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Actively maintained Tested with WP 7.1 #3 in attribution

Sense Forms

Drag-and-drop WordPress form builder that shows the source, campaign & device behind every lead — spam protection, SMTP & analytics built in.

Active installs300+100+ tier
Downloads · 30d288▼ -85.9% vs prev. 30d
Rating4.9/510 reviews
Health score81/100Excellent
All-time downloads2.4KSince Jul 2026
Support resolved8 / 8100% in last 2 months
RequiresWP 6.2PHP 7.4+
Downloads · 7d52▼ -21.2% week over week
Our verdict

Safe pick

Yes — Sense Forms is a safe, well-maintained plugin to use in 2026. It runs on 300+ sites, is rated 4.9/5 and was last updated 1 month ago, and scores 81/100 on our health check.

  • Tested with the latest WordPress (7.1)
  • Responsive support — 100% of recent threads resolved
  • Small user base (300+ active installs)

How does it stack up?

Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support

Daily downloads

94188282Jul 28Aug 28Sep 28
Yesterday7
Daily average (1y)38
Peak day376Aug 18, 2026
Last 12 months2.4K

Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.

Rankings

Where Sense Forms stands today

WordPress.org search rankings

Live position in the plugin search, top 100
KeywordPositionCompeting pluginsCategory
attribution #13 1,402 Best attribution plugins →
form builder #92 4,548 Best form builder plugins →
lead tracking #13 1,301 Best lead tracking plugins →
utm tracking #14 495 Best utm tracking plugins →
Visitor analytics #39 3,747 Best Visitor analytics plugins →

Version adoption

Share of active sites per release.

  • 1.852.1%
  • 1.747.9%

Rating breakdown

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 from 10 reviews

  • 5★90.0%
  • 4★10.0%
  • 3★0.00%
  • 2★0.00%
  • 1★0.00%

About Sense Forms

From the official readme · v1.8.0

Description

Sense Forms is a WordPress form builder with built-in analytics. Capture traffic source, UTM parameters, device, and visitor journey data with every form submission.

One plugin instead of four. Sense Forms does the work of a form builder, a UTM/attribution add-on, a spam-protection plugin, and an SMTP plugin — self-contained by default, with nothing routed through a third-party service unless you turn it on.

Every time someone submits a form, Sense Forms automatically captures:

  • Traffic Source — organic search, paid search, social, referral, direct, or email
  • UTM Parameters — source, medium, campaign, term, and content
  • Device Information — desktop, tablet, or mobile, plus browser and OS
  • Time to Submit — how long they spent filling out the form
  • Form Abandonment — who started filling out your form but did not finish

Features

  • Drag and Drop Form Builder — create beautiful forms without code
  • 19 Field Types — including name (first/last), address, dropdown, radio buttons, checkboxes, date and time pickers, file upload, custom HTML, and a GDPR consent field
  • Built-in Visitor Tracking — automatic, no extra plugins needed
  • Lead Attribution — know exactly which channel brought each lead
  • UTM Parameter Capture — persistent across pages and sessions
  • Form Abandonment Tracking — see who started but did not finish
  • Email Notifications — customizable with merge tags, from name/email, and reply-to
  • Built-in SMTP — route email through your own SMTP server for reliable delivery, with a one-click test
  • Confirmation Emails — automatic thank-you emails sent to submitters
  • Layered Spam Protection — honeypot, time trap, per-IP rate limiting, duplicate guard, word blocklist, plus optional Akismet and Google reCAPTCHA v3
  • AJAX Submissions — smooth, no-page-reload experience
  • Responsive Design — forms look great on every device
  • Conditional Logic — show or hide fields based on what the visitor enters, included free
  • Field Validation — length limits, numeric ranges, regex patterns, input masks and character counters
  • Full Style Control — live-preview colours for labels, inputs, borders, backgrounds and buttons, plus size and spacing presets, button alignment, and form padding and shadow
  • Button Styles — filled, outlined, gradient, and minimal button variants
  • Floating Labels — optional animated floating label style
  • Analytics Dashboard — submission charts, traffic sources, device breakdown
  • Entry Management — view, search, filter, star submissions
  • Shortcode Embedding — use [senseform id=”1″] anywhere
  • Gutenberg Block — native block editor support with form picker and live preview
  • Elementor Widget — dedicated widget in the Elementor panel
  • Beaver Builder Compatible — embed forms via shortcode in any HTML module
  • CSV Export — export all entries with one click
  • Bulk Entry Actions — select multiple entries to delete, mark read, or mark unread
  • Form Duplication — duplicate any form with one click
  • Privacy Tools — GDPR consent field, IP anonymisation, configurable data retention, Do Not Track support, cookie-free mode, and integration with WordPress data export and erasure requests
  • Accessibility-Minded — ARIA labels, proper label associations, and screen-reader-only text throughout

Lite vs Pro

Everything described above is in the free plugin — unlimited forms and submissions, all 19 field types, conditional logic, visitor tracking and the analytics dashboard, every spam-protection layer, notification and confirmation emails with SMTP, privacy tools, CSV export, bulk actions, and every integration. No form limits, no submission limits, nothing held back.

Sense Forms Pro is planned as a separate add-on for multi-step forms, multi-site agency sync, advanced export filters and priority support. None of the functionality above depends on it.

External Services

Sense Forms works fully self-contained by default. No data is sent anywhere unless you switch on one of the optional services below, each of which requires you to enter your own credentials.

