Rate Star Review Vote – AJAX Reviews, Votes, Star Ratings
Enhance your WordPress site with the Rate Star Review plugin, enabling users to leave star ratings and detailed reviews for any type of content. This robust plugin supports multiple rating dimensions per post, vote buttons, AJAX updates for seamless user experience, and integrates customizable review types by content. Ideal for content creators aiming to improve interaction and obtain feedback, it also features integration options for monetizing votes, making it perfect for contests and premium content strategies. Benefits Flexible Review System: Allow users to rate, vote, review any type of content including posts, pages, and custom post types. AJAX Functionality: Reviews, ratings, votes (likes) update dynamically without page reloads, offering a smooth user experience. Customizable Star Ratings: Choose from various scales (e.g., 3, 5, 10 stars) to suit different review contexts. Multiple Content Dimensions: Support for reviewing multiple aspects of a single item, such as different features or performance metrics. Monetization of Reviews: Integrate with the MicroPayments Plugin to enable paid votes (likes), adding a revenue stream. Comprehensive Shortcodes: Easily embed review forms and ratings on any page using customizable shortcodes. Live Updates: Review lists and average ratings update live on the page as users submit their feedback. Category-Specific Ratings: Manage and display ratings by category for targeted insights and contest management. Enhanced User Engagement: Encourage community interaction by allowing users to express their opinions and participate in reviews. Skin in the Game: Monetize user participation in contests and premium content by requiring paid votes. Key Features Star Ratings, Review Title and Text Content AJAX review and lists (no page reload required) Unlimited review types associated by content type, content id, post id Update review (after adding review, it can be updated anytime with same form) Ratings by category (rate and also get stats by category) Shortcodes to add review, list reviews, display ratings Separately review multiple aspects and content type for an item Live update of review list on same page when adding, updating review Updates and can display average rating per post (meta) Custom maximum stars (ex: 3, 5, 10 stars) Configure post types to include reviews for (post, page) Vote and vote count per post, for specific categories (i.e. for contests like Top Summer Videos) Integrates APF Optimizer for speed and resources on AJAX requests: Filter plugins allowed to run on specific pages Integrates with MicroPayments Plugin to support paid votes on selected categories, introduce skin in the game for contests and premium content Bundles only the Fomantic UI runtime subset used by this plugin, including required font assets Privacy setting to optionally show recent voter display names in frontend vote metadata; disabled by default Review moderation setting to save reviews as pending and approve them from the Reviews admin section Optional review role allowlist to restrict review writing to specific WordPress roles, in addition to user capability to read content Dependencies WordPress bundled jQuery for frontend AJAX and rating initialization Optional: MicroPayments for paid voting flows Third-Party Libraries Fomantic UI 2.9.4 component subset, MIT License, bundled locally in scripts/semantic/ Recommended for use with these solutions Paid VideoChat Broadcast Live Video Video Share VOD Picture Gallery – Picture Gallery – Frontend Image Uploads, AJAX Photo List. Shortcodes [videowhisper_review post_id=”” content_type=”” content_id=”” rating_max=”5″ id=”” update_id=””] Shows form to add and update review for specific post and content. AJAX based. Can also update reviews list if on same page. [videowhisper_reviews post_id=”” show_average=”1″ content_type=”” content_id=”” id=””] Lists reviews for specific content (by post,content). At least post_id or content_id must be specified. AJAX based. [videowhisper_rating post_id=”” rating_max=”5″] Displays average rating for a post (average of all ratings for that post). Post Metas Updates these meta valuate when rating posts: – rateStarReview_rating = average rating normalized as value between 0 and 1 (multiply with maximum to display) – rateStarReview_ratingNumber = number of reviews – rateStarReview_ratingPoints = sum of normalized ratings for easy sorting popular items (rating * ratingPoints) Rating by category will update those for each rated category as: – rateStarReview_rating_category$id – rateStarReview_ratingNumber_category$id – rateStarReview_ratingPoints_category$id How to use this? In example, if you have a post presenting an electronic product and want site members to be able to review and rate separately different aspects like Features and Performance these can be content types. A review form for each content type can be setup: [videowhisper_review content_type=”Features” post_id=”1″] [videowhisper_review content_type=”Performance” post_id=”1″] Then to show all reviews for that item, you can use [videowhisper_reviews post_id=”1″] . Another example, if an article is about a book with 2 parts, you can also use content_id to allow users to post a review for each part for each aspect (like Utility, Clarity). [videowhisper_review content_type=”Utility for Part” content_id=”1″ post_id=”1″] [videowhisper_review content_type=”Utility for Part” content_id=”2″ post_id=”1″] [videowhisper_review content_type=”Clarity for Part” content_id=”1″ post_id=”1″] [videowhisper_review content_type=”Clarity for Part” content_id=”2″ post_id=”1″] Then list all reviews for all parts, [videowhisper_reviews post_id=”1″] or just for an aspect or part.
TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy
Boost your website with feature-rich tables that your visitors will love! TablePress is the most popular and highest-rated WordPress table plugin. Easily create, edit, and manage beautiful and modern data tables, from simple price lists to searchable directories, product and model tables, inventories, schedules, and research datasets. Add live sorting, pagination, searching, and other interactive features that help visitors find what they’re looking for on any device. Use any type of data and enrich your tables with images, links, and even math formulas. Import and export tables from/to Excel, CSV, HTML, and JSON files or URLs, including spreadsheet data from Google Sheets, Excel Online, and files stored on Dropbox or OneDrive. Embed tables into posts, pages, or other site areas using the block editor, an Elementor widget, or Shortcodes. All with no coding knowledge needed! Even more great features for you and your site’s visitors and priority email support are available with a Premium license plan of TablePress. Go check them out! Common use cases TablePress will handle a wide range of tables, from simple price lists to searchable directories and large datasets. Popular examples include: Product and model tables Service and price lists Directories and listings Schedules and timetables Participant and member lists Inventories and collections Comparison tables Research and statistical data Accessible and SEO-friendly tables TablePress creates accessible HTML tables whose content can be searched by visitors, WordPress search, and search engines alike. Interactive features like sorting, filtering, and pagination include accessibility enhancements for screen readers and other assistive technologies. This makes it easy for visitors to find relevant information, whether they are browsing a large directory, searching a product table, or using your site’s search function. More information Visit tablepress.org for more information, take a look at example tables, or try TablePress on a free test site. For latest news, follow @TablePress on Twitter/X or subscribe to the TablePress Newsletter. How to use TablePress After installing the plugin, you can create and manage tables on the “TablePress” screen in the WordPress Dashboard. To insert a table into a post or page, add a “TablePress table” block in the block editor or a widget in the Elementor page builder and select the desired table or use Shortcodes with other page builders. Beginner-friendly step-by-step tutorials, guides, and how-tos show how to achieve common and popular tasks with TablePress. You can find examples for common styling changes via “Custom CSS” code on the TablePress FAQ page. You may also add features like sorting, pagination, searching, filtering, alternating row colors, row highlighting, and more by enabling the corresponding options on a table’s “Edit” screen. Premium features Need additional functionality for larger tables or advanced use cases? Premium license plans for TablePress add features such as: Options for responsive tables Advanced filtering and search Fixed table headers and columns Automatic periodic imports Custom styling options And much more Priority email support is also included. Check out the details on the TablePress website.
