Frameworks

WordPress

Add a WordPress contact form with a Custom HTML block posting to FormsReach - no PHP mail plugin required.

What you will achieve

A contact form on a WordPress page using a Custom HTML block (or theme template) that posts to FormsReach.

Prerequisites

Steps

1. Create a form and copy the API key

Sign in at app.formsreach.com, create a form, copy the API key.

2. Add a Custom HTML block

  1. Edit the page where the form should appear.
  2. Insert a Custom HTML block (not a plain paragraph).
  3. Paste:
<form action="https://api.formsreach.com/submit" method="POST">
 <input type="hidden" name="api_key" value="YOUR_ACCESS_KEY" />

 <input type="text" name="name" required />
 <input type="email" name="email" required />
 <textarea name="message" required></textarea>

 <button type="submit">Submit Form</button>
</form>

Replace YOUR_ACCESS_KEY with your real key.

You can also place the same markup in a child theme template or a reusable block pattern.

3. Publish and test

Publish the page, submit once from the live (or preview) URL, open Submissions.

Verify

  • The form tags and api_key field are still present when you view page source
  • Dashboard shows the test row
  • Theme CSS can style the form (snippet is unstyled by design)

Common failures

Symptom Check
Form tags removed Use Custom HTML, not a text paragraph; some builders strip raw HTML
Missing api_key Editor stripped the hidden input - re-paste and recheck source
Caching oddities Classic form POST works with most caches; avoid minifiers that strip form attributes
Domain denied Add your WordPress host (and www if used) to the allowlist

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