The only thing to do is find one that does work in a way that either suits you, or that you can work with.
I do know that there’s some database storage and export plugins around for Contact Form 7, so that’s one free option. If you are willing to go commercial, Graivty Forms has all of that built in.
]]>I’m sure this will all be easier to sort out when I have a functional test site so I can install things, poke them, and see what happens.
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I use and prefer Contact Form 7 – completely free to use and fairly easy to setup with amazing flexibility – Problem is that to access submissions for viewing or export requires an additional plugin – that sucks.
Gravity is ok but as you say, it is paid.
Ninja Forms for me is probably your best bet – I don’t mind Ninja Forms but their 2.9 -> 3.0 upgrade caused major issues with existing installations so I shied away… However, for you it is probably perfect:
1. It’s free
2. It’s really easy to setup
3. All submissions are stored in the database and accessible via the “Submissions” tab
4. All submissions can be exported to CSV from the “Submissions” tab which can then be saved into a Google Spreadsheet (albeit manually)
Trying to do this via MySQL is overkill given the integration available in many apps it is not necessary
]]>I’ve spent the last couple of days working on the problem. Then I tripped over Google Forms. Google Forms was designed to solve my exact problem. I will make a form, then I’m going to embed it in WP.
There is a plugin to make Google Forms look pretty on WP. There seems to be some debate in the comments about whether it is up to date or not. But a straight embed will always work.
I’m sure I’m in for some dire experience with weird, installation-specific incompatibilities. Let me know if I should update folks on how it went.
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