Plugin profile · observed daily since 02 Aug 2026
Contact Form 7 Editor Button
Active installs200+ rounded
Current authorarisoft
Owner changesNone while we have been watching
Last release3 years ago 01 Apr 2023
Support— no recent threads
Releases on record1
Rating5.0 /5 · 1
Added to directory27 Apr 2017
Requires WP4.0
Requires PHPfalse
Version lag0.9 behind
Tested up toWP 6.2.0 WordPress is now on 7.1
PluginPedia reports published data and observable changes. It does not rate plugin quality or safety, infer intent, or make recommendations. These are observations rather than a verdict. How this works
Ownership
Held by arisoft throughout, with no change of ownership observed since daily tracking began on 02 Aug 2026.
Adoption
How widely the plugin is installed, and what the people running it think of it. WordPress.org rounds install figures to one significant digit, so they describe an order of magnitude rather than a headcount.
Small but established: 200+ active installs. Enough sites to show it works in the wild, too few for adoption to say much on its own.
5 downloads a day over the last 7 days, rising 50% against the 7 days before. Downloads are counted exactly and without a ceiling, so they show movement the rounded install figure cannot.
08 Aug 2026peak 11/day29 Aug 2026
Daily record
Every field we record, one column per observation. Fields that never moved are named once rather than repeated across every column. A row of identical numbers would be padding.
| Field | 16 Aug | 17 Aug | 18 Aug | 19 Aug | 20 Aug | 21 Aug | 22 Aug | 23 Aug | 24 Aug | 25 Aug | 26 Aug | 27 Aug | 28 Aug | 29 Aug |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downloads that day | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
Unchanged throughout: ratings total (1) · active installs (200+) · version (1.0.0) · support threads (0) · threads resolved (0)
28 days of observation, most recent 14 shown.
Maintenance
When it was last released, and how far its declared compatibility has drifted from current WordPress.
Added to directory9 years ago 27 Apr 2017
Requires WP4.0
Requires PHPfalse
Version lag0.9 behind
Is anyone still maintaining this?
- No release in 1,246 days (3.4 years). The last was 01 Apr 2023.
- Declares compatibility only up to WordPress 6.2.0, while 7.1 is current. The author has not confirmed it runs on the last 9 releases.
- The same account maintains 3 other plugins; the most recent update to any of them was 24 Sep 2025.
A plugin that does one thing correctly may need no changes for years; a long gap is not, by itself, evidence of neglect.
History
Everything dated that this registry holds about the plugin, most recent first. Releases carry the author’s own release date; everything else is dated to when it was observed.
- 02 Aug 202627 days agoFirst observed by PluginPediaDaily snapshots of this plugin’s directory record begin here. Everything above this line is observed; anything before it comes from fields the API itself reports.
- 22 Sep 202423 months agoDormancy threshold crossed540 days since the last release (2023-04-01). Dormancy is a maintenance observation, not a judgement about the owner.
- 01 Apr 20233 years agoVersion 1.0.0 released
- 27 Apr 20179 years agoAdded to the WordPress.org directoryReported by the plugin API as the date this plugin was added.
What we know, and what we don’t
Everything on this page in one place, including the gaps, so that nothing here is mistaken for a clean bill of health.
What we know
- It has been held by arisoft for all 28 days we have observed it.
- It was last released 3 years ago (01 Apr 2023).
- Its author declares it tested up to WordPress 6.2.0; WordPress is now on 7.1.
- WordPress.org reports 200+ active installs.
- It carries 1 rating, averaging 5.0 out of 5.
What we don’t know yet
- No forum threads were open in the two months we measure, so how responsive its support is cannot be said. One new thread starts answering that.
What can’t be known
- Whether the quiet is neglect or a finished plugin. That is the author’s intent, which no dataset records, and a stable plugin can need no changes for years.
Every record on this site, this one included, works under the same limits. We read what WordPress.org publishes about a plugin, never the plugin’s own code, so nothing here says whether a plugin is well built or safe. Install counts reach us already rounded; a change smaller than a band step doesn’t show. We don’t track security advisories yet. For anything older than our first observation we rely on the plugin’s public release log, where one exists. What this registry can and cannot see
Similar plugins
This plugin has not been updated in a long time. These carry the same tags and describe themselves in the same terms, so they are a starting point for a replacement, not a recommendation. Check them yourself.
Contact Form 7
Just another contact form plugin. Simple but flexible.
10,000,000+ installs4.0★ (2,178)updated 17 Aug 2026
50,000× the installs
Compare side by side Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
The best anti-spam protection to block spam comments and spam in a contact form. The most trusted antispam solution for WordPress and WooCommerce.
5,000,000+ installs4.7★ (1,186)updated 18 Aug 2026
25,000× the installs
Compare side by side WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More
The best WordPress contact form plugin. Drag & Drop form builder to create beautiful contact forms, payment forms, & other custom forms.
5,000,000+ installs4.8★ (14,369)updated 27 Aug 2026
25,000× the installs
Compare side by side ACF Field For CF7
Add a Contact Form 7 field to Advanced Custom Fields. Pick a form, display it. No shortcodes, no hassle.
10,000+ installs4.7★ (11)updated 23 Mar 2026
50× the installs
Compare side by side All-in-one Sticky Floating Contact Form, Call, Click to Chat, and 50+ Social Icon Tabs – My Sticky Elements
Get leads with a floating contact form tab, chat & social buttons like Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram, Twitter, Instagram & more 🎉
40,000+ installs4.9★ (541)updated 13 Aug 2026
200× the installs
Compare side by side Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder
Get a fast contact form plugin. Create advanced forms using drag and drop form builder with all smart features.
700,000+ installs4.8★ (790)updated 22 Aug 2026
3,500× the installs
Compare side by side Grouped from the tags each author chose for their own plugin, so the grouping is only as good as those tags.
Reach out about this record
Corrections, missing context, or anything else about Contact Form 7 Editor Button: a person reads every submission, and corrections get a reply within 5 business days.