Custom Database Integration with WPForms

Custom Database Integration with WPForms — a practical guide to WPForms custom database with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.

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Short description

Keep WPForms entries as canonical unless you intentionally build a sync system with retries.

Sync pattern

add_action('wpforms_process_complete', function ($fields, $entry, $form_data, $entry_id) {
    global $wpdb;
    $wpdb->insert($wpdb->prefix . 'acme_leads', [
        'entry_id' => $entry_id,
        'email' => sanitize_email($fields[2]['value'] ?? ''),
        'created_at' => current_time('mysql'),
    ]);
}, 10, 4);