Fluent Forms already sits in your WordPress admin, and FlowMattic lets its entries change the site itself. A registration form can create the account, a request form can change a role after you approve it, a guest post form can create a draft, and a payment form can grant access, with the visitor sent to the right page afterwards.
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When this happens in Fluent Forms2 triggers
Do this in WordPress71 actions
1. TriggerNew Form Submission
2. ActionGet User by Email
When Fluent Forms fires New Form Submission, FlowMattic runs Get User by Email in WordPress with the data from that event.
You build this in the FlowMattic workflow builder on your own site. See the setup steps
Fluent Forms and WordPress workflows you can build
Each one uses only triggers and actions the two integrations ship today, plus FlowMattic's own tools. Where the library has a ready-made template, import it instead of building from scratch.
Register an account and send the visitor to a welcome page
Get User by Email checks whether the address is taken. A Router creates the account for new people, and Redirect to Custom URL takes them to your welcome page.
New Form Submission→Get User by Email→Router→New User→Redirect to Custom URL
Ready-made template
Change a user's role only after you approve it
A role request form finds the member by email, a Human in the Loop step emails you for approval, and the role changes only when you say yes.
New Form Submission→Get User by Email→Filter→Human in the Loop→Change User Role
Writers submit a title, article and bio through the form. New Post creates a draft for the editor, and Set Custom Response tells the writer when to expect an answer.
New Form Submission→New Post→Set Custom Response
Save profile form answers to user meta
Directories and member sites collect extra details like company or job title. The workflow finds the user and stores each answer as user meta for templates to show.
New Form Submission→Get User by Email→Update User Meta
Give paying members a role after a payment form
Sell a simple membership through a Fluent Forms payment form. Once paid, the buyer's account gets the members role your protected pages check for.
New Payment Submission (Pro)→Get User by Email→Add Role to User
Add uploaded files to the media library
Contest entries, portfolio pieces or press photos sent through an upload field are added to the media library, where editors can use them in posts.
At the end, new visitors who fill in your form get an account and land on your welcome page.
1
Build the form
Create a Fluent Forms form with name, email and any other details you want on the account.
2
Start from the form
Create a workflow with Fluent Forms New Form Submission, choose the form and submit a test entry.
3
Check for an account
Add WordPress Get User by Email with the email field, then a Router with one path for new emails and one for existing users.
4
Create the user
On the new-email path, add WordPress New User and map the email, name and the role new members should get.
5
Redirect the visitor
Add Redirect to Custom URL with your welcome page, test with a new email and switch the workflow on.
Register an account and send the visitor to a welcome page
1. Trigger in Fluent Forms
New Form Submission
2. Action in WordPress
Get User by Email
3. FlowMattic tool
Router
4. Action in WordPress
New User
5. Action in Fluent Forms
Redirect to Custom URL
Fields mapped from the earlier steps (a typical setup)
From Fluent Forms
To Fluent Forms
email
User email
names first_name
First name
names last_name
Last name
email
Username
Built on the FlowMattic canvas. Test each step with real data, then switch the workflow on.
Triggers and actions in this pair
A trigger starts a workflow. An action is something FlowMattic does in the app as a step.
Good to know
Set Custom Response and Redirect to Custom URL act on the submission in progress, so they only work in workflows that start from a Fluent Forms trigger.
Role and meta actions need an existing user. Run Get User by Email first, and stop with a Filter when nobody is found.
New Payment Submission (Pro) is a Fluent Forms Pro trigger and needs a payment form.
Role changes can give people more access than intended. Keep a Human in the Loop step on any form that grants or changes roles.
Comment ApprovedTriggers when a comment is approved
Update PostTriggers when a published post is updated
Update PageTriggers when a published page is updated
User LoginTriggers when an user logs into the site
User Visits a Page/PostTriggers when an user visit page, post or any post type singular page
User Deletes a PostTriggers when an user delete post of any post type
Post Meta UpdatedTriggers when post meta is updated
Post Meta Field UpdatedTriggers when post meta specific field is updated
User Profile UpdatedTriggers when user profile is updated
User Profile Field UpdatedTriggers when user profile specific field is updated
User Resets PasswordTriggers when user resets the password
User DeletedTriggers when user is deleted from the database
Category CreatedTriggers when a new category is created
Tag CreatedTriggers when a new tag is created
Term CreatedTriggers when a new term is created
User Role AddedTriggers when a new role is added to user
User Role RemovedTriggers when a role is removed from user
User Role ChangedTriggers when user role is changed
User Role Changed From Specific to DefinedTriggers when user role is changed from specific role to defined role
GDPR Export Data Request ConfirmedTriggers when user confirms request to export their personal data
GDPR Erase Data Request ConfirmedTriggers when user confirms request to erase their personal data
Plugin ActivatedTriggers when a plugin is activated
Plugin DeactivatedTriggers when a plugin is deactivated
Plugin UpdatedTriggers once for each plugin that is updated
Plugin DeletedTriggers when a plugin is deleted
Theme SwitchedTriggers when the active theme is changed
