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Tell HN: My open-source form builder has reached ~7k registered users

An open-source form builder, forms.md, has reached approximately 7,000 registered users, according to its creator. The project, built before the AI boom and described as 'hand-written', generates small revenue, but the developer is focusing on monetizing its WordPress plugin at wp.forms.md.

read1 min views1 publishedAug 15, 2026

Project is: https://forms.md That's the post really. It recently reached ~7k registered users, and it's feels amazing. I built the project before the AI boom, and it's "hand-written". Revenue is small, but it doesn't really matter.

I'm trying to monetize the WordPress plugin, which is more of a product: https://wp.forms.md

Comments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49308631](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49308631)

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