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Contact Form 7

by Rock Lobster Inc. · 10,000,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy1 Warning

Healthy: recent reviews average 2.8 stars vs 4 lifetime.

81/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Contact Form 7
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security95
Support34
Reputation45

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Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningREP-1Recent reviews average 2.8 stars vs 4 lifetime. Review this plugin.4 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
takayukister12 May 2012 to 29 Oct 2026, 2000 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
6 days ago
Releases, 24 months
21
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
8.3 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Contact Form 7
Q1 20245
Q2 20243
Q3 20242
Q4 20243
Q1 20253
Q2 20252
Q3 20252
Q4 20252
Q1 20261
Q2 20261
Q3 20262
Q4 20266

Last release 29 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

34% of 85 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
15 Apr 2025Contact Form 7 <= 6.0.5 - Order Replay Vulnerability5.3<= 6.0.56.0.60
5 Jun 2024Contact Form 7 <= 5.9.4 - Unauthenticated Open Redirect6.1<= 5.9.45.9.50
13 Mar 2024Contact Form 7 <= 5.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 5.95.9.20
30 Nov 2023Contact Form 7 <= 5.8.3 - Authenticated (Editor+) Arbitrary File Upload6.6<= 5.8.35.8.40
17 Dec 2020Contact Form 7 <= 5.3.1 - Arbitrary File Upload via Bypass8.1< 5.3.25.3.20
4 Sep 2018Contact Form 7 <= 5.0.3 - Authorization Bypass6.3< 5.0.45.0.41
1 Aug 2014Contact Form 7 <= 3.5.2 - Arbitrary File Upload9.8<= 3.5.23.5.30
26 Feb 2014Contact Form 7 < 3.7.2 - CAPTCHA Bypass5.3< 3.7.23.7.21

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for Contact Form 7
Q2 20264.3
Q3 20264.6
Q4 20262.1

Average rating fell from 4.3 to 2.1 between Q2 2026 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star1475
4 star156
3 star79
2 star68
1 star408
Latest low reviews

Momentum

10,000,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Contact Form 7
4 May 2026114,556
11 May 20262,667,305
18 May 2026939,694
25 May 2026477,749
1 Jun 2026375,233
8 Jun 2026324,194
15 Jun 2026296,652
22 Jun 2026267,648
29 Jun 2026256,730
6 Jul 2026250,040
13 Jul 2026247,591
20 Jul 2026265,097
27 Jul 2026244,776
3 Aug 2026231,849
10 Aug 2026202,876
17 Aug 20263,228,342
24 Aug 2026527,465
31 Aug 2026419,201
7 Sep 2026325,536
14 Sep 2026311,948
21 Sep 2026306,880
28 Sep 2026269,977
5 Oct 20262,818,667
12 Oct 2026711,742
19 Oct 20261,624,042
26 Oct 20262,095,381
2 Nov 2026111,014

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 54% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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Facts

Version6.2.4.1
AuthorRock Lobster Inc.
Added2 Aug 2007
Last updated29 Oct 2026
Active installs10,000,000+
Requires WordPress7.1
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP8.3
CategoryForms & Data Collection > Contact Forms
Tagscontact form, schema-woven validation

Other plugins by this author: Flamingo, Really Simple CAPTCHA, Bogo, Listo, Double Opt-In Helper

Questions

Is Contact Form 7 still maintained?

Contact Form 7 was last updated on 29 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Contact Form 7 safe?

Contact Form 7 has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 1 vulnerability was published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Contact Form 7?

The wordpress.org author is Rock Lobster Inc.. Recent committers: takayukister. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Contact Form 7?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Online Forms - Customizable Payment, Contact, Quiz, Survey Form Builder - Jotform, Zoho Forms - Drag & Drop Form Builder for Websites - Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Order Forms & More, Contact Form Clean and Simple, Formzu WP, Woorise - Forms, Quizzes & Giveaways.

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