Onyx Poll
by andremacola · Uncategorized
Independent polls with a block, shortcode, widget, modal, images and dedicated database tables. No ACF required.
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Health
A 87/100
Few reviews
Active installs
60+
≈70 estimated
Momentum
+63%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “survey”, “voting” and “polls” for “poll plugin”, “wordpress poll” and “cronjob”. “survey” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “poll plugin” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “voting” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wordpress poll” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “polls” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #22. “cronjob” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 58 average across 25,751 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 60 of 6.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 21 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 20d
16%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 20d
+0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| onyx your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| poll your tag | #13 | #17 | 0 |
| wordpress poll | #11 | #18 | up 1 |
| poll plugin | #11 | #17 | 0 |
| polls your tag | #22 | #19 | down 2 |
| cronjob | #14 | #11 | — |
| poll widget | #10 | #20 | 0 |
| downgrade | #24 | #22 | down 1 |
| wp polls | #22 | #19 | down 1 |
| wordpress polls | #23 | #20 | 0 |
| survey your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| voting your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
23 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 13 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “survey”, “voting” and “polls” for “poll plugin”, “wordpress poll” and “cronjob”. “survey” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “poll plugin” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “voting” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wordpress poll” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “polls” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #22. “cronjob” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “poll”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 1 Nov 2024 · 730 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 337 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #19,100 to #20,000, alongside the other plugins at 60+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “60+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 70.
Install history since 15 Sep 2026
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.0.2). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 ACF Onyx Poll <= 1.1.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via class Parameter ↗2025-06-12 CVE-2025-5841 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.1.9 Patched in 1.2.0
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 0 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Independent polls with a block, shortcode, widget, modal, images and dedicated database tables. No ACF requ..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 13 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 13 of 13 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Block editor, ACF, REST API, Twitter.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,394 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "survey" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-26 70+ → 60+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2026-10-16 60+ → 70+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-10-13 70+ → 60+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Polls CP 400+ installs · 3.5★ · 4 shared tags B -
WM Voting – Simple Polls & Surveys 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags -
SocialPoll – Interactive polls — installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags -
WP-Polls 40K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
ePoll – Contest Poll Survey & Voting 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B -
Social Polls by Wedgies.com 50+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags D
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