Democracy Poll is a WordPress app, with a 4.6 average rating from 86 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
Democracy Poll is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Timur Kamaev. With a rating of 4.6★ from 86 reviews.
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Democracy Poll is a highly rated WordPress app with a limited review volume. Category data on the canonical marketplace listing is currently incomplete, so AppRanks falls back to platform-wide rather than category-relative comparison for this listing. 86 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (4.6★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Timur Kamaev — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (86) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Democracy Poll works
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This plugin provides an intuitive and powerful system for creating polls, with features such as:
Customizable single-choice and multiple-choice voting
Optional custom answers submitted by visitors
Poll end dates
Optional restriction of voting to registered users
Multiple poll designs
And more — see the changelog for details
Democracy Poll is compatible with major cache plugins, including W3 Total Cache, WP Super Cache, Wordfence, Quick Cache, and others.
Designed for ease of use and performance, it offers:
A “Quick Edit” button for admins, shown directly above a poll
A plugin menu in the admin toolbar
Inline poll CSS
Conditional JavaScript loading only when a poll is rendered
And more — check the changelog for details
More Info Democracy Poll is a modern version of the original, well-regarded plugin by the same name. Andrew Sutherland introduced the original plugin in 2006, including the innovative ability for visitors to add their own answers. This version retains the name and core idea but has been completely rewritten.
Key features:
Create new polls
Cache plugin compatibility (e.g. W3 Total Cache, WP Super Cache)
Allow visitors to add their own answers
Multiple-choice voting support
Automatic poll closing after a specified end date
Display random polls
Restrict voting to registered users (optional)
Quick poll editing for administrators
Edit vote counts
Allow users to change their votes
Voter tracking via IP address, cookies, or WordPress user ID, with optional vote clearing
Embed polls in posts via [democracy] shortcode (visual editor button available)
Widget support (optional)
Admin bar menu for easy access (optional)
Load front-end assets only when a poll is rendered
Add custom notes under polls
Customize designs via CSS themes
Multisite support has been available since version 5.2.4.
Documentation See the complete Democracy Poll documentation for setup instructions, user guides, shortcode reference, and developer integration points.
Usage Widget
Go to WP Admin → Appearance → Widgets and add the Democracy Poll widget
Place it in a sidebar
Configure settings
Done
Template Code In your theme file (e.g. sidebar.php), add:
<?php if ( function_exists( 'democracy_poll' ) ) { ?> <div class="sidebar-section"> <h2>Polls</h2> <div class="my-poll"> <?php democracy_poll(); ?> </div> </div> <?php } ?>
To show a specific poll: <?php democracy_poll( 3 ); ?> (replace 3 with your poll ID)
To embed a specific poll in a post, use [democracy id="2"] shortcode.
To embed a random poll in a post, use [democracy] shortcode.
Poll Archive To show the poll archive:
<?php democracy_archives( [ 'title_markup' => '<h2>{question}</h2>' ] ); ?>
Keyword rankings
Democracy Poll ranks for 2 keywords across WordPress Plugin Directory. Here are the top 2:
- 1.surveyRank #31
- Rank #941
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What is Democracy Poll?
Democracy Poll is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.6-star rating from 86 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. AppRanks tracks its category position, review-velocity trend, and the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Timur Kamaev.