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Contact Form 7

by Rock Lobster Inc.

4★ (2,186 ratings)  ·  Current rank #3

Active installs
10M+
3.1% of tracked installs
Rank
#3
Peak #3
Downloads / day
58,643
prev 82,293
Downloads (7d)
2,095,381
All-time downloads
432.1M
Days tracked
101
101 in top 50
1 day▬
7 days▬
30 days▬
90 days▬

Highlights · computed from our daily tracking data

  • Contact Form 7 currently ranks #3 and has stayed inside the top 3 in every daily snapshot since Jul 22, 2026 (101 snapshots).
  • Active installs have held steady at 10M+ since we began tracking it in July 2026.
  • It accounts for roughly 3.1% of all active installs across the plugins we track.
  • It is averaging 250,897 downloads/day over the last 30 days, up 474% versus the month before (43,695/day).
  • The latest release, v6.2.4.1, shipped on Oct 29, 2026 (4 days ago) — release #211 since the plugin joined the directory in 2007.

Ranking history

Ranking history — data table
DateRanking history
2026-11-02#3
2026-10-31#3
2026-09-30#3
2026-08-31#3
2026-07-31#3

Latest reading of each month from our daily snapshots; the chart holds the full daily history.

Active installs

Active installs — data table
DateActive installs
2026-11-0210,000,000
2026-10-3110,000,000
2026-09-3010,000,000
2026-08-3110,000,000
2026-07-3110,000,000

Latest reading of each month from our daily snapshots; the chart holds the full daily history.

Downloads per day

Downloads per day — data table
DateDownloads per day
2026-11-0158,643
2026-10-3182,293
2026-09-3043,029
2026-08-3191,989
2026-07-3134,328
2026-06-3043,645
2026-05-3139,675
2026-04-3034,896
2026-03-3144,239
2026-02-2842,325
2026-01-3127,581
2025-12-3133,918
2025-11-301,993,840
2025-10-31136,877
2025-09-302,327,524
2025-08-3141,389
2025-07-3114,025
2025-06-30147,095
2025-05-3133,024
2025-04-3068,268
2025-03-3167,545
2025-02-2878,649
2025-01-3166,046
2024-12-3165,854
2024-11-3083,135
2024-10-3131,895
2024-09-3043,212
2024-08-3131,477

Latest reading of each month from our daily snapshots; the chart holds the full daily history.

Websites using Contact Form 7

Detected on 253 of the sites scanned with our theme detector. Live screenshots, so they may lag the site.

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Details

AuthorRock Lobster Inc.
Current version6.2.4.1
Versions released211
Last updated2026-10-29
Added to directory2007-08-02
Requires WordPress7.1+
Requires PHP8.3+
First tracked here2026-07-22
contact formschema-woven validation

Description

Just another contact form plugin. Simple but flexible.

Frequently asked questions

How many websites use Contact Form 7?

WordPress.org reports 10M+ active installs.

How popular is Contact Form 7?

As of November 2, 2026, Contact Form 7 ranks #3 in the WordPress.org popular plugins list.

When was Contact Form 7 last updated?

Contact Form 7 was last updated on October 29, 2026 (version 6.2.4.1). It has shipped 211 releases in total.

Who makes Contact Form 7?

Contact Form 7 is developed by Rock Lobster Inc.. It joined the WordPress.org plugin directory in August 2007.

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