UniqueID for Contact Form 7
by Ewald Harmsen · Forms
Also makes 1 other plugin · 2K+ installs across the portfolio →
An add-on for Contact Form 7 to add an unique id to every form submission.
39 health vs 63 average across 1,679 Forms plugins
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.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 1976 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
203
now · peak 261
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
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.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2020-02-03 · 1,425 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Shane Muirhead4.6y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ zakgreene4.7y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ sumsarisum5.4y ago
Plugin simply didn’t work. Counter did not increment. Don’t bother.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kuwjr5.9y ago
this plugin doesnt work properly
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ms.yna6.0y 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 Harris6.0y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ ankeshanand6.1y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ Invizogen6.3y ago
For simple submission ID should be enough, tnx!
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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
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.7
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
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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ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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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 A -
LukasApps CAPTCHA tools for Contact Form 7 100K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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