Popups – Submission Messages For Contact Form 7
by Code Work Web · Forms
Also makes 5 other plugins · 5.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Display contact form 7 default messages in stylish popup as user submits the form.
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Health
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
3K+
≈3.5K estimated
Momentum
+12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “cf7”, “contact form” and “contact form 7” for “messages”, “message” and “submission”. “cf7” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “messages” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “contact form” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “message” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “contact form 7” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “submission” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 65 average across 2,510 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.3%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 47.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.3%, across 1,666 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 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 74 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.16★ 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.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.9
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
12%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.8
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| messages | #6 | #11 | up 1 |
| popups | #11 | #20 | up 1 |
| popup messages your tag | #14 | #19 | down 2 |
| message | #9 | #17 | up 1 |
| submission | #20 | #22 | down 2 |
| contact form 7 addon your tag | #23 | #23 | down 3 |
| cf7 popup | #11 | #19 | down 1 |
| cf7 addon | #15 | #22 | 0 |
| wp popups | #22 | #24 | down 3 |
| form submission popup | #24 | #23 | — |
| 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 | ||
19 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 9 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
- Swap “cf7”, “contact form” and “contact form 7” for “messages”, “message” and “submission”. “cf7” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “messages” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “contact form” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “message” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “contact form 7” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “submission” sits at #20 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 “popup messages”. #14 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.6K · 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
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
2mo ago
latest release · v1.2.2 · 18 Aug 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 · 83% 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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 16 months ago; the previous band took 18 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 29 Jun 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ nevaljawko1.8y ago
I may have missed some settings, but this plugin leaves the main CF7 form open and opens a pop-up message on success over it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jeriss Cloud Center3.0y ago
Thanks for this good plugin, your support is very good
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ miminou3.0y ago
Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fyreflow3.3y ago
It is literally “plug-and-play”, and a very necessary addition to basic CF7.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Shuaib4.4y ago
Please add option for custom message also.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ snowdrizzle4.4y ago
This worked great with my setup. WordPress Version 6.0 and running elementor v3.6.5. Only thing is if we are able to customized the test and message. With our own fonts and words. That would take it to the next level.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 9 languages, 1 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
4 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 "Display contact form 7 default messages in stylish popup as user submits the form."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Plugin is not working").
- ! 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.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 1 list.
- ! Enough to quote 419 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "cf7", "contact form 7 addon" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-07-22 4K+ → 3K+ down after 530 days in tier
- 2024-02-08 3K+ → 4K+ up after 393 days in tier
- 2023-01-11 2K+ → 3K+ up after 85 days in tier
- 2022-10-18 1K+ → 2K+ 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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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 - F Forms: 3rd-Party Integration 5K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags D
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Style Contact Form 7 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags B -
HTML Template for CF7 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags C -
Custom Spinner for Contact Form 7 900+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D
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