Contact Form 7 — WordPress Contact Form Plugin
by Rock Lobster Inc. · WordPress.org page · Website
Contact Form 7 has 10 million+ active installs on WordPress.org and 427,058,720 downloads all time. It was downloaded 3,175,673 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on October 11, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
Contact Form 7 at a glance
Is Contact Form 7 well maintained?
Contact Form 7 reviews and ratings
2,182 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
2,182 reviews
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1,473
- 4★
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156
- 3★
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79
- 2★
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68
- 1★
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406
Download and install history
3,501,342 downloads over the last 38 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.
Where Contact Form 7 ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Contact Form 7 appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Contact Form Plugins | #1 by tag, #1 in search | #1 | – |
| Best Forum Plugins | #5 in search, not tagged | #16 | ▲2 |
| Best FAQ Plugins | #1 in search, not tagged | #34 | ▲1 |
| Best Donation Plugins | #4 in search, not tagged | #36 | ▼1 |
| Best Schema Plugins | #5 in search, not tagged | #45 | ▲2 |
Contact Form 7 alternatives
Plugins that solve the same problem, ranked by how closely they overlap with Contact Form 7.
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WPForms 5 million+ installs · 4.8 -
Formidable Forms 300,000+ installs · 4.8 -
Fluent Forms 700,000+ installs · 4.8 -
Forminator Forms 600,000+ installs · 4.8 -
SureForms 500,000+ installs · 4.9
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Details
Just another contact form plugin. Simple but flexible.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- contact form
- schema-woven validation
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- Version
- 6.2.2
- Last updated
- Oct 11, 2026
- First published
- Aug 2, 2007
- Requires WordPress
- 7.1
- Tested up to
- 7.1.3
- Requires PHP
- 8.3
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Contact Form 7 FAQ
How many active installs does Contact Form 7 have?
WordPress.org reports 10 million+ active installs for Contact Form 7 as of October 12, 2026.
Is Contact Form 7 still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on October 11, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
Does Contact Form 7 have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 26 of 66 recent support threads for Contact Form 7 are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is Contact Form 7 free?
Contact Form 7 is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Contact Form 7 rank among Contact Form Plugins?
Contact Form 7 is #1 in the WordPress.org "contact-form" ranking as of today.