Accept Authorize.NET Payments Using Contact Form 7
by ZealousWeb · Payments
Also makes 18 other plugins · 6.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Contact Form 7 - Integrate Authorize.Net payment gateway for making your payments through Contact Form 7.
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈180 estimated
Momentum
+48%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Add “authorize” to your wp.org tags. You rank #9 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
86 health vs 68 average across 1,690 Payments plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 12.3K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Payments plugin keeps 1.0%, across 1,042 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Payments 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 3 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 148 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 8 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 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.
43
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 23d
27%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 23d
+0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| authorize | #9 | #13 | 0 |
| accept | #18 | #23 | 0 |
| net 30 | #7 | #10 | up 2 |
| accept credit card | #24 | #22 | 0 |
| accept credit card payment your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| additional settings your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| contact form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| contact form 7 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
17 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 13 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
- Add “authorize” to your wp.org tags. You rank #9 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 418 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v2.9 · 8 Jun 2026
12
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 53% run the current release. 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.8 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 80% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ mhbuchman2.1y ago
Customer service was prompt, responsive, and went above and beyond what I was expecting. I’d give more than 5 stars if I could!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jchristofi2.1y ago
We had several problems with this authorize.net plugin regarding the theme and support was able to fix them. Great support!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ john2612.1y ago
We had an conflict between two plugins that were unrelated to the ZealousWeb Plugin and they were able to find the issue and solve it fast and their communication was excellent as well. We know who to call next time we have an issue with our wordpress site. ZealousWeb will be our go to for help. Thank you so much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ at19502.4y ago
Couldn’t make the plugin work on my site – so reached out and got stellar support. It took a little while to solve it – but ended well. Thanks for quick and diligent help – even when I was messing things up a little bit during the process… 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dodo9943.1y ago
Support responded to my question within a day – I needed some customization that was not available through the options, they gave me a solution and an explanation really quickly!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vchoo3.1y ago
Highly involved development team; listens to customer concerns/requests. Support has been quick to reply and makes sure to check in and verify any issue is resolved. Recommend this plugin for anyone needing Authorized.net addon for CF7
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ armaan22023.1y ago
The support offered is outstanding; they provide clear explanations via video links, greatly aiding in issue resolution. We sincerely appreciate your assistance.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ palakkhinvasara4.1y ago
Its a great plugin…it eased my work a lot.The support is also very good.Better than wpforms.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.9). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 5.3 Accept Authorize.NET Payments Using Contact Form 7 <= 2.5 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure ↗2025-06-27 CVE-2025-53322 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 2.5 Patched in 2.6
- Patched Medium · 5.3 Accept Authorize.NET Payments Using Contact Form 7 <= 2.2 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure ↗2024-12-17 CVE-2024-12250 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 2.2 Patched in 2.3
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Contact Form 7 - Integrate Authorize.Net payment gateway for making your payments through Contact Form 7."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Contact Form 7, Stripe, PayPal.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,090 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 4 tags appear in the text; "accept credit card payment", "Additional Settings" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-01-15 90+ → 100+ up after 20 days in tier
- 2022-12-26 100+ → 90+ down after 40 days in tier
- 2022-11-16 90+ → 100+ up
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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Contact Form 7 10M+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form Builder 500K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
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