QuickForm vs WPForms

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

QuickForm

by var x

Health D48

WPForms

by Syed Balkhi

Health A98

Active-install trajectory

QuickForm WPForms

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	QuickForm	WPForms
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	5M–6M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-17%
Overall health	D · 48	A · 98 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	8/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	96/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	4.12★	4.85★ ✓
Reviews	3	14,369 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	55/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.0y ago	4d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	567	9.1M ✓
Category	Forms	Forms

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

Release activity

QuickForm WPForms

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.