WordPress plugin comparison
Popups vs Contact Form 7
At a glance
- Contact Form 7 has more active installs: 9K+, against 3K+ for Popups.
- On a typical day, Popups is downloaded about 26 times, Contact Form 7 about 22.
- Popups is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.2 from 27 reviews.
- Popups was updated more recently: Aug 18, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Contact Form 7.
- Popups is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.2.39 for Contact Form 7.
- Contact Form 7 has been around longer: since 2014, against 2021 for Popups.
Line by line
Popups leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Popups |  Contact Form 7 |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,957 | #2,160 |
| Active installs | 3K+ | 9K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 776 | 703 |
| Rating | 4.7(6) | 4.2(27) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 4.2.39 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.72 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 9 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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