Checkmail validation for Contact Form 7
by Paolo Rossi (Ipalo) · Forms
Add a double email check field to Contact Form 7.
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈350 estimated
Momentum
-3%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “check”, “contact” and “contact form” 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.
45 health vs 65 average across 2,517 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.7%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 11.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,672 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 14+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2, well behind 7.1.
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 5228 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.4.2; the current branch is 7.1
4.1★ over 9 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5228 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| check your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| contact your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| contact form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| email your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “check”, “contact” and “contact form” 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 165 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ 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.
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 · 100% 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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 months ago; the previous band took 16 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 27 May 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ dingdang7.0y ago
Doesn’t work at this time (10/2019)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ oizuki9.8y ago
This plugin don’t work with the current version of WP and generates error.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Zübeyir Muştak11.5y ago
I was searching about Email Confirmation Add-on for Contact Form 7. It is very useful for me. Thanks to its developer.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ screenbeetle12.6y ago
Install then confirm password option appears as one of the form fields. You then add this and save. Message on the form is clear enough too.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ savvyassistant13.1y ago
Thanks, it works well
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Andrew Mills13.1y ago
Quick & easy way to add a “must match” email field to a Contact Form 7 instance.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ itsjustathought13.2y ago
And it works
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sumroo4u13.7y ago
Wow, it’s really perfect.
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 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 "Add a double email check field to Contact Form 7."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and 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 733 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ 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
- 2025-12-02 400+ → 300+ down after 471 days in tier
- 2024-08-18 500+ → 400+ down after 437 days in tier
- 2023-06-08 600+ → 500+ down after 247 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 700+ → 600+ down after 200 days in tier
- 2022-03-18 1K+ → 700+ down after 1751 days in tier
- 2017-06-01 2K+ → 1K+ 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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VS Contact Form 6K+ installs · 4.7★ · 4 shared tags A -
Contact Form Query 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared tags B - C Contact Form 7 add confirm 50K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D
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Contact Form Email 8K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Contact Form Clean and Simple 7K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
Generate PDF using Contact Form 7 4K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A
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