Multi-Step for Contact Form 7 – Preview Submission
by add-ons.org · Forms
Also makes 74 other plugins · 27.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Plugin Provides step by step UI for Plugin Contact Form 7
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Health
B 78/100
Few reviews
Active installs
50+
≈60 estimated
Momentum
+51%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “contact form 7” for “multistep form”. “contact form 7” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “multistep form” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
78 health vs 65 average across 2,515 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 50 of 6.3K lifetime downloads are still running, below 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 80 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
1.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 3.92★ 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.
29
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| multistep your tag | #17 | #24 | down 1 |
| multistep form | #20 | #24 | down 1 |
| multistep form plugin | #20 | #24 | down 2 |
| contact form 7 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| multi step your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| multi step form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| steps 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 “contact form 7” for “multistep form”. “contact form 7” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “multistep form” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 2 Nov 2024 · 730 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 115 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #20,100 to #21,300, alongside the other plugins at 50+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “50+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 60.
Install history since 15 Sep 2026
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
1 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 No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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, WPML.
- ! Headings and lists 2 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 508 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("Multi-Step Form", "Multistep", "steps form" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-31 60+ → 50+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-30 50+ → 60+ 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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CF7 Mate – Contact Form 7 Styler, Multi-Step Forms & Conditional Logic 20K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Multi Step for Contact Form 7 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Multi Step Form 8K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Database Addon for Contact Form 7 – CFDB7 600K+ installs · 5.0★ · 1 shared tag A -
MetForm – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Conditional Forms, Form Templates & Custom Form Builder for Elementor 500K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Redirection for Contact Form 7 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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