AI Summary
You want your audience to weigh in on something, maybe which product to launch next, which speaker to book, or just which office snack deserves a restock. The simplest way to collect those opinions on a WordPress site is with a voting plugin.
The problem is that “voting plugin” covers a huge range, from one-question polls that take 30 seconds to set up, to full survey platforms with scoring, conditional logic, and visual reporting. Picking the wrong one means you either get a tool that’s too simple to do anything useful, or one so complex you never finish configuring it.
We tested twelve of the most popular WordPress voting plugins and compared them on ease of setup, poll types, results display, duplicate-vote prevention, integrations, and pricing. Some are built for casual engagement polls on a blog post, and some are built for contests where the vote count actually picks a winner. Here’s a quick look at how they stack up, followed by a detailed review of each one.
| Plugin | Best For | Free Version | Pricing |
|---|---|---|---|
| WPForms | Versatile polls and surveys with visual reporting | Yes (Lite) | Pro $199.50/yr |
| RafflePress | Polls as a giveaway entry action | Yes | Pro from $99.50/yr |
| UserFeedback | Popup polls that appear while people browse | Yes (Lite) | From $49.50/yr |
| Formidable Forms | Complex surveys with quizzes and calculations | Yes | Business $199.50/yr |
| YOP Poll | Scheduled polls with free anti-cheat controls | Yes | Pro upgrade available |
| WP-Polls | Simple, free, lightweight polls | Yes | Free |
| Poll Maker by AYS | Star ratings and like/dislike voting | Yes | Pro from $39/yr |
| Crowdsignal | Poll and vote blocks in the block editor | Yes (2,500 signals) | Premium $180/yr |
| ePoll | Contest voting with serious fraud prevention | Yes | From $89/yr or $149 one-time |
| Democracy Poll | Free polls where voters add their own answers | Yes | Free |
| Opinion Stage | Quizzes, trivia, and personality tests | Yes (25 responses/mo) | From $300/yr |
| TotalPoll | Multimedia poll choices (images, video, audio) | Yes (Lite) | Not currently published |
Best WordPress Voting Plugins (2026)
How We Picked These WordPress Voting Plugins
A WordPress voting plugin lets your visitors choose between options and then shows them the running results, either as a quick one-question poll or as a full survey with scoring and charts. Some are made for casual engagement on a blog post. Others are made for contests, where the vote count decides a winner and people have a real reason to cheat.
That difference matters more than most roundups admit, so here’s what we scored every plugin on.
- Ease of setup: How long it takes to get a working poll on a live page, counted from activation
- Poll types: Single choice, multiple choice, star ratings, like/dislike, image choices, and quizzes
- Results display: What voters see after they vote, and what you see on the backend
- Duplicate-vote prevention: Which blocking methods are available, and whether they’re in the free version
- Integrations: Email marketing, spreadsheets, and analytics connections
- Pricing: What you actually pay, and what’s genuinely free versus free-with-an-asterisk
We also pulled every plugin’s current version, last update date, active install count, and user rating from WordPress.org while writing this, because a plugin that hasn’t shipped an update in a year is a security problem no feature list makes up for. Where those numbers changed the ranking, we’ve said so in the entry.
One more thing worth doing before you install anything. Spend five minutes asking the right poll question, because the best plugin in the world can’t save a vague one.
1. WPForms
WPForms tops this list because it gives you full control over how your polls look, function, and report results. You can build a poll from scratch or start with a ready-made poll form template, and the drag-and-drop builder makes customization fast.
What sets WPForms apart from dedicated poll plugins is the depth. You get 2,100+ form templates that cover far more than voting, plus advanced fields like star ratings, Likert scales, and Net Promoter Score for more sophisticated survey forms. And the image choices toggle turns a standard multiple-choice poll into something more visual and interactive with a single click.
The reporting is where WPForms really pulls ahead. As soon as a visitor votes, poll results appear on the frontend automatically. On the backend, the Surveys and Polls addon generates visual charts you can switch between with one click, and you can export everything as PDF or JPG.
