Survey Maker by AYS

78 Quality Score

Active Installs

17/30

At 6,000 active installs, it is a small niche plugin, well below the 500,000+ installs of the top alternative in this category.

Update Freshness

25/25

Updated within the last few days and recently active, indicating the developer is actively maintaining the codebase.

User Rating

14/15

A 96 out of 100 from 77 reviewers is an excellent rating, though the small sample size means the score could shift quickly.

Support Health

8/15

All 6 support threads have been resolved, which is a strong track record, but the low thread volume gives limited statistical confidence.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Tested up to WordPress 7.0.1 and only requires WordPress 4.0 and PHP 7.0, making it compatible with a very wide range of hosting environments.

Scores higher than 68% of indexed plugins

About

Create free online surveys and get your visitors' feedbacks directly on your WordPress website with WordPress Survey Plugin

Active Installs 5k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.8/5

Last Updated 2026-09-22 6:30am GMT

Requires WordPress 4.0+

Tested Up To 7.1.2

Requires PHP 7.0+

Security History

26 known vulnerabilities, all patched

9 High 17 Medium

Most recent: August 6, 2026

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Survey Maker by AYS <= 5.2.3.3 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting High

August 6, 2026 Patched in ["5.2.3.4"] CVE-2026-65565

Survey Maker by AYS <= 5.2.2.5 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting High

July 1, 2026 Patched in ["5.2.2.6"] CVE-2026-57361

Survey Maker by AYS < 5.1.7.7 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting High

February 20, 2026 Patched in ["5.1.7.7"] CVE-2026-26370

Survey Maker <= 5.1.9.4 - Missing Authorization Medium

November 14, 2025 Patched in ["5.1.9.5"] CVE-2025-64276

Survey Maker <= 5.1.9.4 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Information Exposure Medium

November 12, 2025 Patched in ["5.1.9.5"] CVE-2025-12891

Survey Maker <= 5.1.9.4 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Limited Option Update Medium

November 12, 2025 Patched in ["5.1.9.5"] CVE-2025-12892

Survey Maker <= 5.1.8.8 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

October 9, 2025 Patched in ["5.1.8.9"] CVE-2025-48095

Survey Maker <= 5.1.8.8 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting High

October 9, 2025 Patched in ["5.1.8.9"] CVE-2025-48098

Survey Maker <= 5.1.6.3 - Unauthenticated Authorization Bypass Medium

April 7, 2025 Patched in ["5.1.6.4"] CVE-2025-32275

Survey Maker <= 5.1.3.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

February 3, 2025 Patched in ["5.1.3.6"] CVE-2025-22664

Survey Maker <= 5.1.3.3 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Survey Question Medium

January 25, 2025 Patched in ["5.1.3.4"] CVE-2024-13505

Survey Maker <= 5.0.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

October 24, 2024 Patched in ["5.0.3"] CVE-2024-50426

Survey Maker – Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire, Chat Survey, Calculation Form, Payment Forms <= 4.9.7 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

October 7, 2024 Patched in ["4.9.6"] CVE-2024-8488

Survey Maker – Customer Satisfaction Survey, Chat Survey, Calculaton Form, Payment Surveys <= 4.2.8 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

April 30, 2024 Patched in ["4.2.9"] CVE-2024-4061

Survey Maker <= 4.0.9 - IP Address Spoofing Medium

April 27, 2024 Patched in ["4.1.0"] CVE-2023-35764

Survey Maker – Best WordPress Survey Plugin <= 3.6.6 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting High

April 27, 2024 Patched in ["3.6.4"] CVE-2023-34423

Survey Maker <= 4.0.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Medium

March 25, 2024 Patched in ["4.0.7"] CVE-2024-29918

Survey Maker <= 4.0.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

March 15, 2024 Patched in ["4.0.6"] CVE-2024-27996

Survey Maker <= 3.4.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'page' parameter Medium

May 15, 2023 Patched in ["3.4.7"] CVE-2023-2572

Survey Maker <= 3.2.0 - Missing Authorization Medium

January 27, 2023 Patched in ["3.2.1"] CVE-2023-22697

Survey Maker < 3.1.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection High

January 12, 2023 Patched in ["3.1.2"] CVE-2023-23490

Survey Maker – Best WordPress Survey Plugin <= 3.1.3 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting High

January 3, 2023 Patched in ["3.1.4"] CVE-2023-0038

Survey Maker – Best WordPress Survey Plugin <= 3.1.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

December 22, 2022 Patched in ["3.1.2"]

Survey Maker <= 2.0.6 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting High

December 3, 2021 Patched in ["2.0.7"] CVE-2021-26256

Survey Maker – Best WordPress Survey Plugin <= 1.5.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Medium

June 29, 2021 Patched in ["1.5.6"]

Survey Maker < 1.5.6 - Authenticated SQL Injection High

June 29, 2021 Patched in ["1.5.6"] CVE-2021-24459

What It Does

Survey Maker by AYS lets you build and embed online surveys directly in your WordPress site, collecting visitor feedback without sending people to a third-party service. It supports multiple question types, customizable designs, and basic result reporting through the WordPress dashboard. Responses are stored on your own site, which can be useful for privacy or compliance reasons.

Who It's For

This plugin suits site owners who want a focused, WordPress-native survey tool without subscribing to a SaaS like SurveyMonkey or Google Forms. It is a reasonable fit for small businesses, course creators, and bloggers who only need a few surveys and want a simple, free solution. Agencies running many survey-heavy client sites should look at more scalable alternatives first.

Who Should Skip It

If you need advanced logic, conditional branching, polished quiz scoring, or integrations with CRMs and email marketing tools, this plugin will feel limited. Anyone already using a general form builder like WPForms or Fluent Forms should not add a second plugin just for surveys.

The Bottom Line

Survey Maker by AYS delivers on its core promise: a simple, self-hosted survey tool for WordPress with strong ratings and active maintenance. With only 6,000 installs and a modest feature set compared to WPForms or Fluent Forms, it is best viewed as a lightweight, dedicated option rather than a full form suite. Score of 78.82 reflects solid fundamentals but limited reach and feature breadth.

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