HTML Contact Form
by Arshid · Forms
Also makes 6 other plugins · 619.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Contact Form : It is simple Wordpress contact form but flexible. Easy to add CSS styling and input fields. You can use as contact widget by shortcode.
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Health
D 51/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
200+
≈290 estimated
Momentum
+1%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “contact”, “email” and “form” 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 2,509 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.7%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 27.4K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.3%, 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.
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 5.0.31, 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 2778 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.0.31; the current branch is 6.8
4.8★ over 33 reviews, smoothed to 4.38★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2778 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| email your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| form mailers your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| web form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “contact”, “email” and “form” 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 275 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
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
7.6y ago
latest release · v1.1.3 · 24 Mar 2019
4
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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 19 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 300.
Install history since 10 Mar 2016
Reviewer account pattern
from wp.org reviewer profiles20 of the last 27 four- and five-star reviews came from accounts created within a month of posting the review, and 8 of those landed between 2016-08-24 and 2016-09-18.
Registering a wp.org account just to leave a review is common and often entirely legitimate. The share here is unusually high for the sample, so it's worth keeping in mind while reading the reviews.
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ danitorresalb9.0y ago
I want to thank you so much. I really apreciate the simplicity, the minimalism and the lightweight. Is really focused on performance. Never change this, please. Thanks again.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Borodkoleg10.0y ago
This topic was modified 9 years, 8 months ago by Borodkoleg.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ deepsoul1310.0y ago
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Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ oziam19010.1y ago
amazing plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rosebudck10.1y ago
Just what I’ve been looking for.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Graeme Fulton10.1y ago
The best contact form plugin I’ve come across This topic was modified 9 years, 9 months ago by Graeme Fulton.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rubinjo1310.1y ago
Cool Plugin! Does the job nicely!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ doff10.1y ago
simple, efficient, easy to use and to set up, this is the one you need !!!
Read on wp.org ↗
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Contact Form : It is simple Wordpress contact form but flexible. Easy to add CSS styling and input fields...."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,679 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "form mailers", "web form" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-12 300+ → 200+ down after 27 days in tier
- 2026-09-15 200+ → 300+ up after 26 days in tier
- 2026-08-20 300+ → 200+ down after 369 days in tier
- 2025-08-16 400+ → 300+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2025-08-12 300+ → 400+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-08-10 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-08-08 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-07 400+ → 300+ down after 2 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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VS Contact Form 6K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Contact Form Query 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A - C Contact Form 7 add confirm 50K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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Gravity PDF 20K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
E2Pdf – Export Pdf Tool for WordPress 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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