Visual Builder for Contact Form 7
by etruel · Forms
Also makes 11 other plugins · 12.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Build Contact Form 7 forms visually: drag & drop fields, see a live preview and edit any field in one click, next to the code.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈490 estimated
Momentum
+33%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “cf7” and “contact form 7” for “visual” and “client side comment form validation”. “cf7” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “visual” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “contact form 7” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “client side comment form validation” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
82 health vs 65 average across 2,512 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.5%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 26.7K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with 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 1 release 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 21 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.7★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.06★ 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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 20d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 20d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| visual builder | #14 | #23 | down 2 |
| visual | #17 | #21 | down 2 |
| client side comment form validation | #21 | #23 | down 2 |
| visual editor comment | #14 | #24 | — |
| visual form design | #21 | #21 | down 2 |
| contact form 7 html editor | #24 | #23 | down 1 |
| cf7 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| contact form 7 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| drag and drop your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| form builder your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| visual editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
17 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 11 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” and “contact form 7” for “visual” and “client side comment form validation”. “cf7” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “visual” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “contact form 7” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “client side comment form validation” sits at #21 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 511 · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
21d ago
latest release · v3.0 · 12 Oct 2026
9
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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 45 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 500.
Install history since 27 Sep 2015
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 3 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
6 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Build Contact Form 7 forms visually: drag & drop fields, see a live preview and edit any field in one click..."
- ✓ 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 One audience phrase ("made for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Contact Form 7.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,895 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("cf7", "drag-and-drop", "form builder", "visual editor" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-18 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-09-16 400+ → 500+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-09-13 500+ → 400+ down after 15 days in tier
- 2026-08-29 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-28 500+ → 400+ down after 194 days in tier
- 2026-02-15 600+ → 500+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2026-02-08 500+ → 600+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-06 600+ → 500+ down after 196 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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Multi Step for Contact Form 7 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
Database Addon for Contact Form 7 – CFDB7 600K+ installs · 5.0★ · 2 shared tags A -
Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer 400K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Page Builder by SiteOrigin 400K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Ultra Addons for Contact Form 7 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
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