Wbcom Designs – BuddyPress Member Reviews vs Memberships and User Profiles for WooCommerce – ProfileGrid WooCommerce Integration

BuddyPress Member Reviews gives your community a reputation layer. Registered members post reviews on other members’ profiles, rate them against criteria you define, and the plugin rolls those scores into an aggregate rating shown on the profile and on the members directory. It needs BuddyPress 6.0+ or BuddyBoss Platform 1.8+ with the Members component active. Everything is controlled from one settings screen: who can review whom, whether reviews are auto-approved or moderated, what the criteria are called, and how the whole thing is labelled. What you get Reviews and ratings on member profiles * A Reviews tab on every member profile, with per-criteria star ratings and an aggregate score. * Rate members against criteria you define. Two are seeded on activation, “Member Response” and “Member Skills”, and you can rename, remove, or add your own. * Members can edit their own reviews after posting, when the “Allow update” setting is on. * Profile owners can reply to reviews left about them, once per review. * Self-reviews are blocked, so scores stay honest. * Optional anonymous reviews for members who want to give feedback privately. Ratings on the members directory * Show each member’s star rating right on the members directory, on by default. * An “Add Review” button on directory entries so members can review without opening the profile first, also on by default. * Both are individually switchable in General settings. Moderation you control * Auto Approve Reviews is ON by default, so reviews go live immediately. Turn it OFF to hold every new review as a draft until an admin approves it. * Members can report inappropriate reviews. * Reviews auto-hide once they pass a report threshold you set. * A Report Details meta box on each review in the admin, with dismiss and resolve actions plus a flagged-reviews filter and bulk actions on the Reviews list. * Reviewer and reviewee role gating: choose which roles may leave reviews and which roles may receive them. Notifications * BuddyPress notifications when a member receives a review. * Email notifications for new reviews, and pending-approval alerts for admins. * Both can be switched off independently. Activity stream * Publish reviews to the BuddyPress activity stream so the community sees new feedback as it happens. Off by default, switch it on in General settings. Display anywhere * Two widgets: “BP Member Review Widget” (top rated or most reviewed members) and “BP Displayed Member Rating Widget” (the rating of the member whose profile is being viewed). * The [bupr_display_top_members] shortcode for a top-rated or top-reviewed list on any page or post. * Customize the review labels and star color, including the singular and plural label used for the profile tab. Perfect For Freelance and service marketplaces where members hire each other Coaching, mentoring, and tutoring communities Membership sites that need visible trust signals Any BuddyPress or BuddyBoss community where reputation matters Premium Support Our dedicated support team is ready to help you get the most out of this plugin. Whether you need help with setup, customization, or troubleshooting, we’re here to assist. Documentation Documentation and Support – Setup walkthrough, settings reference, and usage guides Translations English (default) German (de_DE) and French (fr_FR) translations included Ready for translation in your language with included POT file WPML compatible (wpml-config.xml included) RTL language support included Links Plugin Homepage Documentation Support Request Features Compatibility WordPress 6.5 and higher PHP 8.0 and higher BuddyPress 6.0+ or BuddyBoss Platform 1.8+ required, with the Members component active Works with the block editor and classic editor. The two widgets are classic WP_Widget classes, so on a block theme add them through the Legacy Widget block. Tested with popular themes including BuddyX, Reign, BuddyBoss Theme and Youzify What’s New in 3.8.0 The admin settings screen is rebuilt on the Wbcom card-panel UI with sidebar navigation, an overview dashboard, and a Discover tab. On the front end, the review styles now run on one design-token system across light and dark, the star rating input is a keyboard-operable ARIA radiogroup, and directional CSS has moved to logical properties for correct right-to-left rendering. This release also closes a security gap: the review update endpoint now enforces an ownership and capability check, so members can only edit their own reviews. More Free Tools from Wbcom Designs Member Reviews gives your community its reputation layer, the trust signals members earn from each other. These other free tools from Wbcom Designs give you the rest of the stack that reputation is built on, from the theme and the network itself to forums, media, events, gamification, directories, jobs, and courses. BuddyX – A free, fast community theme for BuddyPress, BuddyBoss and PeepSo with a modern layout and dark mode. BuddyNext – Stand up a complete WordPress community with activity streams, member spaces, profiles, direct messaging, and built-in moderation. Jetonomy – Add forums, question-and-answer boards, and idea spaces that stay tidy through trust-based auto-moderation even past 100,000 topics. Mediaverse – Let members build photo and video albums, react, follow each other, and message privately while AI moderation keeps things clean. Eventonomy – Run community events with RSVPs, calendars, and front-end submissions. WB Gamification – Reward members with points, badges, and leaderboards to keep engagement high. Listora – Publish searchable directories across ten listing types with reviews, maps, and member-submitted entries from the front end. WP Career Board – Add a job board with front-end listings, applications, and employer profiles. Learnomy – Build and sell online courses, auto-grade quizzes, collect payments, and award certificates when learners finish.

