WiserReview Product Reviews for WooCommerce

About WiserReview: Developed by the WiserNotify team – specialists in social proof and conversion optimization tools for online stores.

WiserReview helps WooCommerce store owners collect, manage, and display product reviews, engage customers with Q&A, improve SEO with rich snippets, and increase product visibility in search results.

🔑 Key Features

• Product Review Section: Display product-specific review feeds with star summaries, Q&A, and write review buttons.
• Star Rating Display: Show rating counts on product detail and listing pages.
• SEO Rich Snippets: Add JSON-LD schema markup for product reviews to improve search engine results with star ratings.
• Carousel Widgets: Showcase important reviews in a dynamic, rotating carousel to capture attention and build trust.
• Review Nudges: Display impactful reviews near buy or add-to-cart buttons to encourage conversions.
• Wall of Love Page: Create a dedicated testimonials page to build trust.
• Customizable Review Forms: Collect images, videos, review text, and personalized questions to gather detailed feedback.
• Flexible Form Embedding: Easily place multiple review forms anywhere on your site using shortcodes.
• Auto-fill Customer Information: Simplify the review process with auto-filled customer details (name, email, product).
• Automatic Review Tagging: Automatically categorize reviews by product, order, or campaign.
• Review Incentives: Offer discounts to encourage customers to leave reviews.
• Shopping Feed Integration: Display star ratings in shopping search results with XML feed generation.
• Interactive Q&A: Enable customers to ask and answer product questions.
• Review Import/Export: Easily import and export reviews, including images and videos.
• Multi-language Ready: Compatible with popular translation plugins including WPML, Polylang, and TranslatePress.
• Review Moderation: Manage and moderate review submissions to ensure quality content.
• Custom Email Templates: Personalize review reminder and follow-up emails to match your brand.

📝 Automated Review Collection

• Multi-Channel Collection: Send review requests via email and SMS automatically after purchase.

  • Configure separate timing for domestic and international orders.
  • Customize the number of products to request reviews for per order.
  • Prioritize by product price or existing review count.

• Smart Follow-ups:

  • Schedule automated reminder emails with customizable templates.
  • Request media testimonials with minimum star rating requirements.
  • Set up multiple follow-up sequences to maximize response rates.

🔎 Boost SEO with User-Generated Content

Customer reviews provide valuable user-generated SEO content. By collecting detailed reviews, you capture long-tail keywords that improve search visibility:

• Fresh, Unique Content: Customer reviews naturally include diverse keywords and phrases.
• Rich Media Content: Collect customer photos and videos to enrich your site.
• Enhanced Search Results: Display star ratings and review counts in search engine results.
• Product Data Enhancement: Add GTIN, MPN, and Brand information for better discoverability.
• Shopping Feed Ready:
  • Generate XML feeds for products and reviews.
  • Display star ratings in shopping search results.
  • Sync review data across multiple platforms.

Each WiserReview widget (Carousel, Wall, Popup, etc.) renders review text directly on the page, allowing search engines to crawl and index the content for improved rankings.

🌍 Multi-Store Review Management

WiserReview simplifies review management across multiple stores with centralized control:

• Cross-Store Review Sync: Display the same reviews across all your stores based on SKU matching.
• Localized Customer Feedback: Collect reviews from customers in various countries and regions.
• AI-Powered Translation: Automatically translate reviews into multiple languages for global reach.
• Unified Shopping Feeds: Consolidate reviews from all stores into centralized product feeds.

📱 Social Media Integration

Connect your social media accounts to maximize review visibility:

• Automated Social Sharing: Automatically share positive reviews to your social channels.
• Shoppable Galleries: Display social media feeds in product galleries on your store.
• Cross-Platform Engagement: Leverage customer content across multiple marketing channels.

This integration helps increase engagement and drive sales through authentic social proof.

🔧 Developer Friendly

• Shortcode Support: [wiserreview_form id="FORM_ID"] to embed forms anywhere.
• Multiple Widget Options: Carousel, Wall, Popup, Badge, and custom layouts.
• Theme Compatibility: Works with any properly coded WooCommerce theme.
• Translation Ready: Full support for WordPress translation standards.

Note: Requires a WiserReview account. Create a free account to get started.

External Services

This plugin connects to the WiserReview API to enable review collection, management, and display features. Understanding how data is transmitted is important for compliance and transparency.

