Description
At a glance
Visual Form Builder v3.1 — free WordPress plugin download. Key facts: 20K+ active installs · 4.1/5 rating from 318 reviews · updated May 27, 2022 · requires WordPress 4.7+.
Visual Form Builder is a plugin that allows you to build and manage all kinds of forms for your website in a single place. Building a fully functional contact form takes only a few minutes and you don’t have to write one bit of PHP, CSS, or HTML!
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If you are a fan of Visual Form Builder and want extra features and functionality, VFB Pro is available.
Features
- Add fields with one click
- Drag-and-drop reordering
- Simple, yet effective, logic-based anti-SPAM system
- Automatically stores form entries in your WordPress database
- Manage form entries in the WordPress dashboard
- Export entries to a CSV file
- Send form submissions to multiple emails
- jQuery Form Validation
- Customized Confirmation Messages
- Redirect to a WordPress Page or a URL
- Confirmation Email Receipt to User
- Standard Fields
- Required Fields
- Shortcode works on any Post or Page
- Embed Multiple Forms on a Post/Page
- One-click form duplication. Copy a form you’ve already built to save time
- Use your own CSS (if you want)
- Multiple field layout options. Arrange your fields in two, three, or a mixture of columns.
Field Types
- Fieldset
- Section (group fields within a fieldset)
- Text input (single line)
- Textarea (multiple lines)
- Checkbox
- Radio (multiple choice)
- Select dropdown
- Address (street, city, state, zip, country)
- Date (uses jQuery UI Date Picker)
- URL
- Currency
- Number
- Time (12 or 24 hour format)
- Phone (US and International formats)
- HTML
- File Upload
- Instructions (plain or HTML-formatted text)
Entries
- Manage submitted entries in WordPress dashboard
- Bulk Export to CSV
- Bulk Delete
- Advanced Filtering
- Search across all entries
- Collect submitted data as well as date submitted and IP Address
- Disable saving of all entries (GDPR)
Customized Confirmation Messages
- Control what is displayed after a user submits a form
- Display HTML-formatted text
- Redirect to a WordPress Page
- Redirect to a custom URL
Notification Emails
- Send a customized email to the user after a user submits a form
- Additional HTML-formatted text to be included in the body of the email
- Automatically include a copy of the user’s entry
SPAM Protection
- Automatically included on every form
- Uses a simple and accessible, yet effective, text CAPTCHA verification system
Frequently asked questions
What do I get when I download Visual Form Builder?
Visual Form Builder 3.1 is the latest version. It is a WordPress plugin you can download here free of charge under the GPL license, with the complete feature set included and no trial limitations. It holds a 4.1/5 rating from 318 user reviews.
Does Visual Form Builder cost anything?
No. Visual Form Builder 3.1 is 100% free — the full GPL version, not a trial or demo. There are no download limits, no accounts to create, and no upsells during the download.
How do I install Visual Form Builder 3.1?
Download the ZIP file from this page, then in your WordPress dashboard go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin, choose the file, click Install Now, then Activate. The plugin works immediately after activation — no license key or extra setup is required for the core features.
What are the requirements for Visual Form Builder?
Visual Form Builder 3.1 requires WordPress 4.7 or higher. Most modern WordPress hosts already meet these versions. Running older versions may cause features to break, so update WordPress and PHP first if your site is behind.
When was Visual Form Builder last updated?
Version 3.1 was last updated on May 27, 2022. This page is refreshed automatically, so the download here always matches the newest version we have verified.
Is the Visual Form Builder download safe?
The file is sourced directly from the official WordPress.org repository — the same file the developer published. It is served unmodified, so what you install here is byte-identical to the official release.
Version: 3.1
Updated: October 1, 2026
Technical details
| Version | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | May 27, 2022 |
| Active installs | 20,000+ |
| Rating | ★★★★☆ 4.1/5 (318 reviews) |
| Requires WordPress | 4.7 or higher |
| Author | Matthew Muro |
| Tags | contact-form, contact-forms, form, forms |
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