Sudar Muthu

<p>Displays the latest reviews of a WordPress Plugin in the sidebar.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<h4>Sidebar Widget</h4>
<p>The Plugin provides a sidebar widget which can be configured to display the latest reviews of a WordPress Plugin in the sidebar. You can have multiple widgets for different WordPress Plugins.</p>
<h4>Template function</h4>
<p>In addition to using the widget, you can also use the following template function to display the reviews of the WordPress Plugin, anywhere in the theme.</p>
<pre><code>get_plugin_reviews($plugin, $count);
</code></pre>
<p>The following options can be passed in the $options array</p>
<ul>
<li>$plugin (string) – WordPress Plugin name. </li>
<li>count (int) – defualt 5 –  Number of recent reviews to show</li>
</ul>
<h4>Caching</h4>
<p>The Plugin caches the reviews that are retrieved for about 12 hours.</p>
<h4>Styling using CSS</h4>
<p>The Plugin adds the following CSS classes. If you want to customize the look of the widget then can change it by adding custom styles to these CSS classes.</p>
<ul>
<li>The outer <code>div</code> tag has the class <code>plugin-review</code></li>
<li>The actual review text is enclosed in a <code>blockquote</code> tag with class <code>plugin-review-text</code></li>
<li>The author name is enclosed in a <code>span</code> tag with class <code>plugin-review-author</code> </li>
</ul>
<h3>Development</h3>
<p>The development of the Plugin happens over at <a href="https://github.com/sudar/wp-plugin-reviews" rel="nofollow ugc">github</a>. If you want to contribute to the Plugin, fork the <a href="https://github.com/sudar/wp-plugin-reviews" rel="nofollow ugc">project at github</a> and send me a pull request.</p>
<p>If you are not familiar with either git or Github then refer to this <a href="http://sudarmuthu.com/blog/contributing-to-project-hosted-in-github" rel="nofollow ugc">guide to see how fork and send pull request</a>.</p>
<p>If you are looking for ideas, then you can start with one of the following TODO items 🙂</p>
<h3>TODO</h3>
<ul>
<li>Pull Plugin name from custom field</li>
<li>Shortcode support</li>
<li>Added an option to display date</li>
<li>Make the output of widget content plugable</li>
</ul>
<h3>Support</h3>
<ul>
<li>If you have found a bug/issue or have a feature request, then post them in <a href="https://github.com/sudar/wp-plugin-reviews/issues" rel="nofollow ugc">github issues</a></li>
<li>If you have a question about usage or need help to troubleshoot, then post in WordPress forums or leave a comment in <a href="http://sudarmuthu.com/wordpress/wp-plugin-reviews" rel="nofollow ugc">Plugins’s home page</a></li>
<li>If you like the Plugin, then kindly leave a review/feedback at <a href="https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-plugin-reviews/" rel="ugc">WordPress repo page</a>.</li>
<li>If anything else, then contact me in <a href="http://twitter.com/sudarmuthu" rel="nofollow ugc">twitter</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Troubleshooting</h3>
<p>If you get timeouts or the error “WP HTTP Error: name lookup timed out” then it means that your server is not timing out before github can respond.</p>
<p>You can use the code from <a href="https://gist.github.com/sudar/4945588" rel="nofollow ugc">this gist</a> to increase the timeout.</p>
<h3>Stay updated</h3>
<p>I would be posting updates about this Plugin in my <a href="http://sudarmuthu.com/blog" rel="nofollow ugc">blog</a> and in <a href="http://twitter.com/sudarmuthu" rel="nofollow ugc">Twitter</a>. If you want to be informed when new version of this Plugin is released, then you can either subscribe to this <a href="http://sudarmuthu.com/feed" rel="nofollow ugc">blog’s RSS feed</a> or <a href="http://twitter.com/sudarmuthu" rel="nofollow ugc">follow me in Twitter</a>.</p>
<p>Also checkout the <a href="http://sudarmuthu.com/wordpress" rel="nofollow ugc">other WordPress Plugins</a> that I have created.</p>
<h3>Translation</h3>
<p>The pot file is available with the Plugin. If you are willing to do translation for the Plugin, use the pot file to create the .po files for your language and let me know. I will add it to the Plugin after giving credit to you.</p>
<h3>Readme Generator</h3>
<p>This Readme file was generated using <a href='http://sudarmuthu.com/wordpress/wp-readme' rel="nofollow ugc">wp-readme</a>, which generates readme files for WordPress Plugins.</p>


WP Plugin Reviews

Displays the latest reviews of a WordPress Plugin in the sidebar.

