Ninja Forms 3.15.1

Does Ninja Forms work with WordPress 7.1 and PHP 8.1.12? A smoke test was performed on .

Summary

Errors
16PHP warnings
No JavaScript exceptions
All test pages loaded successfully
No resource errors
Performance

Memory usage: 1.42 MiB
The average PHP memory usage increased by this amount after activating by the plugin.

Page speed impact: insignificant.
The plugin didn't make the site noticeably slower.

Environment
WordPress version7.1
PHP version8.1.12
MySQL version10.6.10
PHP memory limit512M
Plugin Info
Last updated
Active installs 600,000+
WordPress.org page https://wordpress.org/plugins/ninja-forms/
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Pages 11

Plugins ‹ Test site — WordPress

Page screenshot: Plugins ‹ Test site — WordPress
URL /wp-admin/plugins.php?plugin_status=all&paged=1&s
Requested URL /wp-admin/plugins.php?action=activate&plugin=ninja-forms%2Fninja-forms.php&plugin_status=all&paged=1&s&_wpnonce=39a4a5cd6a
Aspect after-activation
HTTP status 200
Load time 2.170 s
Memory usage 6.04 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Ninja Forms

Page screenshot: Ninja Forms
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=nf-welcome
Aspect menu-item
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.851 s
Memory usage 5.62 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Ninja Forms → Dashboard

Page screenshot: Ninja Forms → Dashboard
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=ninja-forms
Aspect menu-item
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.845 s
Memory usage 6.06 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Ninja Forms → Submissions

Page screenshot: Ninja Forms → Submissions
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=nf-submissions
Aspect menu-item
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.725 s
Memory usage 5.71 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Ninja Forms → Import / Export

Page screenshot: Ninja Forms → Import / Export
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=nf-import-export
Aspect menu-item
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.795 s
Memory usage 5.63 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Ninja Forms → Import / Export → Favorite Fields

Page screenshot: Ninja Forms → Import / Export → Favorite Fields
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=nf-import-export&tab=favorite_fields
Aspect menu-item-tab
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.553 s
Memory usage 5.63 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Ninja Forms → Settings

Page screenshot: Ninja Forms → Settings
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=nf-settings
Aspect menu-item
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.575 s
Memory usage 5.63 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Ninja Forms → Settings → Licenses

Page screenshot: Ninja Forms → Settings → Licenses
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=nf-settings&tab=licenses
Aspect menu-item-tab
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.659 s
Memory usage 5.63 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Ninja Forms → Get Help

Page screenshot: Ninja Forms → Get Help
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=nf-system-status
Aspect menu-item
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.588 s
Memory usage 5.63 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Test site – Just another WordPress site

Page screenshot: Test site – Just another WordPress site
URL /
Aspect front-page
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.286 s
Memory usage 5.98 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Widgets ‹ Test site — WordPress

Page screenshot: Widgets ‹ Test site — WordPress
URL /wp-admin/widgets.php
Aspect new-sidebar-widgets
HTTP status 200
Load time 2.069 s
Memory usage 8.03 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Benchmark

URL Load time Memory usage
Inactive Active Change Inactive Active Change
/wp-admin/index.php1.346 s0.708 s-0.638 s4.23 MiB5.64 MiB+ 1.42 MiB
/wp-admin/edit.php0.568 s0.679 s+0.111 s4.28 MiB5.7 MiB+ 1.42 MiB
/wp-admin/post-new.php2.237 s2.128 s-0.109 s6.78 MiB8.23 MiB+ 1.45 MiB
/wp-admin/upload.php1.141 s1.197 s+0.056 s4.25 MiB5.65 MiB+ 1.4 MiB
/wp-admin/options-writing.php0.550 s0.617 s+0.067 s4.22 MiB5.63 MiB+ 1.41 MiB
/wp-admin/media-new.php0.776 s1.628 s+0.852 s4.21 MiB5.62 MiB+ 1.41 MiB
/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=category0.818 s0.578 s-0.240 s4.22 MiB5.64 MiB+ 1.42 MiB
/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=page1.743 s1.640 s-0.103 s6.76 MiB8.24 MiB+ 1.48 MiB
/wp-admin/options-discussion.php1.334 s0.942 s-0.392 s4.23 MiB5.62 MiB+ 1.4 MiB
/wp-admin/edit-comments.php0.590 s0.574 s-0.016 s4.24 MiB5.64 MiB+ 1.4 MiB
/0.335 s0.234 s-0.101 s4.6 MiB5.97 MiB+ 1.37 MiB
Average 1.040 s0.993 s-0.047 s4.73 MiB6.14 MiB+ 1.42 MiB

Code Statistics

Note: Third-party libraries and minified JS/CSS files are excluded from these statistics where possible, so the numbers you see here may be lower than those reported by other tools.

