WP-Polls

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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. 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.

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1. ★★★★★ joel05

   11mo ago

   This plugin is perfect. Thank you so much to the creators. The only thing that I miss is being able to make anonymous polls, so I would like to be able to activate an option in the poll for anonymous polls, in which the logs show all the votes together, without indicating what option each person has voted for.

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2. ★★★★★ Zeljko Jagust

   2.3y ago

   For the ones who know something about HTML and CSS syntax, this plugin is perfect! It does exactly what is needed regarding polls, while the looks can be fully customized. IMHO, a brilliant piece of work!

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3. ★★★★★ Dani

   3.3y ago

   Hi there, I’ve been using this plugin and loved it for its simplicity alongside with the ability to customize the look and feel. Somehow, at some point, the admin interface changed and I am now able to see the answers of all users. Before, I was only able to see how many users voted for each answer, not who. This is a major problem for me. Is there any way to hide the usernames from the answers given? I need to see which users voted, but not what answer they gave. The answers should only be seen as a total for each option. Thanks

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4. ★★★★★ expirator

   3.8y ago

   Love the feature set, easy to use, great to work with, but it fails with my cache setup (standard Cloudflare) setup. Have to remove it a site and move to another solution, sadly this was after my install, setting up on my custom post types, etc. Would love to see it updated in the future.

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5. ★★★★★ redima

   4.1y ago

   Excellent, easy going plugin. Thank you.

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6. ★★★★★ astrodates

   4.4y ago

   You can have unlimited answers, but only one question?

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7. ★★★★★ humpydumpy

   4.5y ago

   Love the simplicity and ease of use. Thank you so much

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8. ★★★★★ Karesansui

   4.9y ago

   Would even be nicer to copy answers to create a new one.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.77.3 FIXED: XSS In poll-logs.php. 2.77.3
2. — Version 2.77.2 FIXED: Read from default REMOTE_ADDR unless specified in options 2.77.2
3. — Version 2.77.1 FIXED: Support mutex lock for multi-site. Props @yrkmann. 2.77.1
4. — Version 2.77.0 NEW: Use mutex lock to prevent race condition. 2.77.0
5. — Version 2.76.0 NEW: Supports specifying which header to read the user’s IP from. Props Marc Montpas. 2.76.0
6. — Version 2.75.6 NEW: New filter for template variables: wp_polls_template_votebody_variables, wp_polls_template_votefooter, wp_polls_template_resultheader_variables, wp_polls_template_resultbody_variables, wp_polls_template_resultfooter 2.75.6

7 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.4 WP-Polls <= 2.77.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2026-07-22 CVE-2025-68081 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.77.3 Patched in 3.0.0
2. Medium · 5.4 WP-Polls <= 2.77.2 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection to Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-01-21 CVE-2024-13426 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects <= 2.77.2 Patched in 2.77.3
3. Medium · 6.5 WP-Polls <= 2.75.6 - IP Validation Bypass ↗
   2022-10-31 CVE-2022-1581 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affects <= 2.75.6 Patched in 2.76.0
4. Medium · 4.3 WP-Polls <= 2.76.0 - Race Condition ↗
   2022-10-05 CVE-2022-40130 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') Affects <= 2.76.0 Patched in 2.77.0
5. Critical · 9.8 WP-Polls <= 2.71 - SQL Injection ↗
   2019-08-26 CVE-2015-9352 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects <= 2.71 Patched in 2.72
6. Medium · 6.1 WP-Polls <= 2.73 - Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2016-07-29 CVE-2016-10936 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.73 Patched in 2.73.1
7. High · 7.2 WP-Polls <= 2.70 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2015-08-14 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.70 Patched in 2.71

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.1

Translated into 75 languages, 2 at 90% or more

Plus 51 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-03-08 50K+ → 40K+ down after 2 days in tier
2. 2026-03-06 40K+ → 50K+ up after 6 days in tier
3. 2026-02-28 50K+ → 40K+ down after 488 days in tier
4. 2024-10-28 60K+ → 50K+ down after 385 days in tier
5. 2023-10-09 70K+ → 60K+ down after 313 days in tier
6. 2022-11-30 80K+ → 70K+ 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).

• Polls CP 400+ installs · 3.5★ · 4 shared tags B
• Democracy Poll 7K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A
• Social Polls by Wedgies.com 60+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags D
• Pollify – Feedback Polls, Anonymous Polls, Up/down Voting, NPS Surveys, Export data 60+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B
• CBX Poll 50+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B
• Poll And Survey plugin 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D

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WP-Polls: 40K+ active installs, 4.2★ (136 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-polls