Custom Spinner for Contact Form 7
Customize the spinning Loader Animation of Contact Form 7
Consider an alternative
Custom Spinner for Contact Form… shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 900+ sites, is rated 4/5 and was last updated 2 years ago, and scores 35/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (900+ active installs)
- No update in 2 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.3 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Custom Spinner for Contact… stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| cf7 | >100 |
| contact form | >100 |
| contact form 7 | >100 |
| custom form | >100 |
| spinner | #26 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4 from 11 reviews
About Custom Spinner for Contact Form 7
From the official readme · v2.0.3Description
For good reason the Contact Form 7 plugin is the most used contact form plugin for WordPress. The downside is that you see the same boring spinning animation on zillions of websites. The CF7 Custom Spinner plugin allows you to customize this loader animation!
Retired Plugin
Development, maintenance and support of this plugin has been retired in october 2023. You can use this plugin as long as is works for you.
There will be no more updates and I won’t answer any support questions. Thanks for your understanding.
Feel free to fork this plugin.
Usage
Customize the spinner animation in ‘CF7 Custom Spinner’ section of your WordPress Dashboard. That’s it!
Customization Options
This plugin allows you to choose from
- 12 animations
- 16 colors
- 3 sizes
(which gives a total of 576 possible combinations)
Requirements
The only requirement for this plugin is that you have the Contact Form 7 plugin installed and activated.
Plugin Privacy Information
- This plugin does not set cookies
- This plugin does not collect or store any data
- This plugin does not send any data to external servers
Credits
Thanks a lot to Takayuki Miyoshi for the great Contact Form 7 plugin. Thanks a lot to Tobias Ahlin for creating the beautiful CSS only loading spinners.
Changelog
Fix for newer CF7 versions
2.0.3 (2024-04-16) CLEANUP
- Cleanup
2.0.2 (2023-10-01) FINAL VERSION
- removed all links to webiste
- removed request for rating
2.0.1 (2022-10-18)
- Fix for newer CF7 versions
- Settings interface adapted to my other plugins
2 (2019-01-30)
- Load all the admin stuff only in admin panel for better performance
1 (2018-08-20)
- Initial Release
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FAQ
Custom Spinner for Contact Form 7: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 30, 2026
Is Custom Spinner for Contact Form… free?
Yes. Custom Spinner for Contact Form… is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Custom Spinner for Contact Form… safe to use in 2026?
Custom Spinner for Contact Form… shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 900+ sites, is rated 4/5 and was last updated 2 years ago, and scores 35/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Custom Spinner for Contact Form…?
Custom Spinner for Contact Form… is active on 900+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 15,697 times since it launched in August 2018. It was downloaded 231 times in the last 30 days.
Does Custom Spinner for Contact Form… work with WordPress 7.1?
Custom Spinner for Contact Form… is officially tested up to WordPress 6.3.12, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Custom Spinner for Contact Form… need?
Custom Spinner for Contact Form… requires PHP 5.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Custom Spinner for Contact Form… last updated?
The latest version, 2.0.3, was released on April 16, 2024 (2 years ago).
Who makes Custom Spinner for Contact Form…?
Custom Spinner for Contact Form… is developed and maintained by Peter Raschendorfer.
What are the best alternatives to Custom Spinner for Contact Form…?
The most popular alternatives to Custom Spinner for Contact Form… are Database Addon for Contact… (600K+ installs), GSheetConnector (40K+ installs) and CF7 to Webhook (30K+ installs).
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