Formidable Select OptGroup vs Contact Form 7

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

Health B83

Health B78

Active-install trajectory

Formidable Select OptGroup moved down one install band, 20+ to 10+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Formidable Select OptGroup	Contact Form 7
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	10M+ ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 83 ✓	B · 78
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	73/100	75/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	48/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★	4.0★ ✓
Reviews	3	2,186 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	78/100	80/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1mo ago	6d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	86	7.4M ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.5%	2.3% ✓
Category	Forms	Forms

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

Release activity

Formidable Select OptGroupContact 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.