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Contact Form 7
by Rock Lobster Inc. 4 (2,179 reviews)

Contact Form 7

Just another contact form plugin. Simple but flexible.

Contact Form 7 ranks #3 among WordPress.org plugins with 10,000,000+ active installations, is #1 of 3,341 in the Communication category, a 4/5 rating from 2,179 reviews, and was last updated Aug 17, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1
v6.1.7 Current Version v6.1.7
Updated 4 weeks ago Last Update on 17 Aug, 2026
Refreshed 10 hours ago Last Refreshed on
#1 of 3,341 in Communication Top 1% by installs Downloads -33% this week Actively maintained
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#3
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Active Installs
10M+
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KW Avg Position
1
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Downloads
410.9M
+31,974 today
Support Resolved
56%
— No change
Rating
80%
Review 4 out of 5
4 (2,179 reviews)

Maximum Milestone Reached!

10,000,000+ active installs

Rank Changes

1 7 12 18 23 08-09-2026 09-09-2026 10-09-2026 11-09-2026 12-09-2026 13-09-2026 14-09-2026 15-09-2026
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Growth +0.0%
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Downloads Growth

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Reviews & Ratings

4.0
2,179 reviews
Overall 80%
5
1,472 (68%)
4
156 (7%)
3
79 (4%)
2
68 (3%)
1
404 (19%)

Support Threads Overview

Resolved
Unresolved
43
Total Threads
24
Resolved
19
Unresolved
56%
Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

12 known vulnerabilities on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 1 day ago

  1. Contact Form 7 [contact-form-7] < 6.0.6

    CVE-2025-3247 · Fixed in v6.0.6

  2. Contact Form 7 [contact-form-7] < 5.9.5

    CVE-2024-4704 · Fixed in v5.9.5

  3. Contact Form 7 [contact-form-7] < 5.9.2

    CVE-2024-2242 · Fixed in v5.9.2

  4. Contact Form 7 [contact-form-7] < 5.8.4

    CVE-2023-6449 · Fixed in v5.8.4

  5. Contact Form 7 [contact-form-7] < 5.3.2

    CVE-2020-35489 · Fixed in v5.3.2

  6. Contact Form 7 [contact-form-7] < 5.3.2

    Fixed in v5.3.2

  7. Contact Form 7 [contact-form-7] < 5.0.4

    Fixed in v5.0.4

  8. Contact Form 7 [contact-form-7] < 5.0.4

    CVE-2018-20979 · Fixed in v5.0.4

  9. Contact Form 7 [contact-form-7] < 3.5.3

    Fixed in v3.5.3

  10. Contact Form 7 [contact-form-7] < 3.5.3

    Fixed in v3.5.3

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Plugin Details

Version
6.1.7
Last Updated
Aug 17, 2026
Requires WP
6.7+
Tested Up To
7.1
PHP Version
7.4 or higher
Author
Rock Lobster Inc.

Support & Rating

Rating
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4
Reviews
2,179
Support Threads
43
Resolved
56%

Keywords

contact form schema-woven validation

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

Contact Form 7 is for WordPress users who want a free and open source contact form plugin. It provides a modularized, flexible tool for building contact forms with a validation system called Schema-Woven Validation.

  • Modularized plugin architecture
  • Schema-Woven Validation technology
  • reCAPTCHA integration (Google)
  • Akismet integration (Automattic)
  • Constant Contact integration
  • Brevo integration
  • Stripe integration
  • Turnstile integration (Cloudflare)

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Contact Form 7

Contact Form 7 has 10,000,000+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Contact Form 7 holds a 4 out of 5 star rating based on 2,179 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Contact Form 7 is developed by Rock Lobster Inc. and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Contact Form 7 requires WordPress 6.7 or higher, is tested up to WordPress 7.1 and needs PHP 7.4 or newer.
Contact Form 7 has been downloaded 410,919,025+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Contact Form 7 is 6.1.7. It was last updated on August 17, 2026.
Yes. Contact Form 7 is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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