Tricks & Forms
v1.3by Alfredo Barbosa · updated 12 years ago
Tricks & Forms is a custom posts, profiles and options screens building tool.
- Rank
- –
- No change yet
- Active installs
- Fewer than 10
- As WordPress.org reports it
- Total downloads
- 1.1K
- 1,099 all-time
- Rating
- –
- 0 reviews
- Support resolved
- –
- 0 of 0 threads, last 2 months
Tricks & Forms at a glance
Tricks & Forms is a WordPress plugin by Alfredo Barbosa with fewer than 10 active installs. It has no reviews yet. Version 1.3 came out on Aug 19, 2014, more than 12 years ago. It is tested up to WordPress 3.9.40. It was first released in 2014.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 11, 2026, 30 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats14 downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | Tricks & Forms |
|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2026 | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 0 |
Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.
Estimated installs
Rank over time
Growth %
Active installs band
Fewer than 10 on WordPress.org
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 9, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
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Change log
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Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 1.3
- Requires WordPress
- 3.8.0
- Tested up to
- 3.9.40
- Requires PHP
- –
- First released
- Aug 19, 2014
- Last updated
- Aug 19, 2014
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about Tricks & Forms
How many websites use Tricks & Forms?
Tricks & Forms is active on fewer than 10 WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it.
How many times has Tricks & Forms been downloaded?
1,099 times in total since 2014. See download stats
When was Tricks & Forms last updated?
Version 1.3 came out on Aug 19, 2014 (12 years ago).
Is Tricks & Forms compatible with the latest WordPress?
Tricks & Forms’s readme says it’s tested up to WordPress 3.9.40, while the current version is 7.1. That doesn’t mean it breaks, but its author hasn’t confirmed it works with the latest releases.
Is Tricks & Forms still maintained?
Its last release was 12 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained. No support threads were opened in the last two months.
What rating does Tricks & Forms have?
No one has reviewed Tricks & Forms on WordPress.org yet.
What are the best alternatives to Tricks & Forms?
The plugins most like Tricks & Forms, by the tags they share, are Post Template Select (100+), Featured Posts and Custom Posts (90+) and Custom HTML/PHP Post Templates (50+). Compare all alternatives
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | Fewer than 10 |
| Reported installs | Fewer than 10 |
| Rating | – |
| Reviews | 0 |
| Total downloads | 1.1K |
| Author | Alfredo Barbosa |
| First released | Aug 19, 2014 |
| Version | 1.3 |
| Requires WP | 3.8.0 |
| Requires PHP | – |
| Last updated | Aug 19, 2014 |
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