WPRobo DocuMerge Lite

WPRobo DocuMerge Lite is a free WordPress plugin that automates document generation from form submissions — no SaaS subscription, no monthly fees.

Upload a Word/DOCX template with merge tags like {client_name} or {email}, connect it to a form, and on every submission the plugin fills those tags with submitted data and delivers a completed document as DOCX or PDF.

Why DocuMerge Lite?

SaaS platforms like Formstack Documents and Gavel charge $1,000–$2,000/year for document automation. DocuMerge Lite gives you the core functionality completely free, self-hosted on your own WordPress site.

Free Features

• DOCX Template Upload — upload existing Word templates with merge tags
• Automatic Tag Detection — plugin scans your template and finds all {merge_tags}
• Built-in Form Builder — drag-and-drop form builder with 6 field types (Text, Textarea, Email, Phone, Number, Date)
• Merge Tag Mapping — visually map template tags to form fields
• PDF Output — generate PDF documents from submissions via mPDF
• DOCX Output — generate completed DOCX documents via PHPWord
• Browser Download — submitters can download their document immediately
• Submissions Archive — view all submissions with document download links
• Shortcode Embed — embed forms anywhere with [wprobo_documerge_form id="X"]
• Gutenberg Block — embed forms via the block editor
• Setup Wizard — guided first-run configuration
• Fully Translatable — complete .pot file included
• Multisite Compatible — works on WordPress multisite installations
• No External Dependencies — everything runs on your server

Pro Features (Upgrade Available)

Need more power? Upgrade to WPRobo DocuMerge Pro to unlock:

• Signature Field — canvas-based signature capture embedded in documents
• Payment Field — charge via Stripe before delivering documents
• Dropdown, Radio & Checkbox Fields — advanced choice fields for forms
• Conditional Logic — show/hide form fields based on user input
• Conditional Document Sections — {if:field == value}...{/if} blocks in templates
• Multi-Step Forms — break long forms into guided steps with progress bar
• Email Delivery — automatically email documents to submitters
• Media Library Storage — save generated documents to WordPress media
• Google reCAPTCHA v2/v3 — protect forms from spam submissions
• hCaptcha Support — privacy-focused CAPTCHA alternative
• WPForms Integration — trigger document generation from WPForms submissions
• Contact Form 7 Integration — trigger from CF7 submissions
• Gravity Forms Integration — trigger from Gravity Forms submissions
• Fluent Forms Integration — trigger from Fluent Forms submissions
• Priority Support — direct support from the WPRobo team

View Pro Features and Pricing

Source Code

The full, unminified source code for this plugin (including SCSS and uncompressed JavaScript) is publicly available at:

https://github.com/WPRobo/wprobo-documerge-lite-public

Third-party libraries bundled with the plugin are sourced from their official upstream repositories:

• Chart.js — https://github.com/chartjs/Chart.js
• intl-tel-input — https://github.com/jackocnr/intl-tel-input
• Flatpickr — https://github.com/flatpickr/flatpickr
• Select2 — https://github.com/select2/select2
• Signature Pad — https://github.com/szimek/signature_pad
• PHPWord — https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPWord (via Composer)
• mPDF — https://github.com/mpdf/mpdf (via Composer)

Build Instructions

To build the plugin from source:

1. git clone https://github.com/WPRobo/wprobo-documerge-lite-public.git
2. cd wprobo-documerge-lite-public
3. composer install --no-dev (installs PHPWord, mPDF and other PHP dependencies)
4. npm install (installs the build toolchain — sass, terser)
5. npm run build (compiles SCSS → CSS and minifies JS, writing to assets/css/ and assets/js/)

Alternatively, run bash deploy.sh from the repository root to execute all of the above and produce a distribution ZIP under production/.

Use Cases

• Law firms — client intake forms that generate signed contracts
• Education — student applications that produce enrolment documents
• HR — employee onboarding forms that generate offer letters
• Real estate — buyer inquiries that produce tenancy agreements
• Consulting — proposal forms that generate branded proposals
• Any business — automate repetitive document creation from form data

How It Works

1. Upload a Word/DOCX template with merge tags like {client_name}
2. Create a form using the built-in drag-and-drop form builder
3. Map each template tag to a form field
4. Embed the form on any page using a shortcode or Gutenberg block
5. Done — every submission generates a personalised document automatically