Paywalled

Hey @kermed

Thanks for reaching out and providing your feedback!

WPForms does offer distinct features in its free and paid versions, but we haven’t removed anything that was previously available in the free version.

For features like form Entries, these are part of our Paid plan.

In the free version, however, you can still take advantage of Lite Connect to back up your entries. By enabling ‘Entry Backups’ under WPForms ? Settings ? General, your entries will be stored in case you decide to upgrade down the line. You can learn about enabling Lite Connect feature here: https://wpforms.com/docs/how-to-use-lite-connect-for-wpforms/

Further, you can also set up email notifications to have form submissions sent directly to your inbox in the free version of the plugin. You can check the following documentation on setting up your notifications emails: https://wpforms.com/docs/setup-form-notification-wpforms/

If any issues come up while setting these up, or if there’s anything else we can help with, please don’t hesitate to reach out on the WPForms Lite support forum. We’re here to support you in making the most of WPForms, and we appreciate your giving us a chance. Thank you again for the feedback!

I think this was all covered more succinctly in my one-word description “Paywalled” and just underlines my recommendation to use any other tool that already has the most basic feature of looking up results included in it for free.

As far as I know, this is the only plugin that gives people forms and then expects them to pay to access the results. I don’t really care about your monetization strategy behind it or other third-party plugins you think we should install with it to access trailing features.

My recommendation is the same: Install any other plugin and don’t use this one.

Thank you for your honest feedback. We understand that being able to access Entries is important.
WPForms Lite focuses on providing users the ability to create basic forms and send email notifications, while some advanced features, like in-depth entries and reporting, are available in our paid plans. This setup allows us to keep the core plugin free and continue its development, but we understand if another plugin better suits your needs.

We’ll continue to listen to feedback like yours as we look for ways to improve WPForms for all types of users. Thanks again for taking the time to share your perspective with us.