Adds optional Google Reviews (connect your own Google Business Profile, shown from a temporary local copy). The database updates automatically on first load. Nothing contacts Google unless you set it up.<\/p>","1.0.2":"
Adds Elementor widgets, a "Load more reviews" button, a Helpful vote button, new block controls and many security, performance and schema improvements. Recommended for all sites.<\/p>","1.0.1":"
Adds photo reviews and half-star ratings, plus security and performance improvements. The database updates automatically on first load.<\/p>","1.0.0":"
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Universal Reviews is a WordPress review plugin that lets visitors rate and review anything on your site, and gives you one clean place to manage what they say.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Run a WooCommerce shop? A local business? An agency, a course, a directory or a membership site? You probably want the same few things: a simple review form, honest star ratings, a queue to approve reviews, and a good-looking way to show them. This plugin does exactly that, without turning your comments section into a rating system.<\/p>\n\n Reviews can be attached to posts, pages, custom post types, WooCommerce products, taxonomy terms, users or your whole business. Show them with Elementor widgets<\/strong>, Gutenberg blocks<\/strong> or shortcodes<\/strong>, whichever you prefer.<\/p>\n\n Reviews live in their own indexed database tables instead of the comments table or post meta. Rating summaries are precomputed, so your review lists and summaries don't run a Show your Google reviews too.<\/strong> Connect your own Google Business Profile and display recent Google reviews next to the reviews you collect yourself, with a shortcode, a block or an Elementor widget. Google Reviews is optional: nothing contacts Google unless you set it up, and Universal Reviews is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Google.<\/p>\n\n adds 9 premium modules on top of everything above.<\/p>\n\n You now have a rating summary, a review list and a review form on the page.<\/p>\n\n The everyday workflow stays simple:<\/p>\n\n If you build with Elementor, you don't need to paste shortcodes any more. Universal Reviews adds two Elementor widgets:<\/p>\n\n Both widgets use the same forms, review types and moderation queue as the shortcodes and blocks, so you can switch between them at any time. Elementor is optional. The plugin works the same without it.<\/p>\n\n Universal Reviews includes several layers of basic anti-abuse protection without requiring a CAPTCHA.<\/p>\n\n Default protection includes a limit of 12 submissions per 60 minutes per IP and a 72-hour duplicate-review window.<\/p>\n\n The React-powered admin dashboard gives moderators a focused place to work through incoming reviews.<\/p>\n\n The moderation interface uses server-side filtering, sorting and pagination so the browser does not need to load the complete review database.<\/p>\n\n Add reviews to your site with Elementor widgets, Gutenberg blocks or shortcodes.<\/p>\n\n Available shortcodes:<\/p>\n\n The Reviews List and Review Form blocks are server-rendered. In the block editor you get a live preview, a dropdown of your saved forms, a searchable picker for posts, products, terms and users, and colour and size controls for the button, fields and star rating.<\/p>\n\n Front-end features include:<\/p>\n\n Plugin CSS and JavaScript are loaded only on pages that actually show a Universal Reviews widget, and in the page head when a post contains the shortcode or block, so your layout doesn't jump.<\/p>\n\n Universal Reviews can output AggregateRating JSON-LD (the review schema behind star ratings in search results) for supported public review targets.<\/p>\n\n Structured data is printed only when the page actually displays the target's review list or summary and the target has approved reviews. The plugin uses the schema.org type configured for the review type and avoids outputting review structured data for private content.<\/p>\n\n This keeps structured data tied to the content visitors can actually see rather than adding review markup site-wide.<\/p>\n\n Schema output is built to play nicely with other plugins: it uses the correct worst rating for half-star types, a stable Important: structured data does not guarantee rich results in search engines. Search engines decide whether and how eligible structured data is displayed.<\/p>\n\n Universal Reviews is designed for larger review collections.<\/p>\n\n The architecture is intended to remain practical as a site grows from hundreds of reviews to much larger collections.<\/p>\n\n The Tools area includes:<\/p>\n\n Privacy controls are built into the review workflow.<\/p>\n\n Always configure retention, consent and privacy settings according to your site's legal and business requirements.<\/p>\n\n Universal Reviews works fully offline. The only external service it can contact is Google<\/strong>, and only if you choose to connect Google Reviews (Reviews \u2192 Google Reviews). Nothing is sent to Google, and no Google code is loaded, otherwise.