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Best WordPress Contact Form Plugins in 2026

Data from WordPress.org Updated First published 5 min read

Form builders, from a plain contact box to multi-step forms with payments.

Contact form plugins build the forms visitors use to reach you, from a plain name and message box to multi-step forms with file uploads, conditional fields and payments. The free versions differ in how many fields, entries and integrations you get before a paid tier kicks in.

Together these 10 plugins run on more than 18,360,000 active WordPress sites. Ranked from both WordPress.org orderings for "contact-form", its tag listing and its search results.

On this page
  1. Best for each measure
  2. Quick comparison
  3. The top 10
  4. What moved
  5. How to choose
  6. Head-to-head
  7. How this list is ranked
  8. FAQ
  9. Conclusion
  10. Other rankings

Best Contact Form Plugin for each measure

One plugin per measure, taken from the same WordPress.org figures as the ranking. A measure with nothing behind it is left out rather than guessed.

Most installed
Contact Form 7

10 million+, active installs reported by WordPress.org

Highest rated
SureForms

4.9 out of 5, from 97 reviews, counting only plugins with at least 50

Most reviewed
WPForms

14,382 reviews, the largest body of feedback behind a score

Most recently updated
Conditional Fields for Contact Form 7

October 11, 2026, the latest release in this list

Longest established
Contact Form 7

August 2, 2007, first published on WordPress.org

Best support record
Fluent Forms

11 of 11 resolved, recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum

Most languages
Fluent Forms

14 languages, translated to 90% or more on translate.wordpress.org

Contact Form Plugins compared: rating, reviews, installs

# Plugin Rating Reviews Active installs
1 Contact Form 7 4.0 2,182 10 million+
2 WPForms 4.8 14,382 5 million+
3 Forminator Forms 4.8 2,136 600,000+
4 Fluent Forms 4.8 804 700,000+
5 MetForm 4.7 509 600,000+
6 Ninja Forms 4.4 1,395 500,000+
7 SureForms 4.9 97 500,000+
8 Ultra Addons for Contact Form 7 4.8 107 60,000+
9 Conditional Fields for Contact Form 7 4.8 166 100,000+
10 Formidable Forms 4.8 1,384 300,000+

The 10 best Contact Form Plugins, ranked by WordPress.org

Ranked from both WordPress.org orderings for "contact-form", its tag listing and its search results. Arrows show movement against the previous snapshot.

  1. 1.Contact Form 7

    4.0 (2,182) 10 million+ active installs Updated Oct 11, 2026 Tested up to 7.1.3

    Just another contact form plugin. Simple but flexible.

    3,175,673 downloads in 30 days
    Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website

  2. 2.WPForms

    WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More

    4.8 (14,382) 5 million+ active installs Updated Oct 6, 2026 Tested up to 7.1.3

    The best WordPress contact form plugin. Drag & Drop form builder to create beautiful contact forms, payment forms, & other custom forms.

    8,049,137 downloads in 30 days
    Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website

  3. 3.Forminator Forms

    Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder

    4.8 (2,136) 600,000+ active installs Updated Oct 7, 2026 Tested up to 7.1.3 Paid version available

    Best WordPress form builder plugin. Create contact forms, payment forms & order forms with 1000+ integrations.

    536,238 downloads in 30 days
    Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website

  4. 4.Fluent Forms

    Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder

    4.8 (804) 700,000+ active installs Updated Sep 30, 2026 Tested up to 7.1.3 Paid version available

    Get a fast contact form plugin. Create advanced forms using drag and drop form builder with all smart features.

    677,453 downloads in 30 days
    Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website

  5. 5.MetForm

    MetForm – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Conditional Forms, Form Templates & Custom Form Builder for Elementor

    4.7 (509) 600,000+ active installs Updated Oct 2, 2026 Tested up to 7.1.3

    Elementor forms builder to create WordPress forms like contact form, booking form, feedback form, survey form, application form & 40+ form templates.

    337,803 downloads in 30 days
    Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website

  6. 6.Ninja Forms

    Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form Builder

    4.4 (1,395) 500,000+ active installs Updated Sep 28, 2026 Tested up to 7.1.3

    Free WordPress form builder with calculations, signatures, star ratings, unlimited submissions stored on your site, and an AI form builder.

    701,685 downloads in 30 days
    Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website

  7. 7.SureForms

    SureForms – Contact Form Builder, AI Forms, Payment Form, Survey & Quiz

    4.9 (97) 500,000+ active installs Updated Sep 25, 2026 Tested up to 7.1.3

    AI form generator and WordPress form builder for contact and Stripe payment forms, with surveys and quizzes in SureForms Business.

