Idea Factory
Front end submission and voting system.
4.4(12 reviews)
·200 active installs·Updated 10 years agoAs of April 2026, Idea Factory is a WordPress idea plugin with 200 active installations and a 4.4/5 rating from 12 reviews. It has been downloaded 12K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.8+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: IdeaPush.
4.4/512 reviews
200active installs
12K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014
Overview
Idea Factory was born out of necessity, and the frustration of the lack of plugins that did exactly what I wanted it to do. This plugin allows users to submit new ideas from the front-end, and vote on them. Currently it allows a user to vote once per idea, then locks them out. It’s also currently limited to logged in users, for now.
- AJAX powered front-end submission and voting
- Works for both logged in and logged out users
- 1 vote allowed per user per idea
- Emails the admin of a new submission
- Automatic setup or use anywhere with a shortcode
- Optionally set a threshold where each idea will be given a status based on total votes and emails the admin
- Automatic status grading
- Extensible with hooks and actions on events
- More ideas loaded with AJAX on front-end
- Mobile friendly
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Ratings & Reviews
4.412 reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.8+ requiredTested up to 4.3.34 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.2
- NEW – Added an option to enable public voting
- NEW – Added a reset button to reset public votes
- NEW – Added “Author” to the Ideas
- FIXED – Fixed strings that were not translatable
- FIXED – Fixed minor security that would allow vote spoofing
…and 5 more changes
Contributors
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