Ricard Torres

I needed a simple and light plugin to add Thumbs Rating, I couldn’t find any so I built my own.
This plugin allows you to add a thumb up/down rating to your content (posts, pages, and custom post types). You can set it up to show anywhere you want, check out the Installation instructions.
The output is very basic, no images, no fonts, no fancy CSS. Customize the ouput overriding the CSS classes in your style.css file.
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>No output printed by default, check the Installation instructions.</li>
<li>Stores the votes values for each content in the current post table (no new database tables are created).</li>
<li>Uses HTML5 LocalStorage to prevent the users from voting twice.</li>
<li>Easy to customize the output using CSS.</li>
<li>Show the most voted (positive/negative) items using shortcodes.</li>
<li>Show the buttons using shortcodes.</li>
<li>No jQuery dependency.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Internet Explorer 11 support</h4>
If you want the plugin to work with IE11 users, you need jQuery. For that use the 3.4.2 version of the plugin.
From 4.0.0 onwards the plugin has no dependencies and uses vanilla JavaScript (ES6 syntax). Which will cause it not to work for IE11 users.
<h4>Languages</h4>
<ul>
<li>Arabic: ar (by <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/iFlendra/" rel="nofollow ugc">iFlendra</a>)</li>
<li>Catalan: ca</li>
<li>Chinese (China): zh_CN (by <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/profile/suifengtec" rel="ugc">suifengtec</a>)</li>
<li>Czech: cs_CZ (by <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/profile/togur/" rel="ugc">togur</a>)</li>
<li>Danish dk_DK (by BJARNE)</li>
<li>Dutch nl_NL (by <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/profile/thijsku" rel="ugc">Thijs</a>)</li>
<li>English</li>
<li>French: fr_FR (by Arnaud)</li>
<li>German: de_DE (by <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/hvbx/" rel="nofollow ugc">webserviceXXL</a>)</li>
<li>Italian: it_IT (by <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/marcochiesi/" rel="nofollow ugc">marcochiesi</a>)</li>
<li>Japanese: ja (by heySister721)</li>
<li>Lithuanian: lt_LT (by Andrius)</li>
<li>Persian: fa_IR (by <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/profile/hamedt" rel="ugc">Hamed.T</a>)</li>
<li>Portuguese: pt_BR (by Felipe)</li>
<li>Polish: pl_PL (by <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/profile/fafu" rel="ugc">Fafu</a>)</li>
<li>Romanian: ro_RO by (by <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/profile/alexcruz1989" rel="ugc">AlexCruz1989</a>)</li>
<li>Russian: ru_RU (by <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/profile/anatolt" rel="ugc">anatolt</a>)</li>
<li>Serbian: sr_RS (by Andrijana Nikolic)</li>
<li>Spanish: es_ES</li>
<li>Turkish: tr_TR (by <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/CrimsonIdol/" rel="nofollow ugc">CrimsonIdol</a>)</li>
</ul>
Give me a hand and translate the plugin in your language, it’s just a few words.
<h4>Requests</h4>
Feel free to post a request but let’s keep it simple and light.
<h4>Ping me</h4>
Are you using the plugin? Do you like it? Do you hate it? Let me know!
<ul>
<li>Mastodon: <a href="https://ricard.social/@ricard" rel="nofollow ugc">@ricard@ricard.social</a></li>
<li>Blog: <a href="https://ricard.dev/" rel="nofollow ugc">Ricard Torres Code</a></li>
</ul>

Thumbs Rating

I'm so glad I stumbled upon this plugin. Everything works flawlessly, even with a site with 200+ entries directly on a homepage (a timeline).

Thank you for this superb plugin Richard. I was really lucky to pick this one when looking around for a good one.

I can't share the site because of the rules, but lets just say I'm more than happy with the result :-)

The code example for clearing cache on vote was useful as well.

Fantastic!

