DTX – Dynamic Text Extension for Contact Form 7
by sevenspark · Forms
Also makes 5 other plugins · 124.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Extends Contact Form 7 by adding dynamic form fields that accepts shortcodes to prepopulate form fields with default values and dynamic placeholders.
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Health
B 76/100
Open vulnerability
Active installs
100K+
≈190K estimated
Momentum
-5%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “form field” and “contact form 7” for “extension” and “contact form 7 extension”. “form field” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #20. “extension” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “contact form 7” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #14. “contact form 7 extension” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
76 health vs 65 average across 2,516 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.8%
of downloads still active
At least 100K of 2.1M 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 90 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 99 reviews, smoothed to 4.50★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
16%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-1.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| dynamic text | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| prepopulate your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| dynamic form your tag | #3 | #6 | 0 |
| contact form tel | #1 | #1 | — |
| autofill your tag | #3 | #3 | down 1 |
| extension | #4 | #3 | 0 |
| dynamic | #4 | #4 | down 2 |
| text | #7 | #3 | down 5 |
| placeholders | #7 | #8 | down 2 |
| get text | #3 | #3 | up 1 |
| contact form 7 extension | #5 | #5 | down 1 |
| placeholder | #7 | #8 | down 2 |
| contact info | #7 | #7 | down 1 |
| form autofill | #4 | #6 | — |
| contact form 7 your tag | #14 | #15 | down 6 |
| contact form 7 style | #5 | #8 | 0 |
| dynamic text field for contact form 7 | #5 | #8 | down 1 |
| dynamic hidden field for contact form 7 | #5 | #7 | 0 |
| dynamic field | #5 | #6 | 0 |
| footer form | #9 | #13 | 0 |
274 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 192 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “form field” and “contact form 7” for “extension” and “contact form 7 extension”. “form field” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #20. “extension” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “contact form 7” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #14. “contact form 7 extension” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- Slipping on “contact form 7”. Down 6 places since 2026-09-17, now #14. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
- Slipping on “form field”. Down 5 places since 2026-09-18, now #20. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 159.6K · 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.
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
3mo ago
latest release · v5.0.7 · 4 Aug 2026
52
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 70% 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 “100K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8.1 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 27 Oct 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Hans-Gerd Gerhards1.3y ago
With this great plugin, we were able to easily fulfil a customer’s request for an extension. Thanks a lot
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ posed2.2y ago
Essential plug-in. Keep up the good work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Move Me To2.5y ago
Getting our leads promptly in front of the agents required our lead funnels to become dynamic. This plug-in was super easy to install and integrate into our Contact Form 7. What a life-saver. This topic was modified 2 years, 2 months ago by Move Me To.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ariom062.6y ago
Great and usefull plugin, working just out of the box, thanks for your job!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jos Klever3.2y ago
I don’t even use this plugin myself, but on behalf of my clients I had a question today (on a Saturday) and it was answered very fast and detailed by Tessa. Not only were my questions answered, they also pointed out some extra things to keep an eye on, that I didn’t even thought of yet and took my suggestion for improvement in consideration, so they are a perfect example for other support reps. 😃
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ uaoh3.3y ago
Great and useful plugin and great and fast support. After only a few days of reporting a bug, they fixed it and released an update!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Peter3.3y ago
Thank you so much for this great plugin, which opens up completely new possibilities for the CF7. Of course, you need to know how to use it, because everyone who used only visual form builders before, may not know what it is at first – just like in the whole CF7 – at first glance it is primitive compared to other plugins of this type, but that’s what it is about greatest strength: simplicity, lightness and the possibility of virtually unlimited expansion…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ daymobrew3.8y ago
