It’s no coincidence that a contact form plugin is among the oldest plugins on WordPress.org. Many websites, whether small blogs or large corporate sites, sooner or later need a contact form. That’s why the final plugin in this year’s Advent calendar is the excellent Form Block by German developer Matze Kittsteiner.
Unlike most other contact form plugins, Form Block integrates directly into the Block Editor after installation, eliminating the need for a complicated overlay. There’s no separate settings page to build forms in; instead, all contact forms are created directly within the Block Editor.
In the editor, new forms come with a selection of pre-made templates that can be adopted and customized as needed.
While Form Block keeps things simple, it does include a few settings. Under Settings / Writing in the admin menu, From Block adds two options, but these are only relevant if the contact form is used for file uploads.
A paid version offers additional features, such as the ability to store uploads in WordPress without sending them via email. For example, we use this feature to collect local recordings from interview partners for our podcast. The Pro version also adds custom form actions, extended form validation, and more.