Chosen for WordPress vs Contact Form 7

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Health D44

Health B78

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Chosen for WordPress	Contact Form 7
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	10M+ ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 44	B · 78 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	73/100	75/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	46/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★	4.0★ ✓
Reviews	4	2,186 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	35/100	79/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	12.1y ago	7d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	87	7.5M ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.2%	2.3% ✓
Category	Forms	Forms

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Chosen for WordPressContact Form 7

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.