    343,128 downloads in 30 days
    Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website

  8. 8.Ultra Addons for Contact Form 7

    4.8 (107) 60,000+ active installs Updated Oct 10, 2026 Tested up to 7.1.3

    50+ Essential Addons for Contact Form 7 - Conditional Fields, Multi Step, Redirection, Columns, WooCommerce, Mailchimp & more

    104,213 downloads in 30 days
    Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website

  9. 9.Conditional Fields for Contact Form 7

    4.8 (166) 100,000+ active installs Updated Oct 11, 2026 Tested up to 7.1.3

    Adds conditional logic to Contact Form 7.

    87,896 downloads in 30 days
    Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website

  10. 10.Formidable Forms

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    Formidable Forms – WordPress Form Builder for Contact Forms, Calculators, Quizzes & More

    4.8 (1,384) 300,000+ active installs Updated Sep 9, 2026 Tested up to 7.1.3 Paid version available

    The most powerful drag and drop WordPress form builder for contact forms, payment forms, calculators, quizzes, surveys, and data-driven applications.

    104,320 downloads in 30 days
    Stats and rankings WordPress.org Website

What changed in the Contact Form Plugins ranking

How to choose a Contact Form Plugin for WordPress

  1. 1

    List the field types you need

    File uploads, conditional logic and multi-page forms are the features most often behind a paid tier.

  2. 2

    Decide where entries go

    Stored in WordPress, emailed, or pushed to a CRM. Check spam protection at the same time.

  3. 3

    Plan for email delivery

    Form mail sent from a web server often lands in spam; most sites pair the form with an SMTP plugin.

  4. 4

    Check payments and integrations

    Stripe or PayPal fields and newsletter connections differ by plugin and by tier.

Contact Form Plugin comparisons: side by side

The top four against each other on installs, ratings, reviews and updates. Each measure names its own leader; there is no overall winner.

How we rank Contact Form Plugins

WordPress.org publishes two orderings for "contact-form" and neither is reliable alone. The tag listing covers every tag the directory files these plugins under, "contact-form", "contact-forms", "forms", "form-builder" and "form", and is sorted by active installs, which lets a large plugin carrying one of them loosely sit above the ones the category is about. Its search results are sorted by relevance and carry their own noise. So a plugin is placed here by where it sits across both lists: high in each one lifts it, high in only one does not. We fetch both every day at 03:00 UTC, keep every day's snapshot, and add nothing of our own. No plugin is inserted, removed or sponsored, and each entry shows its position in both lists on its own page. Full methodology.

Contact Form Plugins FAQ

What is the best Contact Form Plugin for WordPress?

On WordPress.org's own ranking for "contact-form", Contact Form 7 is #1 as of October 12, 2026, with 10 million+ active installs and a 4.0 out of 5 rating. By rating, SureForms scores 4.9 out of 5 from 97 reviews.

Which Contact Form Plugin has the most active installs?

Contact Form 7, with 10 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org as of October 12, 2026. It ranks #1 in this list.

Which Contact Form Plugin has the highest rating?

SureForms, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 97 reviewers on WordPress.org. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted, so a single 5-star review does not win.

Which Contact Form Plugin was updated most recently?

Conditional Fields for Contact Form 7 shipped its latest release on October 11, 2026. 10 of the 10 plugins in this list were updated in the last 90 days, which is the usual sign of active maintenance.

How many Contact Form Plugins are there on WordPress.org?

WordPress.org lists 1,638 plugins tagged "contact-form", "contact-forms", "forms", "form-builder" and "form" as of October 12, 2026. This page shows the top 10 in the directory's own order.

Are these Contact Form Plugins free?

All 10 are free to install from WordPress.org. 3 of them are listed as commercial, meaning the developer sells a paid version or add-ons: Forminator Forms, Fluent Forms, Formidable Forms.

Why are my contact form emails not arriving?

Almost always because the server sends mail without authentication and providers drop it as spam. The fix is an SMTP plugin or a transactional mail service such as Postmark, SendGrid or Amazon SES. Every plugin in this list has the same problem, since it is WordPress mail delivery, not the form, that fails.

How do Contact Form Plugins stop spam?

Most combine a honeypot field, which bots fill and humans never see, with an optional CAPTCHA such as reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha or Cloudflare Turnstile. Turnstile and hCaptcha are the least intrusive for visitors. If spam keeps coming through, add Akismet or a rate limit before adding a harder CAPTCHA.

Contact Form Plugins: the bottom line

As of October 12, 2026, Contact Form 7 holds the #1 spot for "contact-form" on WordPress.org, followed by WPForms and Forminator Forms. If install base matters most, Contact Form 7 leads with 10 million+ active installs. If ratings matter most, SureForms scores 4.9 out of 5 across 97 reviews.

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