RadiusTheme

Mamunur Rashid

<p><a href="https://schemaengineai.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Schema Engine AI</a> is an AI-powered schema markup plugin for WordPress that generates valid JSON-LD based <a href="https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/intro-structured-data" rel="nofollow ugc">structured data</a>, generate FAQ content from your existing pages, validates output against Google Rich Results requirements, and produces a site-wide schema audit. It is designed for editors and site owners who want clean, accurate structured data without writing JSON-LD by hand, and for SEO professionals who need a validator and a report alongside their existing workflow.</p>
<h3>📢 Important: Review Schema is now Schema Engine AI</h3>
<p>Same plugin, same review and rating features, plus AI-powered schema generation for articles, FAQs, products, and more. Your existing reviews and settings are preserved automatically.</p>
<p>👉 <a href="https://schemaengineai.com/demo/" rel="nofollow ugc">Demo</a> | <a href="https://schemaengineai.com/docs/docs/general/" rel="nofollow ugc">Documentation</a> | <a href="https://www.radiustheme.com/ticket-support/" rel="nofollow ugc">Support</a> | <a href="https://schemaengineai.com/?utm_source=WordPress&utm_medium=reviewschema&utm_campaign=pro_click" rel="nofollow ugc">Get Pro</a> 👈</p>
<span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ex7nHCZvz4Q?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span>
<h3>The plugin supports three ways to work:</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Manual Mode:</strong> Build or edit JSON-LD for any schema type with complete control over properties and nesting. Ideal for technical SEOs.</li>
<li><strong>Auto Mode:</strong> Applies rule-based schema generation across post types, adapting to your content type and site structure without manual configuration.</li>
<li><strong>AI Mode:</strong> Proposes a schema type and pre-fills properties from your content. Every output is checked against <a href="https://schema.org/docs/schemas.html" rel="nofollow ugc">Schema.org</a> and the public Google Rich Results documentation, and editors review the result before it is saved.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Why Schema Engine AI (Formerly Review Schema)</h3>
<p>Most schema plugins ask you to fill in long forms or apply one-size-fits-all templates. Schema Engine AI lets you choose the level of automation that fits the page in front of you. A blog post can use Auto mode and a template. A complex landing page can use AI mode to draft a starting point, which you then edit. A product or local business page can use Manual mode for full control. The validator runs in the background in all three modes, so you see what is missing before you publish, not after.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>AI as a drafting tool, not an autonomous publisher.</strong> Suggestions are reviewed and edited by a human before they are saved.</li>
<li><strong>Rich results validator built in.</strong> Required and recommended properties are flagged in real time, so you see what is missing before you publish.</li>
<li><strong>Site-wide audit.</strong> One screen shows which content has valid markup, which has warnings, and which has none.</li>
<li><strong>Graph relation output.</strong> A connected @graph links Organization, WebSite, WebPage, Author, and content schemas so search engines understand entity relationships.</li>
<li><strong>SERP Preview.</strong> See how your structured data will appear as a Google search result card directly in the post editor.</li>
<li><strong>Editor-friendly.</strong> The default FAQ block renders on the front end and outputs FAQPage schema in the same step.</li>
</ul>
<h3>AI-powered Schema Markup Generator</h3>
<p>Schema Engine AI reads your page content and generates valid JSON-LD structured data in seconds. It detects the content type article, event, local business, FAQ, and more then pre-fills every required and recommended property. Review, edit, and save: clean, Google-ready rich results without writing a line of JSON-LD.</p>
<p>Bring your own API key from OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, or Google Gemini to power the AI features use the provider that fits your workflow and budget.</p>
<h3>WordPress Review Plugin</h3>
<p>Schema Engine AI is a complete WordPress review plugin for posts, pages, custom post types, and WooCommerce products. Collect single-criterion or multi-criteria ratings (quality, value, support, and more) with star or numerical scoring, pros and cons, image attachments, and GDPR consent. Aggregate ratings are output as valid structured data, so review scores can appear as star snippets in Google rich results.</p>
<h3>Core features</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>AI Schema Generator.</strong> Reads the page content, suggests an appropriate schema type, and pre-fills properties from WordPress fields. Editor reviews and approves before saving. Supports OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, and Google Gemini as AI providers. Also support bulk schema markup generation.</li>
