Lightweight Contact Form
by isabel104 · Forms
Also makes 3 other plugins · 1.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
The most lightweight Contact Form plugin for WordPress. No CSS files, no overhead, no SPAM. The goal is fastest page speed.
48 health vs 63 average across 1,677 Forms plugins
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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.4.21.
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 2192 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 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
62
now · peak 81
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
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
6.0y ago
latest release · v2.0
5
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2019-11-18 · 1,382 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 ↗- ★★★★★ chris197319736.1y ago
The Lightweight Contact Form plugin is the Best WP contact form, very simple, very light, security in mind with Google reCAPTCHA v3, awesome on any themes, and more … and FREE !!! I hope that Isabel Castillo will continue to update this fantastic and lightest contact form plugin in the future … For sure, 5 STARS … Thank you Chris This topic was modified 6 years ago by chris19731973.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mjb5026.4y ago
Performs as advertised -and with recaptcha support!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Hosein Tahmasebi6.4y ago
This is one of the best contact form plugins. Very light and fast and dev friendly. keep it up 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ahmed7.0y ago
Looking for this. This topic was modified 6 years, 10 months ago by ahmed. This topic was modified 6 years, 10 months ago by ahmed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Phll7.0y ago
simple, lightweight, powerful, secure customizable and free!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mwale Kalenga7.4y ago
This is the best Contact Form on WordPress. I kid you not, kudos to the dev. Thanks for the amazing plugin. Easy to set up and super light weight.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rainmaker887.5y ago
Great work!! Please keep development active! Fix possible bugs, make it compatible with future WP versions maybe.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ webcart7.8y ago
Was looking for a fast and simple email form after that I found out that Contact Form 7 “ate” 10 points in Lighthouse. Tried Ninjaform but it took also some points at the speed test. Finally I downloaded this great plugin and the site “won” 10 points.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 3 at 90% or more
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-10-23 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-10-21 100+ → 200+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-10-18 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-17 100+ → 200+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-10-14 200+ → 100+ down after 401 days in tier
- 2024-09-08 300+ → 200+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2024-09-04 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-09-03 300+ → 200+ 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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Contact Form 7 10M+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
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WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 700K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Ninja Forms – The Contact Form Builder That Grows With You 600K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
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