You can also schedule polls to start and end on set dates, add conditional logic to personalize questions based on previous answers, and embed your poll anywhere using the WPForms block. No shortcodes needed.
Key Features
- Real-time results: Poll results display immediately on the frontend after voting
- Visual reporting: Backend charts for survey and poll analysis with one-click chart type switching
- Image choices: Turn any multiple-choice field into a visual poll with images
- Scheduling: Set automatic start and end dates for polls
- Conditional logic: Show different questions based on previous answers
Pricing
WPForms Pro starts at $199.50/year. The Surveys and Polls feature requires Pro or higher.
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2. RafflePress
RafflePress is a contest and giveaway plugin first, but its Polls and Surveys action makes it a surprisingly effective voting tool. The angle is unique: visitors answer a poll question as one of several entry actions in a giveaway, which means you are incentivizing participation instead of hoping people vote on their own.
The setup is quick. You add “Polls and Surveys” as an entry action in your giveaway, type your question and answer choices, and publish. We had a test poll live inside a giveaway in under five minutes.
RafflePress does not have the advanced polling options you get with WPForms (no Likert scales, no survey reporting, no conditional logic). But if your goal is to run a giveaway and collect poll data at the same time, it is the only plugin on this list that ties voting directly to contest engagement. Check out our detailed RafflePress review for more.
Key Features
- Giveaway-driven polls: Polls as an entry action that incentivizes participation
- Drag-and-drop builder: Visual giveaway builder with poll integration
- Voting reports: Interactive results view for poll responses
- Social sharing: Built-in sharing actions that amplify your giveaway reach
- WordPress native: Runs entirely inside your WordPress dashboard
Pricing
RafflePress has a free version for basic giveaways. Polls require Pro, starting at $99.50/year.
3. UserFeedback
Every other plugin on this list waits for people to scroll to your poll. UserFeedback goes the other way and floats the poll in a small widget while visitors are reading, which is why it collects answers from people who would never have made it to the bottom of the page.
That single design choice makes it the best pick on this list for anyone who wants opinions from regular readers rather than from the small group willing to hunt for a poll. You can target the widget by page, so a question about your pricing page only shows up on your pricing page.
The free version covers more than you’d expect. You get unlimited surveys with unlimited questions and unlimited responses, plus text boxes, radio buttons, checkboxes, and star ratings. Results land in your WordPress dashboard in real time.
It’s the newest name on this list, but it isn’t a small one. UserFeedback has around 200,000 active installs and a 4.8-star rating from more than 300 reviews, which puts it ahead of every dedicated poll plugin here on both counts.
Where it gives ground is depth. There’s no conditional survey branching in the free build, and the reporting is lighter than what you get from a full form builder. Advanced targeting, Google Sheets, and AI summaries all sit behind the paid plans.
Key Features
- Popup widget delivery: Polls float on the page instead of waiting to be scrolled to
- Page-level targeting: Show different questions on different parts of your site
- Unlimited responses: No monthly response cap, even on the free version
- Real-time dashboard: Results appear in WordPress as votes come in
- Question variety: Text, radio buttons, checkboxes, and star ratings in the free build
Pricing
UserFeedback Lite is free on WordPress.org. Paid plans start at $49.50/year for Plus, $99.50/year for Pro, and $149.50/year for Elite. Those are introductory prices and they renew at full rate.
4. Formidable Forms
Formidable Forms is a form builder that leans toward the advanced end. It supports polls across checkboxes, radio buttons, dropdowns, and advanced fields like Likert scales and NPS, and it includes a quiz maker if you want to turn your polls into scored assessments.
The customization options are solid. Formidable has a built-in form styler, supports images on form fields without custom CSS, and generates visual graphs for poll and survey results.
