-2="FIELD NAME HERE*"] — Add as many custom text fields as you like and use * to make it required. [contact-form-zero g-key="SITE KEY HERE" g-secret="SECRET KEY HERE"] — Add your API keys (google.com/recaptcha/admin/create) to enable Google reCAPTCHA. [contact-form-zero h-key="SITE KEY HERE" h-secret="SECRET KEY HERE"] — Add your API keys (dashboard.hcaptcha.com/sites/new) to enable hCaptcha. [contact-form-zero c-key="SITE KEY HERE" c-secret="SECRET KEY HERE"] — Add your API keys (dash.cloudflare.com/?to=/:account/turnstile/add) to enable Cloudflare Turnstile. [contact-form-zero akismet="yes"] — Add your API key (akismet.com/signup/#personal) to the Akismet plugin settings to enable Akismet. ``` ## Installation There are no required settings to adjust. Simply use the `[contact-form-zero]` shortcode on any page, post, or text widget or in your theme code, use ``. ## FAQ ### Why am I not receiving emails? I’m using the built-in `wp_mail` function. Most hosting environments (even shared hosts like Bluehost and GoDaddy) can handle email, but not very well out-of-the- box and require being optimized. It actually takes quite a bit of work to make sure your emails are deliverable. Some recommendations: * Check that your SPF, DKIM, and other email records are set up correctly ([mail-tester.com](https://www.mail-tester.com/) is a great all-around tool for checking and fixing common email deliverability issues) * Even on shared hosts, you should be able to add a dedicated IP to your account for very cheap (which allows you to get away from shared IPs that have a bad reputation because your neighbors are spamming) * If all else fails, you can abandon using your own server for mail altogether, and host offsite with a free or paid third-party service like Gmail or Mailgun( check out the [WP Mail SMTP](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mail-smtp/) plugin to go that route) ### Why is the CAPTCHA not appearing on my form? The modern versions of Google reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, and Cloudflare Turnstile are relatively invisible. Be sure to send yourself a test message through your form. ### How’s the security and privacy? The security is rock-solid. By default, Contact Form Zero is completely private and GDPR-compliant. However, if you choose to enable Google reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, Cloudflare Turnstile, or Akismet for your contact form, you may want to check their privacy policies. While Contact Form Zero can detect when Akismet is installed on your site, I’ve still made it explicitly opt-in only. If Akismet is enabled, every time someone uses the contact form, their IP will be sent to a third-party server. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2d283950c4aee9a13c109540540070c1ea60968618e3ae578b57b87bc590724c? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works like a charm!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-like-a-charm-1735/)󠁿 [Trumani](https://profiles.wordpress.org/trumani/) Tîrmeh 3, 2020 Plugin does exactly what I need it to. [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-zero/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Contact Form Zero” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Web Guy ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webguyio/) “Contact Form Zero” has been translated into 2 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/contact-form-zero/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Contact Form Zero” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/contact-form-zero) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contact-form-zero/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/contact-form-zero/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/contact-form-zero/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/contact-form-zero/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.5 * Added unlimited custom fields * Added support for Akismet * Added time-based spam protection * Improved security #### 1.4.2 * Improvements #### 1.4.1 * Fixes #### 1.4 * Added support for Cloudflare Turnstile #### 1.3 * Added support for hCaptcha #### 1.2 * Added support for Google reCAPTCHA #### 1.1 * Minor code cleanup #### 1.0 * Translation-ready * Various improvements #### 0.7 * Improved sanitization #### 0.6 * Improved spam protection even more #### 0.5 * Added optional shortcode attributes for customizing the form #### 0.4 * Improved spam protection #### 0.3 * PHP notice fix #### 0.2 * Added placeholders for form fields #### 0.1 * New ## Meta * Version **1.5** * Last updated **4 meh ago** * Active installations **30+** * WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.8.5** * Languages * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-zero/), [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-zero/), û [Spanish (Venezuela)](https://ve.wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-zero/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/contact-form-zero) * Tags * [anti-spam](https://kmr.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/anti-spam/)[contact form](https://kmr.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/contact-form/) [email](https://kmr.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/email/)[feedback](https://kmr.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/feedback/) [quote](https://kmr.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/quote/) * [Advanced View](https://kmr.wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-zero/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-zero/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-zero/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-zero/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-zero/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-zero/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-zero/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/contact-form-zero/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Web Guy ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webguyio/) ## Support Got something to say? 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