Save and Continue Link Recovery for Gravity Forms
by lelandf · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 630+ installs across the portfolio →
If a Gravity Forms form submitter loses their "Save and Continue" Link, this will help you recover it.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈380 estimated
Momentum
-8%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “gravityforms” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.2%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 5.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,785 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35, well behind 7.1.
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 3052 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.9.35; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 7 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
1 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3052 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| gravityforms your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “gravityforms” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 197 · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
8.4y ago
latest release · v2.0 · 26 Jun 2018
2
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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 days ago and the previous band took 23 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 400.
Install history since 12 May 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ vickifarmer3.7y ago
Very cool. Just saved me from having to sift through the DB to save a user’s bacon.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Matt Scheidler4.2y ago
Despite the plugin not having been updated in 4 years, I just tried it and it worked perfectly. I was able to retrieve the GF Token for someone who’d saved a form but lost the link. Just thought I’d share that it still works on WP 6.0.1 and GF 2.6.5.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tessa Watkins5.6y ago
I was hesitant to use this because it is an old plugin that doesn’t seem to be maintained (hasn’t been updated in 3 years), but I really needed the functionality like right now and didn’t have the time to develop it myself. I glossed over the single PHP file that makes this plugin and they made it rather “future-proof” so it still works today without breaking the site. Until Gravity Forms changes their database table name from “gf_draft_submissions” or any of its column keys from “form_id”, “date_created”, “email”, “IP”, “uuid”, or “source_url”, this plugin will continue to work to give site admins the ability to recover those lost links for people when they visit the admin page at /wp-admin/tools.php?page=save-and-continue-link-recovery
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rmsummers6.4y ago
Great utility works in 5.4.2
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mcgeorge3127.7y ago
Great plugin. Thank you for adding it to the repository sir. I do appreciate it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nethers Web Design9.2y ago
We use this plugin to recover partially saved applications on our extremely long 18 page application. It’s quite the application, so if you get half way and lose it, most will give up if they can’t recover. This is a needed addition.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mikecron9.5y ago
Excellent plugin providing critically necessary functionality. We’ve got a client with a very long multi-page form requiring collection of documents and a bit of research on behalf of the visitor, making the Save and Continue functionality very handy. But many users would not understand the critical last step of saving the retrieval link or emailing it to themselves, and they’d be stuck (or worse, complain that the form is broken). This plugin has allowed our client to offer some assistance to those poor folks, instead of feeling helpless. Leland, it would be awesome if you could choose a merge field on the display page — that way we can thumb through the fields that have been filled out, making it easier to recognize the partial submission we’re after. If a visitor hasn’t filled out their email address on the recovery screen, we only have IP to go on (and most clients don’t know what to do with that). Thanks for a great plugin!
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "If a Gravity Forms form submitter loses their "Save and Continue" Link, this will help you recover it."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 2 of 3 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 Gravity Forms.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,654 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 1 tags appear in the text ("GravityForms" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-27 400+ → 300+ down after 687 days in tier
- 2024-12-09 500+ → 400+ down after 723 days in tier
- 2022-12-17 600+ → 500+ down
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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Fresh Forms for Gravity 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag B - G Gravity Forms – Placeholders add-on 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag D
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