Last Updated on May 14, 2025 by Neil Murray

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• [X] The Form Block can help bring WordPress forms to the Gutenberg era
• [X] Add unique form id to form block
• [X] Form Block could affect all WordPress Form plugins
• [-] Popular support for the Form Block in WordPress Core
• [-] 4. Let’s look before we leap into the Form Block
• [-] Why WP Form plugin authors should get involved in creating the Form Block
• [-] How do we encourage involvement by WordPress form plugin authors in the Form API
• [-] Extending in Form API – encourage existing WP form plugins to use the Form API
• [-] My Form API Wish List – Core + Plugin Territory
• [-] Some criticism of Form Block development by WordPress form plugin author [HOLD]
• [-] Avoiding problems in Form API development
• [-] I’ve seen this work very well previously elsewhere
• [ ] Form Block Examples (from Austin)
• [ ] Form Block Status Update (from Austin) – repeat every 2 months
• [ ] The Form Block should be a Canonical Plugin
• [ ] The Form Block needs more feedback from users
• [ ] Form Plugin Analysis – Free + Premium
• [ ] Block Settings alone wont cut it for the Form API
• [ ] Form submission notices & errors in Form Block
• [ ] Form API Plugin Territory
• [ ] Drag & Drop in Form API
• [ ] Block Settings in Form API
• [ ] WYSIWYG in Form API
• [ ] Styling Forms in Form API (Form Styles)
• [ ] Form Patterns (Form Templates)
• [ ] Global Styles in Form API
• [ ] Accessibility in the Form API
• [ ] Form API UI requirements
• [ ] The history of Forms in WordPress
• [ ] How do Forms work in WordPress
• [ ] Why are Forms not in WordPress Core (from Austin)
• [ ] The Form Dilemma for WordPress Agencies (from Austin)
• [ ] What are the key challenges in moving the Form API into core? (from Austin)
• [ ] How does the Form Block stack up against current form plugins? (from Austin)
• [ ] Why it’s time to rename to Form API rather than Form Block

Tasks Legend

• [ ] – not started
• [-] – started/ partially done
• [R] – review
• [X] – done

Items by others #

• What’s new for developers? (November 2023) – WordPress Developer Blog Justin Tadlock 2023-11-10
• Gutenberg 16.9 .. Adds Experimental Form and Input Blocks – WPTAVERN Sarah Gooding 2023-10-27

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