Message Bridge for Contact Form 7 and Telegram vs WP Contact Slider – Contact Form Slider Widget
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Message Bridge for Contact Form 7 and Telegram ranks #1,991 on the popular list; WP Contact Slider – Contact Form Slider Widget is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Message Bridge for Contact Form 7 and Telegram has the largest install base: 10K+ active installs against 9K+ for WP Contact Slider – Contact Form Slider Widget. Downloads this week: Message Bridge for Contact Form 7 and Telegram 1,302 and WP Contact Slider – Contact Form Slider Widget 208. Ratings: Message Bridge for Contact Form 7 and Telegram 4.3★ from 22 and WP Contact Slider – Contact Form Slider Widget 4.8★ from 38 reviews.
| Metric | Message Bridge for Contact Form 7 and Telegram | WP Contact Slider – Contact Form Slider Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,991 ▼ 11 | outside top 500 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 9K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 1,302 | 208 |
| Rating | 4.3★ (22) | 4.8★ (38) |
| Last updated | Oct 13, 2026 | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.2.0 | 2.5.4 |
| Best rank on record | #1,935 | #2,268 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Aug 2018 | Dec 2014 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Message Bridge for Contact Form 7 and Telegram or WP Contact Slider – Contact Form Slider Widget?
By active installs, Message Bridge for Contact Form 7 and Telegram: 10K+ sites run it against 9K+ for WP Contact Slider – Contact Form Slider Widget, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 17, 2026.
Are Message Bridge for Contact Form 7 and Telegram or WP Contact Slider – Contact Form Slider Widget alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.