Email Addon for Contact Form 7
Healthy: maintained, last release 29 Jul 2026, 3 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 85 |
| Security | 80 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Email Addon for Contact Form 7 still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 29 Jul 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months. 29 Jul 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Email Addon for Contact Form 7, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer krishaweb since Oct 2018. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Email Addon for Contact Form 7 removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Email Addon for Contact Form 7 safe?
- 1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 2.0). Not on the exploited list. 20 Nov 2024 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Email Addon for Contact Form 7 update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 2.2. No one-star spike after it. 29 Jul 2026 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| krishaweb | 3 Oct 2018 to 29 Jul 2026, 33 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2018.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 3 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 3
- Tested up to
- 7.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 8.1 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 29 Jul 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.6.
| 5 star | 8 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 1 |
Security record
1 vulnerability in 24 months, patched (latest fixed in 2.0).
Show 1 patched vulnerability
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 2024 | Contact Form 7 Email Add on <= 1.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion | 8.8 | <= 1.9 | 2.0 | 168 |
Changelog mentions of security fixes: 2.1 (security).
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
3,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 28 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 46 |
| 18 May 2026 | 37 |
| 25 May 2026 | 60 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 55 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 50 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 872 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 143 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 133 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 221 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 118 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 103 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 986 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 315 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 148 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 144 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 118 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 124 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 119 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 129 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 128 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 136 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 114 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 142 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 203 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 160 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 59 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 22% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Author | KrishaWeb |
| Added | 3 Oct 2018 |
| Last updated | 29 Jul 2026 |
| Active installs | 3,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 |
| Requires PHP | 8.1 |
| Category | Communication & Messaging > Transactional Email |
| Tags | cf7, shortcode, html email, contactform7, email template |
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Questions
Is Email Addon for Contact Form 7 still maintained?
Yes. Last release 29 Jul 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Email Addon for Contact Form 7, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer krishaweb since Oct 2018.
Was Email Addon for Contact Form 7 removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Email Addon for Contact Form 7 safe?
1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 2.0). Not on the exploited list.
Is the latest Email Addon for Contact Form 7 update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.2. No one-star spike after it.