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Migrating from MW WP Form

English version coming soon

This page has not been translated to English yet. Please refer to the Japanese version for full details.

Form Plant ships with a migration tool (added in v1.2.0) that automatically converts forms built with MW WP Form into Form Plant forms. From the admin screen, it converts fields, email settings, input/confirmation templates, and mail tags in one batch.

What is converted automatically​

ItemAutomatic / Manual
Fields, required flags, choices✅ Converted automatically
Admin / auto-reply email settings✅ Converted automatically
Input / confirmation HTML templates✅ Converted automatically
Mail tags ( {name} → {field:your_name} )✅ Converted automatically
Validation rules✅ Converted automatically
Form embed shortcode ( [mwform_formkey] → [fplant id] )⚠️ Replace manually
mwform_* hooks in functions.php⚠️ Rewrite manually
Akismet spam settings⚠️ Not migrated (set up reCAPTCHA / Turnstile)

How to use​

  1. Open Form Plant → Tools → MW WP Form Migration (visible only while MW WP Form is active)
  2. Select the forms to migrate and click Migrate selected forms
  3. Review the Migration Report (Success / With warnings / Failed)
  4. The generated Form Plant form is created as private — review it, then publish manually

MW WP Form 5.0 or later is required.

Shortcode mapping​

MW WP FormForm Plant
[mwform_formkey key="123"][fplant id="12"]

The shortcode is not replaced automatically — update it by hand on the pages where the form is placed.

Please refer to the Japanese version for the full field mapping table, email/mail-tag mapping, validation mapping, and the mwform_* → fplant_* hook migration reference.