Email Addon for Contact Form 7
by KrishaWeb · Email & Marketing
Also makes 12 other plugins · 15.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Turn plain Contact Form 7 emails into professional, branded email notifications without writing a single line of code.
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Health
A 87/100
Few reviews
Active installs
3K+
≈3.5K estimated
Momentum
+24%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “cf7”, “shortcode” and “email template” for “email testing”, “email client” and “email alerts”. “cf7” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “email testing” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “shortcode” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “email client” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “email template” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “email alerts” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 66 average across 2,122 Email & Marketing plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.2%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 41.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Email & Marketing plugin keeps 0.9%, across 1,295 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Email & Marketing 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 2 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 95 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ 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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| contactform7 your tag | #5 | #5 | 0 |
| html email your tag | #15 | #22 | down 1 |
| on line | #7 | #19 | 0 |
| cf7 add on | #7 | #13 | 0 |
| email testing | #13 | #19 | 0 |
| email template your tag | #24 | #20 | 0 |
| email notifications | #22 | #23 | down 3 |
| branded | #22 | #21 | 0 |
| plain | #24 | #23 | 0 |
| email client | #17 | #22 | down 1 |
| email alerts | #18 | #21 | down 1 |
| email design | #19 | #21 | down 3 |
| cf7 addon | #12 | #22 | down 1 |
| email notification | #24 | #22 | 0 |
| cf7 shortcode | #15 | #22 | 0 |
| email shortcode | #20 | #22 | 0 |
| contact us addon | #21 | #24 | down 2 |
| email us | #22 | #23 | 0 |
| contact form 7 addon | #24 | #22 | down 2 |
| cf7 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shortcode your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
44 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 19 listed. 25 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “cf7”, “shortcode” and “email template” for “email testing”, “email client” and “email alerts”. “cf7” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “email testing” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “shortcode” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “email client” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “email template” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “email alerts” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “html email”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.8K · 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.
2
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v2.2 · 29 Jul 2026
13
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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 13 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 26 Aug 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Dilip Bheda5.1y ago
Nice templates!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Newki755.6y ago
Tx !! Please continue to update it 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bheraram6.1y ago
nice
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Gobinda Tarafdar6.3y ago
Just stumbled upon this plugin. I love the concept of the plugin. Test for a while. I will try to do something with it in the near future. Great work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ saladinlam6.3y ago
the template not working
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dipakkumar Parmar6.4y ago
Great concept
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Abolaji Mustapha6.8y ago
I think this Plugin is great for email template utility, Nice addon.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ PhpRockets Team7.3y ago
It’s useful bro, keep up good working
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.2). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched High · 8.8 Contact Form 7 Email Add on <= 1.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion ↗2024-11-20 CVE-2024-10898 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program Affects <= 1.9 Patched in 2.0
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 7 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
8 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 "Turn plain Contact Form 7 emails into professional, branded email notifications without writing a single li..."
- ✓ 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 Names its audience or use cases ("built for", "designed for").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Contact Form 7, Ninja Forms.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,755 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "cf7", "contactform7" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-09-26 4K+ → 3K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-09-24 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-23 4K+ → 3K+ down after 137 days in tier
- 2025-05-09 5K+ → 4K+ down after 948 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 4K+ → 5K+ up after 373 days in tier
- 2021-09-26 3K+ → 4K+ up after 243 days in tier
- 2021-01-26 2K+ → 3K+ up after 167 days in tier
- 2020-08-12 1K+ → 2K+ up after 214 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).
- C Contact Form 7 Shortcode Enabler 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C
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Elemailer Lite – Elementor email template & campaign builder 5K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C -
WOW Styler for CF7 – Visual Styler for Contact Form 7 Forms 3K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
CF7 Views – Complete Entry Management for Contact Form 7 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
HTML Template for CF7 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C -
ActiveTrail – Contact Form 7 500+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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