Customize Submit Button for Gravity Forms
by Ollie Murphy · Forms
Also makes 1 other plugin · 700+ installs across the portfolio →
Lets you customize the submit button in Gravity Forms by switching it to a button element and changing its CSS classes
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Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
600+
≈680 estimated
Momentum
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no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “button”, “form” and “gravityforms” 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.
44 health vs 65 average across 2,510 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.0%
of downloads still active
At least 600 of 29.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.3%, across 1,667 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34, 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 3964 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.4.34; the current branch is 6.8
3.7★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.08★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3964 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| button your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gravityforms your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “button”, “form” and “gravityforms” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.7K · 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
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
10.9y ago
latest release · v1.0.0 · 24 Dec 2015
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 700.
Install history since 18 Jan 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ eagerbob3.4y ago
Changing the styling of Gravity Forms submit button so that it fits in your theme is always a struggle. Gravity Forms support is not of much help, while it should not be difficult at all. In my case, I just needed to change the class-name of the button. The plugin does exactly this. Problem solved.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hmk146.5y ago
Not working anymore.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Vlass Contreras10.5y ago
I’m able to add classes to submit button independently without using the filter. Without PHP notices or bugs so far.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
4 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 "Lets you customize the submit button in Gravity Forms by switching it to a button element and changing its..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use cases"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gravity Forms, Twitter.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,079 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-04 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-03 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-02 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-01 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-31 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-30 600+ → 700+ up after 20 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 700+ → 600+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2026-06-30 600+ → 700+ up after 19 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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Add-on Gravity Forms – MailPoet 3 600+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A - M MW WP Form 200K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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Conditional Fields for Contact Form 7 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Newsletters, Email Marketing, SMS and Popups by Omnisend 100K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
AddQuicktag 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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