Simple Poll
The Simple Poll is a voting poll system into your post, pages and everywhere in website by just a shortcode. Add poll system to your post by placing shortcode.
Consider an alternative
Simple Poll shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 4 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 4 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.0 (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 Simple Poll stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| booth | #16 |
| create poll | >100 |
| polls | >100 |
| responsive poll | >100 |
| WordPress poll | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Simple Poll
From the official readme · v2.0.3Description
The Simple Poll is a voting poll system into your post, pages and everywhere in website by just a shortcode. Add poll system to your post by placing shortcode.
Check Demo
(https://akash.themeix.com/simple-poll/)
Plugin URL
(https://wordpress.org/plugins/smp-simple-poll/)
HERE ARE SOME FEATURES THAT COME WITH THIS SIMPLE POLL PLUGIN:
- The plugin helps to place vote / poll in your website.
- You can place user vote / poll system to your blog posts, pages and everywhere.
- You can use shortcode to place poll / election voting system anywhere.
- Awesome Advance UI
- Check each and every poll’s result.
- Add Poll via BLOCK editor.
- Add Poll via widget in sidebar.
- Easy to place shortcode now having more options [SIMPLE_POLL id=”Your Poll ID”]
- (New) Unlmited Custom Poll Color
- (New) Poll Background Image
Testetd on 6.0.1
This plugin is used and tested on latest wp version,
Testetd on PHP 7.3 and 8.0.13
This plugin is used and tested on PHP version 7.3 and 8.0.13,
Changelog
2.0.3 (22-August-2022)
- (Fixed) active option color when the user will vote.
2.0.2 (17-August-2022)
- (Removed) remove some unnecessary files
2.0.1 (8-August-2022)
- (Fixed) Wrong result when Multiple poll in the same page
2.0.0 (7-August-2022)
- OOP Implementation.
- (New Feature) Add multiple options poll button.
- (New Feature) Add shortcode copy option.
- Remove poll sidebar widget, keep block widget
- (Fixed) Frontend poll result.
- Chnage post type ‘smp_poll’ to ‘smpp_poll’.
1.1.4 (29-July-2022)
- (Fixed) Minor issues
1.1.3 (29-July-2022)
- Added unlimited custom poll color Option
- Added poll background image option
Screenshots
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Simple Poll: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 5, 2026
Is Simple Poll free?
Yes. Simple Poll is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Simple Poll safe to use in 2026?
Simple Poll shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 4 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Simple Poll?
Simple Poll is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,075 times since it launched in July 2022. It was downloaded 51 times in the last 30 days.
Does Simple Poll work with WordPress 7.1?
Simple Poll is officially tested up to WordPress 6.0.16, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Simple Poll last updated?
The latest version, 2.0.3, was released on August 22, 2022 (4 years ago).
Who makes Simple Poll?
Simple Poll is developed and maintained by Akash Mia.
What are the best alternatives to Simple Poll?
The most popular alternatives to Simple Poll are Expo Booth Booking (10+ installs), WP-Polls (with CubePoints) (10+ installs) and WP EASY POLL (10+ installs).
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