Real Time Validation For Gravity Forms
by PluginsCafe · Forms
Also makes 17 other plugins · 10.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Instant, inline validation for Gravity Forms. Users see errors while filling the form, including Repeater fields and custom regular expressions.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈550 estimated
Momentum
+25%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “gravity forms” for “phone validation”. “gravity forms” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “phone validation” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 65 average across 2,509 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →8.1%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 6.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,668 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.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 3 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
61
Momentum
Gaining ground
+2.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
50%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+3.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| real time validation your tag | #1 | #9 | 0 |
| gf validation your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| validation your tag | #6 | #20 | up 1 |
| real time your tag | #7 | #21 | up 6 |
| real | #15 | #24 | up 8 |
| phone validation | #10 | #21 | up 1 |
| time | #23 | #24 | 0 |
| email validation | #16 | #24 | 0 |
| custom validation | #10 | #23 | up 11 |
| form validation | #18 | #23 | 0 |
| real time data | #11 | #23 | up 5 |
| real time support | #12 | #24 | up 5 |
| gravity forms fields validation | #13 | #21 | up 7 |
| gravity forms your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
35 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 13 listed. 22 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “gravity forms” for “phone validation”. “gravity forms” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “phone validation” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 6 Nov 2023 · 1,091 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 696 · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
3d ago
latest release · v1.0.5 · 29 Oct 2026
6
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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 47% of the way through.
At the current install trend, crossing 600+ in roughly 614 days.
Install history since 5 Nov 2023
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 1 at 90% or more
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
5 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 "This plugin adds an awesome feature that provides instant feedback and guidance in each field, helps preven..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Elementor, Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,812 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "gf validation", "real time validation" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-13 400+ → 500+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2026-04-30 500+ → 400+ down after 43 days in tier
- 2026-03-18 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-17 500+ → 400+ down after 12 days in tier
- 2026-03-05 400+ → 500+ up after 32 days in tier
- 2026-02-01 300+ → 400+ up after 197 days in tier
- 2025-07-19 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-18 300+ → 200+ down 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).
- R Reject Urls And Emails In Textarea For (Gravity Forms) 700+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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Spark GF Failed Submissions 70+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Gravity Forms Zero Spam 100K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
Advanced Custom Fields: Gravity Forms Add-on 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
Gravity PDF 20K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
Gravity Forms CLI Add-On 20K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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