YOP Poll

79 Quality Score

Active Installs

18/30

With 10,000 active installs it sits in the middle of the pack, smaller than engagement giants like WP Ulike at 60,000 installs but ahead of niche poll makers.

Update Freshness

25/25

The plugin was updated on 2026-06-15, showing very active development and a responsive release cadence.

User Rating

13/15

An 88 out of 100 rating from 449 reviewers indicates strong user satisfaction relative to other plugins in its category.

Support Health

8/15

Support threads resolve at 88.9%, but only 9 total threads is a small sample that makes long-term support trends harder to verify.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Full marks for compatibility, tested with WordPress 7.0, requiring WordPress 6.5 and PHP 7.4, which covers the vast majority of modern hosting environments.

Scores higher than 69% of indexed plugins

About

The flexible WordPress poll plugin — rebuilt for speed, security, and ease of use.

Active Installs 10k+

Rating ★★★★ 4.4/5

Last Updated 2026-09-22 8:04am GMT

Requires WordPress 6.5+

Tested Up To 7.1.2

Requires PHP 7.4+

Security History

16 known vulnerabilities, all patched

2 High 14 Medium

Most recent: September 23, 2026

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YOP Poll <= 7.0.10 - Unauthenticated Origin Validation Error to Administrator Account Takeover via '/auth/wp-login-redirect' REST Route High

September 23, 2026 Patched in ["7.0.11"] CVE-2026-85682

YOP Poll 7.0.0-7.0.5 - IP Spoofing to Vote Restriction Bypass Medium

August 6, 2026 Patched in ["7.0.6"] CVE-2026-14840

YOP Poll <= 6.5.38 - Missing Authorization Medium

November 2, 2025 Patched in ["6.5.39"] CVE-2025-64370

YOP Poll <= 6.5.37 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting High

October 12, 2025 Patched in ["6.5.38"] CVE-2025-62040

YOP Poll <= 6.5.26 - Race Condition to Vote Manipulation Medium

November 13, 2023 Patched in ["6.5.27"] CVE-2023-6109

YOP Poll <= 6.5.28 - Reusable Captcha via validateImage Medium

October 24, 2023 Patched in ["6.5.29"] CVE-2023-46611

YOP Poll <= 6.4.2 - IP Spoofing via X-Forwarded-For header Medium

July 11, 2022 Patched in ["6.4.3"] CVE-2022-1600

YOP Poll <= 6.3.4 - Author+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

February 14, 2022 Patched in ["6.3.5"] CVE-2022-0205

YOP Poll <= 6.3.0 - Author+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Preview Module Medium

October 15, 2021 Patched in ["6.3.1"] CVE-2021-24833

YOP Poll <= 6.3.0 - Author+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Options Module Medium

October 15, 2021 Patched in ["6.3.1"] CVE-2021-24834

YOP Poll <= 6.2.7 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

June 17, 2021 Patched in ["6.2.8"] CVE-2021-24454

YOP Poll <= 6.1.4 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

April 24, 2020 Patched in ["6.1.5"]

YOP Poll <= 6.1.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Medium

January 15, 2020 Patched in ["6.1.2"] CVE-2021-24885

YOP Poll <= 6.0.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via poll_id Parameter Medium

February 5, 2019 Patched in ["6.0.3"] CVE-2019-9914

YOP Poll <= 5.8.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Medium

March 23, 2017 Patched in ["5.8.1"] CVE-2017-2127

YOP Poll <= 5.7.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Medium

July 8, 2015 Patched in ["5.7.4"]

What It Does

YOP Poll lets you build and embed polls on your WordPress site, capturing single or multiple-choice votes from visitors. It supports customizable vote buttons, result displays, and basic vote tracking through both widgets and shortcodes. The plugin focuses on quick setup and a simplified admin interface for managing multiple polls across pages.

Who It's For

This plugin fits bloggers, small publishers, and community site owners who want a lightweight polling tool without the overhead of a full survey suite. It is well suited for editorial sites that need quick reader feedback, course instructors gathering student input, and small advocacy groups running opinion polls. It works best for sites that need a handful of polls rather than enterprise-level survey campaigns.

Who Should Skip It

If you need advanced survey logic, branching questions, conditional responses, or detailed analytics dashboards, YOP Poll is not the right fit and a dedicated survey tool would serve you better. Sites expecting high-traffic viral polls with tens of thousands of simultaneous votes may also want to evaluate performance under load before committing.

The Bottom Line

YOP Poll delivers a solid, actively maintained polling experience with strong ratings and modern WordPress compatibility, earning an overall quality score of 78.61 out of 100. Its main weakness is limited popularity compared to engagement plugins with 6 to 10 times the install base. For straightforward polling needs on small to mid-sized sites, it is a dependable choice, though users wanting richer poll formats or survey-grade features should compare it against Poll Maker by AYS or Opinion Stage first.

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