Who should use Essential Form?

Essential Form is a consumer product built for wordPress site owners.

Is Essential Form free?

Yes — Essential Form is free to use.

What platforms does Essential Form run on?

Essential Form runs on the web.

Is Essential Form still maintained?

Unverified. Essential Form has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to Essential Form?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Lightweight Contact Form, Easy Form, and Lite Contact Form.

Who develops Essential Form?

Essential Form is developed by Jose Mortellaro.

How long has Essential Form been around?

Essential Form first shipped in 2023.

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Essential Form

Name: Essential Form
Author: Jose Mortellaro

wordpress.orgForms, surveys & polls

Essential Form is a minimalistic WordPress plugin that enables users to add a fast, ultra-lightweight contact form to their site. It features built-in spam protection, requires no external libraries, and is easy to implement via shortcode. Ideal for site owners seeking a no-fuss, efficient way for visitors to get in touch.

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Overview

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Essential Form is a Forms, surveys & polls project. It focuses on allowing WordPress site owners to add a simple, fast, and spam-free contact form without performance overhead. Essential Form is a consumer product aimed at wordPress site owners. Essential Form is free to use. Essential Form is available on the web.

It is developed by Jose Mortellaro, and it first shipped in 2023. Key capabilities include contact form, spam protection, and shortcode support. The interface is available in English, Spanish, and Russian.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Contact form
Spam protection
Shortcode support
Lightweight
No external requests

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserCloud-managed

Trust & compliance

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed27 Jun · 16:29 UTC
Listing verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Essential Form

What is Essential Form?: Essential Form focuses on allowing WordPress site owners to add a simple, fast, and spam-free contact form without performance overhead. It is catalogued under Forms, surveys & polls on PulseGate.
Who should use Essential Form?: Essential Form is a consumer product built for wordPress site owners.
Is Essential Form free?: Yes — Essential Form is free to use.
What platforms does Essential Form run on?: Essential Form runs on the web.
Is Essential Form still maintained?: Unverified. Essential Form has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to Essential Form?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Lightweight Contact Form, Easy Form, and Lite Contact Form.Lightweight Contact Form Easy Form Lite Contact Form
Who develops Essential Form?: Essential Form is developed by Jose Mortellaro.
How long has Essential Form been around?: Essential Form first shipped in 2023.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English, Spanish, Russian
Built for: WordPress site owners
Model: B2C
Solves: Allowing WordPress site owners to add a simple, fast, and spam-free contact form without performance overhead.

Registered as

WordPress.org: essential-form

Developer

Jose Mortellaro

Index record

Indexed: 27 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 27 Jun 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: essential-form-8211-the-lightest-plugin-for-contact-form-wordpress-org
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 27 Jun 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Recorded source: taxonomy-pass-b.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/essential-form

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