WordPress Review Plugin: The Ultimate Solution for Building a Review Website

v5.3.5 (Apr 7, 2021)

• Improved and added some missing translation strings

v5.3.4 (Sep 12, 2020)

• Added a message if rating is not allowed for the guests
• Fixed deprecated jQuery function in the WordPress 5.5
• Fixed filter wp_review_rating_types not working in some places
• Fixed Recipe schema errors when video data is empty

v5.3.3 (Apr 12, 2020)

• Fixed content layout breaking in some installations

v5.3.2 (Apr 9, 2020)

• Fixed Fatal error: Uncaught ArgumentCountError appearing on some installations

v5.3.1 (Apr 8, 2020)

• Improved Weeblramp plugin integration
• Fixed wrong decimal of rating value in the schema output
• Fixed some wrong option labels in the Schema Types

v5.3.0 (Jan 20, 2020)

• Added support for 19 different schema types, this update will fix the Google SERP rating issue. Please make sure to edit old posts and change the default Schema Type.
  — Book
  — Course
  — CreativeWorkSeason
  — CreativeWorkSeries
  — Episode
  — Event
  — Game
  — Hotel
  — LocalBusiness
  — Movie
  — MusicPlaylist
  — MusicRecording
  — Organization
  — Product
  — Recipe
  — Restaurant
  — SoftwareApplication
  — Store
  — TVSeries

v5.2.9 (Dec 14, 2019)

• Improved comments number translation
• Fixed an issue where widget tab titles are not saving

v5.2.8 (Aug 21, 2019)

• Fixed “The text contains ‘CSS !important’, which is disallowed.” error

v5.2.7 (Aug 14, 2019)

• Fixed button review box button styling in AMP pages
• Fixed one rare PHP error
• Improved notice dismiss functionality for old users

v5.2.6 (Aug 13, 2019)

• Fixed the notice reappearing issue if transients are cleared or expired

v5.2.5 (Jul 26, 2019)

• Fixed review drafts showing up in the Widget

v5.2.4 (Jul 12, 2019)

• Fixed an issue with the notice not getting dismissed. Should not happen anymore. Closed and it shouldn’t show anymore.

v5.2.3 (Jul 12, 2019)

• Remove unused code
• Fix Review nag notice shows up too early

v5.2.2 (Jul 12, 2019)

• Fixed vulnerability issue

v5.2.1 (Jun 18, 2019)

• Added shortcode support in review description
• Added a way to help users easily leave a review, with a dismissible notice
• Fixed conflict with Woodmart plugin

v5.2.0 (Feb 18, 2019)

• Added AMP support
• Added an inline payment form for upgrading
• Removed popup content from non WP Review admin pages
• Restricted one review per IP address
• Fixed: visitor’s rich snippet code was not printing if there were no feature items present

v5.1.8 (Jan 26, 2019)

• Removed the conditions that check and disables the Schema added by Rank Math plugin.

v5.1.7 (Dec 26, 2018)

• Added support for ‘#’ in the review links

v5.1.6 (Dec 7, 2018)

• Fixed meta boxes not hiding when set Review type to ‘none’
• Fixed WordPress 5.0 block editor conflict

v5.1.5 (Dec 4, 2018)

• Fixed missing files in the single page editor

v5.1.4 (Nov 22, 2018)

• Added unique class for each thumb layout

v5.1.3 (Nov 14, 2018)

• Fixed editor-plugin.js scripts loading in the front-end

v5.1.2 (Nov 7, 2018)

• Fixed wrong total rating calculation

v5.1.1 (Nov 1, 2018)

• Fixed PHP error in the review widget

v5.1.0 (Oct 17, 2018)

• Removed unnecessary scripts from the non WP Review admin pages
• Fixed total rating disappearing issue if there are no features
• Fixed inactive color issue bug if color filter is used in the theme
• Fixed no space between HTML attributes
• Fixed compatibility issue with Rank Math plugin
• Overall code improvements according to the WPCS & PHPCS

v5.0.8 (Oct 3, 2018)

