We published the plugin privacy notices page, which outlines how the plugin handles users’ personal data.
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Contact Form 7 6.2 Release Candidate
We will publish Contact Form 7 version 6.2 in a few weeks. This is a major update, so we are releasing a release candidate to let you test 6.2 in advance. Join the RC testing and, if you find any bugs, please report them in the support forum or, if you are familiar with GitHub, on our GitHub repository. We plan to release 6.2 in early October.
Continue reading Contact Form 7 6.2 Release CandidateWordPress support policy revised
Our current WordPress support policy (supporting down to the second latest major version) was defined based on WordPress core’s previous fast-paced major update release cycle (three times per year). However, the release cycle is slowing down now, and it is planned to release only once next year. In light of this change, we revise our support policy for WordPress and PHP.
Continue reading WordPress support policy revisedWordPress Community Sponsorship from Kinsta
I’m thrilled to announce that I have been chosen as one of the WordPress community volunteers sponsored by Kinsta. The sponsorship program represents Kinsta’s appreciation for volunteer activities within the WordPress community. I’m proud that our favorite hosting company shows such great respect for the community, and I appreciate that they recognize the value of my long-time activities.
Contact Form 7 6.1 Beta
The beta version of Contact Form 7 6.1 has been published on GitHub. If you develop add-on plugins for Contact Form 7, please join the beta test and report back if you find any problems. The official release of Contact Form 7 6.1 is scheduled for June 26.
Continue reading Contact Form 7 6.1 BetaOur future plans for CAPTCHAs
As you may already know, Google has a plan to make all reCAPTCHA users migrate to reCAPTCHA Enterprise on Google Cloud by the end of 2025. This means a cost increase for many users. I’m writing this post to provide you with a heads-up about this move.
Continue reading Our future plans for CAPTCHAsComplete removal of Constant Contact integration
The Constant Contact integration is currently marked as deprecated; you get a warning on admin screens if you use it, but the feature itself is still available and works as before. However, since we plan to completely remove this module from Contact Form 7 at some point in 2025, you are advised to stop using it as soon as possible. If you look for an alternative service, we recommend Brevo.
Say no to malicious add-ons
Twelve years ago, I posted to my personal blog an article titled Free Plugin Declaration: Contact Form 7 is Free. In that post, I praised the WordPress community and its open-source spirit, and swore that I would keep the Contact Form 7 plugin available free forever. Since then, my faith in the belief that WordPress plugins should be available for free has not wavered at all.
Continue reading Say no to malicious add-onsConsistent handling policy of surrounding whitespaces
On its user input validation, Contact Form 7 has basically emulated the HTML specification and major browser implementations. However, there is a problem. They don’t handle surrounding whitespaces in a consistent way.
Continue reading Consistent handling policy of surrounding whitespacesAvast false alarm again
Today I saw a lot of Contact Form 7 users reporting that the security software they use had detected a Trojan Horse in a script file in the Contact Form 7 package. I scanned the reported file on the WordPress.org plugin directory and found no problem, so I concluded that this is a false alarm.
The security software is provided by Avast Software. According to the reports from users, several other security applications from Avast’s group of companies showed the same alert. Avast is known to have caused a similar false alarm case that happened in 2021.