=== Contact Form, Drag and Drop Form Builder for WordPress - Everest Forms ===
Contributors: WPEverest
Tags: contact form, form, form builder, contact, custom form
Requires at least: 4.9
Tested up to: 5.3
Requires PHP: 5.4
Stable tag: 1.5.10
License: GPLv3
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html

Drag and Drop contact form builder to easily create simple to complex forms for any purpose. Lightweight, Beautiful design, responsive and more.

== Description ==

Everest Forms plugin provides you with an easy way to create any kind of forms including contact forms. Drag and Drop fields make ordering and creating forms so easy that even a beginner to WordPress can create beautiful forms within minutes. The plugin is lightweight, fast, extendible and 100% mobile responsive.

Everest Forms is specially designed keeping the usability, simplicity in mind. The form settings, admin panels are highly intuitive with a clean design.

Multiple column forms can be designed with a click. Pre-built templates and design layouts allow you to create forms that look different yet beautiful.

View [All features](https://wpeverest.com/wordpress-plugins/everest-forms/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=everest-forms-readme)

View [Demo](http://demo.wpeverest.com/everest-forms/)

Get [free support](https://wpeverest.com/support-forum/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=everest-forms-readme)

Check [documentation](http://docs.wpeverest.com/docs/everest-forms/)

= Everest Forms Plugin in action: =

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yE0C_Yq_qQ]

### Features And Options:

* Create unlimited forms without any restrictions
* Drag and Drop Form fields
* Supports all commonly used form fields including radio, dropdowns, checkboxes, date and more
* 100% responsive form template
* Supports multiple column layout
* Shortcode support
* Multiple email recipient
* Mulitple email notifications
* Smart Tags for dynamic email message, subject and more.
* View Form entries from your dashboard
* Quick Form Preview option
* CSV exporter for entries
* Provides two different form template design
* Google Recaptcha V2 and V3 Supported
* Spam protection via honeypot
* Editable successful form submission message
* Redirect option after submission
* Editable Email Settings
* Editable form validation message
* Translation ready

### Premium Features and Addons

* 11 Advanced fields: **Image upload, File upload, Hidden Field, Phone, Password, Custom HTML, Section Title, Signature, Address, Country, Rating**

* [Style Customizer](https://wpeverest.com/wordpress-plugins/everest-forms/style-customizer/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=everest-forms-readme) - Allows you to make form design changes like color, fonts, spacing, background, borders, alignments and much more without touching any code.

* [MailChimp](https://wpeverest.com/wordpress-plugins/everest-forms/mailchimp/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=everest-forms-readme) - Allows your users to subscribe to MailChimp through form submission via Everest Forms.

* [ConvertKit](https://wpeverest.com/wordpress-plugins/everest-forms/convertkit/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=everest-forms-readme) - Allows you to connect your form with ConvertKit to efficiently grow your business by generating more leads.

* [PDF Form Submission](https://wpeverest.com/wordpress-plugins/everest-forms/pdf-form-submission/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=everest-forms-readme) - Allows you to generate digital PDF documents of any form submission to export or send a PDF copy of it via email attachment.

* [PayPal Standard](https://wpeverest.com/wordpress-plugins/everest-forms/paypal-standard/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=everest-forms-readme) - Allows you to connect your forms with PayPal to easily collect payments, donations, and online orders. Check our article on [accepting PayPal payment via WordPress Forms](https://wpeverest.com/blog/wordpress-form-payment-option-paypal/)

* [Stripe](https://wpeverest.com/wordpress-plugins/everest-forms/stripe/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=everest-forms-readme) - Allows you to connect your forms with Stripe to easily collect credit card payments, donations, and online orders.

* [Geolocation](https://wpeverest.com/wordpress-plugins/everest-forms/geolocation/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=everest-forms-readme) - Allows you to collect geolocation data like IP, Country, Postal/Zip code along with the form submission.

* [Multi-Part Forms](https://wpeverest.com/wordpress-plugins/everest-forms/multi-part-forms/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=everest-forms-readme) - Allows you to make a stepwise form by breaking long or complex forms up into multiple parts/pages. Check [Detail guide](https://wpeverest.com/blog/wordpress-multi-step-form/)

* [Custom Captcha](https://wpeverest.com/wordpress-plugins/everest-forms/captcha/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=everest-forms-readme) - Allows you to add custom questions or math captcha to your form and fight back against spam form submissions.