• Fixed adding unnecessary custom field values if the review is not enabled in the post
• Removed blank review links section

v5.0.7 (Sep 29, 2018)

• Fixed decimal issue in the total rating value of schema data
• Fixed author rating schema issue in the old posts (if visitor rating is disabled)

v5.0.6 (Sep 24, 2018)

• Fixed few global settings were getting applied in the single post
• Changed rating color to yellow for all the backend data
• Fixed small bug related to extra semicolon

v5.0.5 (Sep 19, 2018)

• Fixed colorpicker conflict with Avada theme

v5.0.4 (Sep 18, 2018)

• Added missing options in the wp_review_metabox_item_fields filter

v5.0.3 (Sep 17, 2018)

• Fixed PHP notice relates to inactive color
• Fixed wrong inactive color in the review box
• Fixed custom post types not showing in the review widget
• Fixed 500 error happening with the Gutenberg

v5.0.2 (Sep 14, 2018)

• Fixed JS Console error on the settings page
• Fixed PHP errors if someone downgrades from premium to free version
• Fixed Gutenberg issue where Description field was not saving
• Fixed default inactive color in the Global Settings
• Fixed empty default colors in the single post’s custom layout option
• Fixed color issue in the review box
• Removed plugin related scripts from Customizer page
• Removed unused code
• Reverted total review’s maxed decimal value from 2 to 1
• Updated select2 script
• Minor CSS improvements

v5.0.1 (Sep 10, 2018)

• Fixed demo data import issue

v5.0.0 (Sep 10, 2018)

• Entire plugin re-written from scratch for better performance
• Improved compatibility with Gutenberg plugin
• Added an extra template design
• Added an option to set inactive star color
• Added an option to restrict ratings to registered users only
• Added an option to allow multiple reviews per account
• Added an option to select default review (No Review/ Star/ Point/ Percentage) type
• Added an option to add links in the review box
• Added an option to import demo review data
• Added an option to Import Plugin Review Settings
• Added an option to Export Plugin Review Settings
• Added an option to show admin or user rating in the search results
• Added class to hide placeholder image in the tabbed widget
• Added support for WordPress multisite

v4.0.17 (Jul 17, 2018)

• Fixed Banner alignment issue on the settings page
• Fixed Single page settings JS console error
• Removed margin from the icon which was caused to break the design

v4.0.16 (Jun 30, 2018)

• Updated admin notices

v4.0.15 (Jun 28, 2018)

• Changed admin notices

v4.0.14 (Jun 13, 2018)

• Fixed text-domain issue translations

v4.0.13 (May 31, 2018)

• Fixed disable review issue

v4.0.12 (Apr 21, 2018)

• Fixed PHP warnings and errors
• Improved code and PHP 7.2 compatibility

v4.0.11 (Dec 11, 2017)

• Prevent review-related post fields from getting added when the post has no review

v4.0.10 (May 23, 2017)

• Fixed shortcode attribute-related PHP warnings

v4.0.9 (Feb 11, 2017)

• Fixed color picker issue in the Theme Customizer

v4.0.8 (Feb 7, 2017)

• Improved support for older PHP versions

v4.0.7 (Mar 26, 2016)

• Fixed widget title issue

v4.0.6 (Mar 11, 2016)

• Embedded full video tutorial

v4.0.5 (Mar 9, 2016)

• Fixed: final rating can now be entered manually again
• Fixed: removed unneeded code related to circle review type

v4.0.4 (Mar 7, 2016)

• Fixed: backlink option is not enabled by default anymore. Sorry about that!

v4.0.3 (Mar 5, 2016)

• Fixed decimals issue in Point reviews
• Fixed bug preventing reviews from appearing on Pages

v4.0.2 (Mar 4, 2016)

• Added back missing Widget Title field

v4.0.1 (Mar 1, 2016)

• Replaced anonymous functions for compatibility with older PHP versions
• Added optional backlink
• Removed unneeded Review Links metabox

v4.0.0 (Mar 1, 2016)

