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Possibly abandoned Tested up to 2.7 #10 in popularity

Starbox Voting

This plugin adds voting functionality for posts. visitors can vote for the post and against.

Active installs10+10+ tier
Downloads · 30d83▲ +25.8% vs prev. 30d
Rating—0 reviews
Health score23/100At risk
All-time downloads5.2KSince Feb 2009
Support resolved—No recent threads
RequiresWP 2.0PHP any
Downloads · 7d18▲ +5.9% week over week
Our verdict

Consider an alternative

Starbox Voting shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 17 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.

  • Small user base (10+ active installs)
  • Very few reviews so far
  • No update in 17 years
  • Only tested up to WordPress 2.7 (latest is 7.1)

How does it stack up?

Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support

Daily downloads

3710Jul 2Aug 15Sep 29
Yesterday1
Daily average (1y)2
Peak day14May 16, 2026
Last 12 months687

Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.

Rankings

Where Starbox Voting stands today

WordPress.org search rankings

Live position in the plugin search, top 100
KeywordPositionCompeting pluginsCategory
popularity >100 258 Best popularity plugins →
post >100 10,000 Best post plugins →
voting >100 301 Best voting plugins →

Version adoption

Share of active sites per release.

  • 2.0100.0%

About Starbox Voting

From the official readme · v2.0.4

Description

This plugin adds voting functionality for posts. visitors can vote for the post and against.

The Plugin HomePage on right is wrong , i’ sorry to that, and you can see how it works click Starbox Voting HomePage

If you like this plugin , and translate it to other language , please let me know

Change Log

1.1: Add plugins init setting , set display image as default image.

1.2: Repaire ajax Request ,no response .

1.3 Add so Style to choose In Setting > Starbox

1.4 You can set style by yourself In Setting > Starbox

1.5 Change error: no effect when change style in backend
Add ghosing effect when mouse hover the stars
Change Style Setting Page style.

1.6 Add Language Package

1.7 Rename every function . to avoid with other plugins

1.8 Compatible with Windows And Linux

2.0.2 Fix database create table only have ‘wp_’ prefix .

2.0.3 Clear code.

2.0.4 Fix Ie8 Bug:add this right after :

Requirements

  1. A working WordPress install

  2. WordPress theme must contain a call to the get_header() function

  3. WordPress theme must contain the WordPress loop

Most WordPress installs have these, so you need not worry about these.

In addition, one must have JavaScript enabled in their browsers in order to vote.

Customizing

If the plugin cannot write to the database, you can try manually executing the below SQL queries (you can use phpMyAdmin to do this):

    CREATE TABLE `wp_starboxvoting` (
                                  id int(11) NOT NULL auto_increment,
                                  object_id int(11) NOT NULL,
                                  ip varchar(64) character set latin1 NOT NULL,
                                  vote int(11) NOT NULL,
                              PRIMARY KEY  (`id`)
                            ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 AUTO_INCREMENT=1 ;

Installation

  1. Upload the folder starbox to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  3. You will need to insert the code (<?php if(function_exists('starbox_voting')){starbox_voting(get_the_ID());} ?>) into the WordPress loop.
  4. You can also insert the code (<?php if(function_exists('starbox_voting')){starbox_voting(get_the_ID());} ?>) into the Post (single.php) or Pages (page.php).
  5. You can customize the plugin options via the WordPress Dashboard (Options > Starbox in WordPress versions prior to 2.3, Settings > Starbox in WordPress versions after 2.5)
  6. If You want starbox work in ie8 , please add this right after: <meta http-equiv=”X-UA-Compatible” content=”IE=EmulateIE7″ />

Screenshots

Front Page Display Style
Front Page Display Style
Starbox Voting Style
Starbox Voting Style

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3 number of view number of view A simple plugin to count and display hits of post and pages. by lavluda 50+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 15 years ago 25
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FAQ

Starbox Voting: quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 30, 2026

Is Starbox Voting free?

Yes. Starbox Voting is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Is Starbox Voting safe to use in 2026?

Starbox Voting shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 17 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.

How many websites use Starbox Voting?

Starbox Voting is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 5,225 times since it launched in February 2009. It was downloaded 83 times in the last 30 days.

Does Starbox Voting work with WordPress 7.1?

Starbox Voting is officially tested up to WordPress 2.7, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.

When was Starbox Voting last updated?

The latest version, 2.0.4, was released on May 5, 2009 (17 years ago).

Who makes Starbox Voting?

Starbox Voting is developed and maintained by jigenhe.

What are the best alternatives to Starbox Voting?

The most popular alternatives to Starbox Voting are WP Popular Posts (100K+ installs), Vote It Up (80+ installs) and number of view (50+ installs).

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