WP PostVoting
"WP PostVoting" plugin allows visitors to vote on your blog's content with a widget of the most voted posts.
The facts
- Rating
- 4.4★ from 7
- Active installs
- 10+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 15 Nov 2023
- Added
- Feb 2014
- Requires WP
- 3.0
- Tested up to
- WP 6.4.10
- Downloads
- 5,483
Our analysis
AI-assistedWP PostVoting is a WordPress plugin designed to turn your blog into a content voting site. It allows users to vote on posts instantly using AJAX technology and provides an option to display the most voted posts in a sidebar widget.
You can control the voting system from the admin panel, allowing you to decide whether to permit unregistered users to vote. The plugin also offers features for customising voting text and sorting posts by vote count.
Best for: This plugin suits bloggers looking to engage their audience through voting on posts.
What it does well
- ✓Allows users to vote on posts instantly using AJAX
- ✓Admin control over voting permissions for registered and unregistered users
- ✓Customisable voting text
- ✓Displays most voted posts in a sidebar widget
- ✓Sorts posts by vote count
Where it falls short
- •Limited active installs may indicate less community support
- •Directory score of 48/100 suggests potential areas for improvement
Verdict
WP PostVoting provides a straightforward way to implement a voting system on your blog. It may be useful for those wanting to increase user interaction, but its limited active installs and lower directory score could be a concern.
From the developer
Realwebcare's own description of WP PostVoting, lightly tidied.
“WP PostVoting” plugin will make your wordpress blog a content voting site and also create a widget to display the most voted posts. Using the power of the ajax, users will be able to vote any posts instantly. From the admin panel you can decide whether you would like to allow or disallow unregistered users to vote.
Demo
View the DEMO of the plugin.
Features
- Control voting system via PostVoting Active/Inactive option.
- Allowing only Registered users to vote.
- Customise PostVoting text.
- Sort posts by vote count.
- Display PostVoting statistics.
- Display most voted widget in sidebar.
Usage
- Install and activate the plugin.
- Go to your Dashboard and navigate to “Settings >> WP PostVoting”.
- Activate PostVoting and also mark where you would like to show PostVoting count.
- Allow or disallow unregistered visitors to vote.
- Drag and drop ‘WPPV Most Voted Posts’ widget in your sidebar to display most voted posts.
Credits
- Website: Realwebcare
- Facebook Page
Note
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License
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA