Contact Form 7 Google Analytics
by macbookandrew · Analytics
Also makes 13 other plugins · 7.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds Google Analytics Event Tracking to all Contact Form 7 forms. Note: once you are using Google Analytics v4, this plugin may no longer be necessary …
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Health
B 74/100
no flags
Active installs
6K+
≈6.9K estimated
Momentum
+9%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “gtag” and “google analytics dashboard” to your wp.org tags. You rank #6 and #24 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
74 health vs 67 average across 1,826 Analytics plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.5%
of downloads still active
At least 6K of 132.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Analytics plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,007 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Analytics 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 1 release 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: Rating quality
Updated 329 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 12 reviews, smoothed to 4.24★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 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.
29
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.9
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| gtag | #6 | #4 | 0 |
| universal analytics | #19 | #19 | down 6 |
| google analytics spam | #12 | #18 | down 1 |
| google analytics dashboard | #24 | #24 | — |
| google analytics universal | #15 | #16 | 0 |
| google universal analytics | #15 | #16 | 0 |
| analytics your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| contact form 7 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google analytics your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
20 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 14 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “gtag” and “google analytics dashboard” to your wp.org tags. You rank #6 and #24 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 8.1K · 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.
1
releases in the last 12 months
11mo ago
latest release · v1.8.12 · 6 Dec 2025
28
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% 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 “6K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 34 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 7K.
Install history since 1 Mar 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ emigeorge7.4y ago
You need to follow the steps carefully and it will work for sure 🙂 Highly recommended.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User 140188058.0y ago
The plugin is well coded and the developer listens and improve from feedback of users
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ildruido998.0y ago
It works but.. it produce 2 different action, ‘Sent’ and ‘Mail Sent’. The problem is that in the GA Goals you can set only one of them so you must set 2 different goal for the same action.. how can fix that?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kkw27098.1y ago
I could not figure out how to connect GA with CF7 – turns out it was really easy with this plugin. Works perfectly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mittijoshi8.4y ago
Worked very well. But after installing this plugin my forms were getting submitted two times on single click.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Erik Molenaar8.4y ago
Why did CF7 remove this much needed feature anyways and required a piece of code in functions.php? This plugin is much more user friendly. It rocks! And great support as well 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vtoshmorelli8.5y ago
I’ve been struggling with another plugin that just wouldn’t track my form submissions. Found this plugin and figured I give it a try. I was a little hesitant that there were no settings to configure but that is the beauty of it. As long as Google Analytics is set up on the site it just does the job. Tested it on two different forms and GA immediately picked up the submissions. Sends all the info needed to create goals and reporting. It does send two actions (ie. Sent, Mail Sent) but it’s easy enough to filter those out.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Peter Raschendorfer8.9y ago
Installed. Activated. Tested. Works!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.8.12 Update tested-up-to version. 1.8.12
- — Version 1.8.11 Update tested-up-to version. 1.8.11
- — Version 1.8.10 Fix issue with minified JS 1.8.10
- — Version 1.8.9 Fix undefined index issue in new installations 1.8.9
- — Version 1.8.8 Update tested-up-to version and automatic deployment. 1.8.8
- — Version 1.8.7 Fix typo in old tracking code for GTM. 1.8.7
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.9
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 "Adds Google Analytics Event Tracking to all Contact Form 7 forms. Note: once you are using Google Analytics..."
- ✓ 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 WooCommerce, Contact Form 7, Yoast, Google Analytics.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 935 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-27 7K+ → 6K+ down after 298 days in tier
- 2025-12-03 8K+ → 7K+ down after 237 days in tier
- 2025-04-10 9K+ → 8K+ down after 153 days in tier
- 2024-11-08 10K+ → 9K+ down after 2199 days in tier
- 2018-11-01 9K+ → 10K+ up after 31 days in tier
- 2018-10-01 8K+ → 9K+ up after 61 days in tier
- 2018-08-01 7K+ → 8K+ up after 15 days in tier
- 2018-07-17 400+ → 7K+ 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).
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MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) 2M+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative 500K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
GA Google Analytics – Connect Google Analytics to WordPress 400K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Plugin) 200K+ installs · 2.5★ · 2 shared tags B -
Burst Statistics – Simple WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative) 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Independent Analytics – WordPress Analytics Plugin 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
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