EC Stars Rating

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

1. ★★★★★ WP-er

   8.3y ago

   Best star rating plugin if your main goal is to get star ratings on SERPS without increasing your page load time much. VERY light weight and also flexible since you can either apply it globally or use it’s short code to put ratings only on the pages you want! *Only downside at the time of this review is, the plug isn’t up to date, but the author says he will try to update it soon!

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2. ★★★★★ CaroloOo

   10.5y ago

   Perfect plugin, very fast and elegant. Después de probar 15 o 20 plugins de votos me quedo con este, funciona muy bien, es rápido, sencillo y elegante.

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3. ★★★★★ jjscap

   11.7y ago

   Been using this rock solid plugin for some time and it works like a charm. Real fast and easy to configure. Google still won’t show it on SERPs though.

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4. ★★★★★ Euritos

   12.1y ago

   When i click to vote the plugin do nothing

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5. ★★★★★ senorthemes

   12.3y ago

   Basically, the title says it all. It was easy to install and configure. No problems.

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6. ★★★★★ javies

   12.6y ago

   Sencillo y eficaz, es el mejor plugin para votos. Simple and effective

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7. ★★★★★ nomi00001

   12.7y ago

   its shows up and very light but when i click on rate its do nothing

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8. ★★★★★ Tim W

   12.9y ago

   This plugin does exactly what it’s supposed to do quickly and easily. I do think it could use a few more options (as peerlending_co pointed out)), but all in all it’s a great plugin.

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1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, 1 still affects the current version.

1. Medium · 4.4 EC Stars Rating <= 1.0.11 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-06-27 CVE-2025-53296 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.0.11 No patch available

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-05-09 400+ → 300+ down after 345 days in tier
2. 2025-05-29 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
3. 2025-05-28 400+ → 500+ up after 3 days in tier
4. 2025-05-25 500+ → 400+ down after 498 days in tier
5. 2024-01-13 600+ → 500+ down after 320 days in tier
6. 2023-02-27 700+ → 600+ 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).

• GD Rating System 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
• Stars Rating 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B
• Rating by BestWebSoft 400+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C
• Rating Widget: Post Rating, 5 Star Rating, Reviews, Thumbs Up & Down, Reaction 400+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C
• A Author Post Ratings 100+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
• WidgetPack Review System 70+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D

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EC Stars Rating: 300+ active installs, 4.2★ (16 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-30. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/ec-stars-rating