Contact Form Widget
Healthy: maintained, last release 2 Oct 2026, 75 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 90 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Contact Form Widget still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 2 Oct 2026, 75 releases in the last 24 months. 2 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Contact Form Widget, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer awordpresslife since Aug 2016. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Contact Form Widget removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Contact Form Widget safe?
- 5 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.5.2). Not on the exploited list. 31 Dec 2025 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Contact Form Widget update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.5.3. No one-star spike after it. 2 Oct 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.
| awordpresslife | 11 Aug 2016 to 14 Aug 2025, 187 commits |
|---|---|
| razipathhan | 1 Oct 2024 to 2 Oct 2026, 11 commits |
| hanif0991 | 7 Oct 2025 to 7 Oct 2025, 1 commits |
| FARAZFRANK | 15 Dec 2025 to 17 Dec 2025, 2 commits |
4 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2016.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 33 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 75
- Tested up to
- 7.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 4 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 2 |
| Q3 2024 | 1 |
| Q4 2024 | 2 |
| Q1 2025 | 1 |
| Q2 2025 | 3 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 2 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 65 |
| Q4 2026 | 1 |
Last release 2 Oct 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 10 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Security record
2 vulnerabilities in 24 months (5 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 1.5.2).
Show 5 patched vulnerabilities
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | Contact Form Widget <= 1.5.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery | 4.3 | <= 1.5.1 | 1.5.2 | 120 |
| 7 May 2025 | Contact Form Widget <= 1.4.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery | 4.3 | <= 1.4.6 | 1.4.7 | Patched before disclosure |
| 9 Oct 2024 | Contact Form Widget <= 1.4.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery | 4.3 | <= 1.4.2 | 1.4.3 | Patched before disclosure |
| 14 May 2024 | Contact Form Widget <= 1.3.9 - Sensitive Information Exposure | 5.3 | <= 1.3.9 | 1.4.0 | Patched before disclosure |
| 10 Oct 2019 | Contact Form Widget - Contact Query, Contact Page, Form Maker, Query Table <= 1.3.8 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection | 8 | <= 1.3.8 | 1.3.9 | 1632 |
Changelog mentions of security fixes: 1.5.3 (security, nonce).
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 39 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 101 |
| 18 May 2026 | 111 |
| 25 May 2026 | 102 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 79 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 76 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 50 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 40 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 55 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 63 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 67 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 65 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 169 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 82 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 94 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 129 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 91 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 78 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 69 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 146 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 107 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 781 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 562 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 271 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 323 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 317 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 34 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 56% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
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Facts
| Version | 1.5.3 |
|---|---|
| Author | A WP Life |
| Added | 11 Aug 2016 |
| Last updated | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 1,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Forms & Data Collection > Form Builders & Creators |
| Tags | email form, query form, contact form, form builder, contact form widget |
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Questions
Is Contact Form Widget still maintained?
Yes. Last release 2 Oct 2026, 75 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Contact Form Widget, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer awordpresslife since Aug 2016.
Was Contact Form Widget removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Contact Form Widget safe?
5 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.5.2). Not on the exploited list.
Is the latest Contact Form Widget update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.5.3. No one-star spike after it.