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Plan a move Radar no. 63 · Quiet

Contact Form 7 Shortcode Enabler

By Tobias Zimpel

What it does: Lets other shortcodes run inside Contact Form 7 forms.

Why it’s listed: It changes what runs inside Contact Form 7 forms, and it has had no update for two years.

View on WordPress.org ↗ Checked Reviewed by Abhishek Deshpande

Active installs
10k+
Last updated
2024-10-18
Tested up to
6.6.11
Rating
4.9 / 5 (12)
Version
1.1
Maintainers
1

Is Contact Form 7 Shortcode Enabler still maintained?

It has gone over two years without an update.

Quiet: No update for over a year.

Placements are our opinion, based on public evidence. Risk here means a plugin may not get a fix if a problem appears. It doesn’t mean we found a flaw, unless we show an advisory. Going quiet alone never puts a plugin in Replace now.

Updates No release since 2024-10-18. That was 2 yr before our check. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31
Compatibility Tested up to WordPress 6.6.11. WordPress 7.1.4 was current on 2026-10-31. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31
Security No public advisories found. A quiet record is not proof of safety. wpvulnerability.net · checked 2026-10-31
Reviews The latest 10 reviews average 4.9 stars, against 4.9 overall. None of them gave 1 or 2 stars. Newest activity: 2019-05-01. We see no negative trend. WordPress.org reviews · checked 2026-10-31
Maintainers 1 listed contributor. No recent support threads. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31
Usage 602 downloads in the last 30 days, including updates. 100% of sites run version 1.1. WordPress.org stats · checked 2026-10-31

What to do next

  1. Back up the site, and use a staging copy for any change.
  2. List the shortcodes your forms use, then check whether a standard form tag covers them.

We have not confirmed a direct replacement.

If it works today, no need to panic. Plan the change around your next update.

Options to compare with Contact Form 7 Shortcode Enabler

Conditional Fields for Contact Form 7 ↗

Show and hide Contact Form 7 fields.

100k+ installs · 4.8 stars · Updated 2026-10-29 · Tested 7.1.4

Contact Form 7 form tags ↗

Check whether a standard form tag covers your need.

No extra plugin needed

Fluent Forms ↗

A separate form plugin, if you are open to moving forms.

800k+ installs · 4.8 stars · Updated 2026-10-16 · Tested 7.1.4

Each listed plugin was updated in the last six months, is tested with WordPress 7.0 or newer, and had no open advisory in WPVulnerability when we checked. We have not tried them ourselves. No one pays to appear here.

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