Select and Multi-Select Field for Contact Form 7
by Yash Baldawa · Uncategorized
This plugin uses Select2 , a jQuery plugin which replaces traditional select boxes with a customizable one with a capability for a search on the conta …
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Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+86%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “dropdown”, “multi dropdown” and “multi select” 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.
44 health vs 58 average across 25,762 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →13%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 15K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27, well behind 6.8.
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 2522 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.3.27; the current branch is 6.8
4.0★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.09★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2522 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| dropdown your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| multi dropdown your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| multi select your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| select your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| select box 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
- “dropdown”, “multi dropdown” and “multi select” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 391 · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
6.9y ago
latest release · v1.1 · 7 Dec 2019
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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 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 17 Aug 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Moktar1.6y ago
Thank you for this amazing plugin, very usefull I cant change the default placeholder with more than a word like “choose please”
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chrisong815.9y ago
Hi, Kindly check with you how to reset (default value) after submit the contact form 7. Thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kevincoppens6.0y ago
Here is the code to have responsiveness: .select2-container{ width: 100% !important; }
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ freedom6676.1y ago
it is not responsive for mobiles. I looked this from my tablet, its size exceeds the screen limit
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pavelpopravkin6.2y ago
Very nice plugin, thank you. But I can’t use the Russian language in a placeholder. Add please more languages in the plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ the masked cat6.4y ago
This plugin is very promising as jQuery autocomplete is a must feature for a huge list option field. Eg for country or city list. The other country or city list plugins are not easy to custom. I found some aspects that could be improved, but the basic feature is very good for now. I hope the author continue to develop this plugin, because I am sure that many people need this plugin’s help. If for now not many CF7 user install it, it just because they are has not found this plugin yet. For the author, thank you very much!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more · development strings
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin uses Select2 , a jQuery plugin which replaces traditional select boxes with a customizable one..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 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 Contact Form 7.
- ! Headings and lists 2 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 426 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "dropdown", "multi-dropdown" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-12 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-11 2K+ → 3K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-09 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-08 2K+ → 3K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-02-05 3K+ → 2K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-03 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-02 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1217 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 2K+ → 3K+ up
Competes with
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- W WP Country 80+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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