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hello dear community - here we are listing some form creator plugins

*Advanced Custom Fields *(often ppl say to this shortened as ACF) is a very popular WordPress plugin that helps to create custom fields. It is a great tool to create a dynamic WordPress site that requires custom fields or other types of custom content.

https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-custom-fields/
by https://wpengine.com/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=plugin_directory&utm_content=advanced_custom_fields
Version:6.0.7 Last updated:2 months ago Active installations:2+ million WordPress Version:4.7 or higher Tested up to:6.1.1 PHP Version:5.6 or higher Languages:See all 29 Tags:acfcustom fieldsfieldsmetarepeater

Advanced Custom Fields turns WordPress sites into a fully-fledged content management system by giving you all the tools to do more with your data.
Use the Advanced Custom Fields plugin to take full control of your WordPress edit screens & custom field data.
Add fields on demand. Our field builder allows you to quickly and easily add fields to WP edit screens with only the click of a few buttons!
Add them anywhere. Fields can be added all over WP including posts, users, taxonomy terms, media, comments and even custom options pages!
Show them everywhere. Load and display your custom field values in any theme template file with our hassle free developer friendly functions!

FEATURES
Simple & Intuitive
Powerful Functions
Over 30 Field Types
Extensive Documentation
Millions of Users

additionally: ACF - here some best alternatives
custom fields. A custom field is a metadata box that stores additional information of your website related to a blog post, page, or custom post type.
Plugins like ACF and the similar ones are made to allow you to create a set of custom fields without coding.

Here are some popular alternatives to the ACF WordPress plugin:

**WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code **Snippets – WordPress Code Manager
https://wordpress.org/plugins/insert-headers-and-footers/
https://www.wpcode.com/
meta: Version:2.0.9 Last updated:2 days ago Active installations:1+ million WordPress Version:4.6 or higher Tested up to:6.2 PHP Version:5.5 or higher Languages:See all 26 Tags:codecssfooterfunctionsphp
WPCode (formerly known as Insert Headers and Footers by WPBeginner) is the most popular code snippets plugin for WordPress used by over 1 million websites.
We make it easy for you to add code snippets in WordPress without having to edit your theme’s functions.php file.
Our simple insert headers and footers interface allows you to insert code like Google Analytics, custom CSS, Facebook Pixel, and more to your WordPress site’s header and footer as well other areas of your website. No need to edit your theme files!

*Pods Framework: *
Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields
https://wordpress.org/plugins/pods/
By Pods Framework Team: https://pods.io/about/
meta: Version:2.9.13 Last updated:2 weeks ago Active installations:100,000+ WordPress Version:5.7 or higher Tested up to:6.1.1 PHP Version:5.6 or higher Languages:See all 129 Tags:content typescustom fieldscustom post typesCustom Taxonomiespods
This is a powerful and flexible plugin that allows you to create custom content types, fields, and taxonomies, among other things. if you look for a free solution to create custom fields in WordPress? Then you might love Pods: it sure can be a great and powerful answer.
This plugin is completely free to use. You can use it to add custom fields to the WordPress default post types (posts and pages) and default taxonomies (categories and tags).
But there is even more: Pods also allows you to create a custom post type and add custom fields group to it. Pods supports many many types as JETengine too:

Meta Box:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/meta-box/
Meta Box – WordPress Custom Fields Framework By MetaBox.io
Version:5.6.18 Last updated:1 week ago Active installations:700,000+ WordPress Version:4.8 or higher Tested up to:6.1.1 PHP Version:7.0 or higher Languages:See all 21 Tags:cptcustom fieldscustom post typesCustom Taxonomiesmeta box
This plugin allows you to easily create custom fields and meta boxes for your posts, pages, and custom post types.
Meta Box is a powerful, professional, and lightweight toolkit for developers to create custom meta boxes and custom fields for any custom post type in WordPress.
Meta Box helps you add custom fields and details on your website such as pages, posts, custom post types, forms and anywhere you want using over 40 different field types such as text, images, file upload, checkboxes, and more.
On top of that, each WordPress custom field type has extensive internal options for unlimited content possibilities. Complete customization and control is just a few clicks away.
Adding WordPress custom fields and custom meta boxes for custom post types is quick and painless: Select the field types you want in the user-friendly Online Generator, then copy and paste the code into your child theme’s functions.php file.

