Thorsten Frommen

Find out what posts logged-in users found helpful.
Have you ever wanted to know about the quality of your posts? At least a little bit?
This is exactly when That Was Helpful kicks in.
This simple plugin lets you track how many logged-in users found individual posts helpful.
<h4>Usage</h4>
What this plugin is all about is providing a means to mark individual posts helpful. Each unique user can vote only once for each post. Of course, cast votes can be retracted.
Actions
In case you want to show the form depending on some (complicated) condition (and not always), simply wrap <code>do_action( 'that_was_helpful', $optional_post_id )</code> in the condition, and put it in your desired template file(s). If you provide an existing post ID as parameter, the according post’s votes are displayed. Otherwise the current post is used.
Filters
In order to customize certain aspects of the plugin, it provides you with several filters. For each of these, a short description as well as a code example on how to alter the default behavior is given below. Just put the according code snippet in your theme’s <code>functions.php</code> file or your customization plugin, or to some other appropriate place.
<code>that_was_helpful_capability</code>
Managing the plugin’s settings is restricted to a certain capability, which is by default <code>manage_options</code>.
<pre><code>/** * Filters the capability required to manage the settings. * * @param string $capability Capability required to manage the settings. */ add_filter( 'that_was_helpful_capability', function() { return 'edit_users'; } ); </code></pre>
<h4>Contribution</h4>
To contribute to this plugin, please see its <a href="https://github.com/tfrommen/that-was-helpful" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub repository</a>.
If you have a feature request, or if you have developed the feature already, please feel free to use the Issues and/or Pull Requests section.
Of course, you can also provide me with translations if you would like to use the plugin in another not yet included language.

That Was Helpful

Find out what posts logged-in users found helpful.

robertoiacono

Was This Helpful? is a simple, effective WordPress feedback plugin that adds a “Was this helpful?” box at the bottom of your content to capture article feedback from your visitors.
Let your readers give quick feedback with a thumbs up or thumbs down — no comments or forms needed.
Designed for speed and simplicity, it helps you identify your most engaging posts and optimize underperforming ones.
Unlike traditional comment forms, this feedback tool provides a frictionless way for users to respond with a single click — helping you understand content performance and engagement at a glance.
Ideal for blogs, documentation, knowledge bases, and business websites.
<h3>The Problem It Solves</h3>
Many website owners and bloggers face the same challenges:
<ul>
<li>Low comment engagement: Readers rarely leave comments, making it hard to know what content works.</li>
<li>Unclear content performance: Analytics show visits, but not whether the article helped readers.</li>
<li>Missed opportunities to improve content: Without feedback, you don’t know which posts need updates or rewrites.</li>
</ul>
Was This Helpful is an article feedback plugin that solves these problems by providing quick feedback directly on your articles.
A simple thumbs up/down helps you see:
<ul>
<li>Which posts your audience finds useful.</li>
<li>Which pages need updates or improvements.</li>
<li>How user satisfaction changes over time.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Key Benefits</h3>
Collect instant feedback: learn what readers think without requiring them to leave a comment.
Improve content strategy: identify helpful vs. unhelpful posts to guide updates and new content.
Track content performance after updates: use the reset feedback feature to see how your posts perform after you make changes or optimizations, without losing historical data.
Boost engagement: give users a one-click way to interact with your articles.
Enhance SEO indirectly: updating low-rated content can improve dwell time and reduce bounce rates.
<h3>Common Use Cases</h3>
Blog posts: measure reader satisfaction and identify which articles resonate.
Knowledge bases / documentation: quickly see if tutorials and how-to guides are effective.
Product or service pages: understand if descriptions and details answer customer questions.
Course or learning websites: track which lessons are clear or need more explanation.
Business websites: gather visitor insights without long forms or surveys.
<h3>Core Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Adds a “Was this helpful?” thumbs up/down box after posts and pages.</li>
<li>Supports pages, posts, or both.</li>
<li>Optionally disable the box on specific posts or pages.</li>
<li>See percentage of positive feedback directly in the admin post list.</li>
<li>Clean, minimal UI that adapts to your theme.</li>
<li>Lightweight with optional CSS/JS loading.</li>
<li>Includes shortcode to manually place the box.</li>
<li>Reset feedback statistics per post or page without deleting historical feedback.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Settings</h3>
<ol>
<li>Show On Post Types: Choose which post types (posts, pages) the feedback box should appear on.</li>
<li>Disable On Specific Posts: Option to disable the feedback box on individual posts or pages.</li>
</ol>
PRO Version Settings:
<ol>
<li>Show On Custom Post Types: Choose which custom post types the feedback box should appear on.</li>
</ol>
<h3>License</h3>
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

Was This Helpful? – Article Feedback

Was this helpful? plugin for WordPress adds a thumbs up/down box to collect quick article feedback on posts and pages.

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