Simply Polls
Simply Polls is a simple plugin to create a poll easily and quickly. You can use our polls on sidebars, posts and pages
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Simply Polls shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 1.8/5 and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 22/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Low rating so far — 1.8/5 from only 5 reviews
- No update in 10 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.5 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Simply Polls stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| poll | >100 |
| polling | >100 |
| polls | >100 |
| vote | >100 |
| votes | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 1.8 from 5 reviews
About Simply Polls
From the official readme · v1.0Description
Simply Polls is a simple plugin to create a poll easily and quickly. You can use our polls on sidebars, posts and pages
Features:
- Fully Responsive Polls
- Easy install and use
- Polls plugin works perfectly with all versions of WordPress
- Ability to use Polls on pages and posts
- Ability to use Polls on sidebars
- Ability to use more then one survey form on widgets, create as many Polls as you need
- Unlimited number of Polls
- Polls with Single choice answers
- Tested on popular WordPress themes
- Ajax load polls
- Viewing the poll results in the admin panel
If you found any bug in our plugin or have a question contact us at freerun-2012@yandex.ru
Upgrading
- Deactivate
Simply PollsPlugin - Open
wp-content/pluginsFolder - Put/Overwrite:
Folder: alex-simply-polls - Activate
Simply PollsPlugin
Installation
- Open
wp-content/pluginsFolder - Put:
Folder: alex-simply-polls - Activate
Simply PollsPlugin - Go to
WP-Admin -> Simply Polls
General Usage (Without Widget)
To embed a specific poll in your post/page, use [alex_poll id=”1″] where 1 is your poll id.
General Usage (With Widget)
- Go to
WP-Admin -> Appearance -> Widgets. - You can add the Text Widget by clicking on the ‘Add’ link besides it.
- After adding, to embed a specific poll copy [alex_poll id=”1″] in field “Content”, where 1 is your poll id.
- Click ‘Save’.
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FAQ
Simply Polls: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 5, 2026
Is Simply Polls free?
Yes. Simply Polls is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Simply Polls safe to use in 2026?
Simply Polls shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 1.8/5 and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 22/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Simply Polls?
Simply Polls is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 3,851 times since it launched in April 2016. It was downloaded 75 times in the last 30 days.
Does Simply Polls work with WordPress 7.1?
Simply Polls is officially tested up to WordPress 4.5.33, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Simply Polls last updated?
The latest version, 1.0, was released on April 28, 2016 (10 years ago).
Who makes Simply Polls?
Simply Polls is developed and maintained by achilles21.
What are the best alternatives to Simply Polls?
The most popular alternatives to Simply Polls are WP-Polls (40K+ installs), YOP Poll (10K+ installs) and Quiz Maker, Poll Maker & Su… (6K+ installs).
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