If you need complex form logic, calculations, or data-heavy surveys beyond basic voting, Formidable Forms can handle it. But it is more complex to set up than WPForms, and the learning curve is steeper for users who just want a simple poll.
Key Features
- Advanced fields: Likert Scale, NPS, checkboxes, radio buttons, and dropdowns for polls
- Quiz maker: Turn polls into scored quizzes for engagement
- Form styler: Built-in visual customization without CSS
- Visual reports: Charts and graphs for poll and survey results
- Conditional logic: Personalize survey paths based on answers
Pricing
Formidable Forms Business plan starts at $199.50/year.
5. YOP Poll
YOP Poll spent years as the slightly clunky option that people put up with because the feature list was good, and then version 7 threw all of that out. The whole plugin was rebuilt on React and a REST API, so the admin no longer reloads the page every time you touch a setting.
So if you tried YOP Poll a while back and bounced off the interface, the thing you bounced off no longer exists (the screenshot above is from the old build).
What earns it a spot this high is the free version. You get unlimited simultaneous polls, poll scheduling with start and end dates, single and multiple choice questions, custom voter fields, and vote logs you can export. Most plugins charge for at least half of that.
The anti-cheat controls are the real surprise. YOP Poll blocks repeat votes by cookie, IP address, or username, and it supports built-in CAPTCHA plus reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, and Cloudflare Turnstile. No other free plugin on this list gives you that range.
Its weak spot is reporting. You get vote logs and exports rather than the visual charts a form builder produces, so you’ll be doing your own analysis in a spreadsheet.
Key Features
- Rebuilt in version 7: React-based admin with no full-page reloads
- Poll scheduling: Automated start and end dates for polls
- Free vote blocking: Restrict repeat votes by cookie, IP, or username
- CAPTCHA support: Built-in, reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, and Cloudflare Turnstile
- Vote logs: Full voting history with export
Pricing
YOP Poll is free on WordPress.org, and everything listed above is in the free version. There’s a Pro upgrade, but the plugin’s site doesn’t currently publish its pricing, so check with the developer before you plan around it.
6. WP-Polls
WP-Polls is the lightweight option. You create a question, add answer choices, set whether users can pick one or multiple options, and embed the poll using a widget or shortcode. That is basically it, and for many sites, that is all you need.
The plugin has pre-made templates you can customize, and if you know CSS, you can adjust the styling further. Poll results display immediately after someone votes, and you can add polls to pages, posts, and widget areas.
At roughly 40,000 active installs it’s the most widely used dedicated poll plugin here, and it still ships updates, which is not something you can say about every long-running free plugin.
WP-Polls is not going to generate visual reports, support conditional logic, or integrate with your CRM. But it is free, simple, and does exactly what it says on the tin.
Key Features
- Lightweight setup: Create and embed polls in minutes
- Multiple answer support: Single or multi-select voting options
- Widget and shortcode: Place polls on pages, posts, and sidebars
- Instant results: Results shown immediately after voting
- CSS customizable: Style the poll appearance with custom CSS
Pricing
Free.
7. Poll Maker by AYS
Most plugins here assume a poll means picking one option from a list. Poll Maker by AYS also does star ratings and like/dislike voting, which fits the kind of quick reaction you’d want at the bottom of a blog post rather than a formal question.
The free version covers three poll types. Choosing gives you a standard multiple-choice poll with as many options as you want, Rating uses stars or emojis, and Voting is the simple like/dislike reaction.
Repeat-vote blocking is included free, and the controls are more granular than most. You set a maximum number of attempts per user and pick how a user is identified, by IP address, by WordPress user ID, by cookie, or by cookie and IP together.
Be careful reading the plugin’s feature list, though, because it mixes free and paid features in one place. Versus polls, image polls, anonymous polls, results charts, and CSV export are all Pro. The free build has no charts at all.
