Contact Form 7
★ 4The original WordPress form plugin — free, simple, and ubiquitous.
10,000,000+ active installsUpdated: 2026-03-20
Pricing
Free version available
Features
| Feature | Contact Form 7 |
|---|---|
| Drag & Drop Builder | ✗ |
| Conditional Logic | ✗ |
| Multi-Step Forms | ✗ |
| File Uploads | ✓ |
| Payment Forms | ✗ |
| Calculated Fields | ✗ |
| User Registration | ✗ |
| Frontend Post Submission | ✗ |
| Conversational Forms | ✗ |
| Gutenberg Block | ✓ |
| Gutenberg-Native | ✗ |
| AI Form Builder | ✗ |
| Digital Signatures | ✗ |
| Surveys & Polls | ✗ |
| Quizzes | ✗ |
| Scheduling / Date Limits | ✗ |
| Entry Management | ✗ |
| Export Entries | ✗ |
| Partial Entries | ✗ |
| Geolocation | ✗ |
| Webhooks | ✗ |
| Custom CSS | ✓ |
| Responsive Design | ✓ |
| Ajax Submission | ✓ |
| Anti-Spam | ✓ |
| reCAPTCHA | ✓ |
| hCaptcha | ✗ |
| Cloudflare Turnstile | ✓ |
| Honeypot | ✗ |
Integrations
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Pros
- ✓10,000,000+ active installs — the most installed form plugin ever
- ✓Completely free, always
- ✓Maximum compatibility with all themes and plugins
- ✓Simple, clean markup-based form creation
- ✓Battle-tested over 15+ years
Cons
- ✗No drag-and-drop builder — requires knowledge of shortcode markup
- ✗Does not save submissions to the database by default — email only
- ✗No conditional logic, calculations, multi-step forms, or payments natively
- ✗Has not evolved significantly in years; feels dated
- ✗Heavy reliance on third-party add-ons for any advanced functionality
Best For
Simple Contact Us email forms on sites where budget is zero and simplicity is paramount.
Our Verdict
Contact Form 7 is the WordPress form legend, but it's showing its age. The markup-based approach predates modern drag-and-drop, and its failure to save submissions to the database is a serious risk for any business. In 2026, free alternatives like Fluent Forms (free tier) or even WPForms Lite offer dramatically more features. CF7 is included here for completeness, but we would not recommend it for new sites.
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