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Rating by BestWebSoft

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

By bestweblayout·Stars·Free
4.7(7 reviews)
·500 active installs·Updated 10 months ago
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As of April 2026, Rating by BestWebSoft is a WordPress stars plugin with 500 active installations and a 4.7/5 rating from 7 reviews. It has been downloaded 12K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.6+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Top alternative: GD Rating System.

4.7/57 reviews
500active installs
12K+total downloads
10 yearssince 2016

Overview

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.

Show rating from other people to increase conversions!

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Features

  • Automatically add star rating to:
    • Post
    • Pages
    • Media
    • Testimonials
    • Custom post types
  • Add rating via shortcode
  • Select the user roles that can submit ratings
  • Allow non-logged in users to submit ratings
  • Choose average rating position:
    • Before the content
    • After the content
  • Combine average rating with a rate option
  • Choose rate option position:
    • Before the content
    • After the content
    • In comments
  • Customize rating styles:
    • Star color
    • Star color on mouseover
    • Text color
  • Set the size for:
    • Stars
    • Text
  • Include JSON…
Read full description on WordPress.org

Screenshots

Ratings & Reviews

4.77 reviews
5 ★
6
4 ★
0
3 ★
1
2 ★
0
1 ★
0

Compatibility

WordPress5.6+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

V1.7 – 12.09.2024

  • Bugfix : Notices and Warnings has been fixed.
  • Update : We updated all functionality for wordpress 6.6.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

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Plugin Info
Version
1.7
Last Updated
Jun 6, 2025
WP Requires
5.6+
Tested Up To
6.8.5
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
500
Downloads
12K+
Added
Nov 30, 2016
Business
Free

Tags

starsrating5 starsadd ratingrating plugin

Developer

B
bestweblayout
32 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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