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Free Plugin by themeidol v1.4

Article Feedback

Add "Was this article helpful?" at the Start/End or on both of content with Thumbsup to Share and Thumbsdown for feedback to author.

Article Feedback

The facts

Rating
4★ from 6
Active installs
10+
Price
Free
Last updated
10 Aug 2016
Added
Mar 2016
Requires WP
3.0
Tested up to
WP 4.5.33
Downloads
3,737

Our analysis

AI-assisted

Article Feedback is a WordPress plugin that allows you to add a feedback prompt at the start, end, or both ends of your articles. It features thumbs up and thumbs down options for readers to express whether they found the article helpful. If a reader selects thumbs down, they can provide feedback via email, while thumbs up encourages sharing the article.

This plugin is suitable for bloggers or website owners who want to engage their audience and gather feedback on their content. It offers customisation options for the feedback prompt's text, icon size, and colour, making it adaptable to different site designs.

Best for: This plugin suits bloggers and website owners looking to collect reader feedback on their articles.

What it does well

  • Free to use from the WordPress.org directory
  • Customisable feedback prompt text
  • Options to place feedback prompt at the start, end, or both ends of articles
  • Email address for feedback can be changed
  • Shortcode available for easy integration

Where it falls short

  • Last updated in August 2016, may not be compatible with newer WordPress versions
  • Limited active installs and ratings suggest lower popularity

Verdict

Article Feedback provides a straightforward way to gather user opinions on content, though its age and low popularity may be considerations for potential users.

From the developer

themeidol's own description of Article Feedback, lightly tidied.

Add “Was this article helpful?” at the end or start or both of article with thumbs up and thumbs down . Thumbs up would make to share and thumbs down would make to provide feedback to author via email

Features

  1. Options to add “Was this article helpful?” at the End of the content.
  2. Options to add “Was this article helpful?” at the Start of the content.
  3. Options to add “Was this article helpful?” at the Start and End of the content.
  4. Email Address for the Feedback from users can be changed.
  5. Option to change Font Size and color for Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down Icon.
  6. Text “Was this article helpful?” can be changed according to users choice.
  7. Language Compatability.

Shortcode

Don’t want to worry about HTML tags? You can use a shortcode in your posts, pages to dispaly Article Feedback.

The shortcode to use is [feedback_prompt].

Examples

[feedback_prompt]

License

Good news, this plugin is free for everyone! Since it’s released under the GPL, you can use it free of charge on your personal or commercial blog. But if you enjoy this plugin, you can thank me and leave a rating for the time I’ve spent writing and supporting this plugin. And We really don’t want to know how many hours of my life this plugin has already eaten 😉

Translations

The plugin comes with various translations, please refer to the WordPress Codex for more information about activating the translation. If you want to help to translate the plugin to your language, please have a look at the wp-article-feedback.pot file which contains all definitions and may be used with a gettext editor like Poedit (Windows).

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