<li><strong>AI FAQ Generation.</strong> Drafts question-and-answer pairs from existing page content. Outputs valid FAQPage JSON-LD and renders a matching front-end FAQ block with accordion or tab layouts.</li>
<li><strong>Real-time rich results validator.</strong> Checks required and recommended properties against Google rich results documentation as you edit the structured data.</li>
<li><strong>Graph relation output.</strong> Builds a connected @graph so Organization, WebSite, WebPage, BreadcrumbList, Author, and content schemas reference each other with proper @id linking.</li>
<li><strong>Schema Preview Panel.</strong> Preview the complete generated JSON-LD schema markup before publishing.</li>
<li><strong>Three generation modes.</strong> Manual, Auto, and AI — switch per page or set a default per post type.</li>
<li><strong>35+ schema types.</strong> Article, NewsArticle, BlogPosting, TechArticle, FAQPage, HowTo, Event, LocalBusiness, Person and more..</li>
<li><strong>E-commerce ready.</strong> Product schema for WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads with name, image, SKU, price, currency, availability, aggregate rating, and review count. Integrations for SureCart, FluentCart, and six LMS platforms.</li>
<li><strong>Review and rating system.</strong> Single-criterion or multi-criteria ratings with stars, pros and cons, and image uploads. GDPR consent support included.</li>
<li><strong>FAQ Gutenberg Block.</strong> Native block with accordion and tab layouts, search, animations, responsive controls, typography and spacing customization, and JSON import/export.</li>
<li><strong>Elementor widgets.</strong> Six review widgets (Affiliate Review, Average Rating Stars, Average Rating Count, Review List, Review Form, Review Summary) plus Elementor FAQ schema support.</li>
<li><strong>Data Migration.</strong> Import structured data from WP SEO Structured Data Schema with background processing and progress tracking.</li>
<li><strong>Compatible with Yoast SEO and Rank Math.</strong> Detects existing schema and avoids duplicate JSON-LD output.</li>
<li><strong>Third-party conflict prevention.</strong> Toggles to disable default schema from WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads, SureCart, Rank Math, and Yoast SEO.</li>
<li><strong>Google ReCAPTCHA v3.</strong> Protect review submissions from spam without user-facing challenges.</li>
<li><strong>Fully translatable.</strong> POT files included in /languages/.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Free version includes:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Manual, Auto, and AI schema generation modes</li>
<li>AI Schema Generator and AI FAQ Generation (your own API key — OpenAI, Claude, or Gemini)</li>
<li>Real-time rich results validator</li>
<li>Schema Preview Panel and SERP Preview</li>
<li>Graph relation output with @graph entity linking</li>
<li>Setup Wizard with third-party conflict prevention</li>
<li>GDPR consent for review submissions</li>
<li>Data migration from WP SEO Structured Data Schema</li>
<li>Single or multi-criteria review with star rating, pros and cons, and images</li>
<li>FAQ Gutenberg Block with accordion/tab layouts, search, animations, and import/export</li>
<li>Google ReCAPTCHA v3 for review forms</li>
<li>Yoast SEO and Rank Math duplicate detection</li>
</ul>
<h3>Supported Schema Types</h3>
<ul>
<li>WebPage</li>
<li>ItemPage</li>
<li>WebSite</li>
<li>BreadcrumbList</li>
<li>Organization/ Person (entity)</li>
<li>Article</li>
<li>TechArticle</li>
<li>NewsArticle</li>
<li>BlogPosting</li>
<li>FAQPage</li>
<li>AboutPage</li>
<li>ContactPage</li>
<li>ProfilePage</li>
<li>MedicalWebPage</li>
<li>HowTo</li>
<li>Event</li>
<li>Person</li>
<li>Service</li>
<li>Movie</li>
<li>VideoObject</li>
<li>AudioObject</li>
<li>Mosque</li>
<li>Church</li>
<li>HinduTemple</li>
<li>BuddhistTemple</li>
<li>Product(Pro)</li>
<li>SoftwareApplication(Pro)</li>
<li>VehicleListing(Pro)</li>
<li>Book(Pro)</li>
<li>Recipe(Pro)</li>
<li>RealEstateListing(Pro)</li>
<li>VacationRental(Pro)</li>
<li>Restaurant(Pro)</li>
<li>Course(Pro)</li>
<li>JobPosting(Pro)</li>
<li>TVSeries(Pro)</li>
<li>PodcastEpisode(Pro)</li>
<li>ImageObject(Pro)</li>
<li>DiscussionForumPosting(Pro)</li>
<li>TaxiService(Pro)</li>
<li>TouristAttraction(Pro)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Pro version adds:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Auto-Generate — background AI schema generation with WordPress cron scheduling</li>
<li>AI Schema Auto-Classification with confidence scoring</li>
<li>Schema Quality Evaluation — multi-criteria quality scoring (0-100) across six dimensions</li>
<li>AI Product and Course Data Extraction for WooCommerce, EDD, FluentCart, SureCart, Tutor LMS, and LearnPress</li>
<li>ProductGroup schema for WooCommerce variable products with hasVariant and variesBy</li>
<li>WooCommerce Shipping Details and Merchant Return Policy auto-generation</li>
<li>Review with video upload</li>
<li>Purchase badge (Verified Buyer) for WooCommerce</li>
<li>Sticky and highlighted reviews with custom styling</li>
