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Contact Form & SMTP Plugin for WordPress by PirateForms vs Widget Contact Form 7

At a glance

  • Contact Form & SMTP Plugin for WordPress by PirateForms has more active installs: 30K+, against 1K+ for Widget Contact Form 7.
  • On a typical day, Contact Form & SMTP Plugin for WordPress by PirateForms is downloaded about 114 times, Widget Contact Form 7 about 10.
  • Contact Form & SMTP Plugin for WordPress by PirateForms is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 223 reviews, against 2.7 from 3 reviews.
  • Contact Form & SMTP Plugin for WordPress by PirateForms was updated more recently: Sep 22, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Widget Contact Form 7.
  • Contact Form & SMTP Plugin for WordPress by PirateForms is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 3.7.41 for Widget Contact Form 7.
  • Widget Contact Form 7 has been around longer: since 2013, against 2015 for Contact Form & SMTP Plugin for WordPress by PirateForms.

Line by line

Contact Form & SMTP Plugin for WordPress by PirateForms leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

MetricContact Form & SMTP Plugin for WordPress by PirateFormsWidget Contact Form 7
Popular rank#1,033#6,634
Active installs30K+1K+
Downloads, last 30 days2.5K259
Rating4.7(223)2.7(3)
Support threads resolved––
Tested up to6.7.113.7.41
Search multiplier×0.66×0.00
Last release1 month ago9 years ago
Requires PHP5.6–

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