Contact Form 7 IE DatePicker and Number Spinner Fix
by Hackbard23 · Forms
Also makes 1 other plugin · 1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add the jQuery Datepicker and Spinner functionality to your Contact Form 7
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Health
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+10%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “contact”, “contact form” and “contact form 7” 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.
50 health vs 65 average across 2,515 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.8%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 35.6K 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.
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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34, well behind 6.8.
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 3261 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.3.34; the current branch is 6.8
4.9★ over 21 reviews, smoothed to 4.34★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3261 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 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 | ||
| number 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
- “contact”, “contact form” and “contact form 7” 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 527 · 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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
8.9y ago
latest release · v2.6 · 28 Nov 2017
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 19 months ago; the previous band took 2.3 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 20 Jul 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Vladimir Vassilev8.7y ago
Minimum effort, maximum result ^.^
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nradislav9.4y ago
Thank you very much for this great plugin. Now date picker works in safari and firefox. How can we buy you a coffee? 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ 20469.6y ago
Still works on actual WP 4.7.3. but the need to hack the date format in plugin it self makes it bit awkward. This topic was modified 9 years, 4 months ago by 2046.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ John Søndergaard10.4y ago
Now I have the datepicker i all browsers that I support!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous11.0y ago
Needed to fix the IE Contact Form 7 date picker bug… do a quick google search, find this plugin, install, refresh, YAY! Thanks buddy for making our lives easier!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Pedro Magnifico11.1y ago
Works great but I wish it would let me reformat the date that it displays after being picked. For example: for Oct. 1, 2015, it displays 2015-10-01. I would prefer 10/1/15 or 10/1/2015.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ erez_lieberman11.2y ago
great solution!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ungern11.2y ago
CF7, installed this and activated, and just like it says, boom. Might not win prizes for sexy design, but it just works, which is the most important thing. Thanks for this plugin!
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.
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add the jQuery Datepicker and Spinner functionality to your Contact Form 7"
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 302 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
- 2025-04-17 2K+ → 1K+ down after 838 days in tier
- 2022-12-31 3K+ → 2K+ down after 501 days in tier
- 2021-08-17 5K+ → 3K+ 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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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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