Configuration

Core settings

• Form defaults: enable submission storage, notifications, and submission limits.
• Privacy: choose IP storage mode (full, anonymised, or none) and set retention days.
• Email delivery: configure your preferred email provider (see below).

Email delivery providers

Choose how notification emails are sent. Formatrica supports 9 email providers:

Provider	Type	Best for
WordPress Default	Built-in	Simple sites using server mail
SendGrid	API	High-volume sending with deliverability tracking
SMTP2GO	API	Reliable delivery with detailed analytics
Mailgun	API	Developers needing flexible API options (EU/US regions)
Postmark	API	Transactional emails with fast delivery
Brevo (Sendinblue)	API	Marketing and transactional in one platform
Amazon SES	API	Cost-effective for AWS users
Custom SMTP	SMTP	Your own mail server or other SMTP providers
Mailpit	SMTP	Local development and testing only

Setting up a provider

1. Go to Settings → Email in the Formatrica settings.
2. Select your provider from the dropdown.
3. Enter your API key or SMTP credentials.
4. Send a test email to verify the connection.

TIP

API providers (SendGrid, Mailgun, etc.) are more reliable than server mail for production sites. They offer better deliverability and detailed sending reports.

Privacy controls

WordPress settings

Security & anti-spam

• Honeypot protection (enabled by default).
• CAPTCHA providers: Google reCAPTCHA v3, Cloudflare Turnstile, FriendlyCaptcha.
• Rate limiting and minimum submission time detection.
• File upload validation by size and file type.
• Encrypted secrets at rest (CAPTCHA/API credentials).
• Password-field value redaction in notifications/integration payloads.

Integrations

Enable integrations per form and map fields as needed:

• Webhooks (Zapier, Make, custom endpoints)
• Slack notifications
• Mailchimp, HubSpot, Salesforce
• WordPress Post creation with ACF support
• WooCommerce order generation

See the Integrations section for detailed setup.