Sell more on WooCommerce with modern user profiles, user activities, content restriction, groups, memberships, and social e-commerce. Create WooCommerce User Profiles with the shopping cart, purchases, current orders, past orders, billing address, shipping address, purchase count, total spent, and social activities to take customer focus to the next level. Build customer loyalty and brand value by creating WooCommerce membership levels and integrating with other WooCommerce integrations through our Premium extensions. Memberships and User Profiles for WooCommerce – ProfileGrid WooCommerce Integration currently supports following e-commerce platforms: WooCommerce EDD (to be available soon) This plugin requires ProfileGrid Core Plugin to be installed & activated. Immense possibilities to grow your e-commerce site with user profiles, membership and social commerce: Retain your customers and reduce your churn rate. Have your customer spend more after joining a membership program. Turn your customers into elite members and brand ambassadors. Sell more through network effect, word of mouth and social proof. And, a lot more below. Free Features – User Profiles & Memberships for eCommerce Show all the purchases the user has made using the Purchases tab. Display and edit the Shipping Address and Billing address in the User Profiles. Display the total count of products purchased by the customer. Show the Total Spent by a customer on the User Profile page. WooCommerce Product Reviews tab displays product reviews submitted by customers. WooCommerce Orders displays order history and order status. The Purchase and Spent visibility can be set for: Public Only Group Membership Leader Only Group Membership Members Only Friends Private Free features through the core plugin USER PROFILES User Profiles elements include Cover Image, User Avatar, Username, User Group, Group Badge, Profile Navigation Menu, and About area. If required, the following optional social commerce elements are available: Messaging area, Friends area, and Notifications area User directory displays all customers or registered users; if required, simple and advanced search options are available. User Profile Templates are available; you can choose one of eight prebuilt templates. Custom User Profile design is possible through page builders. We have created shortcodes for each user profile element; you can use these shortcodes in page builders and design the profile as per your needs. User Profile Tabs are available for easy navigation; you can change the labels and order of these tabs as required. Public or private user profile options are available on the site, group, or user levels. Admin can selectively turn on or off the elements of user profiles. GROUPS & MEMBERSHIPS Group/Membership elements include Membership Title, Membership Description, Membership Icon/ Badge, Registration button, and option to make membership open or closed. Hide or Show group/membership details on the front end. Set the members limit for the group membership. Display a message when a customer is assigned a specific membership group. The All Groups/Memberships page displays the membership levels on your site. Clicking on the membership group will take the user to members in that group. Use the All Group page to display membership levels or allow customers to sign up for a specific membership group. Send emails to users when the following events trigger: membership request, membership acceptance or denial, membership termination, and more. SOCIAL COMMERCE With a simple shortcode, allow the customer or registered user to submit or publish store blog posts, product-in-action images, and product experience blog posts. Permit Private Messaging between customers as required. WordPress admin can turn the messaging system on or off. Features through ProfileGrid free extensions Control how the customer name will display in the account area. Showcase customers in the hero banner and place it anywhere in the store as social proof. Integrate with bbPress, MailPoet, RegistrationMagic forms, and EventPrime events. Premium features through ProfileGrid & WooCommerce integration WooCommerce Product Integration automatically adds users to a specific membership group when the customer purchases a particular product. WooCommerce Subscription automatically adds a customer to the membership group when a customer purchases a WooCommerce subscription. The customer is automatically removed from the group membership when the subscription expires. WooCommerce Members Discount automatically adds a custom discount on WooCommerce products based on customer membership level. WooCommerce Wishlist Integration adds WooCommerce products to your customer wishlist. The product wishlist is available on the user profile page. WooCommerce Product Recommendations displays suggestions on user profiles based on customer purchase history. WooCommerce Product Tab allows adding a custom tab to the WooCommerce product page. Utilize this feature to display customer-specific data, discounts, or social proof, among other things. WooCommerce Extensions Integration connects user profiles and membership of the ProfileGrid plugin to WooCommerce free & paid extensions. Currently, only a few extensions are supported. Premium features through ProfileGrid extensions User Profile Tabs: Add custom tabs to user profiles with data fetched from different plugins that use shortcodes. Ultimate tool for plugging in content from different plugins enhancing functionality of user. Menu Restriction: Hide or show menu items on your site only to specific customers based on their membership group(s). Combine it with ProfileGrid’s core content restriction system to build a compelling e-commerce membership site. Widget Privacy: Adds additional visibility options to all ProfileGrid widgets. Restrict information to intended customers. Create new instances of a widget to deliver different information to different customers. Online Customers: Displays a list of currently online customers with their profile images and display names. Customer Geolocation Map: Generate maps showing the location of all customers or customers of specific membership/groups. Customer Activity: Display various activities by different customers inside a beautiful widget as social proof to build trust. Recent Customers: Display a pre-defined number of recent customers with profile images. Add a custom link to the display as required. Social/Group Wall: Add a new communication layer to leverage value from loyal customers. Give all free features a try, and you will have awesome and unique tools to grow your e-commerce business. Or, Get ProfileGrid for WooCommerce.