Formsite | Embed online forms to collect orders, registrations, leads, and surveys
by Formsite · Forms
Embed online forms and surveys from Formsite into pages, posts, and sidebars with an easy shortcode.
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Health
C 56/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
800+
≈900 estimated
Momentum
+27%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “form builder”, “forms” and “online forms” 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.
56 health vs 65 average across 2,512 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.4%
of downloads still active
At least 800 of 14.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.3%, across 1,671 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.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 956 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.5.14; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 956 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| formsite your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| form builder your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| forms your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| online forms your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| surveys your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “form builder”, “forms” and “online forms” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.4K · 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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
2.6y ago
latest release · v1.7 · 20 Mar 2024
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 89% 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 “800+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 900.
Install history since 28 Oct 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jroakes6.8y ago
Really easy to include via shortcode and customize the forms as we need. Also like the fact that there are several API integration options which means less coding.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.7). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Formsite | Embed online forms to collect orders, registrations, leads, and surveys <= 1.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-04-05 CVE-2024-31257 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.6 Patched in 1.7
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.
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 "Embed online forms and surveys from Formsite into pages, posts, and sidebars with an easy shortcode."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 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 Mailchimp, Stripe, PayPal, Zapier and 5 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,275 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "form builder" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-24 900+ → 800+ down after 247 days in tier
- 2026-02-19 1K+ → 900+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-17 900+ → 1K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-15 1K+ → 900+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2026-02-09 900+ → 1K+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2026-01-30 1K+ → 900+ down after 1354 days in tier
- 2022-05-17 800+ → 1K+ up
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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Formstack Online Forms 1K+ installs · 3.3★ · 3 shared tags D -
WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form Builder 500K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B -
SureForms – Contact Form Builder, AI Forms, Payment Form, Survey & Quiz 500K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Formidable Forms – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder 300K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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Drop a live Pulse card for Formsite | Embed online forms to collect orders, registrations, leads, and surveys into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
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