WordPress Core UpdatedTriggers when WordPress itself is updated
Actions (71)
New UserCreate a new user
Update UserUpdate an existing user details
Update User MetaUpdate User Metadata
Add Role to UserAdd role to existing user roles of an user
Change User RoleChange user role of an existing user and set new role
Remove User RoleRemove user role of an existing user
Delete UserDelete user account from site
New MediaCreate a new media
Rename MediaRename media title in media library
Delete MediaDelete media by ID from the media library
Search Media by TitleSearch media by title in media library
New PostCreate a new post
Update PostUpdate existing post of any post type with custom fields
Get User by IDGet an user profile by ID
Get User by EmailGet an user profile by Email
Create CategoryCreate a new category
Create TagCreate a new post tag
Create RoleCreate a new user role, if not exists
New CommentCreate a new comment on post
Get Post MetadataRetrieve all or custom metadata from any post
Get User MetadataRetrieve all or custom metadata from any user
Get Posts by Post TypeRetrieve all posts of specific post type
Get Post TaxonomiesRetrieve all taxonomies of a post
Get Post Taxonomy TermsRetrieves the terms of the taxonomy that are attached to the post
Get Post by IDRetrieve the post details by ID
Get Posts by MetadataRetrieve all posts of specific post type by metadata or custom fields
Get Taxonomy by NameRetrieve the taxonomy details by name
Get All Users by RoleRetrieve all users by user role
Add Tag to PostAdd a tag to the post
Remove Tag from PostRemove a tag from post
Add Category to PostAdd a category to post
Remove Category from PostRemove a category from post
Check Plugin ActiveCheck if a plugin is active
Activate PluginActivate a plugin if not already active
Update CategoryUpdate an existing category details
Update TagUpdate an existing tag details
Update TermUpdate an existing term details
GDPR Request Export Personal DataCreate a request to export user personal data (sends confirmation email)
GDPR Request Erase Personal DataCreate a request to erase user personal data (sends confirmation email)
GDPR Execute Export Personal DataExecute export of personal data using request ID from trigger
GDPR Execute Erase Personal DataExecute erasure of personal data using request ID from trigger
Create Media FolderCreate a new folder in the uploads directory
Rename Media File URLRename the actual file name and URL of a media item
Move Media to FolderMove a media file to a different folder in the uploads directory
Delete Post MetaDelete a specific meta key from a post
Update Post MetaUpdate a specific post meta key with a new value
Add Post MetaAdd a new meta key and value to a post
Delete User MetaDelete a specific meta key from a user
Update CommentUpdate an existing comment
Delete CommentDelete a comment by ID
Get CommentsRetrieve comments by post ID, user, or status
Set Post StatusChange the status of a post
Set Post ThumbnailSet the featured image of a post
Remove Post ThumbnailRemove the featured image from a post
Duplicate PostClone a post with its meta and taxonomies
Delete TermDelete a term from any taxonomy
Delete CategoryDelete a category by ID
Delete TagDelete a tag by ID
Get OptionRetrieve a WordPress option value
Update OptionUpdate a WordPress option value
Get Users by MetaRetrieve users by a specific meta key and value
Send Password ResetSend a password reset email to a user
Search WordPressSearch posts, users, post meta, user meta, taxonomy terms, options or comments. Never fails on a miss — always returns found or not_found
Create User if Not ExistsCreate a user only when a matching one does not exist. Always reports whether the user was created or already existed
Get User by UsernameGet an user profile by username (user_login)
Delete PostDelete post by ID from the site
Upload Base64 ImageUpload a base64 encoded image to the WordPress Media Library
Add Taxonomy to PostAdd a taxonomy to post
Remove Taxonomy from PostRemove a taxonomy from post
Create TermCreate a new taxonomy term
Get Media by IDRetrieve the media details by ID
Why run this pair with FlowMattic
Fluent Forms and WordPress connect through FlowMattic on your own site, with no separate automation account in the middle and no charge per run.
It all happens on one site
The form, the users and the posts are in the same WordPress database, so these workflows run inside your site without sending data elsewhere.
Rules you can see and test
Each registration or role rule is a workflow you can test with a sample entry before it touches real accounts.
Busy forms cost nothing extra
There is no task limit, so a registration form with hundreds of sign-ups a day runs on the same plan.
Common questions
Can Fluent Forms create WordPress users?
Yes. With FlowMattic, the Fluent Forms New Form Submission trigger can run the WordPress New User action with the email, name and role you map. Check for an existing account with Get User by Email first so repeat sign-ups do not fail.
How is this different from a Fluent Forms WordPress add-on?
FlowMattic gives you a workflow you control step by step: check for an account, ask for approval, add a role, save meta, then decide what the visitor sees. You can add other apps to the same workflow later.
Can submissions become posts?
Yes. Map the title and content fields to the WordPress New Post action. Most sites create guest posts as drafts so an editor reviews them, and can add a category with Add Category to Post.
Can I approve requests before anything changes?
Yes. Put a Human in the Loop step before the WordPress action. You get an approval request by email, and the workflow continues only when you approve.
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Reviewed 23 Oct 2026. The example workflows are written with AI from the real triggers and actions of both integrations and checked against them. Fluent Forms integration 2.1.4, WordPress integration 7.3.0.