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Contact Form 7: Accessible Defaults

By Joe Dolson

Forms & Data Collection / Contact Forms

Reviewed by Omar Dabbas

Trusted WordPress expert with 20+ years of experience evaluating plugins for the WP ecosystem.

Contact Form 7: Accessible Defaults Review - In-Depth Analysis

Enhance accessibility for Contact Form 7 with this plugin. It replaces the default form with an accessible version and provides additional templates.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

6.8/10

User Rating

5/5 (based on 6+ reviews)

Active Installations

5,000+

Update Frequency

Below Average It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

1 / 10 (Very Low Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

This plugin improves accessibility for Contact Form 7 by replacing the default form with an accessible equivalent. It provides a selection of additional basic form types to help you create new forms that are compliant with accessibility standards.

To use this plugin, install and activate it before Contact Form 7. If Contact Form 7 is already installed, delete the existing default form and create new forms using the templates provided by this plugin.

The plugin does not alter forms that have already been created with Contact Form 7. Instead, it ensures that new forms start with an accessible base template. Contact Form 7 is already a very accessible plugin, and this plugin helps enhance that accessibility even further.

For more details on making Contact Form 7 accessible, refer to the guide by Rian Rietveld.

Comparing to Alternatives

Contact Form 7: Accessible Defaults stands out as a specialized plugin focusing on accessibility enhancements for Contact Form 7, with several other form builder plugins available as alternatives.

Top alternatives

Strengths

Enhances accessibility compliance for Contact Form 7 forms
Easy to integrate with existing Contact Form 7 setups
Improves form usability for users with disabilities
Maintains lightweight and focused functionality
No known security vulnerabilities

Weaknesses

Limited to Contact Form 7, not a standalone form builder
No premium version with extended features
Does not offer advanced form building capabilities
Relies on Contact Form 7 for core form functionality

User Sentiment Analysis

With a perfect 5-star rating from all reviewers, users consistently praise the plugin's accessibility improvements and ease of use.

Positive highlights

'Perfect' - Zsolt Edelényi
'My site passed the achecker.ca validation because of this contact form.' - jojomccid
'It is essential to have the right accessible contact form on the website.' - Jane

Common complaints

Weaknesses

Functionality limited to enhancing Contact Form 7 only
No additional features beyond accessibility improvements
No pro version to unlock further capabilities

Who Should Use This?

Best for

Users who rely on Contact Form 7 and need to improve accessibility compliance and usability for their forms.

Not ideal for

Those seeking a standalone or more feature-rich form builder, or users who do not use Contact Form 7 as their contact form solution.

Pricing & Value

Free version includes

The free version provides essential accessibility enhancements for Contact Form 7 forms, improving usability and compliance without cost.

Final Verdict

Contact Form 7: Accessible Defaults is a highly effective and focused plugin that significantly improves accessibility for Contact Form 7 users, earning unanimous positive feedback and maintaining a strong security record. It is an excellent choice for those committed to accessibility without needing additional form building features.

However, its scope is limited to enhancing Contact Form 7 only, with no premium version or standalone capabilities, making it less suitable for users seeking a comprehensive or independent form solution. Overall, it offers great value for its niche purpose.

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free Contact Form 7: Accessible Defaults plugin.

A11y

Accessibility

Contact Form 7

Screenshots

FAQ

Nope. All this does is change Contact Form 7 so that the default form it generates is accessible. This gives you a model for what an accessible form should look like in Contact Form 7 (with appropriately associated labels and IDs, and with the response moved to the top of the form.), but does nothing at all to change how Contact Form 7 behaves.