馃弳 WP Quiz Showcase
Ten free WordPress.org quiz systems, one pinned WordPress 7.0.2 multisite, one Standard Ten benchmark, and evidence that distinguishes a rendered native attempt from a documentation claim.
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馃 Audited top ten
| Rank | Plugin | Class | Proof and price | What it wins | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tutor LMS 路 wiki | LMS | 83.74 路 $0 core 路 8/10 free coverage 路 learner completion blocked | Formal assessment depth | Deepest documented assessment model, but the shared admin session could not enter a learner attempt. |
| 2 | Quiz Maker 路 wiki | Dedicated quiz | 83.24 路 free core; captured Pro offer $49 Business 路 8/10 路 pass | Best overall live free-tier balance | Strong authoring, timer, explanations, and a completed scored attempt; advanced result and export features are paid. |
| 3 | PressPrimer Quiz 路 wiki | Assessment | 79.60 路 $0 路 8/10 路 pass | Best value and confidence review | Excellent free assessment mechanics and review evidence, with a smaller directory footprint. |
| 4 | H5P 路 wiki | Interactive framework | 78.78 路 $0 路 6/10 路 pass | Richest interaction ecosystem | Native Question Set and Boardgame worked; library acquisition and its hub dependency add operational weight. |
| 5 | Quiz And Survey Master 路 wiki | Quiz and survey | 75.62 路 free core; add-ons vary 路 6/10 路 pass | Reusable quiz/survey workflow | Solid Core Six and local contact fields; logic, reporting, imports, and advanced question types are add-ons. |
| 6 | HD Quiz 路 wiki | Dedicated quiz | 75.14 路 $0 路 9/10 路 pass | Lean focused delivery | Fast, focused and broad in free coverage; ordering is absent and official docs cap answers at ten. |
| 7 | Chained Quiz 路 wiki | Branching quiz | 72.14 路 $0 路 9/10 路 pass | Free branching logic | Best branch-first specialist and strong value; the authoring and result presentation are utilitarian. |
| 8 | Watu 路 wiki | Exam and survey | 71.52 路 $0 core 路 8/10 路 pass | Simple graded quizzes | Reliable grade bands and immediate results; fill-in, ordering, and certificates exceed the tested free boundary. |
| 9 | Forminator 路 wiki | Form and funnel | 69.28 路 $0 core 路 0/10 路 save blocker | Funnel and integration ergonomics | The native builder accepted questions but failed to persist this quiz on the benchmark; no fake shortcode was substituted. |
| 10 | Quiz Cat 路 wiki | Marketing quiz | 61.92 路 $0 core 路 6/10 路 pass | Fastest simple knowledge-quiz setup | A working free knowledge quiz with clear results; personality, lead capture, weighting, and analytics are Premium. |
馃攷 Headline verdicts
- Best overall live free-tier balance: Quiz Maker.
- Best value: PressPrimer Quiz, with Chained Quiz the branching-value specialist.
- Best funnels: Forminator by product shape, but its benchmark save failed and that blocker is part of the verdict.
- Best formal assessment: Tutor LMS by documented model; its learner-attempt and multisite administration catches prevent a frictionless recommendation.
- Most interesting unknown: CreatorLMS, a current low-install LMS challenger that needs a complete live benchmark before it can displace an incumbent.
Captured 2026-08-03. Scores are rubric summaries, not substitutes for the live coverage and runtime tables.