<\/p>\n\n When you connect Google Reviews, your server contacts these Google endpoints using your own Google Cloud project and the Google account you authorize:<\/p>\n\n Requests happen when you press Sync Now, during the daily scheduled sync, and while you set up the connection \u2014 never when a visitor loads a page. If a reviewer has a Google profile photo, visitors' browsers load that image from Google's image servers (googleusercontent.com).<\/p>\n\n Google's terms: https:\/\/policies.google.com\/terms \u2014 privacy policy: https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy \u2014 Business Profile API terms: https:\/\/developers.google.com\/my-business\/content\/terms<\/p>\n\n Show recent reviews from your Google Business Profile next to your own reviews. Google Reviews is optional and never required for the rest of the plugin.<\/p>\n\n What you need<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Setup<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Changing the Google account or credentials:<\/strong> open Reviews \u2192 Google Reviews and use Change Google account<\/strong>, Edit Client ID & Secret<\/strong> or Disconnect<\/strong>. These are also available on the location screen, so a failing Google request never leaves you stuck. Signing in with a different Google account clears the previous location and its cached reviews.<\/p>\n\n Free plan limits:<\/strong> one connection and location, up to 50 recent reviews displayed, daily automatic sync plus Sync Now, a basic list layout and basic styling. If your profile has more reviews, only the allowed number is displayed and a note is shown to administrators; the connection keeps working. Multiple locations, higher limits, advanced …<\/p>\n\n\n After activation, open Reviews<\/strong> in the WordPress admin menu.<\/p>\n\n Start with:<\/p>\n\n For the quickest setup, add this shortcode to a post, page or product:<\/p>\n\n This displays the review list and enables the form for the current supported target.<\/p>\n\n Using Elementor? Edit the page, search the widget panel for Reviews List<\/strong> or Review Form<\/strong>, and drag it where you want it.<\/p>\n\n Requirements: WordPress 6.2 or newer and PHP 7.4 or newer. WooCommerce and Elementor are optional.<\/p>\n\n Deactivating Universal Reviews does not remove review data.<\/p>\n\n By default, database tables and settings remain available after deactivation. If you want WordPress to remove the plugin's stored data during uninstall, enable Settings \u2192 Privacy \u2192 Delete all data on uninstall<\/strong> before deleting the plugin.<\/p>\n\n Use this option carefully because uninstall data deletion is intended to be permanent.<\/p>\n\n\n No. WooCommerce is not required.<\/p>\n\n Reviews can target WordPress posts and custom post types, taxonomy terms, users, the site\/business and other supported targets. WooCommerce products are supported as the Universal Reviews does not read WooCommerce orders for purchase verification. A moderator can mark a review as verified from the Reviews screen, and developers can add their own verification logic through the Yes. The Yes. Version 1.0.2 adds Elementor widgets for the Review Form and the Reviews List. Drag them onto any Elementor page, template or product layout. They share the same forms, review types and moderation queue as the blocks and shortcodes.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes. Elementor is optional. Universal Reviews also works with the WordPress block editor and with shortcodes, and you don't need a special theme.<\/p><\/dd>\n Add WooCommerce products are supported as a review target. Add the shortcode, block or Elementor widget to your product description, product template or product layout. Universal Reviews doesn't take over the built-in WooCommerce reviews tab.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes. Reviewers can attach JPEG, PNG, WebP or AVIF photos, and you control the size and number of photos. SVG uploads are never accepted. Photos that can't be verified as real images are rejected, and photos are deleted when a review is rejected or marked as spam.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes. Use the Yes. The form builder supports multiple field types, required fields, half-width layouts, placeholders, help text, headings, text blocks and custom CSS classes. Form styling uses Yes. Forms can be created and managed from Reviews \u2192 Forms<\/strong>. Forms can be associated with supported review types and embedded with the form shortcode or Review Form block.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes, since version 1.0.1. Choose Half stars<\/strong> under Star steps<\/strong> when editing a review type in Reviews \u2192 Review Types<\/strong>. Types default to whole stars (1 to 5).<\/p><\/dd>\n Not by default. IP storage is disabled by default and can be enabled from the privacy settings when a site needs it.<\/p><\/dd>\n No CAPTCHA is required. Universal Reviews uses a honeypot, signed time trap, rate limiting, duplicate-review protection, consent and request validation.<\/p><\/dd>\n Deactivation does not delete reviews, settings or database tables.<\/p>\n\n Data is removed during uninstall only when Delete all data on uninstall<\/strong> has been enabled in Settings \u2192 Privacy<\/strong>.<\/p><\/dd>\nCOUNT(*)<\/code> on the reviews table for every page view.<\/p>\n\nFree features<\/h4>\n\n