Service Name: WiserReview API

Service Provider: WiserReview
Website: https://wiserreview.com
Terms of Service: https://wiserreview.com/terms-conditions/
Privacy Policy: https://wiserreview.com/privacypolicy/

Purpose:
– Verify your WiserReview account credentials
– Send order data to trigger automated review requests
– Retrieve review forms and widgets for display on your store
– Sync product information for review grouping
– Manage review submissions and responses

Data Transmitted:
– Account Verification: API key and workspace ID
– Order Data: Order ID, customer email, customer name, product details, order date
– Product Data: Product ID, SKU, name, price, URL, image URL
– Customer Data: Email address, name, phone number (if provided)
– Automation Data: Campaign IDs, trigger settings, email templates

When Data is Sent:
– During plugin activation when connecting your WiserReview account
– When a customer completes an order (if real-time sync is enabled)
– When you manually sync products or send bulk review requests
– When review forms or widgets are loaded on your site pages

By using this plugin, you agree to the WiserReview Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. All data transmission occurs over secure HTTPS connections.

Automatic Installation:

1. Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard
2. Navigate to Plugins > Add New
3. Search for “WiserReview”
4. Click Install Now and then Activate

Manual Installation:

1. Download the plugin ZIP file
2. Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard
3. Navigate to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin
4. Choose the ZIP file and click Install Now
5. Click Activate Plugin

Configuration:

1. Go to WooCommerce > WiserReview Settings
2. Click Connect Account and enter your WiserReview API key
3. Configure your default review form and display settings
4. Choose where forms should appear (product pages, thank you pages, etc.)
5. Save your settings and you’re ready to collect reviews!

Shortcode Usage:

Use [wiserrw_rating_count] , [wiserrw_product_review] to place review widgets anywhere on your site.

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   Display product reviews on your site to boost sales and build trust

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   Customize review layouts and styling to match your brand identity

3. 

   Automate review collection with scheduled email campaigns

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   Collect reviews anywhere with flexible form embedding options

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   Manage, moderate, respond to, and share customer reviews

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   Share authentic customer reviews to drive more traffic and conversions

2.9

• Fixed: Plugin name updated to comply with WordPress.org trademark guidelines
• Changed: Display name from “WooCommerce Product Reviews by WiserReview” to “WiserReview Product Reviews for WooCommerce”
• Removed: Unnecessary load_plugin_textdomain() function call (WordPress handles translations automatically since version 4.6)
• Removed: WordPress.org asset files from plugin package (assets will be uploaded via SVN separately)
• Improved: Version numbering consistency across all plugin files
• Updated: All trademark references to indicate integration rather than affiliation
• Added: Enhanced external service disclosure section
• Clarified: Plugin ownership and team information

2.8

• Improved: Question and Answer feature optimization
• Fixed: Minor bugs and performance improvements

2.7

• Fixed: Character encoding issues in rich snippet generation
• Fixed: Special character handling in review schema markup
• Added: Separate timing options for domestic and international orders
• Improved: Order processing efficiency

2.6

• Added: SEO-friendly product review display with enhanced rich snippets
• Improved: User interface enhancements for better usability
• Updated: Schema markup generation for better search engine compatibility

2.5

• Added: Full support for WPML multilingual plugin
• Added: Full support for Polylang multilingual plugin
• Fixed: PHP warnings in certain server configurations
• Optimized: Rich snippet generation code for better performance

2.4

• Fixed: Schema markup no longer generated when product has zero reviews
• Improved: Overall plugin stability and performance
• Updated: Compatibility checks for latest WordPress and WooCommerce versions

2.3

• Optimized: Overall plugin performance and load times
• Updated: Plugin branding and logo assets
• Fixed: CSS styling conflicts with certain themes
• Improved: Star rating now renders on server-side for better SEO

2.2

• Enhanced: Rich snippet display for improved SEO
• Improved: Review schema markup generation
• Updated: Search engine optimization features

2.1

• Improved: Bulk send feature for historical customer data
• Enhanced: Past customer review request functionality
• Fixed: Minor bugs in bulk operations

1.9

• Improved: Product grouping and review synchronization
• Enhanced: Review feed generation capabilities
• Updated: Integration improvements

1.8

• Added: Product grouping synchronization for better review organization
• Added: Shopping feed generation for review display in search results
• Enabled: Enhanced review feed features in WiserReview dashboard

1.7

• Fixed: Shortcode and toggle display separation
• Improved: Star rating position customization
• Added: Login status detection support for personalized forms

1.6

• Fixed: Product ID and SKU ID handling issues
• Important: Please resubmit your API key after updating to this version

1.5

• Added: SKU-based review matching for cross-store functionality
• Added: Enhanced compatibility with shopping platforms

1.4

• Optimized: Code structure and performance improvements
• Improved: Overall plugin efficiency

1.3

• Added: Hook-based shortcode support for advanced customization
• Improved: Developer-friendly features

1.2

• Added: Full compatibility with Elementor page builder
• Improved: Theme compatibility

1.1

• Updated: Documentation and readme file
• Improved: Plugin description and installation instructions

1.0

• Initial release: First version of WiserReview integration for WooCommerce
• Added: Basic review collection and display functionality
• Added: Email automation for review requests
• Added: Customizable review forms
• Added: Multi-widget display options