Scout for WordPress
by scoutforpets · Forms
Embed the Scout lead form via [scout_form] shortcode
41 health vs 66 average across 860 Forms plugins
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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.0, well behind 6.8.
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 3323 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 2022-10-06 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
16
now · peak 50
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “20+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-05 · 1,372 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-11-05 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-11-04 20+ → 10+ down after 44 days in band
- 2025-09-21 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-09-19 20+ → 10+ down after 41 days in band
- 2025-08-09 10+ → 20+ up after 4 days in band
- 2025-08-05 20+ → 10+ down after 94 days in band
- 2025-05-03 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-05-01 20+ → 10+ down after 11 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Contact Form 7 10M+ installs · 4.0★ B -
WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ installs · 4.8★ A -
Flamingo 800K+ installs · 4.2★ A -
Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 700K+ installs · 4.8★ A -
Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ installs · 4.8★ A -
MetForm – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, & Custom Form Builder for Elementor 600K+ installs · 4.7★ A
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