WPsigner is for simple electronic signature (SES) workflows under the Electronic Communications Act 2000 and UK eIDAS Regulations — B2B contracts, NDAs, HR acknowledgments — with intent, consent, and audit evidence on your WordPress server. It is not a UK QTSP and does not issue QES for deeds or other acts that need higher formalities.
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Start with the required signature level—not the signing tool. This quick guide shows where a WPsigner SES workflow may fit and where it does not.
Does the transaction require QES, witnessing, deed formalities, or another prescribed form?
WPsigner may fit
If UK law does not impose special formalities, WPsigner can support a simple electronic signature workflow under the Electronic Communications Act 2000 and UK eIDAS with intent, consent, hashes, and audit evidence.
Common SES use cases
Use a higher-assurance route
WPsigner is not a UK QTSP and does not issue QES. When deeds, wills, land/registry acts, witnessing, or other formalities apply, use the required process instead of WPsigner.
Practical orientation only—not legal advice. The required signature level depends on the document, parties, and applicable law.
Under the Electronic Communications Act 2000 and UK eIDAS (retained/amended post-Brexit), electronic signatures are widely recognised for commercial use. SES covers most everyday contracts; AES and QES add assurance where the law or the instrument demands it. Per-envelope SaaS and offshore vaults rarely match WordPress data control under UK GDPR.
Section 7 of the Electronic Communications Act 2000 confirms that electronic signatures — and related certificates — are admissible in legal proceedings. Clear intent, attribution, and a reliable process matter more than a wet-ink ritual for most commercial agreements.
The UK framework keeps the eIDAS-style ladder: simple, advanced, and qualified signatures. Everyday B2B contracts, proposals, NDAs, and HR acknowledgments typically fit SES. Higher-stakes or formality-heavy instruments may need AES or QES from a qualified trust service — not a WordPress plugin alone.
Certain deeds, wills, and land/registry processes can still require formalities beyond SES. Self-hosting on a UK or EU host keeps signed personal data under your UK GDPR posture instead of a third-party US vault you do not control.
Send service agreements and accepted quotes from your site. Clients sign via a secure link — no WordPress account required.
Capture confidentiality and supplier paperwork with timestamps and attribution stored on your UK (or chosen) server.
Collect handbook and policy acknowledgments with an audit trail your HR team can file under local retention practices.
Agencies running WordPress can standardise high-volume commercial signing without per-envelope SaaS fees — confirm deed or property formalities separately when they apply.
Signed documents stay on your WordPress server. Host with UK providers (e.g. Krystal, 20i, AWS London) or wherever your stack already lives — you choose storage, backups, and access policy.
WPsigner captures signer identity signals, clear consent to sign, IP/device metadata, document hashes, and optional RFC 3161 timestamps in a tamper-evident audit trail — practical support for admissibility and attribution themes.
Plans start at $99/year with unlimited signatures on your licensed site. Predictable cost for UK SMEs and agencies that sign regularly.
Upload the plugin, activate your license, and configure branding — no separate signing platform to host.
Add PDFs for contracts, NDAs, or consent packs. Place signature, date, and text fields where counterparties need to complete them.
Share a secure signing link by email. Download the signed PDF with its audit trail and retain it under your document policy.
Compatible: simple electronic signature (SES) workflows under the Electronic Communications Act 2000 and UK eIDAS Regulations for most private and commercial documents — B2B contracts, proposals, NDAs, vendor onboarding, HR/policy acknowledgments, and many agency SOWs. WPsigner captures intent, consent, IP/device metadata, document hashes, and optional RFC 3161 timestamps in a tamper-evident audit trail. OTP or optional KYC can strengthen identification when risk warrants it.
Not compatible / not a substitute for: (1) Qualified Electronic Signatures (QES) — WPsigner is not a UK qualified trust service provider and does not issue QES; (2) many deeds and other formality-heavy instruments that may need wet ink, witnessing, or QES depending on the act and parties; (3) wills, certain land/registry processes, and other documents that still require specific formalities; (4) Advanced Electronic Signatures (AES) claimed automatically from a plugin alone; (5) EU eIDAS QES mutual-recognition assumptions without checking current UK/EU rules for cross-border use. If your document needs one of those formalities, use the required process instead of WPsigner.
No. WPsigner is a self-hosted SES evidence tool for WordPress. It does not issue qualified certificates, is not a UK qualified trust service provider, and does not claim QES equivalence to a handwritten signature for deeds or other high-formality acts.
WPsigner helps you capture intent to authenticate, attribution, consent, integrity (hashes), and retention — themes that support electronic signature evidence under ECA 2000 s.7 and UK eIDAS SES practice. Enforceability still depends on the document, parties, configuration, and any formalities. This page is not legal advice.
No. Compatible for most everyday commercial contracts under SES. Not for instruments that need QES, wet ink, witnessing, or other statutory formalities (for example certain deeds, wills, or land/registry acts). Always check the specific instrument before assuming electronic form is enough.
Yes — because WPsigner is self-hosted. Signed files stay on your WordPress server. Choose a UK host if data residency matters for your UK GDPR programme. Data leaves the site only if you enable external storage, CRM, messaging, payments, or identity providers.
Plans start at $99/year with unlimited signatures on your WordPress site — far more predictable than per-envelope SaaS pricing for teams that send contracts regularly.
Choose an annual or lifetime license with unlimited documents and no per-envelope fees. Keep control of your data and signing workflows.