Manually Approved Reviews for WooCommerce
Force WooCommerce product reviews to be manually approved.
Use with caution
Manually Approved Reviews for W… works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 600+ sites, is rated 4.3/5 and was last updated 9 months ago, and scores 51/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (600+ active installs)
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.9 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Manually Approved Reviews f… stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| commerce | >100 |
| product | >100 |
| reviews | #70 |
| woo | >100 |
| woocommerce | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 from 11 reviews
About Manually Approved Reviews for WooCommer…
From the official readme · v1.3.0Description
With this plugin, newly written WooCommerce product reviews will be in a pending (hold) status until manually approved.
Product reviews in WooCommerce are immediately available for everyone to see (this can’t be changed without this plugin). WooCommerce ignores the WordPress “comment must be manually approved” discussion setting. With this plugin, new product reviews must be manually reviewed and approved before being visible on the front-end.
Installation
For an automatic installation through WordPress:
- Select Add New from the WordPress Plugins menu in the admin area.
- Search for Manually Approved Reviews for WooCommerce.
- Click Install Now, then Activate Plugin.
For manual installation via FTP:
- Upload the woo-reviews-manually-approved folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
- Activate the plugin from the Plugins screen in your WordPress admin area.
To upload the plugin through WordPress, instead of FTP:
- From the Add New plugins page in your WordPress admin area, select the Upload Plugin button.
- Select the woo-reviews-manually-approved.zip file, click Install Now and Activate Plugin.
Frequently asked questions
Are there any settings for Manually Approved Reviews for WooCommerce?
No. All you need to do is install and activate the plugin and new product reviews will require approval. To turn it off, simply deactivate the plugin.
How does it work?
The plugin creates a hook that is triggered whenever someone writes a product review. It then changes the review to a pending (hold) status which requires the review to be manually reviewed and approved (or deleted).
Wait, WooCommerce doesn’t do this?
Nope. New product reviews are immediately available for anyone to read, which is why this plugin exists.
How do I approve the review?
In the WordPress admin area under Comments.
Changelog
v1.3.0 – 2/24/2023
- Verified working with WordPress v6.2
v1.2 – 2/1/2021
- Updated contact email address, verified working with WordPress v5.6
v1.1 – 3/23/2016
- Added check to verify WooCommerce was installed and activated
v1.0 – 3/22/2016
- Initial release
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FAQ
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Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 25, 2026
Is Manually Approved Reviews for W… free?
Yes. Manually Approved Reviews for W… is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Manually Approved Reviews for W… safe to use in 2026?
Manually Approved Reviews for W… works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 600+ sites, is rated 4.3/5 and was last updated 9 months ago, and scores 51/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Manually Approved Reviews for W…?
Manually Approved Reviews for W… is active on 600+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 10,024 times since it launched in March 2016. It was downloaded 192 times in the last 30 days.
Does Manually Approved Reviews for W… work with WordPress 7.1?
Manually Approved Reviews for W… is officially tested up to WordPress 6.9.10, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Manually Approved Reviews for W… last updated?
The latest version, 1.3.0, was released on January 30, 2026 (9 months ago).
Who makes Manually Approved Reviews for W…?
Manually Approved Reviews for W… is developed and maintained by Tim Eckel.
What are the best alternatives to Manually Approved Reviews for W…?
The most popular alternatives to Manually Approved Reviews for W… are WPML Multilingual & Multicu… (100K+ installs), Conversion Tracking for Woo… (20K+ installs) and Breadcrumbs for WooCommerce (6K+ installs).
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