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Idea Factory
Front end submission and voting system.
The facts
- Rating
- 4.4★ from 12
- Active installs
- 100+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 19 Aug 2015
- Added
- Dec 2014
- Requires WP
- 3.8
- Tested up to
- WP 4.3.34
- Downloads
- 12,289
Our analysis
AI-assistedIdea Factory is a WordPress plugin that enables users to submit ideas and vote on them from the front end of a website. It is designed for logged-in users to submit ideas and allows each user to vote once per idea. The plugin includes features such as email notifications for new submissions and automatic status grading based on the number of votes.
This plugin is suitable for websites that want to engage their users in idea generation and feedback collection. It is particularly useful for sites focused on industrial, manufacturing, or community-driven projects where user input is valuable.
Best for: Websites seeking to collect user ideas and feedback, particularly in industrial or community contexts.
What it does well
- ✓Allows front-end idea submission and voting
- ✓One vote per user per idea
- ✓Sends email notifications for new submissions
- ✓Mobile friendly
- ✓Extensible with hooks and actions
Where it falls short
- •Limited to logged-in users for submissions
- •Last updated in August 2015, may not be compatible with newer WordPress versions
Verdict
Idea Factory provides a straightforward solution for idea submission and voting, though its limitations on user access and outdated status may affect its usability.
From the developer
Nick Haskins's own description of Idea Factory, lightly tidied.
Idea Factory was born out of necessity, and the frustration of the lack of plugins that did exactly what I wanted it to do. This plugin allows users to submit new ideas from the front-end, and vote on them. Currently it allows a user to vote once per idea, then locks them out. It’s also currently limited to logged in users, for now.
- AJAX powered front-end submission and voting
- Works for both logged in and logged out users
- 1 vote allowed per user per idea
- Emails the admin of a new submission
- Automatic setup or use anywhere with a shortcode
- Optionally set a threshold where each idea will be given a status based on total votes and emails the admin
- Automatic status grading
- Extensible with hooks and actions on events
- More ideas loaded with AJAX on front-end
- Mobile friendly
Tagged as
industry
Industrial & Manufacturing
purpose
Polls, Surveys & Quizzes
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