WordPress plugin comparison

Contact Form 7 Shortcode Enabler vs Essential Shortcodes

Contact Form 7 Shortcode Enabler

by Tobias Zimpel

10K+ installs4.9

Essential Shortcodes

by haohunter

10+ installs

At a glance

Contact Form 7 Shortcode Enabler has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for Essential Shortcodes.
On a typical day, Contact Form 7 Shortcode Enabler is downloaded about 28 times, Essential Shortcodes about 1.
Essential Shortcodes has no reviews yet.
Essential Shortcodes was updated more recently: Jun 11, 2025, against Oct 18, 2024 for Contact Form 7 Shortcode Enabler.
Essential Shortcodes is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 6.6.11 for Contact Form 7 Shortcode Enabler.
Contact Form 7 Shortcode Enabler has been around longer: since 2015, against 2025 for Essential Shortcodes.

Contact Form 7 Shortcode Enabler leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Contact Form 7 Shortcode Enabler	Essential Shortcodes
Popular rank	#1,707	#40,963
Active installs	10K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	722	35
Rating	4.9(12)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.6.11	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.17	×0.05
Last release	2 years ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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