Xtreme Forms – WP Contact Form Builder, Lead Capture, Form to Email & Webhooks
by Jessie Stewart · Forms
Also makes 1 other plugin · 50+ installs across the portfolio →
Free WP contact form plugin with drag-and-drop form builder, lead inbox, email routing, webhooks & analytics. Lightweight WPForms alternative.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈17 estimated
Momentum
-13%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “contact form”, “form builder” and “lead capture” 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.
84 health vs 65 average across 2,510 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.7%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 1.4K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.3%, across 1,667 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 17 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 30 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ 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.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
9%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| divi contact form db | #24 | #23 | down 1 |
| contact form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| form builder your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| lead capture your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| webhooks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wp form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
40 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 39 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
- “contact form”, “form builder” and “lead capture” 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 30 May 2026 · 154 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 356 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,100 to #45,000, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
17
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v2.9.1 · 1 Oct 2026
17
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 29 May 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ killem5mo ago
Good alternative to wp plugins, very easy to use and has templates already built to use it. Good plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jacob Swartz5mo ago
Built a contact form on a client site in about 5 minutes. Drag-and-drop builder is fast, the lead inbox is actually useful (status workflow + notes + tags), and the frontend doesn’t drag in jQuery or a bunch of third-party requests. Tried WPForms first but everything I needed was behind the Pro upgrade — Xtreme Forms has it all in the free version. The dashboard charts are a nice surprise too. This topic was modified 1 month, 3 weeks ago by Jacob Swartz.
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 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 12 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 12 of 12 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("who want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Elementor, Gutenberg, Divi, Beaver Builder and 11 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 17 headings and 10 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 15,626 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "wp form" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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ApplyOnline – Application Form Builder and Manager 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form Builder 500K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B -
SureForms – Contact Form Builder, AI Forms, Payment Form, Survey & Quiz 500K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Formidable Forms – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder 300K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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