Contact Form 7 Gated Content
by Wyatt Kirby · Forms
Gate files behind your Contact Form 7 forms.
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Health
C 58/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
700+
≈790 estimated
Momentum
+28%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “cf7” for “gated”. “cf7” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “gated” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
58 health vs 65 average across 2,516 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.7%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 18.7K 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.
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 621 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 621 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.
44
Momentum
Holding steady
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 20d
40%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 20d
-1.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| gated content your tag | #4 | #13 | up 1 |
| gated | #5 | #12 | down 1 |
| gate content | #15 | #21 | down 2 |
| cf7 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 | ||
| form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 2 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
- Swap “cf7” for “gated”. “cf7” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “gated” sits at #5 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 640 · 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
1.7y ago
latest release · v1.5.0 · 19 Feb 2025
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 74% 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 “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 27 days ago and the previous band took 12 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 800.
Install history since 15 Sep 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Zetona1.5y ago
Thank you very much, it does exactly what i was looking for. Would be great to have an option to add an external link like Dropbox instead of a media library file.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jennifinch16.3y ago
Does exactly what I need and great support
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Erich7.6y ago
Looks like a cool plugin, but breaks my site. – WP 5.1.1 – Divi 3.22.1 I can update the review if the bug gets fixed! Thank you. Edit: Bug now fixed. This topic was modified 7 years, 3 months ago by Erich. Reason: Fixed site breaking issue
Read on wp.org ↗
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you need"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Contact Form 7.
- ! Headings and lists 2 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 834 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-06 800+ → 700+ down after 369 days in tier
- 2025-10-02 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-01 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-30 900+ → 800+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2025-09-25 800+ → 900+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2025-09-14 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-13 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-12 900+ → 800+ down after 3 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).
- F Forms: 3rd-Party Integration 5K+ installs · 4.6★ · 4 shared tags D
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Void Contact Form 7 Widget For Elementor Page Builder 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Contact Form 7 – Success Page Redirects 9K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D -
Add-on Contact Form 7 – MailPoet 3 3K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags C -
Contact Form 7 – Post Fields 3K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags B -
Popups – Submission Messages For Contact Form 7 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A
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