Paperform Form Builder – Contact Forms, Ecommerce And Product Pages, Surveys
by paperform · Forms
Create beautiful branded online forms in Paperform and use this plugin to quickly and easily embed them on multiple WordPress pages and sites.
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈300 estimated
Momentum
0%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “contact form”, “e commerce” and “form builder” 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.
45 health vs 65 average across 2,512 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.2%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 3.8K 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.7.21.
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 1896 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.7.21; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1896 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 | ||
| e commerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| form builder your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| forms your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| payment 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 form”, “e commerce” and “form builder” 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 180 · 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 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.
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 6 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 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ vladshvets5.3y ago
Paperform is the most modern and intuitive form builder out there. Its free-text interface is easy to use and has no learning curve whatsoever. By using slash commands, you can build forms and landing pages at lightning speed. Then, you're given a plethora of theming and customization options. Once you're satisfied with the final result, copy the unique project's URL, and use Paperform's WordPress plugin to embed your forms and pages on the WordPress site. As easy as pie!
Read on wp.org ↗
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 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create beautiful branded online forms in Paperform and use this plugin to quickly and easily embed them on..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use this", "whether you are").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Mailchimp, Stripe, PayPal and 6 more.
- ! Headings and lists 18 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,715 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "e-commerce" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-26 300+ → 200+ down after 71 days in tier
- 2026-08-16 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-08-13 300+ → 200+ down after 829 days in tier
- 2024-05-06 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-05-05 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-05-03 200+ → 300+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2024-04-27 300+ → 200+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2024-04-23 200+ → 300+ up 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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SureForms – Contact Form Builder, AI Forms, Payment Form, Survey & Quiz 500K+ installs · 4.7★ · 4 shared tags A -
Formidable Forms – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder 300K+ installs · 4.8★ · 4 shared tags A -
Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-and-Drop Builder 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 4 shared tags A -
WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A
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