Big news for WordPress users: Contact Form 7 is reportedly entering a maintenance phase after version 6.2, with active feature development slowing down as the developer shifts focus to a new project.
Alternatives:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpforms-lite/
https://wordpress.org/plugins/forminator/
https://wordpress.org/plugins/sureforms/
https://wordpress.org/plugins/ninja-forms/
https://wordpress.org/plugins/fluentform/
https://wordpress.org/plugins/formidable/
In this video, I break down what this means for existing Contact Form 7 users, whether the plugin is still safe to use, what “maintenance mode” actually means, and what alternatives you may want to consider for future projects.
Contact Form 7 has been one of the most widely used WordPress plugins for years, so this change could impact millions of websites.
Let me know in the comments – are you sticking with Contact Form 7 or moving to another form plugin?
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