tracksies

<p>Trustie brings reviews, testimonials, and Google Business reviews to any WordPress site. Use it standalone for testimonials and Google reviews, or pair it with WooCommerce for product reviews, star ratings, and review request emails.</p>
<h4>Works Without WooCommerce</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Google Reviews</strong> — Display your Google Business reviews with star ratings, author names, and a “View on Google” link. Outputs JSON-LD schema for search engine rich results.</li>
<li><strong>Testimonials</strong> — Collect customer testimonials through a customizable form. Display them in grid, list, masonry, or slider layouts. Auto-approve above a rating threshold or moderate manually.</li>
<li><strong>Floating Widget</strong> — A slide-out panel that shows your latest reviews from all sources on every page.</li>
<li><strong>Reviews Page</strong> — A dedicated <code>/reviews/</code> page with tabs, filtering, and pagination. Works automatically — no WooCommerce needed.</li>
<li><strong>Visual Designer</strong> — Customize colors, star styles, and branding from Trustie > Designer.</li>
</ul>
<h4>With WooCommerce</h4>
<p>Everything above, plus:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Product Reviews</strong> — Replace WooCommerce’s default reviews with better-looking cards, star summaries, and rating breakdowns.</li>
<li><strong>Star Ratings</strong> — Display average ratings anywhere with shortcodes. Lightweight loop stars for product archives.</li>
<li><strong>Review Request Emails</strong> — Automatically email customers after purchase asking for a review.</li>
<li><strong>Convert Comments to Reviews</strong> — Turn existing WordPress product comments into star-rated WooCommerce reviews with a configurable default rating.</li>
<li><strong>Sync Product Ratings</strong> — Recalculate average ratings and review counts across all products.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Import Tools</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Import Testimonials</strong> — Automatically detects and imports testimonials from Strong Testimonials, Easy Testimonials, and Starter Templates. Originals can be kept or removed.</li>
<li><strong>Convert Product Comments</strong> — If you have product comments from before WooCommerce reviews were enabled, convert them to proper reviews with star ratings in one click.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Accessibility</h4>
<p>Trustie meets WCAG 2.1 AA standards: keyboard navigation, visible focus indicators, screen reader announcements for form submissions and content loading, and descriptive labels on all interactive controls.</p>
<h4>Shortcodes</h4>
<p><strong>Google Reviews</strong> (no WooCommerce needed)</p>
<pre><code>[trustie_google_reviews] — Display your Google Business reviews with aggregate rating and schema markup. Requires a Google API key and Place ID (Settings > Google Reviews).
</code></pre>
<p><strong>Testimonials</strong> (no WooCommerce needed)</p>
<pre><code>[trustie_testimonials] — Display testimonials in grid, list, or masonry layout.
[trustie_testimonial_form] — Customer testimonial submission form.
[trustie_testimonial_slider] — Auto-advancing testimonial carousel.
[trustie_testimonial_grid] — Convenience grid layout wrapper.
</code></pre>
<p><strong>Product Reviews</strong> (WooCommerce required)</p>
<pre><code>[trustie_reviews] — Reviews for a specific product with optional form and summary.
[trustie_all_reviews] — Reviews from all products in a grid.
[trustie_reviews_page] — Full reviews page with pagination.
[trustie_review_form] — Standalone review submission form.
[trustie_rating] — Average star rating for a product.
[trustie_rating_badge] — Compact rating badge (stars + count in one line).
[trustie_loop_stars] — Lightweight stars optimized for product archives.
</code></pre>
<p>Every shortcode accepts optional attributes for customization. See the <a href="https://doc.tracksies.com/docs/trustie-free/shortcode-reference/" rel="nofollow ugc">shortcode reference</a> for full details.</p>
<h4>Premium Add-ons</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Trustie Pro</strong> — Photo reviews, custom review forms, advanced filtering, enhanced widget controls.</li>
<li><strong>Tracksies HQ</strong> — Customer intelligence, order management, badges, email templates.</li>
