WordPress plugin comparison
Contact Form 7 vs HT Form Widget for Elementor and WPForms
Contact Form 7
by Rock Lobster Inc.
10M+ installs4.0
HT Form Widget for Elementor and WPForms
by HT Plugins
2K+ installs4.0
At a glance
- Contact Form 7 has more active installs: 10M+, against 2K+ for HT Form Widget for Elementor and WPForms.
- On a typical day, Contact Form 7 is downloaded about 77,302 times, HT Form Widget for Elementor and WPForms about 17.
- Both are rated 4.0 out of 5.
- Contact Form 7 was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against May 24, 2026 for HT Form Widget for Elementor and WPForms.
- Contact Form 7 is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for HT Form Widget for Elementor and WPForms.
- Contact Form 7 has been around longer: since 2007, against 2019 for HT Form Widget for Elementor and WPForms.
Line by line
Contact Form 7 leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Contact Form 7 | HT Form Widget for Elementor and WPForms |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3 | #4,419 |
| Active installs | 10M+ | 2K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 5M | 514 |
| Rating | 4.0(2.2K) | 4.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 31% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×6.19 | ×0.63 |
| Last release | today | 5 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.3 | – |
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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