* [Conditional Logic](https://wpeverest.com/wordpress-plugins/everest-forms/conditional-logic/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=everest-forms-readme) - Allows you to conditionally hide or show form fields based on user's interaction with other form fields.

* [Survey, Polls and Quiz](https://wpeverest.com/wordpress-plugins/everest-forms/survey-polls-and-quiz/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=everest-forms-readme) - Allows you to create intuitive survey, poll and quiz forms within a minute. It also provides admin reporting for data-driven decisions.

* [User Registration](https://wpeverest.com/wordpress-plugins/everest-forms/user-registration/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=everest-forms-readme) - Allows you to create a custom WordPress user registration form instantly in few simple steps and collect payments.

* [Post Submission](https://wpeverest.com/wordpress-plugins/everest-forms/post-submission/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=everest-forms-readme) - Allows your users to submit their blogs posts from front-end without the hassle of logging into the admin dashboard.

* [Zapier](https://wpeverest.com/wordpress-plugins/everest-forms/zapier/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=everest-forms-readme) - Allows you to connect your forms with over 1500+ popular web applications without any hassle. It makes integrating forms and apps buttery-smooth.

### What's Next

Checkout out our other projects for WordPress

[ThemeGrill](https://themegrill.com/wordpress-themes/free/) - Beautiful Free WordPress Themes

[BeautifulThemes](https://beautifulthemes.com) - Collection of WordPress Themes by Well Renowned Authors.

== Installation ==

= Minimum Requirements =

* PHP version 5.4 or greater (PHP 7.2 or greater is recommended)
* MySQL version 5.0 or greater (MySQL 5.6 or greater is recommended)

= Automatic installation =

Automatic installation is the easiest option as WordPress handles the file transfers itself and you don’t need to leave your web browser. To do an automatic install of Everest Forms, log in to your WordPress dashboard, navigate to the Plugins menu and click Add New.

In the search field type “Everest Forms” and click Search Plugins. Once you’ve found our form builder plugin you can view details about it such as the point release, rating and description. Most importantly of course, you can install it by simply clicking “Install Now”.

= Manual installation =

The manual installation method involves downloading our form builder plugin and uploading it to your webserver via your favourite FTP application. The WordPress codex contains [instructions on how to do this here](https://wordpress.org/support/article/managing-plugins/#manual-plugin-installation).

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= What is the plugin license? =

* This plugin is released under a GPL license.

= Where can I find Everest Forms documentation and user guides? =

For help setting up and configuring Everest Forms please refer to our [user guide](http://docs.wpeverest.com/docs/everest-forms/)

= Will Everest Forms work with my theme? =

Yes; Everest Forms will work with any theme that have been coded following WordPress guidelines, but may require some styling to make it match nicely.

= Where can I report bugs or contribute to the project? =

Bugs can be reported either in our support forum or preferably on the [Everest Forms GitHub repository](https://github.com/wpeverest/everest-forms/issues).

= Everest Forms is awesome! Can I contribute? =

Yes you can! Join in on our [GitHub repository](https://github.com/wpeverest/everest-forms/) :)

== Changelog ==

= 1.5.10 - 25-11-2019 =
* Fix - Google reCAPTCHA v2 invisible settings bug.
* Fix - DB unwanted data erase for fields data save.
* Fix - Multi-part submit button hidden due to theme style conflict.

= 1.5.9 - 19-11-2019 =
* Fix - Fatal error: Called to undefined function.

= 1.5.8 - 18-11-2019 =
* Feature - Email field mailcheck feature to offer additional controls.
* Feature - Date field localization, multiple date selections with min/max date.
* Feature - Default value for "Paragraph text" field.
* Fix - WordPress 5.3 compatibility.
* Fix - Selection of radio and checkbox on label click.
* Tweak - Smart phone field design enhancement.
* Tweak - Seperate site and secret key for recaptcha v2 invisible.

