Best jquery validation plugins for WordPress
The most popular jquery validation plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Jquery Validation For Contact Form 7 leads with 8K+ active installs, ahead of Real Time Validation for Gravity Forms (1K+) and Visual Form Builder (200+). All 3 plugins tagged “jquery validation” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 jquery validation plugins
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Jquery Validation For Contact Form 7The most installed jquery validation plugin, with 8K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 87 reviews, updated 4 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
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Real Time Validation for Gravity Forms1K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 12 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
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Visual Form Builder200+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.
All 3 plugins tagged “jquery validation”
Jquery Validation For Contact Form 7
Down in the last 7 days:4#2,329by Dinesh Karki4 months ago
New standard of advance validation for Contact Form 7.
- Installs
- 8K+
- Rating
- 4.6(87)
- Downloads
- 42/day
Real Time Validation for Gravity Forms
Down in the last 7 days:33#5,806by Daman Jeet8 years ago
Real Time Validation for Gravity Forms increases conversion rates of your Gravity Form using inline validation messages as user types in field.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.5(12)
- Downloads
- 17/day
Visual Form Builder
Up in the last 7 days:27#12,361by Matthew Muro12 years ago
Customize the default jQuery validation messages for all Visual Form Builder or Visual Form Builder Pro forms.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day