</ul>
<p>Visit <a href="https://tracksies.com" rel="nofollow ugc">tracksies.com</a> to learn more.</p>
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>
<p>Trustie uses <a href="https://appsero.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Appsero</a> SDK to collect some telemetry data upon user’s confirmation. This helps us to troubleshoot problems faster & make product improvements.</p>
<p>Appsero SDK <strong>does not gather any data by default.</strong> The SDK only starts gathering basic telemetry data <strong>when a user allows it via the admin notice</strong>. We collect the data to ensure a great user experience for all our users.</p>
<p>Integrating Appsero SDK <strong>DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY</strong> start gathering data, <strong>without confirmation from users in any case.</strong></p>
<p>Learn more about how <a href="https://appsero.com/privacy-policy/" rel="nofollow ugc">Appsero collects and uses this data</a>.</p>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<p>This plugin connects to the following external services:</p>
<h4>Google Places API</h4>
<p>Trustie uses the <a href="https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/places/web-service" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Places API</a> to retrieve your Google Business reviews for display on your site.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>What data is sent:</strong> Your Google API key and Place ID (both configured by you in plugin settings).</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> When a page containing the <code>[trustie_google_reviews]</code> shortcode is loaded, or when you test the connection from Settings > Google Reviews. Results are cached for 24 hours to minimize requests.</li>
<li><strong>No visitor data is sent to Google</strong> — only your business credentials are used to fetch your own reviews.</li>
<li><a href="https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Terms of Service</a></li>
<li><a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Privacy Policy</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Appsero</h4>
<p>Trustie uses the <a href="https://appsero.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Appsero</a> SDK for optional, opt-in diagnostic data collection. This helps us troubleshoot issues and improve the plugin.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Tracking is disabled by default.</strong> Data is only collected after you explicitly allow it via the admin notice shown on plugin activation.</li>
<li><strong>What data is sent (when opted in):</strong> Site URL, admin email, WordPress version, PHP version, server environment details, active plugin/theme information, and plugin version.</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Once per week via a scheduled event, only if you have opted in.</li>
<li><strong>You can opt out at any time</strong> from the admin notice or plugin settings.</li>
<li><a href="https://appsero.com/terms-conditions/" rel="nofollow ugc">Appsero Terms of Service</a></li>
<li><a href="https://appsero.com/privacy-policy/" rel="nofollow ugc">Appsero Privacy Policy</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>icanhazip.com (Cloudflare)</h4>
<p>When you opt in to Appsero diagnostic tracking (see above), Trustie uses <a href="https://icanhazip.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">icanhazip.com</a> to determine your server’s public IP address for environment diagnostics. This service is operated by <a href="https://www.cloudflare.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Cloudflare, Inc.</a>.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>What data is sent:</strong> A simple HTTP GET request with no payload.</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Only when you have opted into Appsero tracking. Not called if tracking is disabled (the default).</li>
<li><strong>What is returned:</strong> Your server’s public IP address, which is included in the Appsero diagnostic data.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.cloudflare.com/terms/" rel="nofollow ugc">Cloudflare Terms of Use</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/" rel="nofollow ugc">Cloudflare Privacy Policy</a></li>
</ul>


