Contact Form 7 vs Cookielander
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
Contact Form 7 leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #3, ahead of Cookielander at #30,651. Over the last 7 days Contact Form 7 held its place and Cookielander slipped 457 places. Contact Form 7 has the largest install base, roughly 1000000× the next: 10M+ active installs against 10+ for Cookielander. Downloads this week: Contact Form 7 1,086,386 and Cookielander 37.
| Metric | Contact Form 7 | Cookielander |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #3 ▬ | #30,651 ▼ 457 |
| Active installs | 10M+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 1,086,386 | 37 |
| Rating | 4★ (2,183) | no ratings |
| Last updated | Oct 21, 2026 | Oct 27, 2016 |
| Current version | 6.2.3 | 0.7 |
| Best rank on record | #3 | #28,334 |
| Days in the top 50 | 97 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Aug 2007 | Dec 2015 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 241 | 0 |
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.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Contact Form 7 or Cookielander?
By active installs, Contact Form 7: 10M+ sites run it against 10+ for Cookielander, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 29, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Contact Form 7 or Cookielander?
Contact Form 7, at #3 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Cookielander at #30,651. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Contact Form 7 or Cookielander 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.