Custom Contact Forms
Healthy: maintained, last release 3 Nov 2026, 15 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 95 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Custom Contact Forms still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 3 Nov 2026, 15 releases in the last 24 months. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Custom Contact Forms, and has it changed hands?
- Changed. New committer outlawgt made a first commit on 18 Jun 2026. 18 Jun 2026 · SVN log
- Was Custom Contact Forms removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Custom Contact Forms safe?
- 3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 7.16.1). Not on the exploited list. 4 Sep 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Custom Contact Forms update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 7.20.0. No one-star spike after it. 3 Nov 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.
| outlawgt | 18 Jun 2026 to 3 Nov 2026, 48 commits |
|---|
New committer outlawgt made a first commit on 18 Jun 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- yesterday
- Releases, 24 months
- 15
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 4 |
| Q3 2026 | 7 |
| Q4 2026 | 4 |
Last release 3 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 3.5.
| 5 star | 87 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 19 |
| 3 star | 11 |
| 2 star | 8 |
| 1 star | 46 |
Security record
1 vulnerability in 24 months (3 on record), patched (latest fixed in 7.16.1).
Show 3 patched vulnerabilities
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 2026 | Custom Contact Forms <= 7.16 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Post Deletion and Post Meta Modification via Nested 'fields[].ID' / 'choices[].ID' Parameters | 4.3 | <= 7.16 | 7.16.1 | Patched before disclosure |
| 17 Sep 2014 | Custom Contact Forms <= 5.1.0.3 - Missing Authorization | 9.8 | < 5.1.0.4 | 5.1.0.4 | Patched before disclosure |
| 11 May 2012 | Custom Contact Forms Plugin <= 5.1.0.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting | 6.1 | < 5.1.0.3 | 5.1.0.3 | 353 |
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
6,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 32 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 54 |
| 18 May 2026 | 46 |
| 25 May 2026 | 61 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 62 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 58 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 60 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 3,653 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 2,096 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 518 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 320 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 3,620 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 551 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 2,207 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 2,046 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 2,531 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 2,345 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 507 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 337 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 429 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 2,093 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 543 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 628 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 2,062 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 2,440 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 2,570 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 97 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 51% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 7.20.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | outlawgt |
| Added | 22 Jul 2010 |
| Last updated | 3 Nov 2026 |
| Active installs | 6,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Forms & Data Collection > Form Builders & Creators |
| Tags | turnstile, custom form, contact form, form builder, spam protection |
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Questions
Is Custom Contact Forms still maintained?
Yes. Last release 3 Nov 2026, 15 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Custom Contact Forms, and has it changed hands?
Changed. New committer outlawgt made a first commit on 18 Jun 2026.
Was Custom Contact Forms removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Custom Contact Forms safe?
3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 7.16.1). Not on the exploited list.
Is the latest Custom Contact Forms update safe to install?
No ownership change before 7.20.0. No one-star spike after it.