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Business Essentials for Contact Form 7 — WordPress CAPTCHA Plugin

by Scott Paterson · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.2.1 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 5.6+ Paid version available

Business Essentials for Contact Form 7 has 7,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 79,987 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 22, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Business Essentials for Contact Form 7 at a glance

Active installs
7,000+
Total downloads
79,987
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Business Essentials for Contact Form 7 well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1
One-star reviews
40%
4 of 10 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Modular system – enable only the features you need
  • Each Contact Form can redirect to its own URL
  • Each Contact Form can redirect to a Thank You Page
  • Accept PayPal and Stripe payments
  • Google reCAPTCHA v2 spam protection
  • Country dropdown and international phone fields
  • Database storage with CSV export
  • Booking date and time pickers
  • Material Design form styling

Business Essentials for Contact Form 7 reviews and ratings

10 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
3.3 out of 5

10 reviews

5★
5
4★
1
3★
0
2★
0
1★
4

  • Fast integration and setup

    I struggled with the thank you page relink because of my current theme that's very complex. Only with this plugin I have resolve this goal fast and easy. Thanks!

    archinimak

  • The plugin works correctly

    The plugin works correctly

    max0220it

  • The only plugin that works

    I have tried several plugins but this is the only one that worked. Very simple but effective.

    gianko81

  • Not working

    Not working

    Mahabub Hasan

  • No me funciono

    No me funciono

    José Luis Hernández

  • Simple but useful

    URL Redirect works fine, keep it simple and useful.

    chris

Where Business Essentials for Contact Form 7 ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that Business Essentials for Contact Form 7 appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best CAPTCHA Plugins #30 by tag, not in search #58 –
Best Booking Plugins #20 by tag, not in search #64 –
Best Payment Gateway Plugins #32 by tag, not in search #72 –

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Details

Business Essentials for Contact Form 7

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings Business Essentials for Contact Form 7 competes in

Tags

  • appointments
  • contact form 7
  • database
  • payments
  • recaptcha

More from Scott Paterson

Version
1.2.1
Last updated
Aug 22, 2026
First published
Feb 24, 2019
Requires WordPress
3.0
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
5.6
Requires plugins
Contact Form 7
Pricing
Free, paid version available

Business Essentials for Contact Form 7 FAQ

What does Business Essentials for Contact Form 7 do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Business Essentials for Contact Form 7 offers Modular system – enable only the features you need, Each Contact Form can redirect to its own URL, Each Contact Form can redirect to a Thank You Page, Accept PayPal and Stripe payments and Google reCAPTCHA v2 spam protection.

How many active installs does Business Essentials for Contact Form 7 have?

WordPress.org reports 7,000+ active installs for Business Essentials for Contact Form 7 as of September 7, 2026.

Is Business Essentials for Contact Form 7 still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 22, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Is Business Essentials for Contact Form 7 free?

Business Essentials for Contact Form 7 is free to install from WordPress.org. The developer lists it as commercial, so a paid version or paid add-ons exist.

Where does Business Essentials for Contact Form 7 rank among CAPTCHA Plugins?

Business Essentials for Contact Form 7 is #58 in the WordPress.org CAPTCHA Plugins ranking.