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VS Contact Form

by Guido · 6,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 15 Aug 2026, 78 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

89/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for VS Contact Form
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security90
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is VS Contact Form still maintained?
Yes. Last release 15 Aug 2026, 78 releases in the last 24 months. 15 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns VS Contact Form, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer Guido07111975 since Nov 2013. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was VS Contact Form removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is VS Contact Form safe?
4 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 14.8). Not on the exploited list. 29 Mar 2024 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest VS Contact Form update safe to install?
No ownership change before 19.1. No one-star spike after it. 15 Aug 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.

Committers and their active periods
Guido0711197522 Nov 2013 to 15 Aug 2026, 517 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2013.

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
78
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for VS Contact Form
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 202610
Q2 202667
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 15 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.8.

Rating distribution
5 star47
4 star0
3 star2
2 star0
1 star1

Security record

4 vulnerabilities on record, all patched (latest fixed in 14.8).

Show 4 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
29 Mar 2024VS Contact Form <= 14.7 - CAPTCHA Bypass5.3<= 14.714.8788
5 Sep 2023VS Contact Form <= 13.9 - Missing Authorization5.3<= 13.914.0994
25 May 2022VS Contact Form <= 11.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 11.511.61462
22 May 2022Very Simple Contact Form <= 11.5 - Captcha Bypass7.2<= 11.511.61465

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

0% of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

6,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for VS Contact Form
4 May 2026156
11 May 2026275
18 May 2026505
25 May 2026482
1 Jun 2026243
8 Jun 2026254
15 Jun 2026232
22 Jun 2026215
29 Jun 2026235
6 Jul 2026269
13 Jul 2026265
20 Jul 2026260
27 Jul 2026255
3 Aug 2026260
10 Aug 20262,453
17 Aug 20261,015
24 Aug 2026484
31 Aug 2026421
7 Sep 2026315
14 Sep 2026335
21 Sep 2026348
28 Sep 2026387
5 Oct 2026336
12 Oct 2026324
19 Oct 2026478
26 Oct 2026367
2 Nov 202656

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 26% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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Facts

Version19.1
AuthorGuido
Added22 Nov 2013
Last updated15 Aug 2026
Active installs6,000+
Requires WordPress6.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryForms & Data Collection > Form Builders & Creators
Tagsform, email, contact, ClassicPress, contact form

Other plugins by this author: VS Event List, VS Meta Description, VS Knowledge Base, VS Website Closed, VS Link Manager, Display a Quote, VS Custom Redirects

Questions

Is VS Contact Form still maintained?

Yes. Last release 15 Aug 2026, 78 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns VS Contact Form, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer Guido07111975 since Nov 2013.

Was VS Contact Form removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is VS Contact Form safe?

4 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 14.8). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest VS Contact Form update safe to install?

No ownership change before 19.1. No one-star spike after it.

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