WP Libre Form
by Viljami Kuosmanen · Forms
Also makes 2 other plugins · 230+ installs across the portfolio →
Use standard HTML5 markup to create fully functional forms for WordPress
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+74%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “collector”, “contact” and “form” 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.
48 health vs 65 average across 2,511 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.7%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 5.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.30, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3295 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.8.30; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.21★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3295 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| collector your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| contact your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| html your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| lead your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 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
- “collector”, “contact” and “form” 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,427 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 137 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
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
9.0y ago
latest release · v1.4.3 · 24 Oct 2017
15
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 20 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 24 Aug 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ blackdragon1006.0y ago
Thank you. This plugin is the best and simple so far.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Timi Wahalahti8.8y ago
No tears (except of joy) when using this plugin and making customized form flows for submit and handling. And the best part is that every single thing can be changed with actions, yet every submission is show so simple that dashboard users understands those.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ anttiluokkanen9.0y ago
Went through a bunch of form builders and this is the first that fits my needs perfectly!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ olligranlund9.5y ago
Well it just works. I had some trouble in the beginning but after a quick support message I was told to add the “name”-attribute to the inputs. I guess I missed that in the first hand. Everything works smoothly and feels great. The only downside I can imagine is to use this in projects for customers as the customers rarely have any HTML-knowledge and therefore can’t build forms by themselves. But this plugin isn’t straight targeted for them either so no minus points for that!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Arunas Liuiza9.5y ago
Love the idea, and it is very easy to use for developers.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ k1sul110.3y ago
Works just like Contact Form 7, except that this doesn’t suck.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Viljami Kuosmanen10.7y ago
Yes, I know I made the plugin. 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 129 languages, 0 at 90% or more
Plus 105 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
Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
Not checked yet. The readme could not be read from WordPress.org on this visit.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-03-23 300+ → 200+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2025-03-18 200+ → 300+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2025-03-11 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-03-10 200+ → 300+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2025-02-27 300+ → 200+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2025-02-19 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-02-17 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-02-15 200+ → 300+ up after 7 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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Flamix: Bitrix24 and Contact Form 7 integrations 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags C - C Contact Form 7 add confirm 50K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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Contact Form Clean and Simple 7K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Confirm Plus Contact Form 7 7K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
VS Contact Form 6K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Multifile Upload Field for Contact Form 7 4K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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