Pie Forms — Drag & Drop Form Builder
by Shamim Rajani · Forms
Also makes 3 other plugins · 2.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
The Intelligent and Easy Form Plugin. Drag & Drop form builder to help create simple to complex forms for any purpose with just a few clicks.
Health
B 81/100
Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
100+
≈110 estimated
Momentum
+42%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “contact form”, “contact form plugin” and “custom 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.
81 health vs 65 average across 2,577 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 16.6K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,673 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.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 17 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
48
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
41%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| pie | #5 | #19 | 0 |
| simple pie | #3 | #15 | 0 |
| email checker for contact form 7 | #21 | #22 | up 2 |
| contact form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| contact form plugin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| email form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| form builder your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
35 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 32 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”, “contact form plugin” and “custom 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 9 Nov 2024 · 730 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 705 · 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 28 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 100.
Install history since 23 Sep 2026
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.6.4). 2 of 3 disclosed are patched.
- 2025-11-17 CVE-2025-12528 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Affects <= 1.6 No patch available
- Patched Medium · 6.1 Drag & Drop Builder, Human Face Detector, Pre-built Templates, Spam Protection, User Email Notifications & more! <= 1.4.19 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-12-06 CVE-2024-11436 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.4.19 Patched in 1.5
- Patched Medium · 5.5 WordPress Forms by Pie Forms <= 1.4.9.3 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2022-05-12 CVE-2022-1569 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 1.4.9.4 Patched in 1.4.9.4
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 9 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "The Intelligent and Easy Form Plugin. Drag & Drop form builder to help create simple to complex forms for a..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 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 Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, Gutenberg, Block editor and 7 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 14 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 7,204 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("contact form plugin", "custom form", "email form" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-12 80+ → 100+ up
Competes with
The plugins that show up in the same WordPress.org searches, most shared searches first, then plugins sharing two or more tags. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared searches A -
Pie Calendar – Events Calendar Made Simple 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared searches A -
Pie Register – User Registration, Profiles & Content Restriction 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared searches B -
Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared searches A -
Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared searches B -
Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared searches A
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