Google reCAPTCHA v3 (optional, off by default)

If you select reCAPTCHA as your CAPTCHA provider, enter your own keys, and enable the CAPTCHA on a form:

  • The reCAPTCHA script is loaded from google.com on pages containing that form.
  • On each submission, the visitor’s reCAPTCHA token and IP address are sent to https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/siteverify to score the submission.
  • This happens only on submissions of forms where you enabled the CAPTCHA.

Google’s terms and privacy policy apply: Terms | Privacy Policy

Akismet (optional, off by default, requires the separate Akismet plugin)

If the Akismet plugin is installed and configured with an API key, and you leave the Akismet spam layer enabled in Sense Forms settings:

  • Submission content, the submitter’s name and email where present, their IP address, user agent and referring URL are sent to Akismet’s service to be classified as spam or not spam.
  • The request is made by the Akismet plugin itself using your own Akismet account.
  • If Akismet is not installed or has no key, this layer stays inactive and nothing is sent.

Automattic’s terms and privacy policy apply: Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

If you use none of the above, Sense Forms makes no external requests at all.

Installation

  1. Upload sense-forms to /wp-content/plugins/
  2. Activate through the Plugins menu
  3. Go to Sense Forms → Forms and click Create New Form
  4. Add fields, configure settings, save
  5. Copy the shortcode and paste into any page or post

Visitor tracking starts automatically.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need other tracking plugins?

No. Sense Forms includes its own lightweight tracking script.

Will this slow down my site?

The tracking script is around 15KB and loads in the page footer, so it never blocks rendering. It talks only to your own site — the tracking layer makes no third-party requests.

Does it work with page builders?

Yes. Sense Forms includes native integrations for Gutenberg (block editor) and Elementor (dedicated widget). For Beaver Builder, Divi, WPBakery, and other builders, use the shortcode [senseform id=”1″] in any HTML or text module.

Does Sense Forms help with GDPR?

It gives you the tools, but compliance depends on how you use them and on your own disclosures and lawful basis — no plugin can make a site compliant on its own. What Sense Forms provides: a GDPR consent field, IP anonymisation, Do Not Track support, a cookie-free tracking mode, automatic data-retention cleanup, a notification-only mode that stores nothing in the database, and integration with WordPress’s personal data export and erasure requests. By default all data stays in your own database; the only exceptions are the optional Akismet and reCAPTCHA integrations, off by default and…

My notification emails are not arriving. What should I do?

By default Sense Forms uses WordPress’s built-in mail, and a new form already has an admin notification set up for your site’s admin email. If your host blocks or spam-filters PHP mail, go to Sense Forms → Settings → Email Delivery (SMTP), enter your SMTP details (host, port, username, password) from any provider — Gmail, Brevo, SendGrid, Amazon SES, and so on — and use Send Test to verify. SMTP applies only to Sense Forms email by default; you can optionally route all WordPress email through it, and it coexists with a dedicated SMTP plugin. Submissions are always saved regardless, and the…

Will I lose my data if I uninstall the plugin?

No. By default, all forms, entries, and analytics are preserved when you uninstall, so nothing is lost if you reinstall later. If you want a complete cleanup, enable “Remove ALL data when the plugin is uninstalled” in Settings before deleting the plugin.

Changelog

Adds a Form Drop-off report, help text size and formatting controls, sticky builder panels, and a delete-field confirmation.

1.8.0

  • New: Form Drop-off report in Analytics — abandonment counts and rate per form, expandable into a per-field breakdown of where visitors leave and a list of recent abandonments. No entered data is stored.
  • New: Help Text Size control in the Style tab, and help text now supports links, bold, and italics via a strict security allowlist.
  • New: the builder asks for confirmation before deleting a field.
  • Improved: the Field List and Field Properties panels stay in view on long forms, each scrolling within itself, plus clearer field rows and a Save button clear of the admin-bar menu.
  • Fixed: the properties panel’s X (close) button was unresponsive.
  • Improved: a clearer block icon, and the builder topbar shortcode copies on click.
  • Fixed: abandonment records are now included in the automatic data-retention cleanup.

For the changelog of earlier releases, including 1.7.10, see changelog.txt.

Full changelog on WordPress.org →

Screenshots

Form Builder — drag and drop interface
Form Builder — drag and drop interface
Entries List — submissions with traffic source badges
Entries List — submissions with traffic source badges
Entry Detail — full lead attribution
Entry Detail — full lead attribution
Analytics Dashboard — visitor statistics
Analytics Dashboard — visitor statistics
Settings — tracking and notification options
Settings — tracking and notification options

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FAQ

Sense Forms: quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 29, 2026

Is Sense Forms free?

Yes. Sense Forms is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Is Sense Forms safe to use in 2026?

Yes — Sense Forms is a safe, well-maintained plugin to use in 2026. It runs on 300+ sites, is rated 4.9/5 and was last updated 1 month ago, and scores 81/100 on our health check.

How many websites use Sense Forms?

Sense Forms is active on 300+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,408 times since it launched in July 2026. It was downloaded 288 times in the last 30 days.

Does Sense Forms work with WordPress 7.1?

Yes. The developer has tested Sense Forms up to WordPress 7.1.2, the latest release. It requires WordPress 6.2 or newer.

What PHP version does Sense Forms need?

Sense Forms requires PHP 7.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.

When was Sense Forms last updated?

The latest version, 1.8.0, was released on August 21, 2026 (1 month ago).

Who makes Sense Forms?

Sense Forms is developed and maintained by Paramount Tech Network.

What are the best alternatives to Sense Forms?

The most popular alternatives to Sense Forms are Easy UTM tracking with cont… (2K+ installs), Molongui Post Contributors:… (500+ installs) and Opinly (300+ installs).

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