Simple Vote – Share your Thought, By A Like/Dislike Vote!
Simple Vote by PressTigers is an easy, lightweight plugin that adds a voting section for visitors on all your post types. By installing this easy-to-use plugin you can get opinions of your website visitors about your…
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Simple Vote shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 60+ sites, is rated 4.5/5 and was last updated 3 years ago, and scores 20/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (60+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 2 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.4 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Simple Vote stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| Dislike | #62 |
| like | >100 |
| vote | #80 |
| voting system | #69 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 from 2 reviews
About Simple Vote
From the official readme · v1.0.2Description
SIMPLE VOTE
Simple Vote by PressTigers is an easy, lightweight plugin that adds a voting section for visitors on all your post types.
By installing this easy-to-use plugin you can get opinions of your website visitors about your content via a like/dislike vote.
Website admins are able to select the post types on which they want to enable this feature along styling controls.
Admins are also able to see voting statistics on every post type from the admin panel.
Below are some salient features:
Simple Vote Features
- Simple to use
- 100% responsive
- No limitation on the number of votes
- Easy to add under any post type i.e. custom or builtin
- You can manage the complete design of the voting section.
As we continue to strive for perfection further features will be added in future updates.
Do you want to contribute?
If you have ideas that can help us improve our plugin and user experience, please contact us at support@presstigers.com
A few notes about the sections above:
Credits
- jQuery (https://jquery.com/)
- Font Awesome (https://fontawesome.com/)
Configuration
= Please follow these instructions carefully to add Simple Vote under your posts
1. After installation, go to the “Simple Vote” menu in the admin panel, you will find it under “Settings”.
2. By default, Simple Vote is being displayed under every post type, but you can uncheck any post type that you want to exclude from voting.
3. After it is displayed under post types, any user can like or dislike it just once. Once the user has voted, after that vote can’t be changed any further.
Installation
- Download the plugin.
- Upload ‘simple-vote.zip’ to the ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory to your web server.
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Visit the plugin page for settings.
Changelog
Simple Vote 1.0.2 is a minor release with a fix of like or dislike icons visibility issues.
1.0.2
- Fix – Fixed the issue where like or dislike icons were not visible.
1.0.1
- Fix – Resolved the undefined variable: vote_content notice
1.0.0
- Initial Release
Screenshots
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FAQ
Simple Vote: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 7, 2026
Is Simple Vote free?
Yes. Simple Vote is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Simple Vote safe to use in 2026?
Simple Vote shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 60+ sites, is rated 4.5/5 and was last updated 3 years ago, and scores 20/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Simple Vote?
Simple Vote is active on 60+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 5,453 times since it launched in November 2020. It was downloaded 80 times in the last 30 days.
Does Simple Vote work with WordPress 7.1?
Simple Vote is officially tested up to WordPress 6.4.13, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Simple Vote need?
Simple Vote requires PHP 7.0 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Simple Vote last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.2, was released on November 10, 2023 (3 years ago).
Who makes Simple Vote?
Simple Vote is developed and maintained by PressTigers.
What are the best alternatives to Simple Vote?
The most popular alternatives to Simple Vote are Posts Like Dislike (6K+ installs), Comments Like Dislike (5K+ installs) and WPAC Social Tools (200+ installs).
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