AC Advanced Flamingo Settings
by Richie Arnold · Content & Feeds
Also makes 3 other plugins · 840+ installs across the portfolio →
AC Advanced Flamingo Settings enhances and extends the functionality of the CF7 Flamingo plugin by adding customization options, import/export tools, …
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
800+
≈800 estimated
Momentum
+155%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “contact form database” for “settings”. “contact form database” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “settings” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 64 average across 1,199 Content & Feeds plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →13%
of downloads still active
At least 800 of 6.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Content & Feeds plugin keeps 0.8%, across 866 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Content & Feeds plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 5 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 24 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
40
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| flamingo your tag | #2 | #9 | up 1 |
| settings | #5 | #18 | up 2 |
| enfold contact form | #3 | #16 | 0 |
| site settings | #10 | #22 | 0 |
| advanced settings | #10 | #24 | up 2 |
| plugin settings | #24 | #24 | — |
| contact form 7 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| contact form database your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| export your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| import your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
28 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 22 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “contact form database” for “settings”. “contact form database” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “settings” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 1 Mar 2025 · 612 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.2K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
5
releases in the last 12 months
24d ago
latest release · v1.6.1 · 9 Oct 2026
9
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “800+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 800.
At the current install trend, crossing 900+ in roughly 113 days.
Install history since 28 Feb 2025
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jburg33336mo ago
Absolutely essential for me, because let’s be honest, Flamingo isn’t a very intuitive name for viewing your messages, and I don’t think people use the address book much more than to view messages. Excellent work!!I only miss being able to rename the CF7 “labels “Fields to Diplay” (Your-name, Your-phone,…) in the message preview. This topic was modified 2 months, 2 weeks ago by jburg3333.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jprouty1.5y ago
Thank you for providing this functionality to the Flamingo plugin. I’m in the middle of moving my website. AC Advanced Flamingo Settings allowed me to easily export/import client messages to the new host without having to recopy the entire database or do anything complicated.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "AC Advanced Flamingo Settings enhances and extends the functionality of the CF7 Flamingo plugin by adding c..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 11 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 11 of 11 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("ideal for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Divi, Beaver Builder, Contact Form 7.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 8 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,275 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "contact form database" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-26 700+ → 800+ up after 118 days in tier
- 2026-06-30 600+ → 700+ up after 52 days in tier
- 2026-05-09 500+ → 600+ up after 56 days in tier
- 2026-03-14 400+ → 500+ up after 42 days in tier
- 2026-01-31 300+ → 400+ up after 36 days in tier
- 2025-12-26 400+ → 300+ down after 32 days in tier
- 2025-11-24 300+ → 400+ up after 44 days in tier
- 2025-10-11 200+ → 300+ up after 34 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Customizer Export/Import 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Import Export Lite 40K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Customizer Backup & Reset 7K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B - W WP Options Importer 6K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
- S Simple Membership WP user Import 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
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