Freemius

designplug

ReviewStars displays a Google Places star rating and total review count via a shortcode: <code>[reviewstars]</code>.
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.
<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>
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.
<h4>Style editor</h4>
Control spacing, typography and icon placement without custom CSS:
<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>
This plugin connects to the following third-party services:
1) Google Places API (Google Maps Platform) 
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. 
Service: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/places/web-service/overview 
Terms: https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/terms 
Privacy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
2) Freemius SDK (optional) 
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. 
Privacy: https://freemius.com/privacy/ 
Terms: https://freemius.com/terms/
<h3>Shortcodes</h3>
<pre><code>[reviewstars]
</code></pre>
Optional attributes:
<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.

TotalSuite

<h3>TotalRating: The Ultimate WordPress Testimonial Plugin with Star Rating</h3>
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</ul>
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<h3>KEY FEATURES</h3>
With this powerful rating plugin for WordPress, you can easily create custom rating widgets to enhance user engagement. Take advantage of the following key features:
Unlimited Rating Creation:
<ul>
<li>Unlimited Rating Widgets: Create as many rating widgets as you need without limitations.</li>
<li>Unlimited Ratings: Gather an unlimited number of ratings from your users.</li>
<li>Unlimited Rating Attributes: Customize your rating system with unlimited attributes.</li>
</ul>
Flexible Widget Management:
<ul>
<li>Reset Rating Widgets: Easily reset rating widgets to their default state.</li>
<li>Presets: Utilize pre-designed rating templates for quick setup.</li>
</ul>
Intuitive User Interface:
<ul>
<li>Intuitive Browser Interface: Navigate through ratings effortlessly.</li>
<li>Keyboard Shortcuts: Save time with convenient keyboard shortcuts.</li>
<li>Filter Ratings: Find specific ratings quickly with advanced filtering.</li>
<li>Export Ratings: Export ratings in various formats for analysis.</li>
<li>Delete Ratings: Remove unwanted ratings from your database.</li>
</ul>
Responsive and Customizable Design:
<ul>
<li>Responsive Design: Ensure your rating widgets look great on any device.</li>
<li>Control Colors: Customize the colors of your rating widgets.</li>
<li>Control Element Sizes: Adjust the size of rating elements.</li>
<li>Control Spacing: Manage spacing between rating elements.</li>
<li>Control Roundness: Define the level of roundness for rating elements.</li>
<li>Select Tooltip Position: Choose the position of tooltips.</li>
<li>Select Placement: Place rating widgets before or after content.</li>
<li>Add Custom CSS: Further personalize your rating widgets.</li>
</ul>
Seamless Integration Options:
<ul>
<li>Integration Options: Easily integrate rating widgets using shortcodes, APIs, or popups.</li>
</ul>
Advanced Workflow and Automation:
<ul>
<li>Conditional Logic: Create dynamic rating experiences with conditional rules.</li>
<li>Send Email Notifications: Receive email notifications for rating submissions.</li>
<li>Redirect URLs: Redirect users based on predefined conditions.</li>
<li>Execute WebHook: Trigger external actions with rating events.</li>
<li>Execute WordPress Hook: Integrate with WordPress hooks for extended functionality.</li>
</ul>
Powerful Insights and Analytics:
<ul>
<li>Insights: Gain valuable insights into your ratings with detailed analytics.</li>
<li>Export Insights: Export rating insights for further analysis.</li>
<li>Filter Insights: Easily filter and sort insights for focused data subsets.</li>
<li>Top-Rated Posts: Identify best-performing content based on ratings.</li>
</ul>
Privacy and Localization Features:
<ul>
<li>Privacy Enhancement: Ensure user privacy with IP and user agent hashing.</li>
<li>RTL Support: Provide a seamless experience for right-to-left languages.</li>
<li>Language Availability: TotalRating is available in English and Arabic.</li>
</ul>
User-Friendly Interface and Customization:
<ul>
<li>One-Click Integration: Easily integrate rating widgets into your posts and pages.</li>
<li>Customize Interface Text: Personalize buttons, validation messages, and more.</li>
</ul>
Developer-Friendly and Updates:
<ul>
<li>Developer-Friendly: TotalRating offers an API for custom integration.</li>
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</ul>
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<h3>USE CASES</h3>
<ul>
<li>Business Feedback: Collect ratings and reviews to gain valuable insights into customer satisfaction and drive improvement.</li>
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<li>Purchase decision making: Help users make informed choices by presenting ratings and reviews for products, services, or content.</li>
<li>Social Proof: Build trust with potential customers by prominently displaying positive ratings and reviews.</li>
<li>Reputation Management: Manage your online reputation by actively encouraging feedback and addressing customer concerns.</li>
<li>Product Comparison: Enable users to compare products or services based on ratings and reviews.</li>
<li>Content Curation: Feature top-rated items or posts to showcase the most valuable offerings.</li>
<li>Feedback Aggregation: Consolidate ratings and reviews from various platforms for comprehensive analysis.</li>
<li>Community Engagement: Foster a dynamic and engaged user base through content rating and reviewing.</li>
<li>SEO Boost: Improve search rankings and visibility by leveraging user-generated content and social signals.</li>
</ul>
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<h3>LIVE DEMOS</h3>
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<ul>
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</ul>
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<h3>Types of Rating Widgets: Star Ratings, Thumbs Up/Down Ratings, Smiley Face Ratings</h3>
<ul>
<li>Star Ratings: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️</li>
</ul>
Star ratings are widely used in banks, hospitals, and restaurants, allowing users to rate and review products, services, or establishments on a scale of one to five stars. Incorporate star ratings into your website to boost credibility and provide valuable insights to potential customers seeking star-rated reviews. Examples include Amazon’s product rating system and Yelp’s restaurant rating system.
<ul>
<li>Thumbs Up/Down Ratings: 👎 – 👍</li>
</ul>
Thumbs up/down ratings offer a simple and efficient way for users to express their opinion. This rating system is employed by platforms like YouTube, Reddit, and Uber, allowing users to provide quick feedback by clicking either a thumbs up or thumbs down button. Incorporating thumbs up/down ratings into your website enables visitors to easily rate and review content, ensuring valuable user-generated reviews for your business.
<ul>
<li>Smiley Face Ratings: 😕 – 😑 – 😄 – 😍</li>
</ul>
Smiley face ratings add an engaging touch to the rating experience. Users can express their satisfaction or dissatisfaction by selecting from a range of emoticons or emojis. Websites such as Hilton, Zappos, and JetBlue utilize smiley face ratings to gather customer feedback and ratings. Implement smiley face ratings on your website to create an interactive and visually appealing rating system, capturing valuable insights from your audience.
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<h3>TECHNICAL SUPPORT</h3>
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Rating Widget: Post Rating, 5 Star Rating, Reviews, Thumbs Up & Down, Reaction

beautiful plugin which just does it all in the admin side and in the frontend. It seems a bit buggy still and is sometimes unresponsive when voting, but hopefully this will be fixed in the future. With Polylang it gives some errors on taxonomy pages. Doesn't brake anything, but would be nice if this would be fixed. 

Great design and features for free

Enhance UX with a customizable rating widget 5 star, smiley, and thumbs up/down. Collect feedback and ratings for your website.

ReviewStars vs Rating Widget: Post Rating, 5 Star Rating, Reviews, Thumbs Up & Down, Reaction