The best WordPress plugins for reader feedback, ranked

The best WordPress feedback plugins, ranked for one job: finding out what readers think of your posts and pages.

"Feedback plugin" covers very different tools on WordPress. Star rating plugins score posts, visual feedback tools collect bug reports, and roadmap boards gather feature votes. This page ranks them for one job: finding out what readers think of your posts and pages, and why.

For that job, three things matter most: what you can ask, whether results are grouped by page, and what the tool stores about readers. How you install it and whether stars show in search results come second.

WordPress feedback plugins, ranked

1
Asklet

Best for: Short, anonymous questions on posts and pages, with results per page

Asklet is the only one here built to ask readers questions: seven question types, a different survey per section chosen by path, and answers grouped by page. It sets no cookies and stores no IP addresses or identifiers.

Keep in mind
- The plugin is still in review for WordPress.org: until it is listed, you paste a snippet into a Custom HTML block or your theme template
- No public star ratings and no rating structured data
How to add Asklet to WordPress
2
Rate My Post

Best for: Star ratings on posts, with a private comment box after a low rating

The strongest rating plugin here for feedback: readers rate a post, and a low rating can open a box for a private comment, so you hear from the readers a post let down. Votes and averages are shown per post.

Keep in mind
- Readers only get a comment box after a low rating
- Stops double votes with cookies or IP addresses, depending on settings
Asklet vs Rate My Post WordPress.org listing
3
kk Star Ratings

Best for: A simple star rating on every post, with structured data

On WordPress.org since 2011, with plenty of settings for where the stars show. It gives every post a score, but its listing describes no way for readers to say why.

Keep in mind
- A rating only, with no written feedback
- Can limit votes per IP address
Asklet vs kk Star Ratings WordPress.org listing
4
Marker.io

Best for: Bug reports with screenshots from clients and colleagues

Built for a different job: bug reports with annotated screenshots, sent to your issue tracker. The people reporting are clients and colleagues rather than anonymous readers, so it ranks low for reader feedback.

Keep in mind
- Each report carries a screenshot, browser details and console logs
- Needs a Marker.io account on a paid plan after the trial
Asklet vs Marker.io WordPress.org listing
5
WP Roadmap

Best for: A public roadmap with feature voting on a WordPress page

A roadmap and voting board for products. It collects votes on features on one page, not feedback on your posts, so it ranks last for this job.

Keep in mind
- Lives on one page, not across your posts
- Votes only, on features you add
Asklet vs WP Roadmap WordPress.org listing

Side-by-side comparison

	Asklet	Rate My Post	kk Star Ratings	Marker.io	WP Roadmap
Built for readers of posts and pages	Yes:Yes	Yes:Yes, as a rating	Yes:Yes, as a rating	No:Built for clients and colleagues	No:Built for product users
What you can ask	Yes:Seven question types, including free text	Partly:A rating, plus a comment after a low score	Partly:A star rating	Partly:A feedback form with a screenshot	No:Up or down votes on features
Results per page	Yes:Per website and per path	Yes:Votes and average per post	Yes:The rating on each post	Partly:Each report records its page	No:Per feature, not per page
What it stores about readers	Yes:No cookies, IP addresses or identifiers	Partly:Cookies or IP addresses, depending on settings	Partly:Can limit votes per IP address	Partly:Screenshots, browser details, console logs	Partly:Not stated on its listing
Star ratings in search results	No:Not offered	Yes:Structured data option	Yes:Structured data option	No:No	No:Not on its listing
How you add it to WordPress	Partly:A snippet; no plugin	Yes:Plugin	Yes:Plugin	Yes:Plugin plus a Marker.io account	Yes:Plugin, shortcode or Elementor widget
Free to start	Yes:Free plan	Yes:Free version; Premium available	Yes:Free plugin	Partly:Free trial, then paid	Yes:Free plugin

How we ranked

We ranked the plugins for one job: hearing from readers about your posts and pages. Each one is judged on the criteria in the comparison table, which are listed in order of importance for that job.

The details come from each plugin's WordPress.org listing and its own website as of October 2026. We leave out prices and plan limits because they change, so check each listing before you install.

We make Asklet, so it is in this list and we ranked it first for this job. The table shows where the others do better, such as star ratings in search results, and the section below points to the best pick for other jobs.

If your job is different

Star ratings shown on each post: Rate My Post or kk Star Ratings
Bug reports with screenshots during a build: Marker.io
A public roadmap with feature voting: WP Roadmap

Common questions

What is the best WordPress plugin for reader feedback?

For asking readers what they think of a post, Asklet ranks first here: it asks short questions of seven types, groups answers by page and stores no cookies or IP addresses. It works with a snippet rather than a plugin. If you want star ratings on each post, Rate My Post is the best rating plugin of the ones compared.

Which WordPress plugin adds star ratings to posts?

Rate My Post and kk Star Ratings both add star ratings to posts and pages, with an option for rating structured data. Rate My Post can also ask for a private comment after a low rating.

Do star ratings show in Google search results?

Only for some kinds of content. Google shows rating stars for things such as products, recipes and courses, not for ordinary blog posts, whichever plugin adds the structured data.

Do I need a plugin to collect feedback on WordPress?

No. Asklet is one iframe snippet: paste it into a Custom HTML block on a post, or into your Single Posts template so every post gets it. Nothing runs on your server and there are no plugin updates.

Do feedback plugins store personal data?

Some do. IP addresses count as personal data under the GDPR, and some rating plugins can store them or set cookies to stop double votes. Asklet stores no cookies, IP addresses or identifiers, and removes emails and phone numbers typed into comments.