About this plugin
CBX 5 Star Rating & Review is a full-featured single criteria rating and review plugin for WordPress. It helps you create a clean and modern 5-star review experience inspired by platforms like Amazon, directly inside the WordPress ecosystem.
The plugin is built with both site owners and developers in mind. It includes powerful shortcodes, widgets, template overrides, developer-friendly functions, extensive settings, and flexible integrations so you can easily extend or customize it as needed.
CBX 5 Star Rating & Review by Codeboxr
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Need a feature that is currently missing? Contact us and we will consider adding it in a future release. The best way to explore the plugin is to install the free core version on a development site and test all available features.
Key Features
- Single criteria 5-star rating system
- Review/comment support with optional headline or short review text
- Extensive and extendable Settings API
- Post type support control
- Email templates and alerts for both admin and users
- Frontend user dashboard where users can edit and manage their reviews
- Widgets support (more widgets planned for future releases)
- Review moderation with admin-controlled publishing status
- Flexible templating system with extendable template overrides
- Automatic integration options:
- Rating average before content on archive pages
- Rating average before content on single pages
- Rating form and review list after content
- All can be enabled or disabled from settings
- Custom PHP functions for advanced integrations
- Pro addon support for advanced features
- Continuous improvements and future integrations planned
- Shortcodes for multiple display layouts and use cases
- 2 Classic Widgets
- 8 Elementor Widgets
Admin Features
- Delete, publish, unpublish, or mark reviews as spam
- Delete reviews along with recalculating average ratings
- Edit reviews directly from the admin panel
- View detailed review information
- Reset plugin settings and refresh data with one click
- Edit email templates and notification settings
Shortcodes
- Show Rating & Review Form — [cbxscratingreview_reviewform]
- Show Rating Average — [cbxscratingreview_postavgrating]
- Show Ratings & Reviews for Any Post — [cbxscratingreview_postreviews]
- Frontend User Dashboard — [cbxscratingreview_userdashboard]
- Show Single Review — [cbxscratingreview_singlereview]
- Single Review Edit View — [cbxscratingreview_editreview]
- Most Rated Posts — [cbxscratingreviewmrposts]
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Latest Ratings — [cbxscratingreviewlratings]
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Please note: every shortcode includes its own parameters and settings. See the documentation for details.
- Additional shortcodes may be added based on demand and future requirements.
Classic Widgets
- Most Rated Posts
- Latest Ratings
- More widgets may be added in future releases based on user demand.
Elementor Widgets
- Rating & Review Form Widget — compatible with [cbxscratingreview_reviewform]
- Rating Average Widget — compatible with [cbxscratingreview_postavgrating]
- Post Ratings & Reviews Widget — compatible with [cbxscratingreview_postreviews]
- Frontend User Dashboard Widget — compatible with [cbxscratingreview_userdashboard]
- Single Review Widget — compatible with [cbxscratingreview_singlereview]
- Review Edit Widget — compatible with [cbxscratingreview_editreview]
- Most Rated Posts Widget — compatible with [cbxscratingreviewmrposts]
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Latest Ratings Widget — compatible with [cbxscratingreviewlratings]
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Missing an Elementor widget? Let us know and we may add it in future updates.
Pro Addon Main Features
- Custom Post Type support
- Review feedback system (upvote/downvote)
- Report as spam or inappropriate review system
- Review attachments support:
- Photos
- Video URLs
- Attachment moderation from admin review editor
Pro Features: WooCommerce Integration
- Replace WooCommerce built-in rating system
- Custom WooCommerce product tab for review forms and review display
Pro Features: myCred Integration
- Reward points for posting reviews
- Reward points for review feedback
- Reward points for adding photos in reviews
- Reward points for adding video content in reviews