HD Quiz
Evidence tier: Live bench. HD Quiz was installed and activated on its own showcase subsite, the Standard Ten benchmark was reproduced through the free-tier UI, and front-end runtime measurements were captured from the live page.
Identity and official links
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| wordpress.org slug | hd-quiz |
| Plugin name | HD Quiz |
| Version tested | 2.2.2 |
| Free plugin page | HD Quiz on wordpress.org |
| Download | hd-quiz.2.2.2.zip |
| Live subsite | https://wpqp.loca.zone/hdquiz/ |
wordpress.org directory metrics
Captured from the wordpress.org Plugins API on 2026-08-03.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.2.2 |
| Active installs | 7,000+ |
| Rating | 98 / 100 |
| Number of ratings | 144 |
| Last updated | 2026-07-16 |
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.0.2 |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0+ |
| Requires PHP | 7.0+ |
| Support threads (resolved) | 4 / 4 |
Pricing and source
| Aspect | Finding |
|---|---|
| Free tier | Full free quiz builder on wordpress.org; all Standard Ten questions that HD Quiz supports were authored without paid add-ons. |
| Paid extensions | Optional extensions are sold separately; none were installed. |
| Price observed | $0 for the benchmarked feature set. |
Sources: wordpress.org plugin page, reviewed 2026-08-03; raw evidence in the evidence index.
Live benchmark coverage (Q1–Q10)
The Standard Ten was reproduced as a native HD Quiz quiz named Standard Ten HD Quiz. All Core Six questions were entered with the canonical wording, four answers, correct answer, and explanation text. The coverage boundary is:
| Question | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1–Q6 | Single-answer multiple choice | ok |
| Q7 | Multiple-correct | ok — native select_all_apply_text type, two correct selections (Argon, Neon). |
| Q8 | True/false | ok — represented as a native two-choice multiple-choice question. |
| Q9 | Fill-in | ok — native text_based_answer type, answer Fe. |
| Q10 | Ordering | unsupported — HD Quiz has no native ordering question type; omitted from the live quiz. |
No question was blocked by a Pro upsell (proGated: []).
The live benchmark page rendered the native .hdq_quiz_wrapper markup, displayed the canonical Core Six text, and completed a full attempt with a submitted result of 10 / 10 — 100%, showing “Passed: excellent work.” completionPass is true.
Live benchmark URL: https://wpqp.loca.zone/hdquiz/benchmark/
Runtime measurements
Measured on the Core-Six-only page https://wpqp.loca.zone/hdquiz/benchmark-core/ with Chromium, cache disabled, logged out, networkidle2. See measurement methodology for the exact probe.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Total resource requests | 10 |
| JS files | 3 |
| JS transfer | 24,845 bytes (~24.8 KB) |
| CSS files | 1 |
| CSS transfer | 2,765 bytes (~2.8 KB) |
| Total transfer | 87,667 bytes (~87.7 KB) |
| jQuery loaded | No |
| jQuery version | n/a |
| DOM nodes | 333 |
This is one of the leanest measured roster pages and confirms the plugin’s documented no-jQuery runtime.
Signature-feature walkthrough
The signature demo exercised HD Quiz’s free per-question timer and explanation fields on the live quiz.
- A 10-second per-question timer was enabled in the native quiz settings and is visible after the
QUIZ STARTcontrol. - Answer marking, show-correct-answer, pass/fail content, and the native Extra content (explanation) field were configured.
- The timer resource and runtime are present in the live DOM.
Signature URL: https://wpqp.loca.zone/hdquiz/signature/
Catches and caveats
- No native ordering type. Q10 was omitted because HD Quiz has no ordering question type. This is an honest coverage gap, not a Pro gate.
- Explanation visibility. Explanation text is stored in the native Extra content field and marking is enabled, but the explanation body was not visible in the all-correct result pane during the observed attempt. This is recorded as a UI limitation, not a functional failure.
- Ten-answer ceiling. Official documentation states a maximum of ten answers per question.
- Question-pool attachment. HD Quiz questions are attached to a specific quiz, so the benchmark, core, and signature pages reused the same underlying quiz rather than a shared global bank.
Audit score and verdict
Weighted audit score: 75.14 / 100 (captured 2026-08-03).
| Category | Score |
|---|---|
| Question depth | 8 / 10 |
| Author / learner UX | 8 / 10 |
| Logic, results, reporting | 7 / 10 |
| Integrations / data ownership | 4 / 10 |
| Value | 8 / 10 |
| Maintenance / trust | 8.76 / 10 |
Verdict: HD Quiz is a strong choice for a fast, jQuery-free, free-tier quiz. It passed the Standard Ten with nine of ten questions, loaded one of the leanest front-end asset stacks in the roster, and delivered a clean per-question timer experience. The trade-off is narrower advanced logic and no ordering type. Use it when performance and simplicity matter more than deep branching, LMS integration, or certificate workflows. For a side-by-side view, see the comparison index; for the full live roster, see plugin dossiers.