PluginScout

OnionBuzz

by Looks Awesome · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.0.7 Tested up to WP 4.8.30

OnionBuzz has 100+ active installs on WordPress.org and 8,071 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on January 8, 2018, tested up to WordPress 4.8.30.

OnionBuzz at a glance

Active installs
100+
Total downloads
8,071
Downloads, last 30 days
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is OnionBuzz well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 4.8.30, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Most Popular Viral Post Types: Trivia, Personality and Checklist quizzes, Lists, Ranked Lists, Flip Cards. More formats coming soon!
  • Categories and Filtering: Limitless opportunities to create feeds (categories). Categories can be used in the widget for easy content filtering
  • Social Sharing: Add social sharing buttons to any quiz and allow your users to score with friends. This will provide the spreading of your content as a viral…
  • Subscription Forms: Add Mailchimp opt-in form at the bottom of the quiz and grow your mailing list
  • 3 Quiz Answer Types: List, grid (from 1 to 4 per row), match (for Trivia quizzes only)
  • Simple Integration: You can use built-in feed option or embed quiz with the help of a shortcode
  • WordPress Widgets: Available to easily embed your feeds and stories
  • 2 Types of Quiz Layouts: Choose to display quiz in a full list or compact slider (one question per screen)
  • Control the Question Ordering: you can strictly define question ordering or randomize questions
  • Post-answer Options: choose to display correct answer or not. You can even provide explanation after any answer is given
  • Translation Ready: perfectly compatible with Loco Translate and similar tools for the translation of the plugin and the content on any language
  • Fully Responsive: optimized for comfortable usage in any mobile device!

OnionBuzz reviews and ratings

3 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

4.0 out of 5

3 reviews

5★
2
4★
0
3★
0
2★
1
1★
0
  • Cool stuff

    Working great, looking great, all as promised.

    Oleksandr
  • Neat plugin, messes with theme

    I love all the features included in this plugin. However, once it's activated, it messes with my theme templates on my category archive pages. Had to deactivate to solve my problem. Yikes.

    forevangel23
  • Awesome product.

    Nice looking front-end, clean admin panel. Awesome product.

    Vlad T.

Details

Create BuzzFeed like quizzes on your WordPress website or blog.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • buzz
  • buzzfeed
  • guess
  • personality
  • Playbuzz

More from Looks Awesome

Version
1.0.7
Last updated
Jan 8, 2018
First published
Sep 14, 2017
Requires WordPress
4.0.0
Tested up to
4.8.30
Requires PHP
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

OnionBuzz FAQ

What does OnionBuzz do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, OnionBuzz offers Most Popular Viral Post Types: Trivia, Personality and Checklist quizzes, Lists, Ranked Lists, Flip Cards. More formats coming soon!, Categories and Filtering: Limitless opportunities to create feeds (categories). Categories can be used in the widget for easy content filtering, Social Sharing: Add social sharing buttons to any quiz and allow your users to score with friends. This will provide the spreading of your content as a viral, Subscription Forms: Add Mailchimp opt-in form at the bottom of the quiz and grow your mailing list and 3 Quiz Answer Types: List, grid (from 1 to 4 per row), match (for Trivia quizzes only).

How many active installs does OnionBuzz have?

WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs for OnionBuzz as of September 7, 2026.

Is OnionBuzz still maintained?

The last release was on January 8, 2018, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is OnionBuzz free?

OnionBuzz is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.