Description
WM Voting is a lightweight WordPress plugin for creating simple anonymous polls and displaying the results directly on your website.
Create a poll in the WordPress dashboard, add your answer options and embed it anywhere with a shortcode. Visitors can vote with one click, without creating an account. After voting, the result can be displayed with clean result bars and percentages.
The plugin is designed for small and focused voting elements such as quick feedback questions, simple yes/no polls, product preferences, content ideas or lightweight surveys. It does not require an external service and stores the voting data locally in WordPress.
What you can do with WM Voting
- Create multiple polls directly in WordPress
- Add custom answer options for each poll
- Embed polls in pages, posts, widgets or custom post types
- Let visitors vote anonymously with one click
- Save votes via AJAX without a page reload
- Show results with clear bars and percentages
- Decide whether results are shown before or only after voting
- Show or hide the total number of votes
- Adjust the global accent color
- View simple voting statistics in the WordPress dashboard
Privacy and vote protection
WM Voting is built for anonymous voting. Visitors do not need an account to participate, and IP addresses are not stored by default.
To reduce repeated anonymous votes, the plugin uses a technical browser cookie/token and stores a non-reversible hash of that token with the vote. This helps limit duplicate votes per visitor and poll while keeping the voting process simple and privacy-conscious.
Please note that anonymous browser-based vote protection is not the same as verified identity-based voting. Depending on your website setup and local legal requirements, you may need to mention the technical voting cookie in your privacy policy or cookie information.
Focused and lightweight
WM Voting intentionally focuses on a simple workflow: create a poll, add answers, copy the shortcode and publish it on your website.
It is not designed to replace a large survey platform or complex form builder. Instead, it gives you a clean and lightweight way to add simple polls and voting elements to WordPress.
Planned PRO version
A separate PRO version of WM Voting is planned for additional useful features and extensions. The free version remains focused on simple anonymous polls, clean result display and an easy shortcode workflow.
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Installation
- Upload the plugin folder to
/wp-content/plugins/or install the ZIP file through the WordPress plugin screen. - Activate “WM Voting”.
- Open “WM Voting” in the WordPress dashboard.
- Create a new voting and add your answer options.
- Copy the generated shortcode.
- Paste the shortcode into a page, post, widget or custom post type.
FAQ-e
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How do I embed a voting?
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Create a voting in the dashboard and copy the shortcode from the voting editor. It looks like this:
[wmvoting id="123"] -
Can visitors vote without logging in?
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Yes. Visitors can vote anonymously without creating an account.
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Can a visitor vote more than once?
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The plugin is designed to allow one vote per visitor and voting. It uses a technical browser cookie/token and a non-reversible hash to reduce repeated voting. Like all anonymous browser-based mechanisms, this is not a high-security identity verification system.
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Are IP addresses stored?
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No. WM Voting does not store IP addresses by default.
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Can I use multiple votings on one website?
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Yes. You can create multiple votings and embed each one with its own shortcode.
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Can I show results before a visitor votes?
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Yes. Each voting has an option to show results before voting. By default, results are shown after the visitor has voted.
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Is a PRO version planned?
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Yes. A separate PRO version is planned for additional useful features and extensions. The free version remains focused on simple anonymous polls and a lightweight shortcode workflow.
Reviews
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Contributors & Developers
“WM Voting – Simple Polls & Surveys” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
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Changelog
1.0.2
- Updated the WordPress.org readme description with a clearer plugin-focused structure.
- Updated plugin graphics and WordPress.org assets.
1.0.1
- Improved plugin title and wording for better clarity.
- Improved the WordPress.org readme description with a clearer plugin-focused structure.
- Added German translations for plugin strings and readme content.
- Updated WordPress.org plugin assets.
1.0.0
- Initial release.
- Added voting custom post type.
- Added shortcode
[wmvoting id="123"]. - Added anonymous AJAX voting.
- Added one-vote-per-voting protection using a technical cookie/browser token.
- Added frontend result bars and percentages.
- Added inactive-voting notice with optional result display.
- Added admin statistics.
- Added global design settings.
- Added WM About us page.
- Added welcome pointer after activation.