Lightweight Contact Form
by isabel104 · Forms
Also makes 4 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.
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+62%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “contact form”, “fast contact form” and “light contact 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.
48 health vs 65 average across 2,512 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.1%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 4.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.3%, across 1,671 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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.4.25.
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 2254 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.4.25; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.24★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2254 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 form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| fast contact form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| light contact form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| lightweight contact form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| minimalistic your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 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
- “contact form”, “fast contact form” and “light contact 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 102 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
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
6.2y ago
latest release · v2.0 · 30 Aug 2020
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.
Crossed into this band 12 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 18 Nov 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ chris197319736.3y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ mjb5026.5y ago
Performs as advertised -and with recaptcha support!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Hosein Tahmasebi6.6y ago
This is one of the best contact form plugins. Very light and fast and dev friendly. keep it up 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ahmed7.1y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ Phll7.2y ago
simple, lightweight, powerful, secure customizable and free!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mwale Kalenga7.5y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ rainmaker887.7y ago
Great work!! Please keep development active! Fix possible bugs, make it compatible with future WP versions maybe.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ webcart7.9y 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 ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 3 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
3 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 "The most lightweight Contact Form plugin for WordPress. No CSS files, no overhead, no SPAM. The goal is fas..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("designed for", "if you need").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,330 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("fast contact form", "light contact form", "minimalistic" missing).
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 -
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
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 800K+ 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 – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form Builder 500K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B
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