Key Features
- Three free poll types: Multiple choice, star or emoji ratings, and like/dislike voting
- Granular vote blocking: Limit attempts by IP, WordPress user ID, cookie, or cookie plus IP
- Emoji ratings: Reaction-style voting that suits blog posts
- Unlimited options: No cap on answer choices in the free version
- Integrations in Pro: Mailchimp, Zapier, and Google Sheets
Pricing
The free version is on WordPress.org. Pro is $39/year, discounted from a $75 list price.
8. Crowdsignal
Crowdsignal comes from the team behind WordPress.com, and it’s a poll, survey, quiz, and feedback platform with 14 built-in question types. You get multiple choice, free text, Likert scales, and more, plus the ability to export results in Excel, PDF, CSV, Google Docs, or XML.
The part that trips people up is that Crowdsignal ships two different WordPress plugins, and picking the wrong one is an easy mistake to make.
Crowdsignal Forms is the one to install. It adds native blocks to the block editor, so you drop a Poll or Vote block straight into a post and the results bar updates in place. Around 200,000 sites run it.
Crowdsignal Dashboard is the older plugin, previously called Polldaddy. It also has around 200,000 installs, but its rating sits near 2.7 stars, and it exists mainly to connect your site to the Crowdsignal web dashboard. Install it only if you specifically need that connection.
Setup on the Forms plugin is easy, and you can apply custom themes and CSS to match your brand. Real-time results keep voters engaged, and the question type variety makes it flexible enough for polls, customer satisfaction surveys, and quick feedback forms.
Key Features
- Native block editor support: Poll and Vote blocks you insert like any other block
- 14 question types: Multiple choice, free text, Likert scales, ratings, and more
- Export options: Download results as Excel, PDF, CSV, Google Docs, or XML
- Custom themes: Apply brand colors and fonts with CSS
- Real-time results: Live result display as votes come in
Pricing
The free plan covers unlimited polls and surveys but caps you at 2,500 signals with Crowdsignal branding. Premium is $180/year billed annually, and Business is $540/year.
9. ePoll
You may know this one as WP Poll Maker. It’s now called ePoll, and the rename reflects a real shift in what it’s for, because the plugin has moved toward contest and competition voting.
That’s where it earns its place. If you’re running a photo contest or an awards vote where a prize is on the line, ePoll has the most serious fraud prevention on this list. It identifies voters by browser fingerprint, cookies, IP address, and VPN or proxy detection, and it can require a mobile or email one-time passcode before a vote counts.
Nothing else here comes close, because every other plugin’s protection stops at cookies, IP, or a logged-in account, all of which someone determined to stuff a ballot can get around.
The free version still handles the basics, including popup and lightbox poll display, List and Grid layouts, image choices, and shortcode embedding.
Two things to weigh. It’s a small plugin at roughly 1,000 active installs with a 3.9-star rating, so it doesn’t have the track record of the bigger names here. And Pro is expensive, at $89 to $399 per year depending on site count, or $149 to $599 as a one-time purchase.
Key Features
- Fingerprint and VPN detection: Identifies voters beyond cookies and IP address
- OTP verification: Require a mobile or email passcode before a vote counts
- Popup and lightbox display: Show polls in modal overlays
- List and Grid layouts: Two display styles for poll choices
- Image polls: Add images to poll answer options
Pricing
The free version is on WordPress.org. Pro runs $89/year for 3 sites, $149/year for 5 sites, and $399/year for the top annual tier. One-time licenses start at $149 for a single site and go up to $599.
10. Democracy Poll
Democracy Poll is a free WordPress voting plugin that does one thing no other plugin on this list does well. If a voter doesn’t like any of your answer choices, they can add their own, and it becomes an option everyone else can vote for.
That turns a poll into something closer to a suggestion box. It’s genuinely useful when you don’t know the full range of answers ahead of time, like asking readers what they want you to cover next.
You also get single and multiple answer polls, end dates, and the ability to block unregistered users from voting. Styling is handled through CSS.
