Idea Factory

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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.

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1. ★★★★★ phoyocontact

   8.7y ago

   I tried everything indicated here but it still does not work. This topic was modified 8 years, 6 months ago by phoyocontact.

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2. ★★★★★ bfeist

   9.9y ago

   The only thing I would like to be able to change, is for public voting to be optionally controlled via cookie instead of IP. I know this wouldn’t work for public stuff, but I’m using this within an intranet for internal suggestion box, and we all come from the same IP. This topic was modified 9 years, 9 months ago by bfeist. This topic was modified 9 years, 9 months ago by bfeist.

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3. ★★★★★ sergeantash

   10.0y ago

   I have been looking for an ‘Ideas’ plugin for a while, this one just looks perfect as its neat, tidy and compact BUT I am so frustrated that it doesn’t work with the latest WordPress 🙁 no matter what I try, I just can’t get the ideas to show on the front-end, it simply states “No ideas exist, why not create one”. Such a shame, if the author can revamp this plugin, I promise and commit to make a donation.

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4. ★★★★★ Dave Anthony

   10.1y ago

   This is really gonna help me get some feedback thanks guys!

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5. ★★★★★ eminozlem

   10.8y ago

   simple to the point

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6. ★★★★★ nickthegreek82

   10.9y ago

   Unfortunately it does not work with the lated WordPress version. It is a great idea, but it does not work. In my case, ideas are not shown in the frontend, even they exist in the backend and they are published. I tried for a couple of hours to debug the code, but I give up. It is a matter of minutes for the developer of the script to find the bug and fix it. For any other programmer it will take days to fix it. So, it does not worth the effort. Please, developers, take some time to fix this, as it is a great plugin.

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7. ★★★★★ SoursopTree

   11.1y ago

   This is what I am looking for my current project. Thanks so much!

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8. ★★★★★ atomicnicholas

   11.1y ago

   Beyond restoring faith in humanity, you’ve earned our undying respect and gratefulness for making this feature-packed solution available, and for free.

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

Translated into 7 languages, 2 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-06-29 200+ → 100+ down after 673 days in tier
2. 2024-08-25 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
3. 2024-08-24 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
4. 2024-08-23 300+ → 200+ down after 360 days in tier
5. 2023-08-29 400+ → 300+ down after 257 days in tier
6. 2022-12-15 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
7. 2022-12-14 400+ → 500+ up after 3 days in tier
8. 2022-12-11 500+ → 400+ 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).

• Blim Post Suggestion and Vote — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
• kk Star Ratings – Rate Post & Collect User Feedbacks 70K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
• Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtn 4K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• Polls CP 400+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags B
• W WP likes 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
• V Vote It Up 80+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags D

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Idea Factory: 100+ active installs, 4.4★ (12 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/idea-factory