Introduction to form management

The majority of WordPress sites consist a of few pages about the site, services, or products while having a blog. Among the rest, a high percentage of sites focus on capturing, processing, and displaying user data. So, form management becomes an important aspect in WordPress development. The forms are mostly used as a data capturing method on the frontend, as we use custom post types to capture data in the backend. We can develop our own custom forms in the frontend, or we can automate the process of managing forms by using an existing form management plugin. The choice between custom forms and form plugins depends on the requirements of the site. Let's take a look at the advantages and disadvantages of using ...

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