Is Contact Form 7 Safe?
Contact Form 7 — Nerq Trust Score 75.8/100 (B+ grade). Score based on 2 independent trust signals. Last analyzed: 2026-04-12
Contact Form 7 is a WordPress plugin with a Nerq Trust Score of 75.8/100 (B+), based on 3 independent data dimensions. Last analyzed: 2026-04-12 Security: 90/100. Popularity: 100/100. Data sourced from WordPress.org metadata, WPScan vulnerability database, active installs, and update history. Last updated: 2026-04-12. Machine-readable data (JSON).
Is Contact Form 7 safe?
Trust Score Breakdown — Contact Form 7 has a Nerq Trust Score of 75.8/100 (B+). Measured across 2 independent trust signals (as of 2026-04-12).
What is Contact Form 7's trust score?
Contact Form 7 has a Nerq Trust Score of 75.8/100, earning a B+ grade. This score is based on 2 independently measured dimensions including security, maintenance, and community adoption.
What are the key security findings for Contact Form 7?
Contact Form 7's strongest signal is popularity at 100/100. No known vulnerabilities have been detected.
What is Contact Form 7 and who maintains it?
| Author | Rock Lobster Inc. |
| Category | WordPress Plugins |
| Source | N/A |
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Safety Guide: Contact Form 7
What is Contact Form 7?
Contact Form 7 is a WordPress plugin — Just another contact form plugin. Simple but flexible..
How to Verify Safety
Check WordPress.org for support response time, tested WP version. Cross-reference with WPScan.
You can also check the trust score via API: GET /v1/preflight?target=Contact Form 7
Key Safety Concerns for WordPress plugin
When evaluating any WordPress plugin, watch for: known vulnerabilities, PHP compatibility, plugin conflicts.
Measured Signals
Contact Form 7 has a Nerq Trust Score of 76/100 (B+). This score is a composite of automated measurements of security, maintenance, community, and quality signals.
Key Takeaways
- Contact Form 7 has a Trust Score of 76/100 (B+).
- The score is a measured composite — it is not a suitability judgment. Evaluate the individual signals against your own requirements.
- Query the current measured values via the Nerq API.
Detailed Score Analysis
| Dimension | Score |
|---|---|
| Security | 90/100 |
| Maintenance | 100/100 |
| Popularity | 100/100 |
| Quality | 40/100 |
| Community | 35/100 |
Based on 5 dimensions. Data from WordPress.org metadata, WPScan vulnerability database, active installs, and update history.
What data does Contact Form 7 collect?
Contact Form 7 has a privacy score of 70/100. Review the documentation and privacy policy for data handling details.
Full analysis: Contact Form 7 Privacy Report · Privacy review
Is Contact Form 7 secure?
Security score: 90/100 (0-100, higher = fewer measured security issues).
Nerq monitors this entity against NVD, OSV.dev, and registry-specific vulnerability databases for ongoing security assessment.
Full analysis: Contact Form 7 Security Report
How we calculated this score
Contact Form 7's trust score of 75.8/100 (B+) is computed from WordPress.org metadata, WPScan vulnerability database, active installs, and update history. The score reflects 5 independent dimensions: security (90/100), maintenance (100/100), popularity (100/100), quality (40/100), community (35/100). Each dimension is weighted equally to produce the composite trust score.
Nerq analyzes over 7.5 million entities across 26 registries using the same methodology, enabling direct cross-entity comparison. Scores are updated continuously as new data becomes available.
Signals last measured on April 12, 2026. Data version: 1.0.
Full methodology documentation · Machine-readable data (JSON API)
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