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FormLayer

by Softaculous · Forms

Also makes 11 other plugins · 4.3M+ installs across the portfolio →

Build fast and powerful contact forms in WordPress with an intuitive drag-and-drop builder packed with smart features.

⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
80 Health · B
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 65/100
Support 70/100

80 health vs 63 average across 1,678 Forms plugins

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.

86 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 49/100
Listing tuning 92/100

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Daily downloads

Since 2026-05-19 · 99 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-18% vs prior 30d
491Downloads · Aug 25

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

29.4K

now · peak 40.1K

29.9K30d downloads · Aug 25

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

FormLayer · #415 you WPForms · #9 Fluent Forms · #83 Forminator Forms · #102

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.

299per 1k installs · Aug 25

Release cadence

Actively maintained
from wp.org release tags

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

5

releases in the last 12 months

2mo ago

latest release · v1.0.7

5

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

1.0.7 · 2mo ago1.0.6 · 2mo ago1.0.5 · 3mo ago1.0.4 · 3mo ago1.0.3 · 3mo ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share 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.

v1.0 100%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “100K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
100K–200K ≈140K

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

At the current install trend, crossing 200K+ in roughly 85 days.

Install history · since 2026-05-18 · 98 observations

100KInstalls · Aug 25

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A declining trend compresses what a buyer would pay.

Details

Version
1.0.8
Last updated
18d ago
Added
2026-05-26
Requires WP
5.0
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP

Latest updates

via wp.org changelog

Recent releases and news for this plugin

  1. Version 1.0.7 [Security-Fix] A Security issue reported by Ananda Dhakal (Patchstack) has been fixed. 1.0.7
  2. Version 1.0.6 [Feature] Added dynamic Merge Tags for the email notification body. [Improvement] Added HTML email support with Plain Text/HTML format selection for Email Notifications. [Bug-Fix] There was an issue with CAPTCHA switchin 1.0.6
  3. Version 1.0.5 [Pro-Feature] Added a form import/export feature. [Bug-Fix Pro] There was an issue with attachment fields, this has been fixed. 1.0.5
  4. Version 1.0.4 [Pro-Feature] Added Reports feature with analytics dashboard. [Pro-Feature] Added Gutenberg blocks. [Bug-Fix] Fixed issue with non-ASCII characters (Swedish, Arabic, accented text) not saving correctly. [Task] Tested wit 1.0.4
  5. Version 1.0.3 [Bug-Fix] Security fixes. 1.0.3
  6. Version 1.0.2 [Task] Code refactored. 1.0.2

Known vulnerabilities

via Wordfence Intelligence

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

  1. 2026-07-05 CVE-2026-59519 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 1.0.6 Patched in 1.0.7

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.

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

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

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Languages

via translate.wordpress.org

Translated into 5 languages, 3 at 90% or more

Dutch 100%
Dutch (Formal) 100%
English (UK) 100%
Spanish (Spain) 82%
Swedish 57%

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2026-08-07 90K+ → 100K+ up after 10 days in tier
  2. 2026-07-28 80K+ → 90K+ up after 8 days in tier
  3. 2026-07-20 70K+ → 80K+ up after 8 days in tier
  4. 2026-07-12 60K+ → 70K+ up after 2 days in tier
  5. 2026-07-10 50K+ → 60K+ up after 14 days in tier
  6. 2026-06-26 40K+ → 50K+ up after 6 days in tier
  7. 2026-06-20 30K+ → 40K+ up after 7 days in tier
  8. 2026-06-13 20K+ → 30K+ up after 8 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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FormLayer: 100K+ active installs, 0.0★ (0 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/formlayer