Democracy Poll
by Timur Kamaev · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 19.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
WordPress polls plugin with multiple-choice, custom answers, cache compatibility, widgets, and shortcodes. Documentation
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Health
A 89/100
no flags
Active installs
6K+
≈6.9K estimated
Momentum
+113%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “review”, “survey” and “vote” for “multiple choice”, “wordpress poll” and “poll”. “review” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “multiple choice” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “survey” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wordpress poll” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “vote” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #12. “poll” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
89 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.7%
of downloads still active
At least 6K of 220.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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.
This plugin shipped 6 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
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 28 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 86 reviews, smoothed to 4.42★
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.
42
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
28%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| democracy your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| poll plugin | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| multiple choice | #5 | #5 | up 1 |
| poll | #6 | #7 | 0 |
| wordpress polls | #7 | #8 | 0 |
| wordpress poll | #5 | #7 | 0 |
| polls your tag | #9 | #9 | 0 |
| vote your tag | #12 | #13 | up 1 |
| div | #7 | #7 | 0 |
| easy polls | #5 | #5 | — |
| votes | #11 | #12 | down 1 |
| voting | #11 | #10 | down 1 |
| wp polls | #7 | #8 | 0 |
| post vote | #14 | #14 | 0 |
| changelog | #14 | #14 | down 1 |
| wordpress vote | #22 | #19 | up 1 |
| vote it up | #16 | #15 | 0 |
| multiple choice question | #23 | #23 | 0 |
| multiple choice questions | #23 | #23 | 0 |
| review your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| survey your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
45 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 19 listed. 26 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 “review”, “survey” and “vote” for “multiple choice”, “wordpress poll” and “poll”. “review” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “multiple choice” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “survey” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wordpress poll” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “vote” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #12. “poll” sits at #6 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 “vote”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 11.1K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
6
releases in the last 12 months
28d ago
latest release · v6.5.1 · 3 Oct 2026
40
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 “6K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 7K.
Install history since 14 Feb 2017
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 6.5.0 NEW: Added an option allowing different guest browsers to vote from the same IP address. Repeat votes are identified by a lightweight browser fingerprint when enabled. IMP: Vote logs are now always recorded and are the s 6.5.0
- — Version 6.4.0 NEW: Added a global setting to sort order for answers on the results screen. FIX: Shortcode [democracy id=last] for last poll did not work correctly in some cases. See request FIX: Users with plugin access roles could no 6.4.0
- — Version 6.3.1 FIX: Restored the Text Customization settings page after a previous refactor. CHG: Switched the IP information provider to ipwho.is. IMP: IP information in the logs table now loads through Admin AJAX. Requests are queued 6.3.1
- — Version 6.3.0 Vote cancellation now requires server-side logs; revoting is disabled when logging is disabled. Fixed CVE-2024-33920 , reported by Patchstack/WPScan (Missing Authorization / Broken Access Control): Public delVoted could 6.3.0
- — Version 6.2.0 CHG: Completely removed the jQuery dependency from the front end. IMP: Improved the vote and revote height animations. IMP: Modernized styles and added CSS variables. IMP: The “Max height” and “Line height” options now s 6.2.0
- — Version 6.1.2 UPD: Tested up to WP 7.0. 6.1.2
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (6.5.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2017-02-22 CVE-2017-18520 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 5.4 Patched in 5.4
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 13 languages, 4 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 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "WordPress polls plugin with multiple-choice, custom answers, cache compatibility, widgets, and shortcodes...."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("designed for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,678 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "review", "survey" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-08 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-07 6K+ → 7K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-06 7K+ → 6K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-04 6K+ → 7K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-03 7K+ → 6K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-01 6K+ → 7K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-09-27 7K+ → 6K+ down after 286 days in tier
- 2025-12-15 8K+ → 7K+ down 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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WP-Polls 40K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
Polls CP 400+ installs · 3.5★ · 3 shared tags B -
Poll And Survey plugin 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D -
Crowdsignal Dashboard – Polls, Surveys & more 200K+ installs · 3.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Poll Maker by AYS – Versus Polls, Anonymous Polls, Image Polls 6K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Questionnaire 70+ installs · 3.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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