Forms: 3rd-Party Integration
by zaus · Forms
Also makes 12 other plugins · 5.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Send contact form submissions from other plugins to multiple external services e.g. CRM. Configurable, custom field mapping, pre/post processing.
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Health
D 51/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
5K+
≈5.5K estimated
Momentum
+45%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “cf7”, “contact form” and “contact form 7” 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.
51 health vs 65 average across 2,510 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.0%
of downloads still active
At least 5K of 125.3K 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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30, 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 2609 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.2.30; the current branch is 6.8
4.9★ over 31 reviews, smoothed to 4.41★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2609 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cf7 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| contact form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| contact form 7 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gravity forms your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “cf7”, “contact form” and “contact form 7” 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 717 · 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
7.1y ago
latest release · v1.8 · 9 Sep 2019
20
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 91% 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 “5K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 13 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 30 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ swissspaceboy5.1y ago
Excellent free plugin to send your emails contacts to SugarCRM or SuiteCRM like I do. Works perfectly for years. Keep this supported, please.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ skop815.3y ago
Fantastic plugin, very useful and most important thing: still works in WordPress. Now I’m using WordPress 5.7.2 and this plugin still works very well! I’ve just one suggestion: keep updated this plugin, please!!! 😉
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kramer8426.6y ago
Works as good as any paid plugin–without requiring you to add your account credentials. Providing a plugin developer with admin accounts logins for a company’s CRM platform is a disaster waiting to happen. Not saying those premium plugin companies would do anything malicious but hard to warrant the risk when using POST or GET and OIDs with hooks to transfer the data and tying to a campaign keeps the account safe. Word of advice… if you’re getting redirect errors make sure you don’t use hyphens or underscores in the source field ID and select “Enable data forwarding to the success location” in the Pardot form handler.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Webprom Design6.8y ago
Excellent plugin, should make UI a bit better
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mc_deimon7.0y ago
It is a great plugin! I use it to join Ninja Forms with Mailrelay and it works perfectly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mahfuzul Hasan8.1y ago
I have tested with Salesforce and it works fine. Thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jyonan8.4y ago
I needed to fill pdf forms and email them to users of my site. I am not a php programmer and needed to submit form fields to a C# .Net application that filled in the pdf fields and then emailed the filled and flattened pdf file to the person submitting the form. Forms: Third-Party Integration worked perfectly and I was able to integrate Gravity Forms with my external custom app in about an hour (I had a lot of fields). Please keep this app going and up to date…it is a lifesaver!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User 155283829.0y ago
This plugin allow to integrate easily CF7 and other contact form plugins with 3rd party services. Works like a charm!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.8 copy service button Ninja Forms are back! Can use Ninja Forms plugin v3.0+ again. 1.8
- — Version 1.7.9 debug message truncation with configure hooks use hook ...debug_truncation to set field length limits for each section 1.7.9
- — Version 1.7.8 adding per-service delimiter, supports newlines ‘add new service’ button after metaboxes minor ui fixes 1.7.8
- — Version 1.7.7 destination mapping is textarea to make other plugins easier (e.g. newlines in xpost formatting), hooks ..._service_mappings_headers and ..._service_mappings_values to add more columns 1.7.7
- — Version 1.7.6 exposing http method (get/post); result redirection 1.7.6
- — Version 1.7.5 late-bind GF confirmation for script tags 1.7.5
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
7 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Send contact form submissions from other plugins to multiple external services e.g. CRM. Configurable, cust..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 16 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 16 of 16 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms, Ninja Forms, Mailchimp and 5 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 13 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 7,046 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-10-21 6K+ → 5K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-20 5K+ → 6K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-19 6K+ → 5K+ down after 270 days in tier
- 2025-01-22 7K+ → 6K+ down after 71 days in tier
- 2024-11-12 8K+ → 7K+ down after 291 days in tier
- 2024-01-26 9K+ → 8K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-01-25 8K+ → 9K+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2024-01-19 9K+ → 8K+ down after 1 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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Gravity PDF 20K+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags B -
Void Contact Form 7 Widget For Elementor Page Builder 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Contact Form 7 – Success Page Redirects 9K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D -
Add-on Contact Form 7 – MailPoet 3 3K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags C -
Contact Form 7 – Post Fields 3K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags B -
Popups – Submission Messages For Contact Form 7 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A
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