Every WordPress form accepts submissions until you manually take it down. For a contact form, that’s fine. For a job application with a Friday deadline, an event capped at 50 seats, or a survey meant only for paying members, it isn’t — and “remember to close the form” is not a system.
Form restriction is the practice of putting rules on a form that enforce themselves. Close on a date. Cap at a number. Require a login. Demand a password. Block a country. The form follows the rules whether you’re watching or not.
Everest Forms Pro includes a Form Restriction addon that covers all of this from a single settings panel — no code, no manual intervention after publish. Every rule is a toggle. Every message a visitor sees when they hit a restriction is editable.
All six restriction features are included in every Everest Forms Pro plan — no add-on fees, no higher tier required.
What the Form Restriction Addon Covers
| Setting | What it does | Common use case |
|---|---|---|
| Entry Limitation | Cap submissions by total, day, week, month, or year | Event registrations, limited-slot offers |
| Form Scheduling | Set open and close dates automatically | Job application deadlines, time-limited campaigns |
| User Restriction | Require visitors to log in before submitting | Member surveys, internal team forms |
| Password Restriction | Protect a form with a password | Client intake forms, confidential surveys |
| Country Restriction | Block submissions from specific countries | Regional campaigns, compliance, fraud prevention |
| Empty Submission Prevention | Reject blank form submissions | Any form where empty entries waste inbox space |
All six settings are independent toggles inside the same Form Restriction panel. You can enable any combination on a single form.
Requires: Everest Forms Pro (any plan). The Form Restriction addon is available across all Pro license tiers.
1. Limit the Number of Form Submissions
Cap how many entries a form accepts — total, or within a rolling time window.
Set a maximum entry count, choose the period (total / per day / per week / per month / per year), and write a message to show visitors once the limit is reached. The form closes automatically when the cap is hit.
Useful for: event sign-up forms with fixed capacity, job applications you want to stop once you have enough candidates, or any form tied to a limited offer.
2. Schedule a Form to Open and Close Automatically
Set a start date, an end date, or both. Visitors see a custom waiting message before the form opens and a custom expiry message after it closes. No manual intervention needed.
Useful for: application deadlines, open enrolment windows, time-limited registrations, or any form tied to a specific campaign period.
3. Restrict a Form to Logged-In Users Only
Toggle on user restriction and the form becomes invisible to anyone not logged in. Set the message logged-out visitors see — typically a prompt to log in or register.
Combine this with Everest Forms’ User Registration addon if you want to build the registration flow on the same site.
Useful for: member-only surveys, internal HR forms, role-gated content.
4. Password-Protect a Form
Set a password. Visitors see the password prompt instead of the form. Only visitors who enter the correct password can view and submit it.
Useful for: client intake forms, internal feedback forms, confidential surveys where you want controlled access without requiring full user accounts.
5. Restrict Form Submissions by Country
Select one or more countries to block. Visitors submitting from those locations see a custom error message and cannot submit.
Useful for: region-specific campaigns, GDPR or data residency compliance, and reducing fraudulent submissions from high-spam regions.
6. Prevent Empty Form Submissions
Enable deny empty submission and Everest Forms rejects any submission where all fields are blank. Set the message shown to the visitor.
A small setting with an outsized impact on data quality — empty submissions stop reaching your inbox.
Setting Up Form Restriction in Everest Forms Pro
All six features live in the same panel. Here’s how to get there:
Make sure you have Everest Forms and Everest Forms Pro installed and active. (Click here for detailed guide.)
Go to Everest Forms → Add-ons, find Form Restriction, and activate it.
Open any form in the builder, go to Settings → Form Restriction.
Toggle on the restrictions you need and configure each one and save the form.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I use multiple restrictions on the same form? Yes. All six settings are independent toggles. A single form can have an entry cap, a closing date, and a logged-in user requirement active simultaneously.
Does the Form Restriction addon work with all form types? Yes — contact forms, registration forms, booking forms, application forms. Any form built in Everest Forms supports the full restriction settings.
Is the addon included in all Everest Forms Pro plans? Yes. The Form Restriction addon is available on all Pro license tiers. Plans differ only in the number of site licenses, not in features.
What do visitors see when they hit a restriction? Each restriction has a customisable message field. You control exactly what text appears — whether that’s a “form closed” notice, a login prompt, a password field, or a country block message.
All six restriction features require Everest Forms Pro. See pricing and plans →