WP-Polls vs YOP Poll
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| Feature | WP-Polls v3.0.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.2/5 Visit Details | YOP Poll v7.0.13 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 40,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | September 1, 2026 | October 5, 2026 |
| Editions | WP-Polls | YOP Poll · YOP Poll Pro ($) |
| Pros | AJAX voting without page reloads; Shortcode, block and widget placement; Several answers and automatic closing dates | Single and multiple choice polls with optional voter-added answers; Scheduled start and end dates for time-limited polls; Bans by cookie, IP or username and captcha support on votes |
| Cons | Needs WordPress 6.8 and PHP 8.2 or later; A custom look needs template or CSS overrides; Extra statistics come through the WP-Stats plugin | Several features, including templates and multi-question polls, need the paid Pro version; Recent major rewrite; upgrade from older versions needs testing; Some captcha and email integrations depend on your own API keys |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | AJAX voting for logged-in and visitor users, poll and page_polls shortcodes, Poll and page polls blocks, Sidebar poll widget, Polls close automatically by schedule, REST API routes for polls, Manage, add and settings admin screens | Scheduled start and end dates for polls, Ban voters by cookie, IP or username, Vote log with search and sorting, Upgrade to Pro admin screen |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | WP-Stats | Elementor |
| Other | — | Google reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, Cloudflare Turnstile |
| Requires WordPress | 6.8 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 8.2 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | admin.yoppoll.com, www.google.com, hcaptcha.com, challenges.cloudflare.com |
| Blocks | 2 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 2 | 4 |
| Custom tables | — | 8 |