Helpful – Article Feedback Plugin
by DAEXT · Login & Users
Also makes 9 other plugins · 28.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Easily add a "Was it helpful?" survey on your blog or knowledge base pages with this article feedback plugin.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
600+
≈690 estimated
Momentum
+41%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “feedback”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
84 health vs 61 average across 2,203 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.2%
of downloads still active
At least 600 of 11.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,476 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Login & Users plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 8 reviews to 2025-06-11Reviewers 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 9 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.4★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.14★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
51
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
42%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
+0.9
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| article feedback your tag | #1 | #4 | 0 |
| helpful | #2 | #6 | 0 |
| article | #4 | #15 | up 1 |
| was this article helpful | #2 | #5 | 0 |
| wordpress article feedback | #3 | #12 | down 1 |
| was this helpful | #4 | #15 | 0 |
| feedback your tag | #14 | #18 | down 3 |
| article rating | #6 | #17 | 0 |
| user feedback your tag | #18 | #21 | down 4 |
| rating feedback | #14 | #16 | up 1 |
| post rating your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| rate post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
30 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 20 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
- One page off on “feedback”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “post rating” and “rate post” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
- Already on top for “helpful”. #2 without listing it. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 30 Jan 2023 · 1,371 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 741 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
9d ago
latest release · v1.16 · 22 Oct 2026
14
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 15 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 29 Jan 2023
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ proarab1.4y ago
من أجمل الإضافات التي استخدمتها في حياتي على ووردبريس
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Alex2.0y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ heredatedwp2.4y ago
Useful plugin to receive feedback!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jack2.7y 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!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ simoneromana3.0y ago
This plugin has lots of potential for sure. How it looks on desktop is nice, however, the mobile version needs some tweaking.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sbolt19693.3y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ antontkachev3.4y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tibipuiu3.5y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 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
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Easily add a "Was it helpful?" survey on your blog or knowledge base pages with this article feedback plugin."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use this", "ideal for").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Block editor.
- ✓ Headings and lists 23 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,679 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("post rating", "rate post", "user feedback" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-08-07 500+ → 600+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-08-05 600+ → 500+ down after 133 days in tier
- 2025-03-25 500+ → 600+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-03-23 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-03-22 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-03-21 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-03-19 500+ → 600+ up after 372 days in tier
- 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).
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RC Post Rating — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
UserFeedback – Create Interactive Feedback Form, User Surveys, and Polls in Seconds 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 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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