UniqueID for Contact Form 7
by Ewald Harmsen · Forms
Also makes 6 other plugins · 2K+ installs across the portfolio →
An add-on for Contact Form 7 to add an unique id to every form submission.
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Health
F 39/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+38%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “contact form 7”, “submission id” and “unique id” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
39 health vs 65 average across 2,515 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →9.1%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 22K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.7.0.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2041 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.7.0; the current branch is 6.8
2.7★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 3.87★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2041 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact form 7 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| submission id your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| unique id your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “contact form 7”, “submission id” and “unique id” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 316 · 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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 92% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.6 years 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 3 Feb 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Shane Muirhead4.8y ago
This plugin work’s fine, be sure to be submitting the form without /#wpcf7-f650-p652-o1 appended to the URL since this will not be classed as a new form submission and won’t increment the submission ID. i.e the same person is not going to fill out the form twice if they do the ID’s will be the same. I’ve installed and tested this and it works fine as long as you properly start a new form submission after the first submit… This topic was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by Shane Muirhead.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zakgreene4.9y ago
Using the “starting number” feature, I submitted several forms and the number never incremented. As many others have said, it simply didn’t work. Don’t use.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sumsarisum5.6y ago
Plugin simply didn’t work. Counter did not increment. Don’t bother.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kuwjr6.1y ago
this plugin doesnt work properly
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ms.yna6.1y ago
Unique ID doesn’t work/increment. Every time I submit a form, it keeps displaying the same submission ID Starting number.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Louise Harris6.1y ago
Thanks for a great plugin, this works perfectly well for me, just what I needed! Keep up the great work 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ankeshanand6.3y ago
I tried adding it and Critical security error happened on My WordPress Site. I have to go through Recovery Mode and delete the Plugin. “”” When seeking help with this issue, you may be asked for some of the following information: WordPress version 5.4.2 Current theme: WP Store (version 1.1.5) Current plugin: Contact Form 7 – Submission id (version 2.1.0) PHP version 7.4.7 Error Details ============= An error of type E_ERROR was caused in line 16 of the file /home/cloudmat/apexpolymerspackaging.com/wp-content/plugins/cf7-submission-id/cf7-submission-id.php. Error message: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function wpcf7_add_form_tag() in /home/cloudmat/apexpolymerspackaging.com/wp-content/plugins/cf7-submission-id/cf7-submission-id.php:16 Stack trace: #0 /home/cloudmat/apexpolymerspackaging.com/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(287): cf7_submission_id_init(”) #1 /home/cloudmat/apexpolymerspackaging.com/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(311): WP_Hook->apply_filters(NULL, Array) #2 /home/cloudmat/apexpolymerspackaging.com/wp-includes/plugin.php(478): WP_Hook->do_action(Array) #3 /home/cloudmat/apexpolymerspackaging.com/wp-settings.php(403): do_action(‘plugins_loaded’) #4 /home/cloudmat/apexpolymerspackaging.com/wp-config.php(90): require_once(‘/home/cloudmat/…’) #5 /home/cloudmat/apexpolymerspackaging.com/wp-load.php(37): require_once(‘/home/cloudmat/…’) #6 /home/cloudmat/apexpolymerspackaging.com/wp-admin/admin.php(34): require_once(‘/home/cloudmat/…’) #7 /home/cloudmat/apexpolymerspackaging.com/wp-admin/plugins.php(10): require_once(‘/home/cloudmat/…’) “””
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Invizogen6.5y ago
For simple submission ID should be enough, tnx!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.4.0 Not dependent on jQuery anymore Only increments on success 2.4.0
- — Version 2.3.0 Bugfix when submitting multiple forms at the same time Added the cf7_submission_id_filter 2.3.0
- — Version 2.2.5 only load js when needed 2.2.5
- — Version 2.2.1 bugfix when no id field in contact form 2.2.1
- — Version 2.2.0 Bug fix to take initial value into account 2.2.0
- — Version 2.1.0 Bug fix to be compatible with CF7 5.2 and higher 2.1.0
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "An add-on for Contact Form 7 to add an unique id to every form submission."
- ! 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.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 569 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
- 2024-03-19 3K+ → 2K+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2024-03-12 2K+ → 3K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2024-03-08 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-03-07 2K+ → 3K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2024-03-03 3K+ → 2K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2024-02-29 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-02-28 3K+ → 2K+ down after 535 days in tier
- 2022-09-11 2K+ → 3K+ up after 649 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).
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Conditional Fields for Contact Form 7 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
DTX – Dynamic Text Extension for Contact Form 7 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag B -
LukasApps CAPTCHA tools for Contact Form 7 100K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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