Volunteer Sign Up Sheets

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37 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 28 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

Directory rank vs rivals

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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 · 86% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 17 months ago and the previous band took 5.9 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 2K.

1. ★★★★★ vbengeult

   2.4y ago

   A solid plugin for organizing volunteer time slots. Lots of configurable features accomodate different scenarios: multi-day events, recurring events, etc. The add-ons for calendar display and automated emails are helpful and minimal cost. I especially appreciate the attention to detail in adding back-end testing from the admin screens. I had a question about an add-on and the developer was incredibly responsive.

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2. ★★★★★ weblinxdesign

   3.1y ago

   I have been using this plugin for over 10 years for a several of our church events and it is the best one I have found. I have looked for other programs, even the paid ones, and they don’t do what this program does. I was scared after not seeing an update for such a long time that I was going to have to settle for something else that is not as powerful as this one. This one meets all of our needs. I would give it 10 stars but only 5 are available. Easy to install and very flexible. I like how you can set up managers to just update the sign ups back end, very easy for them to use.

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3. ★★★★★ Bryce

   3.1y ago

   This plugin doesn’t work with the current WP or PHP version.

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4. ★★★★★ ecshiue

   4.5y ago

   Great for helping us manage sign-ups for volunteer events. Would be even more amazing if you could export/track volunteer hours by WP user!

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5. ★★★★★ Tom Combs

   4.8y ago

   I have been using this for lunch sign-ups for our Rotary Club for over a year. After trying out various other sign-up plug-ins, this is the one that did what we wanted, wasn’t overly complex and didn’t require moving up to the “premiere” edition to get the best features. Good documentation also.

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6. ★★★★★ silvioopt

   5.7y ago

   I’m using this plugin to manage swim lanes for a Masters Swim Team. Due to Covid, we had to find a way to figure out our lane assignments. I tried many other ways of doing this (other sign up plug ins, hotel booking plugins, calendars, etc.). I was pulling my hair out until I came across Volunteer Sign up sheets. I was pretty quickly able to setup a system that allowed swimmers to reserve lanes. This has saved our swim coach hours of organizing and communications back and forth with members. It’s not “absolutely perfect” because Stephen built it from another existing plugin, and also for his purposes for a PTA sign up sheet. But, it has many cool features and extras which are super useful. We use the reminders and the self-service aspect of being able to clear yourself from an assignment. This awesome plugin was easy to configure and intuitive to use. I’ll be supporting Stephen’s development efforts on this plug in other add-ons. EDIT: Our swim team made a feature request to Stephen to allow the sheets to be copied or rescheduled. Stephen added this feature within two days!! I can’t tell you what a great time savings this has been, since now we don’t have to clear and re-add everyone. Our volunteer coach is eternally grateful, as am I. Stephen, we really cannot express our gratitude for this plugin. The High Altitude Masters Swimmers of Santa Fe wish you the greatest success in all that you do!! This topic was modified 5 years, 3 months ago by silvioopt. Reason: Review for added Features

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7. ★★★★★ rhondajean

   5.9y ago

   I did a ton of research before deciding on this plugin to manage a system of signups on my website. This plugin did every single thing it was supposed to do with not one glitch. The free plugin works great, but the features offered with the paid version are well worth the investment. This topic was modified 5 years, 7 months ago by rhondajean.

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8. ★★★★★ paigehowarth

   6.0y ago

   This plugin is packed with useful features, making it incredibly versatile and customizable. As many other reviewers have noted, the developer is a great guy who is happy to assist as soon as he is able. In fact, a support request quickly led to him releasing a new version of the plugin to accommodate my quirky use case. The paid add-on plugins that augment the functionality are also terrific and a great value.

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The 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (5.5.9). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched Medium · 4.4 Volunteer Sign Up Sheets <= 5.5.4 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-site Scripting ↗
   2025-05-27 CVE-2025-3704 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.5.4 Patched in 5.5.5

Translated into 2 languages, 0 at 90% or more · development strings

Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-06-11 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2152 days in tier
2. 2019-07-21 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1353 days in tier
3. 2015-11-06 900+ → 1K+ up

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