Five-Star Ratings Shortcode
Simple lightweight shortcode to add 5-star ratings anywhere.
4.2(5 reviews)
·700 active installs·Updated 2 months agoAs of April 2026, Five-Star Ratings Shortcode is a WordPress icon plugin with 700 active installations and a 4.2/5 rating from 5 reviews. It has been downloaded 26K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.6.1+ and PHP 7.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2019. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Top alternative: Font Awesome.
4.2/55 reviews
700active installs
26K+total downloads
7 yearssince 2019
Overview
Add accessible, attractive 5-star ratings anywhere on your site with a simple shortcode. The plugin uses Font Awesome icons via their SVG + JavaScript method.
Acknowledgement
This plugin is based on Hugh Lashbrooke’s Starter Plugin, a robust and GPL-licensed code template for creating a standards-compliant WordPress plugin.
PRO only features
- Google Rich Snippets for Products, Restaurants, & Recipes
- Custom icon sizes
- Custom icon and text colors
- Choice of HTML
<i>or<span>elements in HTML output - Change maximum rating (from 3 – 10)
- Change minimum rating (0.0, 0.5, or 1.0)
- Shortcode generator
- Show/hide numeric text
- Locale aware decimal separator
- Options reset button
Usage Examples
[rating stars="3.0"] (Displays 3 stars out of 5)
[rating stars="2.5"] (Di…
Ratings & Reviews
4.25 reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.6.1+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.0+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.2.61
- 2026-02-02
- Update plugin URI
Contributors
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