One correction, since we got this wrong in an earlier version of this article. Democracy Poll is actively maintained. It’s on version 6.5, shipped an update in July 2026, tests against current WordPress, and holds a 4.6-star rating across roughly 7,000 installs, which is the highest rating of any free plugin here.
The catch is scope. There’s no visual reporting, no integrations, and the developer’s documentation is largely in Russian, so support takes more effort than it does with the bigger plugins.
Key Features
- User-submitted answers: Let visitors add their own poll options for others to vote on
- Single and multi-answer polls: Both voting styles supported
- Voting restrictions: Block unregistered users from voting
- End dates: Set automatic poll expiration
- CSS customization: Adjust poll styling to match your site
Pricing
Free.
11. Opinion Stage
Opinion Stage is a poll, survey, and quiz maker with a focus on interactive, visual content. You can add images and videos to polls, build personality tests and trivia quizzes, and use templates to get started quickly. The analytics dashboard provides detailed result data with CSV/XLS export.
The catch is the pricing. The free version caps you at 25 responses per month, which most sites will burn through in a day. Paid plans start at $300/year, making this one of the most expensive options on the list by a wide margin.
If quizzes are the actual reason you’re here rather than voting, it’s worth comparing this against dedicated quiz plugins before you commit to that price.
Key Features
- Quiz and trivia support: Personality tests, scored quizzes, and trivia alongside polls
- Visual content: Add images and videos to polls and quizzes
- Templates: Pre-built poll and quiz templates for quick setup
- Analytics dashboard: Detailed results with CSV/XLS export
- Custom CSS: Change theme, fonts, and sizing
Pricing
The free version allows up to 25 responses per month. Pro is $300/year billed annually, and Business is $948/year.
12. TotalPoll
TotalPoll is the only plugin here that lets you build a poll where the choices themselves are videos or audio clips, not just text and images. For something like a music contest or a video award, that’s a genuine differentiator.
It also has solid voting restriction and result visibility controls. You can decide who sees poll results, set voting limits, and control access.
The interface has always been the trade-off. The options for adding questions and choices are all on one screen, and it takes a few minutes to figure out where everything lives.
The bigger concern now is maintenance. TotalPoll hasn’t shipped an update since September 2025, it only tests against WordPress 6.8, and the totalpoll.com domain no longer resolves. The plugin has moved under the TotalSuite umbrella, but Pro pricing isn’t published at any working address we could find, and it sits at roughly 1,000 active installs.
That’s why it’s dropped from fourth place in our last update to the bottom of this list. It isn’t broken, and it may well be fine on your site. But an untested plugin with no reachable vendor page is a risk you should take on purpose rather than by accident.
Key Features
- Multimedia choices: Support for text, images, video, and audio poll options
- Voting restrictions: Control who can vote and how many times
- Result visibility: Choose when and how poll results are displayed
- Shortcode embedding: Place polls anywhere using shortcodes
- Customizable design: Multiple layout and styling options
Pricing
TotalPoll Lite is free on WordPress.org and covers basic text polls. Pro pricing is no longer published at a working address, so treat it as unavailable until the developer says otherwise.
How to Stop Fake and Duplicate Votes
Most roundups skip this part, which is strange, because it’s the question people actually ask once their poll goes live and one option mysteriously gains 400 votes overnight.
Every plugin here blocks repeat votes somehow. The methods are not equally good, and the right one depends entirely on whether anything is at stake.
Cookie blocking drops a cookie in the voter’s browser after they vote. It’s the default nearly everywhere because it never blocks a legitimate voter. It also stops almost nobody, since clearing cookies or opening a private window resets it.
IP blocking is harder to get around, but it creates a real problem. Offices, schools, and mobile carriers put hundreds of people behind one IP address, so blocking by IP means the first person to vote from a shared network locks out everyone behind them.
Requiring a logged-in account is the strongest of the simple options and the most costly, because asking someone to register before they can answer a one-question poll will kill most of your responses.
