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PayPal for Contact Form 7

Integrate PayPal with Contact Form 7. Develop by Official PayPal Partner.

Active installs100+100+ tier
Downloads · 30d88▲ +10% vs prev. 30d
Rating3.7/53 reviews
Health score28/100At risk
All-time downloads14.2KSince Aug 2016
Support resolved—No recent threads
RequiresWP 3.0.1PHP any
Downloads · 7d23▼ -4.2% week over week
Our verdict

Consider an alternative

PayPal for Contact Form 7 shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 3.7/5 and was last updated 5 years ago, and scores 28/100 on our health check.

  • Small user base (100+ active installs)
  • Very few reviews so far
  • No update in 4 years
  • Only tested up to WordPress 5.8 (latest is 7.1)

How does it stack up?

Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support

Daily downloads

246Jul 18Aug 31Oct 15
Yesterday3
Daily average (1y)2
Peak day8Sep 14, 2026
Last 12 months631

Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.

Rankings

Where PayPal for Contact Form 7 stands today

WordPress.org search rankings

Live position in the plugin search, top 100
KeywordPositionCompeting pluginsCategory
contact form >100 8,796 Best contact form plugins →
form >100 10,000 Best form plugins →
paypal >100 2,095 Best paypal plugins →
paypal contact form >100 652 Best paypal contact form plugins →
paypal form >100 1,138 Best paypal form plugins →

Version adoption

Share of active sites per release.

  • 1.0100.0%

Rating breakdown

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.7 from 3 reviews

  • 5★66.7%
  • 4★0.00%
  • 3★0.00%
  • 2★0.00%
  • 1★33.3%

About PayPal for Contact Form 7

From the official readme · v1.0.4

Description

Introduction

This easy to use PayPal for Contact Form for WordPress site.

Each contact form can have its own PayPal settings. If a contact form with PayPal is enabled and the user sending the form, the email will be send as usual, then redirect to PayPal.

Configuring the following Contact=> PayPal Settings area to enter your PayPal settings details:

PayPal for Contact Form 7 interfaces with the Paypal sandbox to allow for testing. enable PayPal sandbox after You need to set up a developer test account for the sandbox at PayPal. Simply put you PayPal Sandbox Account in the Contact=> PayPal Settings admin panel.

PayPal for Contact Form 7 Features

  • Set item name, item price, item SKU.
  • PayPal currently supports 18 languages.
  • PayPal currently supports 25 currencies.
  • PayPal testing through SandBox.
  • PayPal return URL
  • PayPal Cancel URL

Installation

Automatic installation

Automatic installation is the easiest option as WordPress handles the file transfers itself and you don’t need to leave your web browser. To do an automatic install, log in to your WordPress dashboard, navigate to the Plugins menu and click Add New.

In the search field type “PayPal for Contact Form” and click Search Plugins. Once you’ve found our plugin you can view details about it such as the the rating and description. Most importantly, of course, you can install it by simply clicking Install Now.

Manual Installation

  1. Unzip the files and upload the folder into your plugins folder (/wp-content/plugins/) overwriting previous versions if they exist
  2. Activate the plugin in your WordPress admin area.

configuration

Easy steps to install the plugin:

  • Upload “PayPal for Contact Form” folder/directory to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  • Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
  • Go to Contact=> PayPal Settings.

Changelog

Easy to used PayPal PayPal for Contact Form 7.

1.0.0

  • Release Date – 17 Aug, 2016
  • First Version

Full changelog on WordPress.org →

Screenshots

PayPayPal for Contact Form 7 PayPal Settings.
PayPayPal for Contact Form 7 PayPal Settings.
PayPal for Contact Form 7 Settings.
PayPal for Contact Form 7 Settings.
Display Contact Form Front-End.
Display Contact Form Front-End.
PayPal Login Form.
PayPal Login Form.

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FAQ

PayPal for Contact Form 7: quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 16, 2026

Is PayPal for Contact Form 7 free?

Yes. PayPal for Contact Form 7 is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Is PayPal for Contact Form 7 safe to use in 2026?

PayPal for Contact Form 7 shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 3.7/5 and was last updated 5 years ago, and scores 28/100 on our health check.

How many websites use PayPal for Contact Form 7?

PayPal for Contact Form 7 is active on 100+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 14,165 times since it launched in August 2016. It was downloaded 88 times in the last 30 days.

Does PayPal for Contact Form 7 work with WordPress 7.1?

PayPal for Contact Form 7 is officially tested up to WordPress 5.8.18, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.

When was PayPal for Contact Form 7 last updated?

The latest version, 1.0.4, was released on December 6, 2021 (5 years ago).

Who makes PayPal for Contact Form 7?

PayPal for Contact Form 7 is developed and maintained by palmoduledev.

What are the best alternatives to PayPal for Contact Form 7?

The most popular alternatives to PayPal for Contact Form 7 are Contact Form 7 (10M+ installs), Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Pro… (5M+ installs) and WPForms (5M+ installs).

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