Helpful – Article Feedback Plugin

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 68% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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Reviewers are broadly happy, calling it simple and effective for gathering reader feedback, with a few asking for easier styling, clearer stats, and better mobile display.

1. ★★★★★ proarab

   1.2y ago

   من أجمل الإضافات التي استخدمتها في حياتي على ووردبريس

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2. ★★★★★ Alex

   1.8y ago

   Love this plugin, but none of the font or color changes seem to be taking effect. Update – I was able to get CSS (font and color) to work by targeting the elements in the Customizer > Additional CSS. This topic was modified 1 year, 8 months ago by Alex.

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3. ★★★★★ heredatedwp

   2.2y ago

   Useful plugin to receive feedback!

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4. ★★★★★ Jack

   2.5y ago

   Not bad. A few small changes would make this a killer plugin: You have to click the Generate button to see the latest stats – why? This stumped me for a while and is unintuitive. If updating the stats every page load is too costly for performance, it could update on a timer/cron. Simplify the plugin options. Some options are quite confusing. Many people will choose to customise with CSS… so all the colour, font and spacing fields can be optional. Theming should be more like Gravity Forms. Allow the Helpful item in the editor sidebar to be hidden. We insert Helpful via a shortcode in the template, so the sidebar does nothing. Despite these grievances I’m very grateful for the hard work that goes into making and supporting a plugin. Thanks for your efforts!

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5. ★★★★★ simoneromana

   2.9y ago

   This plugin has lots of potential for sure. How it looks on desktop is nice, however, the mobile version needs some tweaking.

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6. ★★★★★ sbolt1969

   3.1y ago

   Had an initial issue when installing the plugin (database tables were not created), but uninstalling and reinstalling fixed it. Good plug in, and good response from the creators when I hit an issue.

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7. ★★★★★ antontkachev

   3.3y ago

   It works. I liked the detailed customization options and the admin side where you can view all the reviews. Glad I found this plugin.

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8. ★★★★★ tibipuiu

   3.3y ago

   A simple yet effective plugin for gathering reader feedback. Particularly good for niche sites in the wake of Google’s new helpful content update.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 2 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-08-07 500+ → 600+ up after 2 days in tier
2. 2025-08-05 600+ → 500+ down after 133 days in tier
3. 2025-03-25 500+ → 600+ up after 2 days in tier
4. 2025-03-23 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
5. 2025-03-22 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2025-03-21 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
7. 2025-03-19 500+ → 600+ up after 372 days in tier
8. 2024-03-12 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier

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).

• RC Post Rating — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B
• UserFeedback – Create Interactive Feedback Form, User Surveys, and Polls in Seconds 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• kk Star Ratings – Rate Post & Collect User Feedbacks 70K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
• Rate My Post – Star Rating Plugin by FeedbackWP 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• FeedFocal 2K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags C
• Feedback Button – Jotform 600+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B

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Helpful – Article Feedback Plugin: 600+ active installs, 4.4★ (8 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-28. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/daext-helpful