Custom Post Type UI
By WebDevStudios https://webdevstudios.com/
https://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/
Version:1.13.5 Last updated:2 days ago Active installations:1+ million WordPress Version:5.9 or higher Tested up to:6.2 PHP Version:5.6 or higher Languages:See all 17 Tags:content typescptcustom post typespost typetaxonomy
Custom Post Type UI provides an easy to use interface for registering and managing custom post types and taxonomies for your website.
CUSTOM POST TYPE UI EXTENDED
CPTUI helps create custom content types, but displaying that content can be a whole new challenge. We created Custom Post Type UI Extended to help with displaying your crafted content. View our Layouts page to see available layout examples with Custom Post Type UI Extended.
Beginning with version 1.7.0, Custom Post Type UI Extended has properly moved in to the Block editor experience and is working to get all the layouts available in the new “Custom Post Type UI Block”. It’s now even easier to start showing your content with the existing and future layouts available with Custom Post Type UI Extended.
Pluginize was launched in 2016 by WebDevStudios to promote, support, and house all of their WordPress products. Pluginize is not only creating new products for WordPress, like CPTUI Extended, but also provides ongoing support and development for WordPress community favorites like CMB2 and more.

**cmb2
**https://wordpress.org/plugins/cmb2/
by https://cmb2.io/
Version:2.10.1 Last updated:1 year ago Active installations:300,000+ WordPress Version:3.8.0 or higher Tested up to:5.9.5 PHP Version:5.2 or higher Languages:See all 18 Tags:fieldsformsmetaboxesoptionssettings
CMB2: This plugin allows you to create custom fields and meta boxes with a simple and intuitive API.
CMB2 is a developer’s toolkit for building metaboxes, custom fields, and forms for WordPress that will blow your mind. Easily manage meta for posts, terms, users, comments, or create custom option pages.
CMB2 is a complete rewrite of Custom Metaboxes and Fields for WordPress. To get started, please follow the examples in the included example-functions.php file and have a look at the basic usage instructions.
Version:2.10.1 Last updated:1 year ago Active installations:300,000+ WordPress Version:3.8.0 or higher Tested up to:5.9.5 PHP Version:5.2 or higher Languages:See all 18 Tags:fieldsformsmetaboxesoptionssettings

Custom Field Suite:
By Matt Gibbs
https://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-field-suite/
Version:2.6.2.1 Last updated:7 months ago Active installations:50,000+ WordPress Version:5.0 or higher Tested up to:6.0.3 Languages:See all 4 Tags:custom fieldsfieldspostmetarelationshiprepeater

Custom Field Suite is another option if one is are looking for a free plugin to create custom fields on his WordPress site. in this case you need to have PHP knowledge to use it. You don’t need to deal with PHP scripts to customize.
Custom Field Suite (CFS) is a visual custom fields management plugin for WordPress. CFS includes over 12 field types, include text, date, wysiwyg, file upload, relationship, user, and loop (repeatable fields).
These are just a few of the many alternatives to ACF that are available. Each of them has its own strengths and weaknesses, so you should carefully evaluate them to find the one that best fits your needs.
Custom Field Suite (CFS) lets you add custom fields to your posts. It’s lightweight and battle-tested (there’s not much to break).
THINGS TO KNOW
We do not provide support.
This is a free plugin. We’re not selling anything.
CFS includes 14 field types. There are no plans to add more.
If you want all the bells-and-whistles, use ACF.
FIELD TYPES
Text
Textarea
WYSIWYG
Date
Color
True / False
Select
File Upload

WPForms
Contact Form by WPForms – Drag & Drop Form Builder for WordPress
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforms-lite/
https://wpforms.com/
meta: Version:1.8.1.1 Last updated:1 week ago Active installations:5+ million WordPress Version:5.2 or higher Tested up to:6.2 PHP Version:5.6 or higher Languages:See all 29 Tags:contact formcontact form plugincustom formform builderforms
First, in our WordPress form builder list is WPForms. This form creator has a beginner-friendly interface. Simply drag and drop the fields inside your form template. The process is simple. Design the form, use the block to embed it, and you will have a fully-functional form. You can use WPForms Lite to build a fairly bare-bones template.

Here’s what you will get with WPForms Lite:

Three unique form templates
Constant Contact integration
10 standard form fields
Drag-and-drop builder
Instant notifications
Gutenberg compatibility
Button customization
Anti-spam honeypots (for bots)
And here are the additional features WPForms (paid) will bring to your table:

30 advanced form fields
Multiple form templates
Form abandonment analysis
Conversational forms add-on
Form locker
Multiple marketing integrations
Surveys and polls creation
PayPal and Stripe integrations to accept payments
User registration forms

Gravity Forms
Contact Form Plugin – Fastest Contact Form Builder Plugin for WordPress by Fluent Forms
By Contact Form - WPManageNinja LLC
https://wordpress.org/plugins/fluentform/

