Plugin Reviews
Display WordPress.org reviews of any plugin on your site.
Solid choice
Plugin Reviews is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 60+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 2 months ago, and scores 65/100 on our health check.
- Tested with the latest WordPress (7.1)
- Small user base (60+ active installs)
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Plugin Reviews stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| plugin reviews | #9 |
| plugins | >100 |
| ratings | >100 |
| reviews | #62 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 6 reviews
About Plugin Reviews
From the official readme · v0.6.2Description
Plugin Reviews is now fully updated and compatible with the latest versions of WordPress and PHP! Maintained by Starfish WP Plugins, this lightweight plugin lets you confidently showcase your WordPress.org reviews on your website—now and in the future, with new features on the way.
With two display layouts (grid and carousel), you can easily highlight your plugin’s best reviews in a visually appealing format. Simply enter your plugin’s slug (as listed on WordPress.org), and the plugin will automatically fetch and display the latest reviews. For example, to showcase reviews for this plugin, use the slug plugin-reviews.
To optimize performance, all reviews are cached for 24 hours by default.
Demo
You can see it working here on the Starfish Plugin Reviews page. We use the Carousel Layout.
Roadmap
We’re pretty busy, so feel free to contribute if you like the plugin 🙂
No promises, but things we’d like to add include:
- Make carousel options available from within the shortcode (items to show, items to scroll, duration, etc.)
- Make it work with AJAX to avoid long page load (for the first call to the API)
- Add styling options for grid?
- Add styling options for carousel?
- Add a way to disable style completely
- Add a way to change the prefix from
wr-towhatever(applies to every elements) - Loading carousel styles & scripts only if chosen layout is carousel
- Register modules for popular pagebuilders like Divi, Beaver Builder, Visual Composer, etc
- Add Gutenblocks compatibility (whenever Gutenberg is ready for that)
We’re busy, so feel free to contribute!
Contributing Guidelines
- Head over to our Github Repo
- Pull requests are encouraged
- Submit issues if you find any
- Spread the word on Twitter & Facebook 🙂
Installation
Go to Plugins>Add New and search “Plugin Reviews”. Click “Install Now” then “Activate” on this plugin (by “Starfish Plugins”).
There is no settings page. Use the shortcode:
[wr_reviews plugin_slug="plugin-slug-here"]
Change “plugin-slug-here” to the slug of the plugin you want to display the reviews for. The shortcode can be used anywhere on your site, and even on multiple pages/posts. There are a number of shortcode parameters you can also use, listed here.
Changelog
0.6.2
- Tested up to WordPress 7.1.
- Security: added nonce and capability checks to the dismiss-notice AJAX handlers.
- Security: escaped the container class and id shortcode attributes, and restricted the container attribute to alphanumeric tag names.
- Security: added sanitize callbacks to all registered settings.
- Fixed a fatal error when the WordPress.org API returns an unexpected response.
- Fixed the text domain, which did not match the plugin slug and prevented translations from loading.
- Declared dynamic class properties for PHP 8.2 compatibility.
0.6.1 – March 28, 2025
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Enhancements
- Added setting page
- Given option to change style colors from setting page
- Better Styling in grid and carousel
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Fixes
- Fixed lazy load images
0.4.0 – December 22nd, 2017
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Enhancements
- Add transient flush on activation – thanks Chris Simmons!
- Updated description, installation instructions, etc.
- New header and icon images.
- New screenshot desmonstrating responsiveness.
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Fixes
- Fix issue with ratings not loading due to changes in the plugin repo format that broke the filters – thanks Chris Simmons!
- Fix issue with truncate parameter not working as expected.
- Fix issue with languages other than English inside reviews displaying incorrectly.
0.3.0 – September 4th, 2015
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New
- Add shortcode attribute
no_query_stringto remove all query strings - Add shortcode attribute
excludeto exclude reviewers - Add lazy load for Gravatar images
- Change Gravatar default size to 80
- French translation
- Add shortcode attribute
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Enhancements
- Remove image size query string if default Gravatar size is used
- Bigger and more accessible prev/next buttons on small devices
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Fixes
- Fix issue with sites installed in sub-directories
- Fix duplicated reviews if shortcode used more than once in the same page
0.2.0
- Refactor the plugin to use the WordPress.org API
0.1.0
- First release
Screenshots
For developers
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FAQ
Plugin Reviews: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 7, 2026
Is Plugin Reviews free?
Yes. Plugin Reviews is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Plugin Reviews safe to use in 2026?
Plugin Reviews is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 60+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 2 months ago, and scores 65/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Plugin Reviews?
Plugin Reviews is active on 60+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 4,533 times since it launched in June 2015. It was downloaded 94 times in the last 30 days.
Does Plugin Reviews work with WordPress 7.1?
Yes. The developer has tested Plugin Reviews up to WordPress 7.1.3, the latest release. It requires WordPress 5.0 or newer.
What PHP version does Plugin Reviews need?
Plugin Reviews requires PHP 7.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Plugin Reviews last updated?
The latest version, 0.6.2, was released on August 13, 2026 (2 months ago).
Who makes Plugin Reviews?
Plugin Reviews is developed and maintained by Tevya.
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