Introduction

Limit Submissions for Elementor Forms allows you to control how many times a user can submit an Elementor Pro Form within a specific time window.

This protects your forms from spam, abuse, duplicate submissions, repeated coupon claims, vote manipulation, and more.

The plugin supports limiting by:

• IP Address
• Logged-in User ID
• Email field inside the form

Lightweight, fast, and fully integrated with Elementor Pro Forms.
 

Install the Plugin

You can install the plugin in two ways:

Option A – Upload manually

1. Download the plugin ZIP.
2. Go to WordPress Admin → Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin.
3. Select the ZIP file and click Install Now.
4. Click Activate Plugin.

Option B – FTP upload

Click Activate.

Extract the plugin ZIP.

Upload the folder to: /wp-content/plugins/limit-submissions-for-elementor-forms/

Go to Plugins → Installed Plugins.

Add Limit Submissions to an Elementor Form

Step 1 — Open Elementor Editor

• Edit the page containing your form.

Step 2 — Select the Form Widget

• Click on the Elementor Form.

Step 3 — Go to “Actions After Submit”

Click the dropdown and choose: Limit Submissions

Step 4 — Configure Limit Submissions Action

You will see options depending on your plugin settings.

Typically:Choose Error Message
Select Limit Method (IP / Email / Logged-in User)Enter

Max SubmissionsEnter Time Window

Save and Test Your Form

Step 1 — Submit once

• The form will send normally.

Step 2 — Submit again within the time window

• The form will show an error: “You have reached the maximum allowed submissions.”

Step 3 — Wait until the time window expires

The user can submit again.