Trustie

Reviews, testimonials, and Google reviews for WordPress. Works with or without WooCommerce.

bestwebsoft

bestweblayout

<p>Simple plugin which adds 5 stars rating to your WordPress website posts, pages, and widgets. Customize the appearance, choose where you want to display rating statistic, and enjoy your customer’s reviews.</p>
<p>Show rating from other people to increase conversions!</p>
<p><a href="https://bestwebsoft.com/demo-rating-by-bestwebsoft/?ref=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">View Demo</a></p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Automatically add star rating to:
<ul>
<li>Post</li>
<li>Pages</li>
<li>Media</li>
<li>Testimonials</li>
<li>Custom post types</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Add rating via shortcode</li>
<li>Select the user roles that can submit ratings</li>
<li>Allow non-logged in users to submit ratings</li>
<li>Choose average rating position:
<ul>
<li>Before the content</li>
<li>After the content</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Combine average rating with a rate option</li>
<li>Choose rate option position:
<ul>
<li>Before the content</li>
<li>After the content</li>
<li>In comments</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Customize rating styles:
<ul>
<li>Star color</li>
<li>Star color on mouseover</li>
<li>Text color</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Set the size for:
<ul>
<li>Stars</li>
<li>Text</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Include JSON-LD schema</li>
<li>Customize message:
<ul>
<li>Total number of stars</li>
<li>Guest users that submit a review</li>
<li>When rating is submitted successfully</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Exclude JSON-LD schema per post</li>
<li>Add custom code via plugin settings page</li>
<li>Compatible with latest WordPress version</li>
<li>Incredibly simple settings for fast setup without modifying code</li>
<li>Detailed step-by-step documentation and videos</li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
<p><strong>Pro Features</strong></p>
<p>All features from Free version included plus:</p>
<ul>
<li>Customize the number of stars</li>
<li>Display average rating in the list with pages/posts</li>
<li>Get answer to your support question within one business day (<a href="https://bestwebsoft.com/support-policy/" rel="nofollow ugc">Support Policy</a>)</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
<p><a href="https://bestwebsoft.com/products/wordpress/plugins/rating/?k=4808d50a7d9757de9577e1ce29ea07f6" rel="nofollow ugc">Upgrade to Pro Now</a></p>
<p>If you have a feature suggestion or idea you’d like to see in the plugin, we’d love to hear about it! <a href="https://support.bestwebsoft.com/hc/en-us/requests/new" rel="nofollow ugc">Suggest a Feature</a></p>
<h4>Documentation & Videos</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-hvn6WRvWnOqj5v5pLUk7Awyu87lq5B_dO-Tv-MC9JQ/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Doc] Installation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EUdBVvnm7IHZ6y0DNyldZypUQKpB8UVPToSc_LdOYQI/edit" rel="nofollow ugc">[Doc] Purchase</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bestwebsoft.com/documentation/rating/rating-user-guide/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Doc] User Guide</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Help & Support</h4>
<p>Visit our Help Center if you have any questions, our friendly Support Team is happy to help — <a href="https://support.bestwebsoft.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://support.bestwebsoft.com/</a></p>
<h4>Translation</h4>
<ul>
<li>Russian (ru_RU)</li>
<li>Spanish (es_ES) (thanks to <a href="mailto:jmbescos@ibidemgroup.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Jose Bescos</a>, www.ibidemgroup.com)</li>
<li>Ukrainian (uk)</li>
</ul>
<p>Some of these translations are not complete. We are constantly adding new features which should be translated. If you would like to create your own language pack or update the existing one, you can send <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Translating_WordPress" rel="nofollow ugc">the text of PO and MO files</a> to <a href="https://support.bestwebsoft.com/hc/en-us/requests/new" rel="nofollow ugc">BestWebSoft</a> and we’ll add it to the plugin. You can download the latest version of the program for work with PO and MO <a href="http://www.poedit.net/download.php" rel="nofollow ugc">files Poedit</a>.</p>
<h4>Recommended Plugins</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://bestwebsoft.com/products/wordpress/plugins/updater/?k=c7ce6f79072aa3d73d66318b2370b719" rel="nofollow ugc">Updater</a> – Automatically check and update WordPress website core with all installed plugins and themes to the latest versions.</li>
<li><a href="https://bestwebsoft.com/products/wordpress/plugins/testimonials/" rel="nofollow ugc">Testimonials</a> – Add testimonials and feedbacks from your customers to WordPress website posts, pages, and widgets.</li>
</ul>


Rating by BestWebSoft

Add rating plugin to your WordPress website to receive feedback from your customers.

Trustie vs Rating by BestWebSoft