Fingerprinting and one-time passcodes are what you need when a prize is involved. Browser fingerprinting identifies a device across cookie clears, VPN detection catches the obvious workaround, and an emailed or texted passcode ties a vote to something the voter can’t cheaply duplicate. On this list, only ePoll offers all of it.
For a casual engagement poll, cookie blocking is fine and anything stricter costs you more responses than it saves. For a contest with a prize, cookie blocking is meaningless and you should assume it will be defeated within a day.
If you’re running a real competition, it’s worth setting it up as a proper contest entry form rather than a bare poll, because collecting an email address gives you something to verify against. Many of the same spam-blocking techniques that protect a contact form work just as well on a vote.
FAQs About WordPress Voting Plugins
WordPress voting plugins cover a lot of ground, from simple polls to full survey platforms. Here are the questions that come up most often.
What is the difference between a poll plugin and a voting plugin?
In practice, nothing. Both terms describe a plugin that shows visitors a question, collects their choice, and displays the results. “Poll plugin” tends to describe the simpler tools that handle one question at a time, while “voting plugin” is used more often for contests and competitions where the vote count picks a winner. Most of the plugins on this list are marketed as both.
How do I stop people from voting more than once?
Pick your blocking method based on what’s at stake. Cookie blocking is the default and works fine for casual polls, but clearing cookies defeats it. IP blocking is stronger but locks out everyone sharing an office or school network. For contests with a prize, you need browser fingerprinting or a one-time passcode sent by email or text, which on this list means ePoll. YOP Poll and Poll Maker by AYS both offer cookie and IP blocking free.
What are the benefits of using a voting plugin for WordPress?
Voting plugins give your visitors a way to participate beyond reading and commenting. Polls increase engagement (people enjoy sharing their opinion), collect targeted feedback on products or content, and give you data to make decisions based on what your audience actually wants rather than guesswork.
How do I create a successful poll on my WordPress site?
Target a relevant audience and ask a specific question they care about. A poll on a sports goods site about music equipment will not get traction. If engagement is low, consider incentivizing votes through a giveaway (RafflePress handles this), promoting the poll on social media, or making choices visual with images using a plugin like WPForms.
How do I track and analyze voting data?
The easiest path is a plugin with built-in visual reporting. WPForms generates charts on your WordPress backend with the Surveys and Polls addon, and you can export results as PDF or JPG. For simpler plugins like WP-Polls, results display on the frontend but backend reporting is limited to basic counts.
Can I create a free voting poll in WordPress?
Yes. WP-Polls, YOP Poll, Poll Maker by AYS, Democracy Poll, UserFeedback Lite, and TotalPoll Lite all offer free polling functionality. The free versions typically handle basic single-question polls. Features like visual reporting, conditional logic, and scheduling usually require a paid upgrade. You can also learn about different types of surveys to figure out which format fits your goals.
Next, Build Your First WordPress Poll
Now that you have a voting plugin picked out, follow our step-by-step guide to create a poll in WordPress and start collecting votes today.
You might also find these useful:
- Best Giveaway Plugins for pairing contests with your polls
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Hi Darren,
Thanks for reaching out!
Currently we do not have a customized way to display the vote results in a live manner. However with our Surveys and Polls addon, you have the ability to view poll results on the front end after every form submission. In case it helps, please see this guide.
Hope this helps! 🙂
Hello,
I want to build a WordPress site that enables members to vote or elect Executive officers to run the organisation. The voting exercise happens once every 2 years. The site should be to limit voting to one vote per person – no multiple voting.
Can your solution help me achieve this; or is there any suggestion you can give me?
Thank you.
Hi Austin,
This case be achieved with our Form Locker addon to restrict form submission from the same user and Survey and Polls addon to conduct surveys and generate poll results.
I need a voting contest plugin which will allow visitors to pay to vote for their contestants
Hey Kwao – We currently don’t have the voting feature in the plugin. I do agree this would be helpful, and I’ll add this into our feature request tracker so that it’s on the radar of our developers.