Kirby DreamForm
DreamForm is an opiniated form builder plugin for Kirby CMS that makes forms work like magic.
Create powerful single or multi-step forms with a Layout builder directly inside your panel. Create complex submission behaviour workflows with actions. DreamForm supports numerous built-in fieldtypes & actions, but can be expanded and customized as easily as Kirby itself.
Read more about DreamForm on the official plugin website.
Comparison
| Feature Comparison | DreamForm | Form Block Suite | Uniform1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing (per license/site) | 45 € | 25 US$ | Free |
| Single-step forms | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Multi-step forms | ✅ | ||
| Create custom forms | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| ...with Blocks in the panel | ✅ | ✅ | |
| ...with Layouts (multi-column) in the panel | ✅ | ||
| Customize behaviour after submission | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| ...in the panel | ✅ | ||
| ...using hooks | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Use with JavaScript (API submission) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Use without JavaScript (Form submission) | ✅ | ✅ | |
| First-party HTMX support | ✅ | ||
| Built-in fields | |||
| Text | ✅ | ✅ | 2 |
| Multi-line text | ✅ | ✅ | 2 |
| ✅ | ✅ (using Input) | 2 | |
| Number | ✅ | ✅ (using Input) | 2 |
| Select | ✅ | ✅ | 2 |
| Radio | ✅ | ✅ | 2 |
| Checkboxes | ✅ | ✅ | 2 |
| File uploads | ✅ | ✅ | 2 |
| Built-in actions | |||
| ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Redirect | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Abort | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Webhook | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Conditional Action | ✅ | ||
| Buttondown | ✅ 1.1+ | ||
| Discord | ✅ | ||
| Mailchimp | ✅ 1.2+ | ||
| Built-in guards | |||
| Akismet | ✅ 1.1+ | ||
| CSRF | ✅ | ✅ | |
| IP-based Rate limiting | ✅ | ||
| Honeypot | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Turnstile Captcha | ✅ | via third-party plugin | |
| Other | |||
| Re-use forms in different places | ✅ | Each block is a unique form | |
| Mark submissions for spam | ✅ 1.1+ | ||
| Stores submissions in the panel | ✅ | Sent emails will be stored | |
| Permissions for limiting access | ✅ | ||
| Gravatar integration | ✅ | ||
| Disposable & invalid email domain check | ✅ 1.1+ |
1 Technically, you can built most of the features that DreamForm offers yourself using Uniform. For a fair comparison, this table only includes features that can be solved by copying code from the official docs & without writing custom code.
2 Since Uniform focuses on form validation, all fields are technically possible, but none ship with pre-built HTML snippets.
License
Kirby DreamForm is not free software. In order to run it on a public server, you'll have to purchase a valid Kirby license & a valid DreamForm license.
Copyright 2024 © Tobias Möritz - Love & Kindness GmbH
The plugins' name is a homage to Kirby's Dream Land.