About Our Team

Introducing our proficient content writer with extensive expertise.

Hamza Shahid

Writer

Expertise

  • Content marketing
  • Email marketing
  • Affiliate marketing
  • WordPress
  • SAAS
  • ERPs

Highlights

Hamza is a Content Writer for the WPForms team at Awesome Motive, where he also contributes to WP Mail SMTP. He holds a BSc in Business Administration and brings a diverse range of experience to the team.

He began his writing career at a creative agency, where Hamza honed his skills in creating blogs, tutorials, eBooks, press releases, and whitepapers. Eager to explore new opportunities, he ventured into freelancing on Fiverr, offering a variety of content services.

His career took a specialized turn when he spent six years in the cybersecurity and ERP industries, managing a portfolio of eight Managed WordPress affiliate sites. This experience gave him a strong foundation in affiliate marketing and SEO.

Joining WPForms in 2023, Hamza now focuses on creating insightful content that helps users get the most out of their WordPress experience. When he’s not behind the screen, Hamza enjoys spending quality time with his cats and exploring beaches across the city.

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How to Stop Bots Submitting Your Forms (7 Ways)

Woke up to 300 spam form submissions overnight? Bots are flooding your contact forms with garbage entries, fake email addresses, and malicious links.

You're wasting hours deleting spam instead of responding to real customers, and your email inbox is clogged with useless notifications.

Bot attacks can crash your server from processing thousands of fake submissions, fill your database with junk data that slows your site, and even spread malware through malicious links in form fields.

Without protection, a single bot attack can take your forms offline and damage your business reputation. This guide shows you seven proven methods to stop bots from submitting your WordPress forms.

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AffiliateWP Review: Is This the Best WordPress Affiliate Plugin?

Managing an affiliate program can feel a little difficult, especially when you're trying to keep track of referrals, commissions, and payouts all in one place.

That’s why I decided to try AffiliateWP. I’ve been using it for a while now, and it has become a dependable tool for running my program directly from my WordPress site.

In this post, I’ll share what I’ve learned about AffiliateWP and give you an inside look at how it works, what it offers, and what you can expect if you decide to try it yourself.

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How to redirect users after a wordpress form submission

How to Redirect Users to a New Page After Form Submission

Do you want to redirect users to another page after they press submit on your contact form? Redirections are a simple and effective way of leading users immediately to the next step after form submission.

You can send them to a thank you page, a custom landing page, or any other part of your site that makes sense. And if you’re running any kind of campaign or collecting leads, that redirect can make a big difference in conversions.

In this post, I'll show you the easiest way to create a form redirect that takes your users to a new page with just a few clicks. Let’s get into it.

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How to Upload Files to Google Drive from a WordPress Form

Do you want to create a WordPress Google Drive upload form?

With WordPress, it's possible to back up file uploads from your forms to Google Drive.

In this post, we’ll show you how to add a file upload feature to your contact forms, and also have those files automatically backed up in your Google Drive.

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How to Password Protect WordPress Forms (Step-by-Step)

Are you looking for a way to make your WordPress form password-protected?

Locking your website form access with a password makes it only available for certain users, prevents unwanted form submissions, and keeps your site safe and secure.

In this article, we'll show you 2 simple ways to password-protect your WordPress forms.

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