Aetta Email Capture
Aetta Email Capture is a minimal email capture plugin for WordPress. It focuses on one thing only: collecting email signups in a fast, clean and reliable way without unnecessary features, external services or heavy scripts. No page builders. No tracking. No marketing automation. Just a simple opt-in
About this tool.
Aetta Email Capture is a minimal email capture plugin for WordPress.
It focuses on one thing only: collecting email signups in a fast, clean and reliable way without unnecessary features, external services or heavy scripts.
No page builders. No tracking. No marketing automation.
Just a simple opt-in form that works with any theme.
Key Features
- Simple shortcode: [aetta_email_capture]
- Lightweight and fast (no JS frameworks)
- GDPR-friendly consent checkbox
- Built-in honeypot and basic anti-spam
- Email deduplication
- CSV export (Excel-safe)
- Optional IP and User-Agent storage
- Automatic data retention and purge
- Fully translation-ready
- Works with any theme or page builder
Usage
Add the shortcode anywhere:
[aetta_email_capture]
The form will handle validation, consent and submission automatically.
Settings
You can configure the plugin under:
WP Admin → Aetta Email Capture → Settings
Available options include:
- Data retention period
- Rate limiting and anti-bot delay
- Whether to store IP and User-Agent
- Enable/disable built-in CSS
- Add custom CSS classes for easy theming
- Customize labels and messages
Styling & Customization
The plugin uses clean HTML and CSS variables.
You can:
- Disable built-in CSS and style everything from your theme
- Override styles using CSS variables
- Add custom classes via the settings page
No inline styles or scripts are required.