Gravity Forms Auto Placeholders
by Josh Davis · Forms
Also makes 4 other plugins · 760+ installs across the portfolio →
Automatically converts all Gravity Form labels into HTML5 placeholders. Includes Modernizr to add placeholder support to Internet Explorer.
42 health vs 63 average across 1,679 Forms plugins
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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4329 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
99
now · peak 123
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
11.9y ago
latest release · v1.2
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% 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 “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-04-02 · 1,423 observations
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
Est. acquisition value
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 small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ nvg12.0y ago
This plugin is incompatible with Avada 3.5 and 3.6. Avada had a wide audience. This plugin disables the mobile menu as well as the Revolution slider.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jonathon Harris12.7y ago
Thanks for sharing – noticed that form validation throws a javascript conflict. Would be great if the CSS was exposed to be able to style the labels.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Gary Eckstein12.9y ago
Used the Plugin on numerous Sites and love it. There are some issues with doubling up of labels where Themes are badly coded (note: from what I’ve seen this only happens when the Theme is badly coded i.e. not a Plugin issue).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous13.2y ago
Doesn’t work on Dropdowns
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tech4Eleven13.7y ago
latest WP, latest plugin version, latest GF version. looks to do exactly what I want! now I dont have to custom code it. this is a feature that should be included in Gforms. I mean seriously! works in IE9 so far too. thanks a mil. one thing, any way to hide the * (required symbol in the field?
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-09 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-08 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 700+ → 600+ down after 193 days in tier
- 2026-01-26 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-25 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-24 800+ → 700+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-01-21 700+ → 800+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2026-01-09 800+ → 700+ 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).
- G Gravity Forms CSS Ready Class Selector 4K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D
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Gravity Forms Constant Contact 3K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D - G Gravity Forms – Placeholders add-on 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags D
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Block IPs for Gravity Forms 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags C -
Gravity Forms Directory 500+ installs · 3.4★ · 3 shared tags D - G Gravity Forms Multi Currency 400+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D
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