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Flamingo vs MW WP Form (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Flamingo

Flamingo

4.2(118)

800K+ active installs

Free

Updated 4 months ago
View Flamingo
VS
MW WP Form

MW WP Form

4.1(23)

200K+ active installs

Free

Updated 1 week ago
View MW WP Form

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Flamingo has a higher user rating (4.2/5 from 118 reviews) and leads in active installations (800K+ vs 200K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Flamingo has accumulated 8.2M+ total downloads while MW WP Form has 1.8M+. Flamingo has a higher support resolution rate (33% vs 0%).

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.2/5Flamingo
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MW WP Form4.1/5
Total Reviews
118Flamingo
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MW WP Form23
Active Installs
800K+Flamingo
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MW WP Form200K+
Total Downloads
8.2M+Flamingo
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MW WP Form1.8M+
Support Resolution
33%Flamingo
◄
MW WP Form0%
Last Updated
4 months agoFlamingo
►
MW WP Form1 week ago
First Released
2012Flamingo
MW WP Form2012
Age
14 yearsFlamingo
MW WP Form14 years
WP Requires
6.7+Flamingo
MW WP Form6.0+
PHP Requires
7.4+Flamingo
MW WP Form8.0+
Business Model
FreeFlamingo
MW WP FormFree
Latest Version
2.6.1Flamingo
MW WP Form5.1.1

Rating Breakdown

Flamingo

4.2/5(118 reviews)
5
62%
4
17%
3
8%
2
8%
1
6%

MW WP Form

4.1/5(23 reviews)
5
70%
4
9%
3
4%
2
0%
1
17%

Recent Reviews

Flamingo Reviews

by nolanrichardson

Works Really Well

Its a great addition to contact form 7 and much needed if you don’t have your email server setup yet.

by skylabb

Only works with PHP sendmail, not external SMTP

This plugin only works with contact forms using PHP mail. It doesn’t seem to work with an external SMTP mail server. I tested it out and there were no messages collected in DB. Also there’s no option

by allamehw

Great! (But has a minor bug)

This is a great tool, especially with its integration into the Contact Form 7 plugin. However, there’s a minor bug when exporting non-Latin characters, such as Persian. It seems the encoding is set to

MW WP Form Reviews

by theguysnews

Arbitrary File Move vulnerability in MW WP Form

WARNING – This plug-in has an Arbitrary File Move vulnerability in MW WP Form, a WordPress plugin with more than 200,000 active installations. This vulnerability makes it possible for unauthenticated

by seaj1one

You can’t delete the plugin

You can’t delete the plugin if you don’t want it.

by rei15

日本語の言語ファイルが消えています

プラグイン画面もエラーメッセージも英語になってしまい、新バージョンだと、もともとからあった日本語ファイルが消えてたそうですが、なぜ消えたのかわかりません。。 以下2つのファイル復活させる方法ないでしょうか？ /wp-content/language/plugins/mw-wp-form-ja.mo /wp-content/language/plugins/mw-wp-form-ja.po

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Flamingo or MW WP Form more popular?
Flamingo has 800K+ active installations while MW WP Form has 200K+. Flamingo is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Flamingo or MW WP Form?
Flamingo has a 4.2/5 rating from 118 reviews, while MW WP Form has a 4.1/5 rating from 23 reviews.
Are Flamingo and MW WP Form free?
Flamingo is free and MW WP Form is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Flamingo or MW WP Form?
As of April 2026, Flamingo has a 33% support resolution rate while MW WP Form has a 0% rate.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Flamingo was last updated 4 months ago and MW WP Form was last updated 1 week ago.

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