VS Contact Form
by Guido · Forms
Also makes 7 other plugins · 17.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
With this lightweight plugin you can create a contact form.
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Health
A 90/100
no flags
Active installs
6K+
≈6.9K estimated
Momentum
+10%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “contact form” and “email” for “placeholder” and “contact form database”. “contact form” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “placeholder” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “email” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “contact form database” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
90 health vs 65 average across 2,516 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 6K of 718.9K lifetime downloads are still running, below 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.
This plugin shipped 12 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 79 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 50 reviews, smoothed to 4.45★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
40
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
22%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| minimal contact form | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| classicpress your tag | #11 | #8 | down 3 |
| lightweight contact form | #6 | #6 | 0 |
| contact your tag | #24 | #22 | 0 |
| simple contact form | #15 | #20 | 0 |
| contact info | #17 | #13 | down 1 |
| placeholder | #20 | #18 | down 1 |
| best contact form plugin | #12 | #15 | 0 |
| contact form database | #22 | #22 | up 1 |
| wp contact form | #24 | #22 | — |
| html contact form | #15 | #21 | up 1 |
| paypal contact form | #16 | #17 | down 1 |
| contact form widget | #16 | #19 | 0 |
| contact form shortcode | #20 | #22 | up 1 |
| shortcode contact form | #20 | #22 | up 2 |
| contact form message | #22 | #20 | down 2 |
| simple form | #23 | #22 | up 1 |
| email contact form | #24 | #23 | 0 |
| contact form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| email your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
51 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 18 listed. 33 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “contact form” and “email” for “placeholder” and “contact form database”. “contact form” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “placeholder” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “email” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “contact form database” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “classicpress”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 19.5K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
12
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v19.1 · 15 Aug 2026
12
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “6K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 33 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 7K.
Install history since 11 Jan 2020
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 19.0 Updated HTML structure Minor changes in code 19.0
- — Version 18.9 Fix: strip backslashes from emails 18.9
- — Version 18.8 Fix: PHP session related error on Site Health page New: setting to ignore form submissions if minimum time is not reached 18.8
- — Version 18.7 Sum captcha: replaced WP transient with PHP session In rare cases transients were flooding the database PHP sessions last until the browser is closed So especially for high traffic websites this is a better approach 18.7
- — Version 18.6 Minor changes in code 18.6
- — Version 18.5 Added support for ClassicPress The block will only load in WP 6.3 and higher Reverted the “Requires at least” version to 6.0 18.5
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 4 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (19.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2022-05-25 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 11.5 Patched in 11.6
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.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 108 languages, 6 at 90% or more
Plus 84 more locales with partial translations.
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
7 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "With this lightweight plugin you can create a contact form."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 15 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 15 of 15 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 Block editor.
- ✓ Headings and lists 10 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,954 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "ClassicPress" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-30 7K+ → 6K+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2026-09-23 6K+ → 7K+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-09-17 7K+ → 6K+ down after 216 days in tier
- 2026-02-13 8K+ → 7K+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-02-09 7K+ → 8K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-07 8K+ → 7K+ down after 292 days in tier
- 2025-04-21 9K+ → 8K+ down after 271 days in tier
- 2024-07-24 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1 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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Contact Form Query 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared tags B - C Contact Form 7 add confirm 50K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D
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Contact Form Email 8K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Contact Form Clean and Simple 7K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
Generate PDF using Contact Form 7 4K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Multifile Upload Field for Contact Form 7 4K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
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