Version:4.3.25 Last updated:3 weeks ago Active installations:300,000+ WordPress Version:4.5 or higher Tested up to:6.1.1 PHP Version:5.6 or higher Languages:See all 6 Tags:contact formform builderformsquizWP Fo

Gravity Forms helps you create more advanced types of forms beyond a simple contact form (though it can do that too).
You will get more integrations as compared to WPForms. Plus, the drag-and-drop designer is smoother. There are a plethora of add-ons to improve the form builder’s functionality.
The only thing that not makes it a fit for users is the fact that you need to go premium, even to create a simple contact form. You can play around with their demo to test it out, but there is no free version.
Should you go ahead with Gravity Forms, expect the following features:

Over 30 form fields
Conditional logic (show/hide fields)
Automated email notifications
Front-end forms
14+ marketing add-ons
Powerful spam filter
Limit and schedule forms
WordPress post creation
Payment forms using PayPal or Stripe
User registration forms
Surveys and polls

Support
Description
THE BEST AND FASTEST CONTACT FORM BUILDER PLUGIN BY FLUENT FORMS
Fluent Forms is the ultimate user-friendly, customizable drag-and-drop WordPress contact form plugin that offers you all the premium features, plus many more completely unique additional features. Making forms with a WordPress form builder should be quick and effortless. And that’s why, we have developed Fluent Forms for you. With Fluent Forms, you can create stunning forms in minutes. Say goodbye to tedious form-building and hello to easy, intuitive design.
Fluent Forms helps you create hassle-free contact forms, subscription forms, or any kind of WP Forms you need for your website in minutes.

AMAZING FEATURES
Conversational forms and classic form builder
Drag & drop contact form builder
Multi-column form layout
Smart conditional logic
Conditional confirmation messages
Build fully responsive and mobile-friendly web forms
Pre-built templates to build various forms quickly
Spam protection with Google reCAPTCHA and hCaptcha for your contact forms
Placeholder customization for your contact forms
AJAX submission and both client-side and server-side data validation for contact forms
Send beautiful emails to users and admins after form submission
You can configure what will happen after a contact form submission: show a success message or redirect users to a URL
Restrict your forms by user role
Show forms only for a time/date range
30+ form fields to build any web forms quickly
In-depth analytics where you can see how many times it’s displayed and how many leads were captured through a specific form
Set default value on contact form fields or you can populate from URL parameters
Export/import contact forms
Mailchimp integration – add lead/contact on Mailchimp on form submission
Slack integration – send Slack notification of Contact Form Submission
Export data – you can export data as CSV/Excel/ODS or JSON format
Advanced data filtering where you can see data by status and also by date range

Essential Addons for Elementor
By WPDeveloper :: https://wpdeveloper.com/
https://wordpress.org/plugins/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/

meta: Version:5.7.0 Last updated:1 day ago Active installations:1+ million WordPress Version:5.0 or higher Tested up to:6.2 PHP Version:7.0 or higher Languages:See all 9 Tags:addonselementorelementor addonselementor widgetelements

50+ FREE WIDGETS AND COUNTING
We have designed more than 50 of the most useful widgets to enhance your Elementor Page Building experience and allow you to climb the top of your design capabilities.

Post Grid – Showcase your blog posts in 4 unique styles
Post Timeline – Create stunning timeline for your posts & pages
Fancy Text – Design pages using animated texts in 8 different styles
Creative Buttons – Quickly add modern buttons with hover effects
Countdown – Include a countdown timer to boost click-through rates
Team Members – Feature your team members with a few clicks
Testimonials – Showcase customer reviews & increase credibility
WooCommerce Product Grid – Display WooCommerce products in grid layout
Contact Form 7 – Customize beautiful forms without any coding
Gravity Forms – Design forms with Elementor & Gravity Forms
Ninja Forms – Easily create your form style just the way you want

Reading Progress Bar – Add progress bar to show reading position (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Teo4kSWJPA)
Duplicator – Duplicate any page or post in a single click
Table of Contents – Display Table of Contents anywhere you want (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6woRX7Ud7I )
Custom JS – Add custom JavaScript in Elementor with a few clicks
Scroll to Top– Let visitors quickly navigate to the to

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Popular form plugins: Advanced Custom Fields, WPForms, Gravity Forms, Fluent Forms
WPForms is easy drag-and-drop form builder, with free and paid versions
Gravity Forms has more advanced features but no free version
Fluent Forms has fast drag-and-drop builder with spam protection
Essential Addons has 50+ free widgets for Elementor including forms
Form plugins offer features like payments, user registration, conditional logic, analytics
Many free and paid form builders available for different needs.