Getting started with apForms

Build a form, publish it, and verify a real submission before relying on it.

Install and recover your download

1. Back up the site and test on a staging copy first.
2. Download the current ZIP from your purchase confirmation or My Account.
3. Open WordPress → Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin. Upload the ZIP, install, and activate it.
4. Open the product’s License screen and activate the purchased key for the retail update and support service.

Create and publish a form

1. Open apForms → New Form. Name the form and add the fields you need.
2. Set labels, required fields, and any conditional rules. Collect only information you actually need.
3. Configure notifications and check the recipient addresses. Your host or mail provider must be able to deliver the messages.
4. Save the form and copy its generated shortcode into a WordPress page. Preview it while signed out.
5. Submit a clearly labeled test entry. Check apForms → Entries and independently verify notification delivery.

Uploads and optional AI

Before using file uploads, test allowed and rejected file types, size limits, and who can access uploaded files. Never use a public test to send private documents.

Roll Your Own AI is optional. Configure a provider only when you intend to use it; check the destination, credential storage, and data being transmitted. Do not send private form entries to a provider without an appropriate basis and disclosure.

Acceptance check

• Required fields reject missing answers.
• Conditional rules behave correctly on desktop and mobile.
• Entries are stored once and only authorized administrators can view them.
• Notifications arrive, and failed delivery is investigated separately from entry storage.

Updates, rollback, and support

Take a fresh backup before updating and verify the same workflow on staging. If an update causes a problem, restore your previous verified plugin package and database backup as appropriate. Do not uninstall a plugin merely to troubleshoot it; data retention differs by product.

For help, email [email protected] with the product/version, WordPress/PHP versions, site URL, exact steps, error message, and last four license-key characters. Remove credentials and personal data from logs. Never send passwords, API keys, complete license keys, card numbers, or card security codes.