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<p>ReviewStars displays a Google Places star rating and total review count via a shortcode: <code>[reviewstars]</code>.</p>
<p>It is built as a design tool: you can style the output in the admin and use Preview Mode to design without an API key or Place ID, which is useful for staging sites, page builders, and client approval.</p>
<h3>Free build features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Shortcode: <code>[reviewstars]</code></li>
<li>Google Places rating and review count using your own API key</li>
<li>Caching via WordPress transients</li>
<li>Configurable front-end auto-refresh</li>
<li>Preview Mode with custom preview rating and review count</li>
<li>On-click behavior: open your Google listing or “Write a review”</li>
<li>Optional language parameter for the Google Places API</li>
<li>Style controls for spacing, typography, review count background, Google icon placement, and separators</li>
</ul>
<p>The WordPress.org build includes only the free functionality listed here. Additional paid functionality is delivered in a separate plugin package outside WordPress.org and is not included in this package.</p>
<h4>Style editor</h4>
<p>Control spacing, typography and icon placement without custom CSS:</p>
<ul>
<li>Toggle: show/hide review count and review text</li>
<li>Stars font size</li>
<li>Review text font size and font weight</li>
<li>Optional review text color</li>
<li>Number spacing: padding, margin, and vertical adjustment</li>
<li>Number typography: font size, font weight, and optional color</li>
<li>Optional number background: solid or gradient background, padding, radius, and border width</li>
<li>Google icon: show/hide, position, gap, icon size, and separator styling</li>
</ul>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<p>This plugin connects to the following third-party services:</p>
<p>1) <strong>Google Places API (Google Maps Platform)</strong><br />
Used to retrieve the rating and review count for the configured Place ID. Requests are made when the shortcode is rendered, when the admin “Test API settings” button is used, and when live refresh is enabled.<br />
Service: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/places/web-service/overview<br />
Terms: https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/terms<br />
Privacy: https://policies.google.com/privacy</p>
<p>2) <strong>Freemius SDK (optional)</strong><br />
The plugin bundles the Freemius SDK for optional account, opt-in, and commercial upgrade flows. The free plugin functionality works without opting in to Freemius. If you opt in or use Freemius account features, data may be processed by Freemius according to their policies.<br />
Privacy: https://freemius.com/privacy/<br />
Terms: https://freemius.com/terms/</p>
<h3>Shortcodes</h3>
<pre><code>[reviewstars]
</code></pre>
<p>Optional attributes:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>refresh_ms="300000"</code> – override refresh interval in milliseconds</li>
<li><code>preview="1"</code> – force preview output without API calls</li>
<li><code>rating="4.8"</code> – preview rating</li>
<li><code>reviews="1250"</code> – preview review count</li>
</ul>


ReviewStars

Displays a modern Google Places rating badge with style controls, caching, auto refresh, and optional preview mode.

Milan Petrovic

<p>GD Rating System is the successor to GD Star Rating plugin, but it has nothing in common with the old plugin. GD Rating System uses a modular structure with most features split into addons and rating methods. For front end display plugin uses templates similar to WordPress theme templates and allows you to override existing templates or add new ones.</p>
<h4>Overview of plugin features</h4>
<p>With GD Rating System you can rate anything. The Plugin supports several basic rating entities, and for each one you can have more than one rating type. This includes posts with all default and custom post types, comments, users, terms for default or custom taxonomies.</p>
<p>Here is the list of the most important plugin features:</p>
<ul>
<li>Rating Method: Stars Rating</li>
<li>Rating Method: Like This (3.0)</li>
<li>Addon: Shortcodes Builder (3.1)</li>
<li>Addon: Rich Snippets Support</li>
<li>Addon: Posts Integration</li>
<li>Addon: Comments Integration</li>
<li>Addon: Dynamic Load</li>
<li>Addon: Feeds Support (v1.3)</li>
<li>Widget: Rating block</li>
<li>Widget: Rating list</li>
<li>Shortcodes: Rating block and list</li>
<li>Shortcodes: Rating values</li>
<li>Shortcodes: Rating conditions</li>
<li>Presentation: Default set of templates</li>
<li>Posts Addon: Sort by rating (v1.2)</li>
<li>Posts Addon: Auto sort by rating (v3.0)</li>
<li>Comments Addon: Sort by rating (v1.2)</li>
<li>Stars Rating: 20 icons in a font</li>
<li>Stars Rating: 6 image-based sets</li>
<li>Like This Rating: 2 font icons sets in a font</li>
<li>Like This Rating: 1 image-based set</li>
<li>Administration: Rating objects log</li>
<li>Administration: Votes log</li>
<li>Administration: Custom rating rules</li>
<li>List Shortcodes and Widgets: additional object filters (v3.0)</li>
<li>Data Transfer: Import from GD Star Rating</li>
<li>Data Transfer: Import from WP PostRatings</li>
<li>Data Transfer: Import from Yet Another Stars Rating</li>
<li>Data Transfer: Import from KK Star Ratings (v1.3)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Documentation and Support</h4>
<p>You need to register for a free account on <a href="https://www.dev4press.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Dev4Press</a>:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://support.dev4press.com/kb/product/gd-rating-system/faqs/" rel="nofollow ugc">Frequently Asked Questions</a></li>
<li><a href="https://support.dev4press.com/kb/product/gd-rating-system/articles/" rel="nofollow ugc">Knowledge Base Articles</a></li>
<li>Support Forum: <a href="https://support.dev4press.com/forums/forum/plugins-lite/gd-rating-system-lite/" rel="nofollow ugc">Free</a> & <a href="https://support.dev4press.com/forums/forum/plugins/gd-rating-system/" rel="nofollow ugc">Pro</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Translations</h3>
<ul>
<li>English</li>
</ul>


GD Rating System

Works like a charm

Powerful, highly customizable and versatile ratings plugin to allow your users to vote for anything you want.

ReviewStars vs GD Rating System