Hey! Short one from me: over the past few days I’ve been working on custom email notifications, and 1.8 is out on WordPress.org. You can now customize admin notification and visitor confirmation emails per form, subject and body, with HTML and placeholders to drop in field values (plus things like form title and a full {{all_fields}} block if you want). There’s a Send test email button in the builder so you can […]
Building a form builder for WordPress in 2026 is a balancing act: you want the seamless experience of modern tools, without losing the predictability and deep integration of native WordPress interfaces. With Sobi Forms 1.7.1, I took a major step forward in making form creation intuitive, clean, and rock-solid. Here is a look at what’s new […]
It took a bit longer than expected to ship this one… I started with one idea in mind, added a couple more, and well… classic scope creep! Anyway, it’s finally here: Sobi Forms 1.7.0 brings CSV & JSON exports, multi-column layouts, an inbox trash, inline links, form templates, plus a solid batch of polish and bug fixes. […]
Hey everyone! Sobi Forms v1.6.0 is officially live. This is a big one: consolidating the strong foundation of Sobi Forms: reliable email delivery, webhook support, advanced spam protection, and a smoother admin experience. TL;DR 1. Reliable email delivery (SMTP) You shouldn’t have to pay to send and receive emails. What’s new: Go to Sobi Forms → Settings → SMTP, […]
Hey everyone, I’m back, and a lot happened while I was away. First: the plugin got featured. Thanks WordPress team 🙂 That gave Sobi Forms real visibility and helped people find it. Downloads went from about 10 a day to 200+ a day. Because of that, we’re now at 90+ active installs. Doing it in two weeks is huge for me. […]
I’ll be gone for 10 days to recharge. Before closing the laptop, I wanted to share that I’ve been working hard on bringing SMTP and Webhooks to the plugin core. There is still some work left to polish things up (UI, UX, webhook testing…), but it’s going to be a major upgrade, bringing features that most other plugins make […]
Hey everyone! Sobi Forms v1.5.0 is officially live. This is a massive update packed with features designed to make your forms much more powerful for your day-to-day business, while keeping everything incredibly simple to use. TL;DR — What’s new in 30 seconds? 1. Accept File Uploads (CVs, photos, documents) This was by far the most […]
A lot has happened. It’s been exactly 7 days since I opened my IDE with a simple plan, and things went fast. Very fast. The next day, I released the plugin to the official WordPress directory, and I’ve already shipped 4 major updates. Today, version 1.4.0 is officially live. Here is the honest breakdown of my first […]
The previous v1.3.0 was all about making form building smooth and comfortable. Version 1.4.0 changes focus entirely. It tackles what happens after someone hits submit: reading messages, keeping track of leads, and replying professionally—without ever leaving WordPress. The TL;DR: Your form submissions just became a proper workflow. You get instant unread badges right on your WordPress dashboard, a lightning-fast […]
When you’re in indie hacker mode, the temptation is always to ship more features, faster. Add this integration, build that complex logic, check another box. But for Sobi Forms, I wanted to take a different path. Before piling on more options, I wanted to slow down and focus entirely on the user experience. I want to build […]
A focused update on visibility options, spam protection, richer field types, and a sharper builder. New Improved Update from the WordPress dashboard or grab it from wordpress.org/plugins/sobi-forms. Questions and ideas welcome on the forum or the roadmap.
When I started building Sobi Forms, the goal was simple: make a lightweight, fast WordPress form builder. No bloat. No performance-killing scripts. Just clean forms that send data from point A to point B. But once you start managing form submissions, you realize something very quickly: an inbox is just a CRM in disguise. I didn’t […]
A focused update on form control, storage, and a smoother builder. New Improved Update from the WordPress dashboard or grab it from wordpress.org/plugins/sobi-forms. Questions and ideas welcome on the forum or the roadmap.
It took about a day to get the plugin live on WordPress.org. Check the plugin page here. I’ll know focus on adding new features. Looking forward to the first users and feedback.
Every website needs forms. And often, you need them to do more than just send a basic message. You need conditional logic, smart workflows, and advanced fields. The existing WordPress form builders are incredibly capable, but they often feel heavy, rigid, or overwhelming to configure. To get power, you usually have to compromise on speed […]
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