PO File
PHP
Language % Lines of code Comment lines Files
PO File62.4%84,71862,90128
PHP33.1%44,91018,340403
JavaScript1.8%2,44889630
CSS1.7%2,29419932
HTML0.5%664159
SVG0.5%65602
Markdown0.1%8302
JSON0.0%1402
Total 135,787 82,337 558

PHP Code Analysis | More results »

Lines of code 37,777
Total complexity 7,688
Median class complexity 12.0
Median method complexity 2.0
Most complex class NF_Display_Render
Most complex function ninja_forms_register_abilities()
Classes 272
Methods 2,031
Functions 107

Additions

Things that the plugin adds to the site. This section is not intended to be comprehensive. The test tool only looks for a few specific types of added content.

Database Tables 11

Options wp_options 13

Custom Post Types 1

ID Name
nf_subSubmissions

Sidebar Widgets 1

ID Name
ninja_forms_widgetNinja Forms Widget

Meta Boxes

{
    "nf_settings_licenses": {
        "nf_settings_licenses": {
            "title": "Add-On Licenses",
            "context": "advanced"
        }
    },
    "post": {
        "nf_admin_metaboxes_appendaform": {
            "title": "Append a Ninja Form",
            "context": "side"
        }
    },
    "nf_sub": {
        "nf_sub_fields": {
            "title": "User Submitted Values",
            "context": "normal"
        },
        "nf_sub_info": {
            "title": "Submission Info",
            "context": "side"
        }
    },
    "page": {
        "nf_admin_metaboxes_appendaform": {
            "title": "Append a Ninja Form",
            "context": "side"
        }
    }
}

PHP Error Log 16 lines

[24-Aug-2026 14:59:58 UTC] PHP Warning:  Undefined array key "neutralize_shortcodes" in /wp-content/plugins/ninja-forms/includes/MergeTags/Other.php on line 95
[24-Aug-2026 14:59:58 UTC] PHP Warning:  Trying to access array offset on value of type null in /wp-content/plugins/ninja-forms/includes/MergeTags/Other.php on line 95
[24-Aug-2026 14:59:58 UTC] PHP Warning:  Undefined array key "neutralize_shortcodes" in /wp-content/plugins/ninja-forms/includes/MergeTags/Other.php on line 95
[24-Aug-2026 14:59:58 UTC] PHP Warning:  Trying to access array offset on value of type null in /wp-content/plugins/ninja-forms/includes/MergeTags/Other.php on line 95
[24-Aug-2026 14:59:58 UTC] PHP Warning:  Undefined array key "neutralize_shortcodes" in /wp-content/plugins/ninja-forms/includes/MergeTags/Other.php on line 95
[24-Aug-2026 14:59:58 UTC] PHP Warning:  Trying to access array offset on value of type null in /wp-content/plugins/ninja-forms/includes/MergeTags/Other.php on line 95
[24-Aug-2026 14:59:58 UTC] PHP Warning:  Undefined array key "neutralize_shortcodes" in /wp-content/plugins/ninja-forms/includes/MergeTags/Other.php on line 95
[24-Aug-2026 14:59:58 UTC] PHP Warning:  Trying to access array offset on value of type null in /wp-content/plugins/ninja-forms/includes/MergeTags/Other.php on line 95
[24-Aug-2026 14:59:58 UTC] PHP Warning:  Undefined array key "neutralize_shortcodes" in /wp-content/plugins/ninja-forms/includes/MergeTags/Other.php on line 95
[24-Aug-2026 14:59:58 UTC] PHP Warning:  Trying to access array offset on value of type null in /wp-content/plugins/ninja-forms/includes/MergeTags/Other.php on line 95
[24-Aug-2026 14:59:58 UTC] PHP Warning:  Undefined array key "neutralize_shortcodes" in /wp-content/plugins/ninja-forms/includes/MergeTags/Other.php on line 95
[24-Aug-2026 14:59:58 UTC] PHP Warning:  Trying to access array offset on value of type null in /wp-content/plugins/ninja-forms/includes/MergeTags/Other.php on line 95
[24-Aug-2026 14:59:58 UTC] PHP Warning:  Undefined array key "neutralize_shortcodes" in /wp-content/plugins/ninja-forms/includes/MergeTags/Other.php on line 95
[24-Aug-2026 14:59:58 UTC] PHP Warning:  Trying to access array offset on value of type null in /wp-content/plugins/ninja-forms/includes/MergeTags/Other.php on line 95
[24-Aug-2026 14:59:58 UTC] PHP Warning:  Undefined array key "neutralize_shortcodes" in /wp-content/plugins/ninja-forms/includes/MergeTags/Other.php on line 95
[24-Aug-2026 14:59:58 UTC] PHP Warning:  Trying to access array offset on value of type null in /wp-content/plugins/ninja-forms/includes/MergeTags/Other.php on line 95
See also: All tests for this plugin, How to Hide Ninja Forms Admin Menus and Meta Boxes