Oxford Debate is a plugin to create Oxford-Style Debates on your WordPress website.
As of April 2026, Oxford Debate is a WordPress vote plugin with 10 active installations and a 4/5 rating from 5 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 9 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Crowdsignal Dashboard – Polls, Surveys….
Oxford Debate is a plugin to create Oxford-Style Debates on your WordPress website.
An Oxford-Style debate is a communication process in which participants argue for and against a given topic. According to Wikipedia, physical Oxford-Style debate is a competitive debate format featuring a sharply framed motion that is proposed by one side and opposed by another. A winner is declared in an Oxford-Style debate either by the majority or by which team has swayed more audience members between the two votes.
The online version of the Oxford-style debates adaptes the physical model and makes it possible to expand the capabilities of both speakers and audience:
| WordPress | 3.0.1+ requiredTested up to 4.7.33 |
| PHP | false+ required |
New update of Oxford-style Debate!
Lately, we have worked to add new features to enrich your experience. We look forward to testing it. Happy debating!
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