I have been using CF7 DTX since 2016 (my first post about DTX was using it for a refund request form and involved custom shortcodes). Chris of SevenSpark.com wrote a great plugin. In the very short time since AuRise Creative adopted the plugin a number of very interesting and useful enhancements have been added. This is bringing new life to this plugin (not that it was dying – the core functionality is timeless). Good luck!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 5.0.6 Release Date: 06/05/2026 Special thanks to Shane Hollis (@webkiwinz) for these security fixes! Security: Fixed stored XSS in admin scan results page; form titles and shortcode key names were echoed without HTML escaping. 5.0.6
- — Version 5.0.5 Release Date: 02/17/2026 Fix: Fixed a type-o in nonce verification where it compared the value against 0 instead of 1, see support thread . 5.0.5
- — Version 5.0.4 Release Date: 01/01/2026 Security: Addressed security vulnerability CVE-2025-13146 responsibly reported by NosleeP++ to Wordfence. Thank you NosleeP++! The JavaScript Fetch/AJAX request now includes nonce verification. 5.0.4
- — Version 5.0.3 Fix: Moved settings translations to load as needed instead of immediately hoping to address the Function _load_textdomain_just_in_time was called incorrectly notice added in WordPress core version 6.7, see support thread 5.0.3
- — Version 5.0.2 Security: Addressed security vulnerability responsibly reported by Rafie Muhammad to Patchstack. Older Releases Please see our additional changelog.txt file 5.0.2
- — Version 5.0.7 Release Date: 08/03/2026 Update: the name of this plugin was changed from “Contact Form 7 – Dynamic Text Extension” to “DTX – Dynamic Text Extension for Contact Form 7” to comply with the plugin guideline #17 set by Word 5.0.7
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence3 open vulnerabilities affect the current version (5.0.7). 6 of 9 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 5.3 DTX – Dynamic Text Extension for Contact Form 7 <= 5.0.7 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure ↗2026-10-09 CVE-2026-62043 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 5.0.7 No patch available
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Contact Form 7 – Dynamic Text Extension <= 5.0.5 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2026-08-04 CVE-2026-5116 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.0.5 Patched in 5.0.6
- Open Medium · 6.5 Contact Form 7 – Dynamic Text Extension <= 5.0.7 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution ↗2026-07-21 CVE-2025-13146 Improper Control of Generation of Code Affects <= 5.0.7 No patch available
- Open Medium · 6.5 Contact Form 7 – Dynamic Text Extension <= 5.0.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution ↗2025-09-26 CVE-2025-63068 Improper Control of Generation of Code Affects <= 5.0.5 No patch available
- Patched Medium · 4.3 Contact Form 7 – Dynamic Text Extension <= 4.5 - Information Disclosure via Shortcode ↗2024-11-05 CVE-2024-10084 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 4.5 Patched in 4.5.1
- Patched Medium · 4.3 Contact Form 7 – Dynamic Text Extension <= 4.1.0 - Insecure Direct Object Reference ↗2024-01-10 CVE-2023-6630 Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 4.1.0 Patched in 4.2.0
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Contact Form 7 Dynamic Text Extension <= 2.0.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗2023-01-19 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.0.3 Patched in 3.0.0
- Patched Medium · 6.1 Contact Form 7 Dynamic Text Extension < 2.0.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗2019-07-24 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 2.0.3 Patched in 2.0.3
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 20 languages, 7 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.
Share of voice
How often each assistant names DTX when asked about this topic, where it comes in the answer, and how that compares with its wp.org search position. Latest run 1 Nov 2026.
- Assistants
- ChatGPT, Claude
- Topics tracked
- Contact form
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Extends Contact Form 7 by adding dynamic form fields that accepts shortcodes to prepopulate form fields wit..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use it", "great for", "use this").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Contact Form 7.
- ✓ Headings and lists 23 headings and 8 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 14,859 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "autofill" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2018-10-15 90K+ → 100K+ up after 205 days in tier
- 2018-03-24 80K+ → 90K+ up after 171 days in tier
- 2017-10-04 70K+ → 80K+ up after 186 days in tier
- 2017-04-01 60K+ → 70K+ up after 143 days in tier
- 2016-11-09 50K+ → 60K+ up after 219 days in tier
- 2016-04-04 40K+ → 50K+ up after 299 days in tier
- 2015-06-10 30K+ → 40K+ up
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 Addon for Contact Form 7 – CFDB7 600K+ installs · 5.0★ · 1 shared tag A -
Redirection for Contact Form 7 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Conditional Fields for Contact Form 7 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
LukasApps CAPTCHA tools for Contact Form 7 100K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
Image CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 and WPForms by HookAndHook (DSGVO/GDPR) 70K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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