WordPress Forms — codaForms Integration Guide

Prerequisites

A codaForms account — sign up free
A self-hosted WordPress site (Business plan for WordPress.com)

Note · Plan limits

Custom HTML requires Business or self-hosted

WordPress.com free/personal/premium plans don't allow custom HTML/JS. You need a Business plan or self-hosted WordPress.

Default

Gutenberg (Block Editor)

For WordPress 5.0+ with the default editor.

Create or edit a page where you want the form
Add a Custom HTML block:
- Click the + button to add a block
- Search for "Custom HTML"
- Select the Custom HTML block
Paste your embed code:

<script src="https://codasite.ai/forms-embed.js" data-form="cf_xxxxx"></script>

Publish or Update your page

Builder

Elementor

For sites using Elementor page builder.

Edit your page with Elementor
Add an HTML widget:
- Search for "HTML" in the widgets panel
- Drag the HTML widget to your page
Paste the embed code in the HTML Code field
Update your page

Classic

Classic Editor

For older WordPress sites or Classic Editor plugin.

Edit your page
Switch to Text mode (not Visual)
Paste the embed code where you want the form
Publish or Update

Advanced

Theme files

Add forms directly to your theme templates.

Edit your theme's PHP file (e.g., page-contact.php):

<?php get_header(); ?>

<main>
  <h1>Contact Us</h1>

  <!-- codaForms embed -->
  <script src="https://codasite.ai/forms-embed.js" data-form="cf_xxxxx"></script>
</main>

<?php get_footer(); ?>

Why Not Use a Plugin?

codaForms doesn't require a WordPress plugin because:

Faster: No plugin overhead or database queries
More secure: No PHP code running on your server
Simpler: Nothing to update or maintain
Portable: Same code works on any platform

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