Add Password Field for Contact Form 7
by kimipooh · Forms
Also makes 7 other plugins · 54.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
The plugin is to add a password filed to Contact form 7 plugin.
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Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
3K+
≈3.5K estimated
Momentum
+24%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “contact form” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
82 health vs 65 average across 2,512 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.0%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 60K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.3%, across 1,671 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 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Listing tuning
Updated 134 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
1 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Only 1 tag — use the full 5 relevant tags so search matches more queries.
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.
46
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
36%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| filed | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| password field | #2 | #12 | — |
| password | #8 | #16 | 0 |
| no password | #8 | #17 | 0 |
| add on | #14 | #23 | 0 |
| password form | #10 | #22 | up 2 |
| simple password | #12 | #21 | up 1 |
| contact form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
42 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 35 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “contact form” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
- Already on top for “filed”. #1 without listing it. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.3K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
4mo ago
latest release · v5.3.0 · 21 Jun 2026
27
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 29% 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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 24 Jun 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ sergeyamirkhanyan4.3y ago
Why after installation plugin doesn’t appear in plugin list ?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Alex5.9y ago
The plugin does what it says. Used it to create a registration form with CF7. Great job and thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ roman9216.4y ago
Remarkable job.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dultcher7.3y ago
love it
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mario62rus8.4y ago
lack: – need add a button to the form editor – missing placeholder attribute This topic was modified 8 years, 1 month ago by Mario62rus.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 5.3.0 Updated password visibility icons to use Font Awesome 6 native classes instead of legacy Font Awesome 4 compatibility classes. Added README/FAQ documentation for replacing the bundled Font Awesome stylesheet with a prefe 5.3.0
- — Version 5.2.0 Update the css and webfonts powered by fontawesome.com from 6.4.2 to version 6.7.2 5.2.0
- — Version 5.1.0 Addressed WordPress.org Plugin Check warnings. Confirmed compatibility with WordPress 7.0. Improved security, sanitization, and escaping. 5.1.0
- — Version 5.0.1 Tested up WordPress 6.7.2 with PHP 8.3.19 and 8.4.5. 5.0.1
- — Version 5.0 *Supported for the Tag generator (version 2), which was changed in version 6.0 of Contact Form 7. For more information, please see https://aurisecreative.com/blog/2024/11/how-to-use-tag-generator-version-2-in-contact-for 5.0
- — Version 4.2 Added 5 options (Icon_position, Icon_float, Icon_top, Icon_margin, Icon_marginleft) to customize icon position. Each of them corresponds to position, float, top, margin, and margin-left. The position setting is required 4.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 6 languages, 1 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
5 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 "The plugin is to add a password filed to Contact form 7 plugin."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Contact Form 7.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 130 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 1 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-11-10 4K+ → 3K+ down after 128 days in tier
- 2025-07-05 3K+ → 4K+ up after 275 days in tier
- 2024-10-03 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-10-02 3K+ → 4K+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2024-09-22 4K+ → 3K+ down after 509 days in tier
- 2023-05-02 3K+ → 4K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2023-04-29 4K+ → 3K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2023-04-26 3K+ → 4K+ up 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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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 B
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