File Upload Field for Formidable Forms (lite)
by Sarah Ahmad · Forms
Also makes 1 other plugin · 110+ installs across the portfolio →
File Upload Field for Formidable Forms (lite) plugin consists of one module:
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Health
B 81/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈190 estimated
Momentum
+39%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “custom upload field”, “formidable forms” and “forms” 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 2,513 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.8%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 5.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.3%, across 1,671 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 68 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
3.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.04★ 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| formidable | #20 | #24 | up 1 |
| formidable pro | #19 | #24 | down 1 |
| custom upload field your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| formidable forms your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| forms your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| upload your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| uploads your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 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
- “custom upload field”, “formidable forms” and “forms” 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 7 Dec 2022 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.3K · 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.
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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.1 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 6 Dec 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Editor2.8y ago
This add-on doesnt work. Keeps giving errors…I assume because they just want money to give you the option to upload files. Deleted.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Arun G3.3y ago
Getting Internal Server error when adding field to form.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ naumantariq3.9y ago
This is the best plugin for making the forms as per the requirements. Easy procedure of creating and customizing forms. Highly recommended…!!!
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.
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
3 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 17 headings and 12 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,670 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-09-20 90+ → 100+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2023-09-11 80+ → 90+ up after 15 days in tier
- 2023-08-27 70+ → 80+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2023-08-13 60+ → 70+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2023-08-04 70+ → 60+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-08-03 60+ → 70+ up after 16 days in tier
- 2023-07-18 50+ → 60+ up after 25 days in tier
- 2023-06-23 40+ → 50+ up after 22 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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Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form Builder 500K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B -
SureForms – Contact Form Builder, AI Forms, Payment Form, Survey & Quiz 500K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Formidable Forms – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder 300K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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