Custom Contact Forms

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1. ★★★★★ dhilly

   6.4y ago

   Absolutely love this contact form plugin. I’ve used it for years on many different websites, but because it hasn’t been updated in so long, I went looking for other options. I can’t speak for the developer, but I believe the Everest Forms plugin is the follow-on plugin – it appears to be the EXACT same thing just new & improved (and up-to-date) – you’ll recognize it immediately on the backend if you’ve used CCF for any length of time. FYI.

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2. ★★★★★ Modulino

   6.8y ago

   I tried tons of them but custom contact forms is the best.

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3. ★★★★★ scozzari

   7.9y ago

   Please update and test compatibility with current wordpress. I’m concerned of security issues.

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4. ★★★★★ SMPenev

   9.0y ago

   3 of my websites that are hosted on different servers went down after attempting to update WP to 4.8.1. The error is [15-Sep-2017 07:21:44 UTC] PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare create_initial_rest_routes() (previously declared in /home/XXX/domain.com/wp-includes/rest-api.php:183) in /home/XXX/cdomain.com/wp-content/plugins/custom-contact-forms/wp-api/plugin.php on line 221

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5. ★★★★★ zvdh

   9.0y ago

   I see that there are people who have issues with this plugin, but I’ve been very happy with it. There could be some improvements and extended functionality, but “as is” I’m a happy user!

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6. ★★★★★ thegreenlabs

   9.0y ago

   This plugin is not working anymore?? Why it was such a good plugin too 🙁

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7. ★★★★★ webspilka

   9.1y ago

   thn

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8. ★★★★★ Refine Graphics

   9.1y ago

   This plugin was great at first! However, we encountered problems a while back and got no response to our support thread. Tried making a new form, re-saving Permalinks, disabling plugins, activating Twenty Sixteen theme, reinstalling the plugin… nothing works. If it ever starts working again, would be happy to try it again. But until then, will have to find a different plugin

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 7.13.0 Refreshed plugin listing and documentation Introduced Custom Contact Forms Pro — payments, signatures, PDFs, and more at customformspro.com Fix: The Pro field preview dialog in the form builder now displays correctly New 7.13.0
2. — Version 7.12.0 New: Optional feedback prompt when deactivating the plugin New: Developer hooks for add-ons (submission response, field rendering, submission preparation, and notification timing) Fix: Prevent a fatal error when a field 7.12.0
3. — Version 7.11.0 Tweak: Modernized form builder — Yes/No options now display as toggle switches and fields appear as cards in the canvas Tweak: Friendly submission columns — the entry table now shows real field labels instead of internal 7.11.0
4. — Version 7.10.0 New: Form templates — prebuilt Contact, Quote Request, Newsletter, Event Registration, and Feedback forms under Forms → Templates New: Field width controls — set fields to full, half, third, two-thirds, or quarter width 7.10.0
5. — Version 7.9.1 Privacy: Google reCAPTCHA API is no longer loaded by default — it now loads only on pages that actually render a reCAPTCHA field, preventing unsolicited third-party requests Fix: register_setting() calls updated to the m 7.9.1
6. — Version 7.9.0 New maintainer: Dmitry Alexander (outlawgt) Security: Full top-down code audit and hardening Security: Fixed XSS vulnerability in form renderer (unescaped REQUEST_URI) Security: Fixed potential SQL injection in export fi 7.9.0

2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Critical · 9.8 Custom Contact Forms <= 5.1.0.3 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2014-09-17 Missing Authorization Affects < 5.1.0.4 Patched in 5.1.0.4
2. Medium · 6.1 Custom Contact Forms Plugin <= 5.1.0.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2012-05-11 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 5.1.0.3 Patched in 5.1.0.3

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Translated into 129 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Plus 105 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-05-10 7K+ → 6K+ down after 203 days in tier
2. 2025-10-19 8K+ → 7K+ down after 214 days in tier
3. 2025-03-19 9K+ → 8K+ down after 178 days in tier
4. 2024-09-22 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1 days in tier
5. 2024-09-21 9K+ → 10K+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2024-09-20 10K+ → 9K+ 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).

• WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A
• Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 700K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A
• Formidable Forms – WordPress Form Builder for Contact Forms, Calculators, Quizzes & More 300K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A
• Everest Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form, Quiz, Survey & Custom Form Builder with AI 90K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A
• Ultra Addons for Contact Form 7 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A
• Gutena Forms – Contact Form, Survey Form, Feedback Form, Booking Form, and Custom Form Builder 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A

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Custom Contact Forms: 6K+ active installs, 3.5★ (171 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/custom-contact-forms