Form Finder for Ninja Forms

Form Finder for Ninja Forms scans every public post type to locate Ninja Forms shortcodes, blocks, and popular page-builder widgets, then presents the results in an accessible WordPress admin screen. The interface follows WordPress design guidance, uses proper escaping, and caches scan results to keep your dashboard fast.

Highlights

• Discovers embeds created via shortcodes, Gutenberg blocks, Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, and more.
• Groups results by page so site owners immediately see which content references each form.
• One-click rescan with nonce protection, capability checks, and object caching to keep things secure and performant.
• Follows WordPress coding standards, internationalization best practices, and ships with a ready-to-translate POT file.

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👋 Hi, I’m Faisal Ahammad, a WordPress Technical Support Engineer. I’ve worked for several popular WordPress-based companies such as Ninja Forms, Divi, WPML, and SiteCare as a Support Engineer. If you’re looking for fresh talent on your team, I’d love to hear your offer!

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Disclaimer

Hey friend! 💛
This plugin is totally free and made with lots of love just for the WordPress community. If you run into any issues or things don’t work as expected, please don’t be quick to leave a bad rating. That can really bring down a free project like this. 😞

Instead, please reach out and report the problem first. I truly appreciate all your feedback and will do my best to fix things fast. Your kind words, support, and encouragement mean the world and keep this plugin growing stronger every day. 🌱💪💖

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Accessibility

The admin table uses semantic markup, keyboard focus styles, and accessible colour contrast so all administrators can work comfortably.

Translations

This plugin is translation-ready. Place your .po/.mo files in the languages directory. Text domain: form-finder-for-ninja-forms.

1. Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/form-finder-for-ninja-forms directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
3. Go to ‘Ninja Forms > Form Finder’ to view form usage locations.

1. 

   Admin UI showing form usage table and summary stats.

1.3.0

• Link the results table “Title” column to the front-end page so you can view the embedded form live, in addition to the existing Post ID edit-screen link
• Use the preview URL for draft, pending, and scheduled posts so the link resolves correctly for administrators

1.2.0

• Fix N+1 post meta queries by priming meta cache before scan loop (up to ~6x fewer DB queries on large sites)
• Cache Ninja Forms list in object cache to avoid repeated DB hits on admin page load
• Add explicit load_plugin_textdomain() call for non-.org distribution channels
• Modernize admin JavaScript: const/let over var, arrow functions, Promise-based .done()/.fail() AJAX chaining
• Fix redundant printf wrapper in admin notice for cleaner output
• Memoize post type filter options to avoid duplicate get_post_types() calls per page render
• Bump “Tested up to” to WordPress 7.0

1.1.0

• Add AJAX-powered rescan with loading animation and status indicator
• Add extensibility hooks: ffnf_scan_post_types filter, ffnf_builder_meta_keys filter, ffnf_scan_cache_duration filter, ffnf_scan_complete action
• Add client-side search and post type filtering for results table
• Add responsive styles for mobile devices
• Improve admin UI with pulsing scan status and smoother interactions

1.0.0

• Initial release.