Event Booking Pro: Forms Manager Add on is a WordPress plugin that extends the Event Booking Pro booking system with a drag-and-drop form builder. It lets site owners attach custom registration forms to individual events, choosing which fields appear, how they are arranged, and how they look, without editing theme files or writing PHP. It is aimed at people who already run Event Booking Pro and find the built-in booking fields too rigid for the events they sell.
The add-on is sold on CodeCanyon for $14 by the developer MoeHaydar, and it has accumulated 2,378 sales with a 4.25 out of 5 rating across 80 reviews. Those numbers are respectable for a niche extension, and they suggest a settled user base rather than a fresh experiment. The important caveat sits in the vendor’s own description: this is an add-on, not a standalone product, and it requires the parent Event Booking Pro plugin to function at all.
What the form builder actually does
The core of the plugin is a visual interface for assembling booking forms. Rather than accepting whatever fields the parent plugin ships with, an administrator builds a form from supported field types, then assigns it to an event. That means a conference can collect job titles and dietary requirements while a workshop collects only a name and an email address, all from the same installation.
Several of the field behaviours are more considered than the feature list implies. The split name option breaks a single “name” input into separate first and last name fields, which matters for any site that later needs to sort, export or personalise records. Half fields let two inputs sit side by side on one row instead of stacking vertically, which shortens long forms and reduces the scrolling a registrant has to do on a phone. Both are small decisions that affect completion rates more than they affect aesthetics.
The duplicate-on-quantity setting is the most interesting of the group. When a booking includes several places, the form can repeat the attendee fields once per place, so a buyer registering four colleagues collects four sets of details in a single transaction rather than submitting the form four times. For group bookings, team training and family tickets, that removes a genuine friction point.
Layout control is handled through drag, arrange and hide actions. Fields can be reordered by dragging, and unwanted ones hidden rather than deleted, which means a form can be trimmed for one event and restored for another without rebuilding it from scratch. Styling is adjustable as well, so the form can be brought closer to a site’s existing design instead of sitting on the page as an obvious third-party element.
Because the plugin ships with JavaScript, HTML, CSS and PHP source files, developers who want to go further than the settings screens allow have something to work with. The vendor also provides a live demo at iplusstd.com, which is the fastest way to judge whether the builder’s interaction model suits the way a given team works.
Where it fits, and where it does not
This add-on suits organisations that sell tickets or places through WordPress and need registration data beyond a name and an email. Typical fits include training providers collecting prerequisites, conferences gathering session preferences, sports clubs recording shirt sizes and emergency contacts, and community groups asking about accessibility needs. In each case the value comes from collecting the right information at the point of booking rather than chasing it by email afterwards.
It also suits agencies maintaining client event sites where the client will manage events directly. A visual builder with hide and reorder controls is far easier to hand over than a form defined in template code, and the client can adjust a form for a new event without raising a support ticket.
The clearest case against buying is anyone who does not already own Event Booking Pro. This plugin does nothing on its own; installing it without the parent product produces no usable functionality. Anyone shopping for a general-purpose WordPress form builder, or for an events calendar that does not involve bookings, should look elsewhere entirely, because the field types and the booking logic here are tied to the Event Booking Pro workflow.
A second caution applies to sites on current WordPress releases. The vendor’s compatibility list stops at WordPress 4.7.x, and the last update was recorded on 1 September 2017. That is a long gap. The plugin may well run on newer versions, but the vendor does not claim it does, and that uncertainty should be weighed before purchase.
Strengths and limitations
Strengths
- Per-event form assignment means different events can collect genuinely different information from one installation.
- Duplicate-on-quantity handles group bookings in a single submission, which few booking add-ons address directly.
- Split name and half-field options improve both data quality and form length on mobile screens.
- Hide rather than delete lets administrators reuse a single form across events with minor variations.
- Source files are included, so developers are not boxed in by the settings interface.
- A live demo is available, which is more than many low-cost CodeCanyon add-ons provide.
- At $14 it is a small addition to the cost of the parent plugin.
Limitations
- The parent Event Booking Pro plugin is mandatory. The $14 price is not the full cost of entry.
- The last recorded update is September 2017 and the declared WordPress compatibility ends at 4.7.x, so there is no vendor assurance of support for current WordPress, PHP 8 or modern block-based editing.
- Browser support is declared from IE9 upward, which signals an older codebase rather than one built against current front-end standards.
- The vendor listing does not document conditional logic, multi-page forms, file upload fields or payment gateway integration for the forms themselves. Anyone needing those should confirm availability before buying rather than assuming it.
- Documentation and support terms are not described in the listing, so the quality of help after purchase is unknown.
- With 80 reviews averaging 4.25, roughly one buyer in five is not fully satisfied. That is a normal spread for this marketplace, but it is not a flawless record.
How it compares with the alternatives
The realistic alternatives fall into three groups. The first is a general-purpose form plugin paired with a separate booking or events tool. That route offers far more field types, conditional logic and integrations, but it requires connecting two systems and often a third plugin to bridge them. The second is a dedicated event ticketing platform, which usually handles forms, payments and check-in in one place but takes the site off WordPress or charges per transaction. The third is custom development, which offers complete control at the cost of ongoing maintenance.
This add-on occupies the narrow space between them. It wins on integration: because it extends the booking system directly, registrant data lands in the same place as the booking record, with no syncing, no duplicate entries and no mapping between two databases. It loses on breadth. A standalone form builder will almost always offer more field types and more advanced logic than a single-purpose add-on, and it will be updated more frequently.
The decision therefore hinges on whether tight integration with Event Booking Pro is worth accepting a smaller feature set and an ageing codebase. For sites already committed to that booking system, the trade is usually reasonable. For anyone still choosing a booking stack, it is worth deciding whether a more actively maintained combination would serve better over the next few years.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need Event Booking Pro to use the Forms Manager Add on?
Yes. The vendor states clearly that Event Booking Pro must be installed before this add-on will work. It is an extension, not a standalone form builder, and it adds no functionality to a WordPress site on its own. Budget for both plugins if starting from scratch.
Can different events use different registration forms?
Yes. Forms are created in the builder and assigned to events, so a conference, a workshop and a training day can each collect different information from the same installation. The hide option also allows a single form to be trimmed for one event and restored for another without rebuilding it.
Does the form builder support group bookings for multiple attendees?
It does, through the duplicate-on-quantity setting. When a booking covers several places, the attendee fields repeat once for each place, so all names and details are captured in one transaction. That avoids the common workaround of asking buyers to submit the form repeatedly for each person.
Is this plugin compatible with current versions of WordPress?
The vendor’s compatibility list ends at WordPress 4.7.x, and the last update was recorded in September 2017. The plugin may run on newer releases, but the developer does not claim this. Test it on a staging copy of the site before relying on it in production.
Verdict
Event Booking Pro: Forms Manager Add on is a sensible purchase for anyone already running Event Booking Pro who needs registration forms tailored to individual events. The duplicate-on-quantity behaviour, split name fields and hide-instead-of-delete workflow solve real problems, and at $14 the cost is easy to justify against the alternative of custom development. It is a poor fit for anyone who does not own the parent plugin, and a cautious choice for sites on current WordPress versions given the 2017 update date and the compatibility list that stops at 4.7.x. Buyers who need conditional logic, file uploads or multi-step forms should confirm those features exist before purchasing, because the vendor listing does not document them. Treat it as a focused extension for an established booking setup rather than a general form-building solution.
