Smart Grid-Layout Design for Contact Form 7
by Aurovrata Venet · Forms
Also makes 6 other plugins · 23.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Pure CSS responsive grid layouts for contact form 7. It enables rich interlinking of your CMS data via taxonomy/posts populated dropdown fields.
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Health
A 88/100
no flags
Active installs
10K+
≈15K estimated
Momentum
+12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “cf7 redirect”, “responsive grid” and “cf7” to your wp.org tags. You rank #6, #8 and #19 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 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
88 health vs 65 average across 2,510 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.5%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 649.3K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.3%, across 1,667 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 4 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: Support resolution
Updated 1 day ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 72 reviews, smoothed to 4.34★
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
10%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| repetitive fields your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| grid layout | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| interlinking | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| layout | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| post layout design | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| design | #9 | #15 | 0 |
| responsive grid | #8 | #11 | 0 |
| cf7 redirect | #6 | #8 | up 1 |
| contact form 7 grid | #4 | #7 | up 1 |
| ui design | #4 | #10 | 0 |
| contact form 7 grid builder | #4 | #8 | 0 |
| grid | #14 | #14 | 0 |
| responsive layout | #5 | #9 | 0 |
| pure | #12 | #11 | 0 |
| amp contact form 7 | #6 | #10 | 0 |
| cf7 database | #11 | #9 | down 1 |
| css grid | #8 | #12 | up 1 |
| contact form 7 extension your tag | #23 | #19 | up 1 |
| free form layout | #9 | #19 | — |
| post layout | #9 | #13 | 0 |
| form builder your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| multi step form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
180 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 136 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
- Add “cf7 redirect”, “responsive grid” and “cf7” to your wp.org tags. You rank #6, #8 and #19 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 4 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 20.6K · 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
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
yesterday
latest release · v4.19.0 · 30 Oct 2026
119
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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 months ago; the previous band took 3.6 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Jul 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ igorcherepanov2.9y ago
Awesome plugin that adds a lot of features to the CF7.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ housein3.3y ago
This plugin is well-designed and packed with useful features like dynamic and hidden fields. Implemented Hooks could save the day for more customization.Strongly recommended.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ leofromtheorck3.4y ago
I am so happy I found this plugin. Besides finally being able to create better looking forms, I am mainly a big fand of the dynamic dropdown feature. I looked everywhere for something like this, it was easy to set up and works perfectly, also thanks to the great support in the forum and the videos on their youtube channels. Truly a five star plugin! 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ luispolanco3.8y ago
Ideal and perfect for long forms, easy to use with the help of tutorials. Great job Aurovrata V. and excellent extension for cf7, I appreciate your time above all. Best regards. This topic was modified 3 years, 5 months ago by luispolanco.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stubsal3.8y ago
The plugin is easy to use and very helpful. Also the tutorial videos and the support provided in the forum are great!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kajdzo4.0y ago
Awesome plugin, just saved me tons of HTML typing!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ DoubleG4.1y ago
An excellent plugin that extends the functionality of Contact Form 7 in many ways from layout options to conditional fields and more. Also, good communicable support as well for when updates, debugging and plugin development is required.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Phil McKerracher4.1y ago
This plugin is an essential part of the free, open source contact form system for WordPress that starts with Contact Form 7 and eventually contains all the features the expensive ones have. The essential part of the jigsaw this one adds is the ability to put fields side by side, without having to learn some (fairly complex) HTML layout rules. It also adds a GUI, without which many users would just give up on CF7. Aurovrata works really hard at fixing problems, even when they’re caused by upstream changes he has no control over. The interface is a little confusing and there’s work still to do, for example to support conditional groups properly but these are minor quibbles. I know of no other way of doing all this in a free system that also (using other plugins) supports conditional groups, CiviCRM integration, submission logging and so on. Caldera Forms used to come close but it was more limited and has now been withdrawn anyway. Why is “free” important? Because annual renewal is a pain for maintenance, many sites don’t have the visitors to justify the cost, a huge user base is important for driving features and finding bugs, because open source code can be fixed quickly and so on.`
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 4.17.0 replace clipboard.js plugin with HTML Clipboard API. 4.17.0
- — Version 4.16.0 fix form editor issues due to changes in CF7 plugin tag generator update. use button element instead of void links for UI editor buttons 4.16.0
- — Version 4.15.8 fix prefill input field selection. 4.15.8
- — Version 4.15.7 fix field tag textarea dimension scanning. 4.15.7
- — Version 4.15.6 bug fix on submission. 4.15.6
- — Version 4.15.5 fix for custom HTML rich response messages. deprecated filter ‘cf7sg_submission_success_message’ new filter ‘cf7sg_submission_response’ 4.15.5
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 10 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 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Pure CSS responsive grid layouts for contact form 7. It enables rich interlinking of your CMS data via taxo..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 22 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 20 of 22 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you have", "if you want", "use this").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Contact Form 7, Google Maps, Polylang, YouTube.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 8 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 7,304 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 4 tags appear in the text; "contact form 7 extension", "form builder" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-30 20K+ → 10K+ down after 1304 days in tier
- 2021-05-06 10K+ → 20K+ up after 610 days in tier
- 2019-09-04 9K+ → 10K+ 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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VPSUForm – Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder with Email Automation 200+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
HelpGent – Video Funnels and Conversational Forms for WordPress 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
stepFORM: Plugin for Building Contact Forms, Advanced Multi-Step Forms, Payment Integration, and Custom Contact Form Solutions 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C -
Ultimate Form – Multi-Step Form Builder, Conversion Analytics & Lead Forms 60+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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