Gravity Forms Directory
by Zack Katz · Forms
Also makes 23 other plugins · 12.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add directory capabilities and other functionality to the great Gravity Forms plugin.
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Health
D 40/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
500+
≈580 estimated
Momentum
+55%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “form”, “forms” and “gravity” 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.
40 health vs 65 average across 2,509 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 186.7K lifetime downloads are still running, below 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.6.23.
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 2154 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.6.23; the current branch is 6.8
3.2★ over 34 reviews, smoothed to 3.74★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2154 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.
33
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| forms your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gravity your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gravity form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gravity forms your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 5 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
- “form”, “forms” and “gravity” 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 409 · 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
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
5.9y ago
latest release · v4.2 · 7 Dec 2020
66
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 70% 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 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 600.
Install history since 22 Mar 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ mauricen9.1y ago
I ave been through the forums and blogs and there is a common issue with the later versions of WP… there seems to be no way to edit an entry in the Gravity Forms database. And it also seems that nobody is chiming in to help people with this problem. Oh well, what a shame. Uninstall
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ shockdav9.4y ago
very good This topic was modified 9 years, 1 month ago by shockdav.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sam9.7y ago
I’ve been using gravity forms for a while now and it a great way to make forms and set up conditional logic. But I am not happy with their support. They don’t offer a lot solutions and mostly tell you to install a certain plugin to see if there’s some conflicting plugins or the they ask you to turn off all your plugins to find the issue. These are not reasonable solutions for a large multisite or really any site. I struggled for a few months with an upload issue that could have been resolved in a few days. But the support team never directed to me the correct documentation on the api( which I found on my own months later). They simply told me to hire a backend developer (which we had) and assumed that it was a certificate issue(which I made sure it was not). But overall for a paid service I find it unreliable because I do come across random issues that support isn’t able to help me with.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Hitesh6910.3y ago
The setting for date format applied via Admin Dashboard is not working properly. I set it as dd-mm-yyyy but then also it shows mm/dd/yyyy. Is there any way to fix this?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vaughn77110.5y ago
I’ve been using G-forms as my storefront tool, with payment linked to a PayPal Pro account. It was a bit of a struggle to get these two things connected (not that intuitive on the G-Form end of things) but that part works. What G-Forms does NOT do, however, is push any product data to PayPal. So, on the PayPal side of things, I see that something was purchased by someone on a certain date, but I have no idea WHAT it is! I’ve invested seven months in trying to resolve the issue. I’ve hired two different high-end coders who can’t find a fix. PayPal is set to receive this information, and the folks at Gravity Forms say that it should be moving over – but it isn’t. This, to me, seems like a bug worth G-Form investing some real time in solving, but that hasn’t happened. It has cost me a great deal of time and money. Now I need to find a new payment solution.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ AGwebstudio10.6y ago
I have paid my developer license last saturday, nearly one week and cannot contact them, I tried by support tickets, paypal claim, facebook and twitter… nothing!! I didnt get my key so i cannot use my developer license, I had to finish a job within this week and i couldn´t because that. So angry and upset with you guys!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pcgs5110.9y ago
The entries do not appear properly in the WP Dashboard. Submitted a support question and have not heard back for two weeks. I realize this is a free plugin but this does not motivate me to make a purchase of the pro version.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ AmarjitBharath10.9y ago
Easy to use and easily worth the money.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 129 languages, 0 at 90% or more
Plus 105 more locales with partial translations.
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 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add directory capabilities and other functionality to the great Gravity Forms plugin."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 21 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 16 of 21 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 Gravity Forms.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,778 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
- 2026-08-24 600+ → 500+ down after 107 days in tier
- 2026-05-09 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-08 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-07 700+ → 600+ down after 181 days in tier
- 2025-11-07 800+ → 700+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-11-04 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-03 800+ → 700+ down after 179 days in tier
- 2025-05-08 900+ → 800+ down after 143 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).
- G Gravity Forms CSS Ready Class Selector 4K+ installs · 4.3★ · 5 shared tags D
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GravityWP – CSS Selector 4K+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags A -
Gravity Forms + Stripe 600+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags D -
Gravity Forms Constant Contact 3K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D -
GravityWP – Count 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags B -
Block IPs for Gravity Forms 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A
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