Contact Form 7 – Post Fields
by Markus Wiesenhofer · Forms
Also makes 2 other plugins · 9K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin provides a dynamic post selection, radio and checkbox field to your CF7 forms.
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Health
B 81/100
no flags
Active installs
3K+
≈3.5K estimated
Momentum
+38%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “contact” for “wpcf7”. “contact” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wpcf7” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
81 health vs 65 average across 2,509 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.5%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 54.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,668 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 2 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 261 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 34 reviews, smoothed to 4.46★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 22d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 22d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| post fields your tag | #10 | #14 | up 3 |
| post selection | #12 | #15 | 0 |
| selection | #24 | #19 | 0 |
| acf contact form 7 | #11 | #12 | down 1 |
| wpcf7 | #22 | #7 | down 2 |
| contact form print | #19 | #17 | 0 |
| contact form 7 constant contact | #22 | #15 | 0 |
| contact 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 | ||
24 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 17 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” for “wpcf7”. “contact” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wpcf7” sits at #22 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 · 1,486 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.8K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
9mo ago
latest release · v2.6.0 · 13 Feb 2026
19
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 43% 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 10 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 6 Dec 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ robertorefresh2.6y ago
it works great
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ biberkopf2.6y ago
This extension to CF7 opens for a whole variety of use cases and creative solutions. If you combine it with Conditional Fields for CF7 the possibilities are endless. Thanx for this solution.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Onup Roy2.7y ago
Really Awesome plugin and solved my problem. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ claumigue5.6y ago
Happy to have discovered this extremely useful plugin. You can, for example, automatically populate the labels in a dropdown field with the titles of a custom post type and get their values from a custom field created with ACF. Good job!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ joshtab5.9y ago
This plugin fills a need that isn’t addressed by CF7 alone. And if for any reason you need extrahelp (like using hooks), you can ask for support. Thanks to the author for his kind help 🙏
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mateusz5.9y ago
Hi, I highly recommend this plugin, easy to use and i can easy import post to contact form 7. Wery thanks for author this plugin Mateusz
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Doeye Hof6.1y ago
This is very hard to do without the plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lschweig6.2y ago
easy to use in back and frontend 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.6.0 Dev – Migrated image-select and image-checkbox validation to the new SWV (Schema-based Validation) introduced in Contact Form 7 5.6 Dev – Updated form tag registration to use feature arrays (name-attr, selectable-values, 2.6.0
- — Version 2.5.8 Dev – Changed Image Select Placeholder 2.5.8
- — Version 2.5.7 Dev – Add new filter for html attributes. Dev – Add meta_key and meta_type args to post query preset. Fix – Pypass correct number of decimals on numeric meta values. 2.5.7
- — Version 2.5.6 Dev – Add new WP Query args meta_key and meta_type Dev – Add filter “wpcf7_’.tag_name.’_’.basetype.’_item_label” to all modules 2.5.6
- — Version 2.5.5 Dev – Add new filter for label, excerpt and item attributes 2.5.5
- — Version 2.5.4 Dev – Add new constant WPCF7_POST_FIELDS_PLUGIN 2.5.4
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 3 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
6 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 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 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 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 Contact Form 7.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,028 characters of description.
- ✓ 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
- 2025-12-22 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-21 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-20 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-19 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-18 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-17 3K+ → 4K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-12-13 4K+ → 3K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-12-11 3K+ → 4K+ up after 5 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).
- C Contact Form 7 IE DatePicker and Number Spinner Fix 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags D
- C Contact Form 7 add confirm 50K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D
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Contact Form Clean and Simple 7K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
Database for Contact Form 7 7K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
Awesome Contact Form7 for Elementor 6K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags B -
VS Contact Form 6K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A
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