WordPress plugin comparison

Contact Form 7 Shortcode Enabler vs Remove Empty Shortcodes

Contact Form 7 Shortcode Enabler

by Tobias Zimpel

10K+ installs4.9

Remove Empty Shortcodes

by Tom McFarlin

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Contact Form 7 Shortcode Enabler has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for Remove Empty Shortcodes.
On a typical day, Contact Form 7 Shortcode Enabler is downloaded about 28 times, Remove Empty Shortcodes about 3.
Remove Empty Shortcodes is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.9 from 12 reviews.
Remove Empty Shortcodes was updated more recently: Jun 30, 2026, against Oct 18, 2024 for Contact Form 7 Shortcode Enabler.
Remove Empty Shortcodes is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.6.11 for Contact Form 7 Shortcode Enabler.
Contact Form 7 Shortcode Enabler has been around longer: since 2015, against 2025 for Remove Empty Shortcodes.

Remove Empty Shortcodes leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Contact Form 7 Shortcode Enabler	Remove Empty Shortcodes
Popular rank	#1,707	#29,715
Active installs	10K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	722	50
Rating	4.9(12)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.6.11	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.17	×0.22
Last release	2 years ago	4 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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