</ul>
<h3>Why schema markup matters for SEO, AEO, and GEO</h3>
<p>Structured data is how search engines and AI systems read the entities, facts, and relationships on a page. It is not a direct ranking factor, but it is a prerequisite for many features that improve visibility and click-through rate.</p>
<ul>
<li>SEO. Pages with valid schema are eligible for Google Rich Results: review stars, FAQ dropdowns, product cards, recipe cards, breadcrumbs, and similar features. These features tend to increase click-through rate from organic search.</li>
<li>AEO (Answer Engine Optimization). Featured snippets, voice assistant answers, and direct answer boxes select content that is structured, specific, and easy to extract. FAQPage and HowTo schema map directly to these surfaces.</li>
<li>GEO (Generative Engine Optimization). AI search experiences such as Google AI Overviews and answer engines synthesize answers from sources they trust. Clear structured data helps these systems understand what your page is about and which claim came from where.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Data Migration</h3>
<p>Migrate your existing structured data from the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-seo-structured-data-schema/" rel="ugc">WP SEO Structured Data Schema plugin</a> without losing a single entry. Schema Engine AI maps each schema type to its Schema Engine AI equivalent, and transfers all properties — including nested objects and custom fields — into the new format.</p>
<h3>External services and data handling</h3>
<p>AI Schema Generator and AI FAQ Generation send the post content you choose to process to a third-party large language model provider. The provider is the one whose API key you enter in plugin settings (OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google). No content is sent to any AI provider until you connect a key and trigger a generation. The plugin does not transmit content to RadiusTheme servers.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>OpenAI API.</strong> <a href="https://openai.com/policies/terms-of-use" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Use</a> | <a href="https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></li>
<li><strong>Anthropic (Claude) API.</strong> <a href="https://www.anthropic.com/legal/consumer-terms" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Service</a> | <a href="https://www.anthropic.com/legal/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></li>
<li><strong>Google (Gemini) API.</strong> <a href="https://ai.google.dev/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Service</a> | <a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Manual and Auto modes do not contact any external service.</p>
<h3>How AI is used in this plugin</h3>
<p>In line with Google’s public guidance on AI-generated content, AI in Schema Engine AI is a drafting tool. The model suggests a schema type and property values; an editor reviews and edits the output; the rich results validator checks the result against Google requirements before it is written to the page. AI mode can be disabled entirely — Manual and Auto modes work without any AI provider configured.</p>
<h3>Need Any Help?</h3>
<ul>
<li>For any bug, support or suggestion please submit your ticket <a href="https://www.radiustheme.com/ticket-support/" rel="nofollow ugc">here</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Liked RadiusTheme</h3>
<ul>
<li>Join our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/radiustheme" rel="nofollow ugc">Facebook Group</a>.</li>
<li>Learn from our tutorials on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@RadiusTheme" rel="nofollow ugc">YouTube Channel</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h3>🔥 WHAT’S NEXT</h3>
<p>If you like Schema Engine AI Plugin, then consider checking out our other WordPress Plugins:</p>
<ul>
<li>
<p><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/the-post-grid/" rel="ugc">The Post Grid</a> – Shortcode, Gutenberg Blocks and Elementor Addon for Post Grid.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/classified-listing/" rel="ugc">Classified Listing</a> – Classified ads and Business Directory Plugin</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/shopbuilder/" rel="ugc">ShopBuilder</a> – Elementor WooCommerce Builder Addons with 100+ widgets and 20+ modules.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/radius-booking/" rel="ugc">Radius Booking</a> – WordPress Booking plugin with ChatBot.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/tlp-team/" rel="ugc">Team</a> – WordPress Team members slider and showcase plugin.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/tlp-food-menu/" rel="ugc">Food Menu</a> – Restaurant Menu & Online Ordering using WooCommerce.</p>
</li>
</ul>


Schema Engine AI – AI Schema Markup, Reviews & Rich Snippets for SEO

Great plugin

AI-Powered schema markup plugin for WordPress. Generate JSON-LD schema and FAQs, validate Rich Results, and audit your structured data.

WP Plugin Reviews vs Schema Engine AI – AI Schema Markup, Reviews & Rich Snippets for SEO