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[unirev_google_reviews]<\/code> shortcode, the Google Reviews block or the Google Reviews Elementor widget. Shown from a temporary local copy (kept for at most 30 days), so visitors never trigger a Google request. Disconnect any time to delete it.<\/li>\nPro Features<\/h4>\n\n
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Set it up in about three minutes<\/h4>\n\n
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[unirev_reviews show_form=1]<\/code>, or drop in the Reviews List<\/strong> block, or use the Reviews List<\/strong> widget in Elementor.<\/li>\nWho is it for?<\/h4>\n\n
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Support and community<\/h3>\n\n
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Collect reviews<\/h3>\n\n
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Moderate reviews<\/h3>\n\n
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unirev_digest_enabled<\/code> filter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\nDisplay reviews<\/h3>\n\n
[unirev_form]\n\n[unirev_reviews]\n\n[unirev_summary]\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n
--unirev-*<\/code> naming system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\nSEO and structured data<\/h3>\n\n
@id<\/code>, merges multiple reviewed items into one @graph<\/code>, limits types to a list of valid schema.org types (filter unirev_schema_types<\/code>), and has a unirev_schema_output<\/code> filter so you can avoid duplicates with WooCommerce or your SEO plugin.<\/p>\n\nPerformance<\/h3>\n\n
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accounts.google.com<\/code> and oauth2.googleapis.com<\/code> \u2014 OAuth 2.0 sign-in, token exchange, token refresh and token revocation. Data sent: your OAuth Client ID\/Secret, the authorization code and your tokens.<\/li>\nmybusinessaccountmanagement.googleapis.com<\/code>, mybusinessbusinessinformation.googleapis.com<\/code> and mybusiness.googleapis.com<\/code> \u2014 the Google Business Profile APIs, used to list the accounts and locations you manage and to read reviews for the location you select. Data sent: your access token and the account\/location IDs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\nGoogle Reviews<\/h3>\n\n
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https:\/\/your-site.example\/wp-admin\/admin-post.php?action=unirev_google_oauth<\/code> (the exact URL is shown on the setup screen).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n
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universal-reviews<\/code> plugin ZIP.<\/li>\nuniversal-reviews.zip<\/code> file.<\/li>\nInstall manually<\/h3>\n\n
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Does Universal Reviews require WooCommerce?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
product<\/code> post type.<\/p>\n\nunirev_verification_providers<\/code> filter.<\/p><\/dd>\nCan I use Universal Reviews for custom post types?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
post<\/code> target type can work with WordPress post types, including custom post types, when the target is public and supported by the plugin's target validation.<\/p><\/dd>\nDoes Universal Reviews work with Elementor?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Can I use it without a page builder?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
How do I add star ratings and customer reviews to a WordPress page?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
[unirev_reviews show_form=1]<\/code> to the page, insert the Reviews List<\/strong> block, or drop in the Reviews List<\/strong> widget in Elementor. Visitors will see the rating summary, the approved reviews and the review form.<\/p><\/dd>\nHow do I show reviews on WooCommerce product pages?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Can visitors upload photos with their review?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Can I collect reviews for my business instead of a page?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
business<\/code> target type to collect reviews about your company as a whole, then show them anywhere with the same widgets, blocks and shortcodes.<\/p><\/dd>\nCan I customize the review form?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
--unirev-*<\/code> CSS variables.<\/p><\/dd>\nCan I create different review forms?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Can I use half-star ratings?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Does the plugin store IP addresses?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Does the plugin use CAPTCHA?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
What happens when I deactivate the plugin?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Do I need Redis or another object cache?<\/h3><\/dt>\n