Exact Match Disallowed Comment & Contact Forms vs Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types
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
Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,786, ahead of Exact Match Disallowed Comment & Contact Forms at #17,091. Over the last 7 days Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types climbed 2 places and Exact Match Disallowed Comment & Contact Forms slipped 15 places. Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types has the largest install base, roughly 111× the next: 10K+ active installs against 90+ for Exact Match Disallowed Comment & Contact Forms. Downloads this week: Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types 778 and Exact Match Disallowed Comment & Contact Forms 23.
| Metric | Exact Match Disallowed Comment & Contact Forms | Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #17,091 ▼ 15 | #1,786 ▲ 2 |
| Active installs | 90+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 23 | 778 |
| Rating | no ratings | 4.4★ (46) |
| Last updated | Nov 17, 2025 | Sep 17, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.3.1 | 3.1.33 |
| Best rank on record | #16,321 | #1,785 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Sep 2020 | Feb 2011 |
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, Exact Match Disallowed Comment & Contact Forms or Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types?
By active installs, Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types: 10K+ sites run it against 90+ for Exact Match Disallowed Comment & Contact Forms, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 18, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Exact Match Disallowed Comment & Contact Forms or Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types?
Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types, at #1,786 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Exact Match Disallowed Comment & Contact Forms at #17,091. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Exact Match Disallowed Comment & Contact Forms or Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types 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.