Social Polls by Wedgies.com
by packagejson · Social
Wedgies are polls that you can embed in your WordPress site and templates.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 43/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
50+
≈58 estimated
Momentum
0%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “poll”, “polling” and “polls” 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.
43 health vs 58 average across 1,834 Social plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 50 of 15K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Social plugin keeps 0.5%, across 1,276 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Social 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 4.4.34, 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 3942 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.4.34; the current branch is 6.8
3.5★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.04★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3942 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| poll your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| polling your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| polls your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social poll your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| survey your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “poll”, “polling” and “polls” 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 79 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #20,100 to #21,200, alongside the other plugins at 50+ 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
10.8y ago
latest release · v1.4.7 · 15 Jan 2016
9
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 “50+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 56 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 60.
Install history since 6 Aug 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ fishingtips22338.6y ago
Poll is ok but I dont want to pay for extras, really. If Im going to pay, I need to get far more features.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ realmsman10.7y ago
It works great but you have to create an account and create your poll there then embed it on your site.Also after you install it there is no way to uninstall it other than ftp, it doesn’t show anywhere in your WordPress dashboard.They should tell you this up front that’s why it gets 3 stars.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cabby11.2y ago
I am looking for a free survey/poll app for a non-profit website that offers basics such as surveys, “other” options, and polls,along with the ability to export data. The basic plan for this app is too sparse for gathering the data we need.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ blankenho11.9y ago
I’ve been using Wedgies for one week until now, and all I can say is that it is amazing. It’s very simple to use, it looks beautiful on my website, and the guys from support are attentive and helpful. I recommend it for everyone who wants to add polls on their website.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ packagejson12.8y ago
Works just as described.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Chuck Reynolds12.8y ago
This is great – perfect embed w/ a shortcode. and wedgies are fun! Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
2 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 "Wedgies are polls that you can embed in your WordPress site and templates."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or 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 1,100 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("polling", "social poll", "survey" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-05 60+ → 50+ down after 29 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 50+ → 60+ up after 21 days in tier
- 2026-07-17 60+ → 50+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-07-15 50+ → 60+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-14 60+ → 50+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-07-11 50+ → 60+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2026-06-17 60+ → 50+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-06-14 50+ → 60+ up after 1 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 -
Onyx Poll 60+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
Sided 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Simply Polls 10+ installs · 3.3★ · 3 shared tags F - S Skysa Polls App 10+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags D
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