Best form backend plugins for WordPress
The most popular form backend plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. splitforms leads with fewer than 10 active installs, ahead of SubmitDock (fewer than 10). All 2 plugins tagged “form backend” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 form backend plugins
- 1.
splitformsThe most installed form backend plugin, with fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
- 2.
SubmitDockFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
All 2 plugins tagged “form backend”

splitforms
#63,840by splitform3 months ago
Add a working contact form to any WordPress site in seconds. Free for 500 submissions/month — no SMTP, no database tables, no spam plugins.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

SubmitDock
Down in the last 7 days:4,814#71,302by Ali Nawaz7 days ago
Headless form backend for Next.js, React, and static sites: receive form submissions via REST API, saved in WordPress and emailed to you.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 51/day