Thumbs Rating does what you'd expect. It allows you to add a thumbs up/down to your content (posts, pages, and custom post types).

robertoiacono

RIACO Feedback lets your visitors submit feature requests, vote on existing ideas, and track progress through a public roadmap — all without leaving your WordPress site. It takes minutes to set up and requires no coding.
Install the plugin, drop a shortcode on any page, and your users can start submitting and voting immediately. Admins review and approve submissions from the WordPress dashboard before they go public.
<h4>Core Features</h4>
Feedback Board
<ul>
<li>Visitors submit ideas via a clean, customizable form (title + description)</li>
<li>Submitted feedback is held in a moderation queue until you approve it</li>
<li>Approved items appear on a public, vote-sorted board</li>
<li>Filter by status (Open, Planned, In Progress, Completed) or search by keyword</li>
<li>Sort by most votes, newest, or oldest</li>
<li>Content cards expand inline — no page reload needed</li>
<li>Paginated AJAX loading — no page refreshes</li>
</ul>
Voting System
<ul>
<li>One vote per visitor, tracked by a salted SHA-256 hash of IP + User-Agent — no account required</li>
<li>Toggle upvote / unvote with a single click</li>
<li>Vote counts update live via AJAX</li>
<li>Voting is automatically disabled on completed items</li>
<li>Duplicate votes are rejected at the database level (UNIQUE constraint)</li>
</ul>
Product Roadmap
<ul>
<li>Three-column kanban view: Planned / In Progress / Completed</li>
<li>Each column paginates independently</li>
<li>Compact cards show title, vote button, and completion date (completed items)</li>
<li>Embed on any page with <code>[riaco_feedback_roadmap]</code></li>
</ul>
Admin Tools
<ul>
<li>Dedicated Feedback menu in the WordPress admin</li>
<li>Pending-count bubble on the menu item (mirrors the Comments counter)</li>
<li>One-click Approve action per item; bulk approve supported</li>
<li>Dashboard widget showing the 5 most recent pending submissions</li>
<li>Status and Project dropdown filters on the list table</li>
<li>Admin email notification when new feedback is submitted (opt-in)</li>
</ul>
Customization & Settings
<ul>
<li>8 color pickers for upvote button and form appearance — no CSS required</li>
<li>Configurable items per page (default 20)</li>
<li>Multiple Projects — scope each shortcode to a project slug</li>
<li>All colors output as direct CSS class rules so they always win the cascade</li>
</ul>
For Developers
<ul>
<li>Clean service-container architecture with a <code>ServiceInterface</code> contract</li>
<li>5 action hooks: <code>riaco_feedback_submitted</code>, <code>riaco_feedback_upvoted</code>, <code>riaco_feedback_unvoted</code>, <code>riaco_feedback_approved</code>, <code>riaco_feedback_loaded</code></li>
<li>Filterable email recipient, subject, and message body</li>
<li><code>riaco_feedback_submission_data</code> filter to modify post arguments before creation</li>
<li><code>riaco_feedback_item_html</code> filter to override the rendered card HTML</li>
<li><code>riaco_feedback_services</code> filter to add or replace services in the container</li>
<li>PSR-4 autoloading via Composer</li>
</ul>
<h4>Perfect For</h4>
<ul>
<li>SaaS and software teams — let users vote on the next feature to build</li>
<li>WordPress theme / plugin developers — collect roadmap requests from customers</li>
<li>Community sites and forums — give members a structured way to suggest ideas</li>
<li>Agencies — drop a branded feedback board on any client project</li>
<li>Internal tools — gather employee suggestions on a private intranet page</li>
</ul>
<h4>Shortcodes</h4>
<code>[riaco_feedback_features project="main"]</code> 
Renders the submission form alongside the full feedback board. This is the all-in-one shortcode for most setups.
<code>[riaco_feedback_features_board project="main"]</code> 
Renders only the feedback board (no form). Use this when you want the form and the list on separate pages.
<code>[riaco_feedback_roadmap project="main"]</code> 
Renders the three-column kanban roadmap grouped by status.
All shortcodes accept a <code>project</code> attribute that scopes the display to a specific project slug (default: <code>main</code>). Create additional projects from Feedback → Projects in the admin.

RIACO Feedback – User Feedback, Feature Requests & Voting Board

Collect user feedback, feature requests, and votes. Display a public board and product roadmap anywhere on your site with a shortcode.

Thumbs Rating vs RIACO Feedback – User Feedback, Feature Requests & Voting Board