• Huge code improvement and optimization
• Choose any rating type for user reviews (user reviews were restricted to stars before)
• View and edit user ratings from the WordPress dashboard
• Added Drag & Drop for Review Items
• Added Rating Column on ‘Posts’ page
• For developers: Review box templates: Create custom review box templates
• For developers: Rating type templates: Create custom rating types
• Various bug fixes and improvements
• NOTE: After updating the plugin, existing user ratings must be migrated in Settings > WP Review Pro > Migrate Ratings

v3.3.5 (Sep 17, 2015)

• Fixed spelling mistake in notification

v3.3.4 (Sep 17, 2015)

• Fixed notification closing issue

v3.3.3 (Sep 17, 2015)

• Fixed function conflict with WP Subscribe Plugin

v3.3.2 (Sep 16, 2015)

• Switched to PHP 5 style constructor method for the widget class

v3.3.1 (May 5, 2015)

• Rating stars are showing on search engine results page

v3.3 (Mar 14, 2015)

• Fixed Google structured data testing tool errors and warnings

v3.2.9 (Feb 2, 2015)

• Fixed star rating issue on small screens.

v3.2.8 (Jan 20, 2015)

• Removed extra closing span tag in markup
• Added Title option for widget

v3.2.7 (Oct 19, 2014)

• Added Title Length option for widget
• Added Filter to control default title length

v3.2.6 (Oct 3, 2014)

• Added optional ‘id’ parameter for shortcode
• Added filter to modify style output

v3.2.5 (Oct 1, 2014)

• Added loading animation in widget
• Fixed minor bug in user ratings

v3.2.4 (Oct 1, 2014)

• Fixed text from review box appearing in widgets
• Fixed PHP notice on reviews with the only total rating and no criteria

v3.2.3 (Sept 24, 2014)

• Added version number to wp_enqueue_ functions
• Added filter to remove banner from options page

v3.2.2 (Sept 12, 2014)

• Fixed Stars were not appearing in Tabbed Widget.

v3.2.1 (Sept 11, 2014)

• Fixed error appearing when plugin settings weren’t saved.
• Fixed JS issues.
• Fixed Tabbed Widget issue.

v3.2 (Sept 9, 2014)

• Added Options Panel for Global Option
• Added option to set Global Colors.
• Added option to the Global position.
• Added option to add Global Features.
• Added option to change review description title (Summary).
• Added option to hide Description and Total Rating.
• Added option to add your own Total Score.
• Fixed schema tag issue in wp_review_show_total()
• Fixed jQuery issue.
• Fixed post preview issue.
• Fixed conflict with Redux Framework, Visual Composer and Mailpoet.
• Added New Filters.
• Updated No Preview thumbnail.
• Merged Star and Loader icon files in one.
• Fixed many small bugs.
• Optimized code for better performance.

v3.1 (Mar 30, 2014)

• Fixed average star rating number issue.
• Added New filter to exclude post types.
• Updated filter list.

v3.0 (Mar 23, 2014)

• Major security updates
• New AJAXified Tab widget for Popular and Recent reviews, try it, you going to love it.
• Language file updated fully.
• Added a nonce (a security token) to ensure that the user actually voted from the review
• More developer possibilities
• Added filters for developers. Using a filter is much better than a function for setting the default colors.
• Compatible with WordPress 3.9 Beta
• Plugin will support the widget customizer coming up in WordPress 3.9

v2.0 (Mar 19, 2014)

• Fixed the, ' switching into / issue (http://bit.ly/PFMGAq)
• Added [wp-review] shortcode to show the ratings anywhere in the content.
• Added an option to not show review automatically in the Review Location drop-down.
• Added support for Custom post types and pages.
• For Developers Added new function for showing only total rating, it could be used in themes’ archives. A custom class name can be passed to the function, for easier customization. See wp_review_show_total() function in includes/functions.php file. There’s also a shortcode for it, just in case: [wp-review-total]
• For Developers Added the default colors which appear in the meta boxes are now stored in an option. It can be modified directly with update_option(), or using the new wp_review_set_default_colors() function, which is also called on plugin activation to set the plugin’s default colors.
• Made small CSS and responsive improvements.

v1.0 (Feb 18, 2014)

• Official plugin release.