= 1.5.7 - 07-11-2019 =
* Tweak - Design for smart phone field.
* Tweak - CSS styling for label and radio/checkbox field.
* Tweak - Introduced entry ID params in filter hook for email attachment.
* Deprecated - Function `evf_has_date_field` has been deprecated instead added `evf_is_field_exists` function.

= 1.5.6 - 18-10-2019 =
* Feature - Added form preview button inside builder area.
* Fix - Submit button disable when multiple forms is present.
* Fix - Undefined meta-key error on console while cloning HTML field.

= 1.5.5 - 19-09-2019 =
* Feature - Confirm Email option on Email Field.
* Fix - Sortable Fields scrollable bug.
* Fix - Field not appended in the droppable zone.
* Fix - Multi-part form conflict in frontend single page.
* Fix - Undefined label for html field translation string.
* Fix - Checkbox field on entries while selecting multiple.
* Fix - Conditional logic rules improved for all the fields.
* Fix - Icon placement design conflict with TheGem theme on builder page.
* Fix - String translation while updating the label and placeholder of fields.
* Tweak - Mouse cursor on draggable elements.
* Tweak - Managed spacing after dropping the field.
* Tweak - Captcha field question option design issue.
* Tweak - Date/Time field format option design issue.
* Tweak - Placeholder adding extra margin while dragging.

= 1.5.4 - 25-08-2019 =
* Fix - Meta key for cloned form field.
* Fix - CSV export broken due to uppercase alphanumric meta-key.
* Fix - Layout of entries is broken when heartbeat notification appears.
* Tweak - Removed focus effect on add field buttons.
* Tweak - Design fix for choice option on Internet Explorer.
* Tweak - Textarea width on frontend and field spacing on builder.

= 1.5.3 - 26-07-2019 =
* Fix - Entry search in trash listing page.
* Fix - Bulk actions for entries list table.

= 1.5.2 - 23-07-2019 =
* Fix - Prevent empty search term in forms query.
* Fix - Entries list-table with status query bug.
* Fix - Entries list table offset bug for pagination.
* Fix - Entries form filter action bug while paginated.

= 1.5.1 - 19-07-2019 =
* Fix - Email notification issue in older forms.
* Fix - Addon installation error notice margin bug.
* Fix - Icon floating on nav effected by auto load next plugin.

= 1.5.0 - 15-07-2019 =
* Feature - Form specific email notification toggle.
* Feature - Form enable/disable toggle with disabled message.
* Feature - Form title and description support in Guten block.
* Feature - New entries "heartbeat" notification on the entries list table screen.
* Enhancement - Add support for custom captcha addon. #209
* Enhancement - Introduced range support in the date/time field.
* Fix - Correctly load localisation file.
* Fix - WPML string translation for notices.
* Fix - Fatal error thrown if form not found.
* Fix - SQL Injection (discovered by Tin Duong).
* Fix - Frontend error message on PHP validation.
* Fix - Navigation alignment issue with multi-part.
* Fix - Email field should default to being required.
* Fix - Undefined variable for filtered template file.
* Fix - Active email list not shown on first page load.
* Fix - Date and time of entry submission. #191
* Fix - Dragging forms fields bug in the builder. #196
* Fix - Form builder design bug on wp.com dashboard. #190
* Fix - Show form error notice on any form field error. #213
* Fix - WP admin bar design issue in safari on EVF pages. #179
* Fix - Submit button Processing text while form is not saved. #177
* Fix - Field choices preview fixed while removing field choices. #221
* Fix - Prepare a SQL query for safe execution in `evf_search_entries()`.
* Fix - Validation message issue on the address field and checkbox field.
* Tweak - Responsive design issue within builder.
* Tweak - Date and time field advanced option design.
* Tweak - Set margin to fix spacing issue on Multi-part buttons.
* Tweak - Removed unnecessary CSS to fix Multi-part button alignment.
* Tweak - Field type changed from date to date-time for date/time field.
* Tweak - Use `determine_locale()` to properly load custom translation files.
* Tweak - Drag and drop sortable-ui design enhancement on builder sidebar panel.

[See changelog for all versions](https://github.com/wpeverest/everest-forms/raw/master/CHANGELOG.txt).