BBForms – Flexible Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, Poll & Custom Forms Editor, now with AI
by Ruben Garcia · Forms
Also makes 32 other plugins · 21.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Build your [forms] faster and easily just by typing them! AI assistant included!
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈21 estimated
Momentum
+95%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “code”, “contact form” and “custom form” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
86 health vs 65 average across 2,509 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 2.6K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.3%, across 1,667 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Forms 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 7 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 1 day ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ 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.
42
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 24d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 24d
+0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| code your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| contact form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| forms your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shortcode your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
10 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 10 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “code”, “contact form” and “custom form” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 21 Sep 2025 · 405 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 435 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,300 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
7
releases in the last 12 months
yesterday
latest release · v2.0.5 · 30 Oct 2026
7
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 “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 27 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 20.
At the current install trend, crossing 30+ in roughly 160 days.
Install history since 20 Sep 2025
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ roxanabrv212mo ago
Highly recommended
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ turbinafreddie1.1y ago
Intuitive to use, it suited to my needs.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Flavia Bernárdez Rodríguez1.1y ago
Light and simple form plugin, so easy to use. Install, create a form, copy the shortcode, paste and boom, you have already a form that simple works like a charm. Awesome dude!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ trentkanor1.1y ago
Muy útil, no me costo nada usarlo. Lo recomiendo
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rsanlem1.1y ago
Es muy fácil de utilizar y también muy flexible para adaptarlo a cualquier proyecto
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jgcia1.1y ago
Estoy muy contento con este plugin. Lo probé porque buscaba algo ligero, y me sorprendió lo rápido que se configuró y lo poco que afecta al rendimiento de la web. Además, tiene muchísimas opciones de personalización que te permiten adaptarlo exactamente a lo que necesitas.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 20 languages, 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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Build your [forms] faster and easily just by typing them! AI assistant included!"
- ✓ Has a FAQ 10 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 10 of 10 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("designed for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads, Cloudflare.
- ✓ Headings and lists 7 headings and 9 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,730 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "custom form" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-04 10+ → 20+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2026-09-17 20+ → 10+ down after 17 days in tier
- 2026-08-31 10+ → 20+ up after 157 days in tier
- 2026-03-27 20+ → 10+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2026-03-19 10+ → 20+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2026-03-10 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-09 10+ → 20+ up after 46 days in tier
- 2026-01-22 20+ → 10+ down after 7 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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WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Formidable Forms – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder 300K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
FormLayer 100K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Everest Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form, Quiz, Survey & Custom Form Builder with AI 90K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A
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