Flamingo

Recent reviewers call it simple and reliable, while older ones flagged SMTP compatibility problems and slowdowns with large databases.

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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.

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.

32 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 23 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.

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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 66% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 21 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ dougy99

   4mo ago

   it’s simple but good when you don’t have an email system setup yet

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2. ★★★★★ WPRavix

   5mo ago

   This plugin fulfills its purpose of capturing messages sent through the contact form.

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3. ★★★★★ Anonymous

   6mo ago

   Doing it’s job well 🙂

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4. ★★★★★ nolanrichardson

   1.1y ago

   Its a great addition to contact form 7 and much needed if you don’t have your email server setup yet.

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5. ★★★★★ Skylabb

   1.8y ago

   This plugin only works with contact forms using PHP mail. It doesn’t seem to work with an external SMTP mail server. I tested it out and there were no messages collected in DB. Also there’s no option to add more email addresses under Contact Book tab which shows only the users already registered in your WP site. So this feature is useless.

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6. ★★★★★ allamehw

   2.0y ago

   This is a great tool, especially with its integration into the Contact Form 7 plugin. However, there’s a minor bug when exporting non-Latin characters, such as Persian. It seems the encoding is set to Western by default. Switching to UTF-8 encoding should resolve the issue. Thanks!

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7. ★★★★★ germanfriend

   2.9y ago

   Really good for storing messages

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8. ★★★★★ sionline

   3.4y ago

   Sending contact forms takes usually 3s.With Flamingo active and 30k records in db the time is much greater, repeatable 15s which is unacceptable.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.6.3 Security enhancement: Assigns specific capabilities to the custom post types and taxonomies. 2.6.3
2. — Version 2.6.2 Security enhancement: Blocks a potential bypass of a known spreadsheet vulnerability. Updates Node modules. Confirmed WordPress 7.0 compatibility. 2.6.2
3. — Version 2.6.1 Updates Node modules. Confirmed WordPress 6.9 compatibility. 2.6.1
4. — Version 2.6 Bumps up the minimum required WordPress version to 6.7. Fixes errors reported by PCP. Performs a tune-up for the cron job scheduling. 2.6
5. — Version 2.5 Bumps up the minimum required WordPress version to 6.4. Uses wp_json_encode() instead of json_encode() . Uses get_views_links() . Uses null coalescing operators. 2.5
6. — Version 2.6.4 Confirmed WordPress 7.1 compatibility. 2.6.4

All 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.6.4). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched Medium · 5.4 Flamingo <= 2.6.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Missing Authorization to Unauthorized Tag Information Disclosure via wp.getTerms and ajax-tag-search ↗
   2026-09-06 CVE-2026-12853 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.6.2 Patched in 2.6.3
2. Patched Medium · 6.4 Flamingo <= 2.1 - CSV Injection ↗
   2020-01-15 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command Affects <= 2.1 Patched in 2.1.1

Translated into 89 languages, 36 at 90% or more

Plus 65 more locales with partial translations.

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.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-02-23 700K+ → 800K+ up after 86 days in tier
2. 2024-11-29 800K+ → 700K+ down after 300 days in tier
3. 2024-02-03 700K+ → 800K+ up after 35 days in tier
4. 2023-12-30 800K+ → 700K+ down after 23 days in tier
5. 2023-12-07 700K+ → 800K+ up after 223 days in tier
6. 2023-04-28 800K+ → 700K+ down after 3 days in tier
7. 2023-04-25 700K+ → 800K+ up after 2 days in tier
8. 2023-04-23 800K+ → 700K+ down after 5 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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Flamingo: 800K+ active installs, 4.2★ (121 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-01. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/flamingo