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WP-Polls

by Lester Chan · 40,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: WP-Polls is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

89/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for WP-Polls
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security90
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
GamerZ3 Jan 2006 to 4 Nov 2026, 474 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
2 months ago
Releases, 24 months
4
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
8.2 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for WP-Polls
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20263
Q4 20260

Last release 1 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

100% of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
22 Jul 2026WP-Polls <= 2.77.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 2.77.33.0.019
21 Jan 2025WP-Polls <= 2.77.2 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection to Stored Cross-Site Scripting5.4<= 2.77.22.77.30
31 Oct 2022WP-Polls <= 2.75.6 - IP Validation Bypass6.5<= 2.75.62.76.00
5 Oct 2022WP-Polls <= 2.76.0 - Race Condition4.3<= 2.76.02.77.00
26 Aug 2019WP-Polls <= 2.71 - SQL Injection9.8<= 2.712.720
29 Jul 2016WP-Polls <= 2.73 - Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 2.732.73.10
14 Aug 2015WP-Polls <= 2.70 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting7.2<= 2.702.71101

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q2 2024 and Q3 2025.

Rating distribution
5 star93
4 star15
3 star4
2 star4
1 star20
Latest low reviews

Momentum

40,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for WP-Polls
4 May 2026322
11 May 2026673
18 May 2026504
25 May 2026577
1 Jun 2026597
8 Jun 2026701
15 Jun 2026531
22 Jun 2026442
29 Jun 2026524
6 Jul 2026518
13 Jul 2026463
20 Jul 2026598
27 Jul 2026566
3 Aug 20261,671
10 Aug 20269,313
17 Aug 20261,844
24 Aug 20267,874
31 Aug 20269,415
7 Sep 20261,889
14 Sep 20261,641
21 Sep 20261,481
28 Sep 20261,196
5 Oct 20261,406
12 Oct 20261,205
19 Oct 20262,727
26 Oct 20261,938
2 Nov 2026212

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 19% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

Democracy PollScore 91 · 6,000+Quiz Builder for WooCommerce - Product RecommendationsScore 91 · 2,000+SurveyX Builder - Survey, Poll, Quiz & Feedback FormScore 91 · 2,000+Interact Quiz & Form EmbedScore 90 · 3,000+Wheel of Life: Coaching and Assessment Tool for Life CoachScore 90 · 2,000+

Facts

Version3.0.2
AuthorLester Chan
Added3 Jan 2006
Last updated1 Sep 2026
Active installs40,000+
Requires WordPress6.8
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP8.2
CategoryCommunity & Social
Tagsajax, poll, vote, polls, survey

Other plugins by this author: WP-PageNavi, WP-Sweep, WP-PostViews, WP-DBManager, WP-PostRatings, WP-ServerInfo, WP-UserOnline, WP-ShowHide, WP-Print, WP-Ban, WP-DownloadManager, WP-Stats

Questions

Is WP-Polls still maintained?

WP-Polls was last updated on 1 Sep 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is WP-Polls safe?

WP-Polls has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 2 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns WP-Polls?

The wordpress.org author is Lester Chan. Recent committers: GamerZ, matt. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of WP-Polls?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Democracy Poll, Quiz Builder for WooCommerce - Product Recommendations, SurveyX Builder - Survey, Poll, Quiz & Feedback Form, Interact Quiz & Form Embed, Wheel of Life: Coaching and Assessment Tool for Life Coach.

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