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Review Box

Provides a simple shortcode to generate a box for writing reviews. Supports pros, cons, and a numerical score.

By <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/paradox460/"></a>·Box·Free
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·10 active installs·Updated 16 years ago
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As of April 2026, Review Box is a WordPress Box plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 6.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Last updated 16 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: BBSpoiler.

0/5Rating
10active installs
6.8K+total downloads
17 yearssince 2009

Overview

Provides a shortcode for use by reviewers.

Generates a box, for use in a post or page, with a section for Pros, a section for Cons, and a review bar.

The review bar is generated through CSS, and so the plugin contains NO images.

Usage

This plugin generates a simple shortcode to use.
That shortcode is [review pros="" cons="" score=]

The paramiters are required for proper output.
They are as follows
* pros: Anything you find good about the item being reviewed. Typically a comma seperated list
* cons: Anything bad about the product at hand. A comma seperated list as well
* score: This MUST be a number. There can be nothing following it, nor anything before it. A good example of the way to fill it out would be score=45 for an item that scored 45%

You can also provide the following optional pa…

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Ratings & Reviews

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Compatibility

WordPress2.5+ requiredTested up to 2.8.4
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.5

  • No longer uses percents to format width. Width is controlled
    programattically. To change, adjust variable $width in the plugin file.
  • Added title and verdict options. If title is set to none, no title is
    displayed
  • Changed structure of plugin, now has a cleaner return
  • Tweaked CSS, added text shadows
  • Updated to work with 2.8.*
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

paradox460
Plugin Info
Version
1.5
Last Updated
Oct 8, 2009
WP Requires
2.5+
Tested Up To
2.8.4
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
6.8K+
Added
Apr 8, 2009
Business
Free

Tags

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Developer

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<a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/paradox460/"></a>
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