FormZend
Documentation Clear guides. Fast setup.
Install the plugin, design a template, connect a notification, and send a test—step by step, without rebuilding your forms.
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- Download & install Start free with WordPress core emails, then activate a paid license when you need third-party integrations. 4 steps
- Create a template Build a reusable email with the focused Gutenberg block set—no separate canvas. 4 steps
- Connect a notification Enable FormZend inside the notification settings you already use—same flow on every provider. 4 steps
- Preview & test Validate merge tags and layout with representative values—no endless form re-submits. 4 steps
- Licensing How site counts work—and what happens if a license lapses. 4 steps
Get FormZend running on your site
Start free with WordPress core emails, then activate a paid license when you need third-party integrations.
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Download FormZend free
Download the FormZend zip from formzend.com. No purchase or license key is required to design WordPress core emails.
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Install in WordPress
In wp-admin go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin, choose the zip, install, and activate FormZend.
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Activate a license when needed
WordPress core email features work free. To connect Gravity Forms, Contact Form 7, Ninja Forms, WPForms, or Fluent Forms, purchase a plan and activate its license key.
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Confirm mail works
FormZend uses your site’s normal WordPress mail process. A working SMTP setup is recommended before you send tests.
Design once in the block editor
Build a reusable email with the focused Gutenberg block set—no separate canvas.
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Add a FormZend email
Create a new FormZend email from the admin menu. You’ll land in the WordPress block editor with email-ready blocks.
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Lay out the message
Use content, layout, image, button, table, and social blocks to match your brand. Keep hierarchy clear for inbox clients.
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Insert merge tags
Add provider-aware merge tags for names, fields, and dynamic values. Tags resolve from the connected form or system email source.
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Publish the template
Publish when the design is ready. Unpublished drafts can’t be assigned to notifications yet.
Assign the template where email already sends
Enable FormZend inside the notification settings you already use—same flow on every provider.
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Open notification settings
In your form plugin (or WordPress system email settings), open the notification you want to brand.
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Enable FormZend
Turn on FormZend for that notification. Recipients, subjects, and sending rules stay with the provider.
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Choose a published template
Select the FormZend email you published. One template can be reused across forms and providers.
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Preview and test
Preview with sample or recent entry data, send a test, then save. FormZend renders whenever that notification fires.
See real data before anything goes live
Validate merge tags and layout with representative values—no endless form re-submits.
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Pick preview data
Use sample values or permitted recent entries so merge tags show realistic content in the editor preview.
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Check the layout
Confirm spacing, images, and buttons look right with filled-in fields—especially longer answers and empty optional fields.
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Send a test email
Use the test-send workflow to your inbox. If nothing arrives, fix WordPress mail / SMTP first, then retry.
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Go live
Once the test looks good, leave FormZend enabled on the notification. Future sends use the branded template automatically.
Plans, sites, and renewals
How site counts work—and what happens if a license lapses.
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Pick by site count
The free download includes the full designer for WordPress core emails. Paid plans unlock all third-party integrations: Starter covers one site, Professional up to 25, and Agency up to 100.
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Activate per site
Enter your license key on each site you want to use. Stay within your plan’s site allowance.
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Upgrade when you grow
Move up a plan when you need more sites. Contact support if you need help switching keys or invoices.
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If a license expires
Existing templates keep rendering. Plugin software updates pause until the license is active again.
Integration guides
Deep dives for each supported form plugin and WordPress system email.
- Gravity Forms Style Gravity Forms notifications with reusable Gutenberg templates.
- Contact Form 7 Brand CF7 Mail and Mail (2) without pasting HTML into every form.
- Ninja Forms Connect FormZend to Ninja Forms email actions you already send.
- WPForms Upgrade WPForms notifications with one reusable design layer.
- Fluent Forms Assign branded templates to Fluent Forms email notifications.
- WordPress Brand password resets, new-user emails, and other system mail.
- No form rebuild required
- Same connect flow on every provider
- Full product on every plan
- Templates keep rendering if license lapses
FormZend
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