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 423,631,075 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 17, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Contact Form 7 at a glance
Is Contact Form 7 well maintained?
Contact Form 7 reviews and ratings
2,179 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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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 | #6 in search, not tagged | #18 | – |
| Best FAQ Plugins | #1 in search, not tagged | #35 | – |
| Best Donation Plugins | #5 in search, not tagged | #36 | – |
| Best Schema Plugins | #5 in search, not tagged | #46 | – |
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 -
Ninja Forms 600,000+ installs · 4.4 -
Fluent Forms 700,000+ installs · 4.8 -
Forminator Forms 600,000+ installs · 4.8
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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
- 6.1.7
- Last updated
- Aug 17, 2026
- First published
- Aug 2, 2007
- Requires WordPress
- 6.7
- Tested up to
- 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- 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 September 7, 2026.
Is Contact Form 7 still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 17, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Does Contact Form 7 have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 24 of 46 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.