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Building WordPress Block Themes using AI
I recently rebuilt wsform.com from a classic PHP theme into a WordPress block theme with the help of AI. Along the way, I learned that AI can be remarkably good at theme development. It can also be remarkably good at building bad websites. The difference usually comes down to how much direction you give it.…
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Meet the New WS Form Layout Editor
If you spend your day building forms, the interface matters. Over the past few years we’ve received hundreds of suggestions from the WS Form community about ways to improve the admin experience. Some were big ideas, others were tiny quality-of-life improvements, but together they helped shape the biggest refresh to the WS Form interface in…
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Build Forms for WordPress with AI Using Novamira and WS Form
Discover how WS Form works with Novamira to let AI create, manage, style, and embed forms in WordPress using the WordPress Abilities API and MCP.
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Reduce Form Spam with AbuseIPDB and WS Form
Learn how WS Form uses AbuseIPDB IP reputation data to identify suspicious WordPress form submissions, improve spam scoring, apply country and domain blocklists, and report abusive IP addresses.
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How to Build Powerful Calculator Forms in WordPress
Build powerful calculator forms in WordPress using WS Form’s #calc() variable with practical formulas, mathematical functions, and real-world examples you can use without writing PHP.
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How to Add Icons to Form Fields in WordPress (Font Awesome, Dashicons & SVG)
Learn how to add Font Awesome, Dashicons, SVG, and other icons to forms for WordPress using WS Form’s flexible HTML-based field, button, and option settings.
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Safely Using AI API Keys in WordPress Connectors
Learn how to safely use AI API keys in WordPress Connectors, including best practices for OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, spending limits, environment variables, and securing production websites.
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Cool Things You Can Do with Data Grids in WS Form
Discover how WS Form Data Grids transform simple choice lists into powerful structured datasets for calculations, dynamic grouping, external data sources, and scalable form workflows.
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Translate Forms for WordPress with WS Form
Learn how to build multilingual WordPress forms with WS Form using WPML, Polylang, TranslatePress, and Weglot.
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WordPress 7 Introduces an AI Layer. WS Form is Ready.
WS Form is ready for WordPress 7, bringing the new AI layer into real-world use with AI-powered form creation and intelligent workflows built directly into your forms.