Visual Builder for Contact Form 7
by etruel · Forms
Also makes 9 other plugins · 12.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds a Visual Builder and a code highlighter for contact form 7 forms. ADD-on. Requires Contact Form 7 Plugin.
43 health vs 63 average across 1,679 Forms plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.8.15.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 1807 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
99
now · peak 143
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
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
5.0y ago
latest release · v2.5
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 74% 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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2015-09-27 · 1,424 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.8.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more · development strings
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 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
- 2025-07-25 700+ → 600+ down after 159 days in tier
- 2025-02-16 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-02-15 700+ → 800+ up after 15 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).
- C Contact Form 7 add confirm 50K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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Form Maker by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder 30K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
WPZOOM Forms – Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder for WordPress 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Bit Form – Contact Form, Payment Forms, Multi Step Forms, Calculator & Custom Form Builder 10K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Gutenverse Form – Contact Form Builder, Block Form & Booking Form 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Contact Form Email 8K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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