Contact Coldform
by Jeff Starr · Forms
Also makes 30 other plugins · 1.1M+ installs across the portfolio →
Contact Coldform is a secure, lightweight and flexible contact form with plenty of options and squeaky clean markup.
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Health
A 86/100
no flags
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+16%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “contact”, “contact form” and “email” 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.
86 health vs 65 average across 2,515 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 67.9K lifetime downloads are still running, below 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.
This plugin shipped 4 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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 1 day ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.2, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 13 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ 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.
43
Momentum
Holding steady
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
29%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
+0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| mail your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
7 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 7 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “contact”, “contact form” and “email” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 437 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
yesterday
latest release · v20261101 · 1 Nov 2026
33
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 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 12 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Skylabb7.1y ago
If you want simple and straight forward contact form, this is good. A few nice features are template tag beside shortcode, antispam challenge customization, and success/error messages customization. However I need a couple more form fields of my own but am stuck with jus the basic fields. No custom fields available which is essential. Hope that the author adds custom fields in the future and wins me back.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ frustration9.5y ago
This is a wonderful contact plugin, except that when one fills out the form the text does not get centered vertically in the box so you cannot read what you type. Is this something that can be fixed in the next update?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ RevSchulte10.0y ago
I am no longer confidant in this contact form. recently I’ve had many people email me because they said I never contacted them after the filled out the contact form. Not good for business! I’m looking for a better one.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ timholz10.2y ago
Thanks for Contact Coldform. It’s easy to use, offers all modern requirements for a contact form and is light weight. regards theo
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous10.2y ago
Exactly what I was looking for… simple, clean, and straight forward. Thank you! Much appreciated!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ xective10.4y ago
Simple, easy to edit.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jeff Starr11.0y ago
Contact Coldform was launched in January of 2008, and has been rocking contact forms for awesome WordPress sites ever since! So huge THANK YOU to everyone who uses the plugin — here’s to another 7 years of Contact Coldform!! 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Prixer11.2y ago
Phone field seems to be missing But I used the subject field as phone field
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 2 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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Contact Coldform is a secure, lightweight and flexible contact form with plenty of options and squeaky clea..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 5 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 Gutenberg, Block editor, Google Analytics, REST API.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 8 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,973 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
- 2025-11-13 300+ → 200+ down after 270 days in tier
- 2025-02-16 400+ → 300+ down after 295 days in tier
- 2024-04-27 500+ → 400+ down after 347 days in tier
- 2023-05-16 600+ → 500+ down after 174 days in tier
- 2022-11-23 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2022-11-22 600+ → 700+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2022-11-20 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2022-11-19 600+ → 700+ up after 2 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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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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