Contact Form 7 Spam Killer
by WP-EXPERTS.IN · Forms
Also makes 20 other plugins · 25.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
"Contact Form 7 Spam Killer" is a advance spam blocker that will help to prevent unwanted spam for your Contact Form 7 plugin.
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Health
C 65/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
3K+
≈4K estimated
Momentum
+69%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “contact form 7” for “spam blocker”. “contact form 7” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “spam blocker” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
65 health vs 65 average across 2,509 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →9.5%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 31.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.3%, across 1,668 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.
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: Update recency
Updated 479 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 479 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
29
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| form 7 spam stoper your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| cf7 math captcha your tag | #5 | #4 | 0 |
| spam blocker | #21 | #16 | down 3 |
| advance | #23 | #21 | down 1 |
| math captcha | #19 | #12 | down 2 |
| cf7 spam | #24 | #23 | — |
| contact form 7 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| contact form 7 captcha your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| form security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “contact form 7” for “spam blocker”. “contact form 7” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “spam blocker” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.6K · 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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
1.3y ago
latest release · v1.8 · 9 Jul 2025
7
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 71% 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 39 days ago and the previous band took 2.6 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 4K.
Install history since 3 Dec 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ coachbronek1.6y ago
so far so good. Thank you or the instruction and easy installation. It is working on my website and … I hope it does the job with killing some of the unwanted messages. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Haypix4.0y ago
I like it
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ emiliko4.1y ago
The plugin is very good, works perfectly. I needed to adjust it to RTL and contacted the developer. I received prompt reply and all the support that I needed. Not obvious to receive such support for a free plugin. Thank you and well done!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ shafi99995.2y ago
It’s a good plugin for security but it should more improve.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 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
3 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 Spam Killer" is a advance spam blocker that will help to prevent unwanted spam for your Con..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 3 headings and 1 list.
- ! Enough to quote 857 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("cf7 math captcha", "contact form 7 captcha", "form 7 spam stoper", "form security" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-22 4K+ → 3K+ down after 937 days in tier
- 2024-02-28 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-02-27 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-02-26 3K+ → 4K+ up after 208 days in tier
- 2023-08-02 2K+ → 3K+ up after 302 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 10+ → 2K+ 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).
- D DS CF7 Math Captcha 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
-
Database Addon for Contact Form 7 – CFDB7 600K+ installs · 5.0★ · 1 shared tag A -
Redirection for Contact Form 7 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Conditional Fields for Contact Form 7 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
DTX – Dynamic Text Extension for Contact Form 7 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag B
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