Slick Popup: Contact Form 7 Popup Plugin
by Ankit Singla · Forms
Also makes 3 other plugins · 1.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
A lightweight plugin that converts a Contact Form 7 form into a customizable pop-up form which is slick, beautiful and responsive to different screen …
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Health
B 74/100
Stale
Active installs
1K+
≈1.8K estimated
Momentum
-11%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “cf7” for “slick”. “cf7” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “slick” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
74 health vs 65 average across 2,509 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.2%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 82.5K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,668 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: Update recency
Updated 403 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 22 reviews, smoothed to 4.28★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 403 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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
+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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| slick | #4 | #3 | down 1 |
| cf7 popup | #24 | #20 | 0 |
| cf7 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| contact form 7 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| popup your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| popup form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress popup plugin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 4 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
- Swap “cf7” for “slick”. “cf7” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “slick” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.3K · 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
1.1y ago
latest release · v1.7.16 · 24 Sep 2025
52
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 93% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and the previous band took 16 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 2K.
Install history since 25 Mar 2015
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.7.16 Tested upto WordPress 6.8 Fixed: XSS Bug Issues 1.7.16
- — Version 1.7.15 Tested upto WordPress 6.3.2 Fixed: XSS Bug Issues Updated: Compatible with latest PHP 8.2 1.7.15
- — Version 1.7.14 Updated: Redux Core 1.7.14
- — Version 1.7.13 Tested upto WordPress 6.3 Fixed: Minor Fixes Improved: CSS 1.7.13
- — Version 1.7.12 Fixed: Review notice 1.7.12
- — Version 1.7.11 Fixed: Screen flick issue 1.7.11
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.7.16). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Slick Popup: Contact Form 7 Popup Plugin <= 1.7.14 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2023-10-29 CVE-2023-46824 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 1.7.15 Patched in 1.7.15
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 0 at 90% or more
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
8 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A lightweight plugin that converts a Contact Form 7 form into a customizable pop-up form which is slick, be..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("perfect for", "if you have").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Contact Form 7.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,820 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "cf7", "popup-form" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-26 2K+ → 1K+ down after 486 days in tier
- 2025-03-27 3K+ → 2K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-03-24 2K+ → 3K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-03-22 3K+ → 2K+ down after 517 days in tier
- 2023-10-22 4K+ → 3K+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2023-10-17 3K+ → 4K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-10-15 4K+ → 3K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2023-10-12 3K+ → 4K+ 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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WPBean Form Popup for WPForms and Contact Form 7 – Create Popup Forms Easily 600+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
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Date Time Picker for Contact Form 7 20K+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags B -
Void Contact Form 7 Widget For Elementor Page Builder 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Multi Step for Contact Form 7 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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