Rate My Post – Star Rating Plugin by FeedbackWP
v4.5.3by properfraction · updated 1 month ago
Add Star Rating to WordPress posts & pages, collect feedbacks from users and improve website SEO with Schema markup for Rich Snippets.
- Rank
- #1,233
- No change0 vs yesterday
- Active installs (est.)
- ≈ 24,000
- 20K+ reported · Medium
- Total downloads
- 739.5K
- 739,507 all-time
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- 159 reviews
- Support resolved
- 80%
- 4 of 5 threads, last 2 months
Rate My Post at a glance
Rate My Post is a WordPress plugin by properfraction with 20K+ active installs, the #1,233 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 174 times, 90% more than the month before. It’s rated 4.7 out of 5 from 159 reviews. Version 4.5.3 came out on Oct 3, 2026 and is tested up to WordPress 7.1.4. It leads the 13 plugins tagged “post rating”. It was first released in 2018.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 9, 2026, 31 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats6.3K downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | Rate My Post |
|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2026 | 291 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 165 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 166 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 158 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 179 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 175 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 156 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 131 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 172 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 187 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 351 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 216 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 212 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 159 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 188 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 286 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 318 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 240 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 192 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 204 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 137 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 156 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 155 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 225 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 216 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 272 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 295 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 187 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 208 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 307 |
Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.
Estimated installs
≈ 24,247 · -0.4% in the last 30 days
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| Date | Approximate, from band changes | Estimated installs |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | – | 24,247 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | – | 24,220 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | – | 24,295 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | – | 24,253 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | – | 24,274 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | – | 24,315 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | – | 24,290 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | – | 24,398 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | – | 24,361 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | – | 24,347 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | – | 24,314 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 24,402 | 24,402 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 24,399 | – |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 24,396 | – |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 24,393 | – |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 24,390 | – |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 24,387 | – |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 24,384 | – |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 24,381 | – |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 24,378 | – |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 24,376 | – |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 24,373 | – |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 24,370 | – |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 24,367 | – |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 24,364 | – |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 24,361 | – |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 24,358 | – |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 24,355 | – |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 24,352 | – |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 24,349 | – |
Rank over time
#1,233 · down 4 in the last 30 days
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | #1,233 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | #1,233 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | #1,230 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | #1,231 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | #1,232 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | #1,232 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | #1,230 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | #1,232 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | #1,226 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | #1,231 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | #1,232 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | #1,231 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | #1,231 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | #1,229 |
Growth %
Average -0.01% a day in the last 30 days
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| Date | Approximate, from band changes | Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | – | +0.11% |
| Nov 7, 2026 | – | -0.15% |
| Nov 5, 2026 | – | +0.17% |
| Nov 4, 2026 | – | -0.09% |
| Nov 3, 2026 | – | -0.17% |
| Nov 2, 2026 | – | +0.10% |
| Nov 1, 2026 | – | -0.44% |
| Oct 31, 2026 | – | +0.15% |
| Oct 30, 2026 | – | +0.06% |
| Oct 29, 2026 | – | +0.14% |
| Oct 28, 2026 | – | -0.36% |
| Oct 27, 2026 | +0.01% | – |
| Oct 26, 2026 | +0.01% | – |
| Oct 25, 2026 | +0.01% | – |
| Oct 24, 2026 | +0.01% | – |
| Oct 23, 2026 | +0.01% | – |
| Oct 22, 2026 | +0.01% | – |
| Oct 21, 2026 | +0.01% | – |
| Oct 20, 2026 | +0.01% | – |
| Oct 19, 2026 | +0.01% | – |
| Oct 18, 2026 | +0.01% | – |
| Oct 17, 2026 | +0.01% | – |
| Oct 16, 2026 | +0.01% | – |
| Oct 15, 2026 | +0.01% | – |
| Oct 14, 2026 | +0.01% | – |
| Oct 13, 2026 | +0.01% | – |
| Oct 12, 2026 | +0.01% | – |
| Oct 11, 2026 | +0.01% | – |
| Oct 10, 2026 | +0.01% | – |
Active installs band
20K+ on WordPress.org
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | 20K+ |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 20K+ |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 20K+ |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 20K+ |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 20K+ |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 20K+ |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 20K+ |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 20K+ |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 20K+ |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 20K+ |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 20K+ |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 20K+ |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 20K+ |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 20K+ |
Search rankings
Where it appears in WordPress.org search for the searches you track, checked every day.
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Change log
From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org- Rank #1231 → #1231Downloads -20.2%
- Tested up to 7.1.3 → 7.1.4
Versions in use
Share of active installs on each published version, from WordPress.org.
- v4.567%
- v4.49.5%
- v3.45.7%
- v3.35.2%
- Other12%
Rating trend
4.7★★★★★159 reviews · steady in the last 30 days
Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 4.5.3
- Requires WordPress
- 6.0
- Tested up to
- 7.1.4
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- First released
- Mar 1, 2018
- Last updated
- Oct 3, 2026
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about Rate My Post
How many websites use Rate My Post?
Rate My Post is active on 20K+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #1,233 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.
How many times has Rate My Post been downloaded?
739,507 times in total since 2018. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 174 times. See download stats
When was Rate My Post last updated?
Version 4.5.3 came out on Oct 3, 2026 (1 month ago). See every release
Is Rate My Post compatible with the latest WordPress?
Yes. It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current version.
Does Rate My Post have known security vulnerabilities?
None that affect the current version. WPVulnerability’s database lists 7 older issues, fixed in earlier versions, so keep Rate My Post up to date. See its security record
Is Rate My Post still maintained?
Yes. Its last release was 1 month ago. Its authors resolved 4 of the 5 support threads opened in the last two months.
What rating does Rate My Post have?
4.7 out of 5 from 159 reviews on WordPress.org. 90% of them give 5 stars.
What are the best alternatives to Rate My Post?
The plugins most like Rate My Post, by the tags they share, are RC Post Rating (fewer than 10), YASR (10K+) and Rate Star Review Vote (20+). Compare all alternatives
Latest reviews
Analyze reviewsReview stats
4.7
★★★★★
159 reviews
- 5 stars: 143 reviews, 90%
- 4 stars: 6 reviews, 4%
- 3 stars: 2 reviews, 1%
- 2 stars: 2 reviews, 1%
- 1 stars: 6 reviews, 4%
- Positive
- 94%4–5★
- Mixed
- 1%3★
- Critical
- 5%1–2★
- About 1 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 4.8.
- Each new 1★ review takes 15 five-star reviews to balance out.
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | ≈ 24,000 |
| Reported installs | 20K+ |
| Rating | 4.7 |
| Reviews | 159 |
| Total downloads | 739.5K |
| Author | properfraction |
| First released | Mar 1, 2018 |
| Version | 4.5.3 |
| Requires WP | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Last updated | Oct 3, 2026 |
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