Simple Vote Me
by Gon · Uncategorized
Integrate a simple voting plugin with smileys in your Wordpress!
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈15 estimated
Momentum
+140%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “good”, “poll” and “smileys” 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.
48 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 3.6K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,769 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3697 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.6.30; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.21★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3697 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| count vote your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| good your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| poll your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| smileys your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| vote your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “good”, “poll” and “smileys” 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.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 52 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,100 to #45,000, alongside the other plugins at 10+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
10.1y ago
latest release · v1.3.1 · 16 Sep 2016
7
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.4 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 1 May 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Netzialist9.1y ago
I was looking for a simple method to gather feedback from my readers. I didn’t expect them to write something (who has time for that?) I simply wanted them to click on something. All that star ratings stuff did not fit my needs because I wanted to provide some specific options such as “the post didn’t help me”, “the post sort of helped me” “the post was really helpful”. Simple Vote Me did the job very nicely. The default smiley images did not quite fit but the author made it very easy to replace them. I created some button style images with some text so I could communicate my questions/option for my readers. I’m happy! Thanks for the good work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Netzialist9.1y ago
I was looking for a simple method to gather feedback from my readers. I didn’t expect them to write something (who has time for that?) I simply wanted them to click on something. All that star ratings stuff did not fit my needs because I wanted to provide some specific options such as “the post didn’t help me”, “the post sort of helped me” “the post was really helpful”. Simple Vote Me did the job very nicely. The default smiley images did not quite fit but the author made it very easy to replace them. I created some button style images with some text so I could communicate my questions/option for my readers. I’m happy! Thanks for the good work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ faustao10.0y ago
I great little plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ iroller10.1y ago
Great plugin for our target audience of children. It was easy to change the icons to suit our needs. The support has also been very good.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ braulioss610.9y ago
Hi, Gonzalo… I’ve already installed this great plugin to one of my site: http://www.postalescristianas.net/ And I would like suggest you to add a little descripcion to each smile o mood. If you do so, for example I can use for a happy smile icon the following text (Happy, I like, I love it, etc…) With This function the plugin will be more interactive and alive! Sorry for my inglish, In from Dominican Republic. Thanks, and God bless you
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ TheDatRoyce11.6y ago
This plugin does exactly what it is designed to do. It requires no complex set-up.. 10/10!!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lolhospital11.6y ago
Great plugin. Does what it is meant to do, plus it is very customizable. Thank you Gonzalo!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Gon12.0y ago
Simple plugin that it does as promised
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.2
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Integrate a simple voting plugin with smileys in your Wordpress!"
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 655 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "count vote" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-06-25 20+ → 10+ down after 170 days in tier
- 2023-01-06 30+ → 20+ down after 94 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 50+ → 30+ 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).
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TotalPoll for Polls and Contests 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C -
Polls CP 400+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Easy Poll 60+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
CBX Poll 50+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Pollify – Feedback Polls, Anonymous Polls, Up/down Voting, NPS Surveys, Export data 50+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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