Customer Reviews for WooCommerce
Free WooCommerce review plugin by CusRev with automatic review reminders, photo and video reviews, Q&A, review coupons and Google Shopping review feeds.
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Site Reviews
Free, developer-friendly plugin for collecting and displaying on-site reviews with schema, WooCommerce support and CSV import; premium add-ons extend it.
Free installs60K+WordPress.org, active
Est. Pro installs~2.6KLikely 1.3K–5.2K
Rating4.9/5376 reviews
Price from€89/yrFreemium
Last updated31 Oct 2026Version 8.3.7
Overview
Site Reviews, built by Paul Ryley of Gemini Labs and sold through Nifty Plugins, is a self-hosted review system. Visitors submit star ratings and reviews through a form on your site, and you assign those reviews to posts, pages, custom post types, users or categories. Everything is stored in WordPress, so there is no external account or API involved.
The free version is unusually complete. It includes review forms, latest-reviews and rating-summary blocks and shortcodes, JSON-LD schema for rich results (with integrations for Yoast SEO, Rank Math and others), Bayesian ranking for sorting content by rating, responses to reviews, approval workflows and review limits. Spam control covers a honeypot, several CAPTCHA services, Akismet and a blacklist. It can replace WooCommerce product reviews and works with SureCart, supports WooCommerce’s customer review request email, verifies new reviews by email, sends notifications to email, Slack or Discord, and imports reviews from CSV. Developers get more than 200 hooks, templates, a REST API and WP-CLI commands.
Site Reviews Premium (from €89/year) bundles the official add-ons: Review Images for photo uploads and galleries, Review Filters for front-end search, sorting and filtering, Review Forms with a drag-and-drop builder and 20+ field types, Review Themes for grid and carousel designs, Review Notifications for scheduled and WooCommerce purchase reminder emails, Review Authors for front-end editing, Review Actions for upvotes, reports and DeepL translation, and Review Alerts.
Strengths
- Full on-site review collection with schema at no cost.
- Strong moderation, spam and verification tools.
- Deep developer API and WooCommerce integration.
Limitations
- It does not pull reviews from Google, Facebook or other platforms; you would import a CSV instead.
- Free display options are plain; carousels, grids and filters require Premium.
- Some users find the settings technical, and recent versions need PHP 8.1.
Choose Site Reviews when you want to own your reviews on your own site, especially for products, services or directories, and you are comfortable with a developer-oriented plugin.
Best for: Sites and stores that want to collect and own reviews on their own pages, with schema and developer control.
Site Reviews is the most capable free on-site review plugin here, with schema, moderation, WooCommerce support and import all included. It is not a Google or Facebook review widget, and the nicer layouts, images and filters cost extra, but the core is generous and well maintained.
Pros
- Complete on-site review collection with JSON-LD schema in the free version
- Can replace WooCommerce product reviews and integrates with SureCart
- Strong anti-spam options, review limits and email verification
- Responses, approval workflow and Slack/Discord notifications
- Over 200 hooks, templates, REST API and WP-CLI for developers
- Built-in CSV importer for moving reviews in
Cons
- No connection to Google, Facebook or other review platforms
- Free display is basic; grids, carousels and front-end filters are premium
- Settings can feel technical for non-developers
- Requires PHP 8.1 and recent WordPress versions
Key features
What Site Reviews highlights on its WordPress.org page and its own website, split by version.
Free version WordPress.org
- On-site review forms with star ratings
- Assign reviews to posts, pages, users
- JSON-LD review schema
- Rating summary blocks and shortcodes
- Replace WooCommerce product reviews
- Responses to reviews
- Approval and review limits
- Email verification of reviews
- Honeypot, CAPTCHA and Akismet
- Slack and Discord notifications
- Built-in CSV importer
- 200+ hooks, REST API, WP-CLI
Pro / paid adds From €89/yr
- Review photo uploads and gallery
- Front-end filters, sorting and search
- Drag-and-drop custom review forms
- Grid and carousel review themes
- Scheduled and conditional notifications
- WooCommerce purchase reminder emails
- Front-end editing by review authors
- Upvotes, reports and DeepL translation
- Email and remote support
Feature checklist
12 of 16 features we track in Reviews & Testimonials, feature score 71/100
Review sources 3/6
Collect reviews on your site Key
Review forms so visitors can leave reviews on your website.
Front-end review forms with ratings, assignable to posts, pages, users and categories.
Included
Google reviews Key
Imports and displays Google Business reviews.
No Google connection; third-party reviews can only be brought in via CSV import.
Not included
Facebook reviews
Imports Facebook recommendations.
No Facebook integration.
Not included
Other review platforms
Trustpilot, Yelp, Tripadvisor, Airbnb and others.
No live platform integrations; CSV import is the only route for external reviews.
Not included
WooCommerce product reviews Key
Enhances or replaces WooCommerce product reviews.
Integrates with WooCommerce (and SureCart) products to collect and show product reviews.
Included
Testimonials manager Key
Create and display hand-picked testimonials.
Admins can add and pin reviews and display chosen ones, but there is no dedicated testimonial type.
Partial
Display & SEO 5/5
Widgets & layouts Key
Sliders, grids, badges and floating widgets.
Free shows lists and summaries; grid, carousel and a design builder come with Review Themes.
Paid version Premium
Rating summary & badges
Average rating and review count badges.
Rating summary block and shortcode with average and breakdown.
Included
Review schema (rich snippets) Key
Structured data so stars can show in search results.
JSON-LD review schema built in, with Yoast SEO and Rank Math integrations.
Included
Photo & video reviews
Customers attach photos or videos.
Review Images add-on adds photo uploads with captions and a gallery; no video.
Paid version Premium
Filtering & sorting
Filter by rating, keyword or source.
Review Filters add-on adds front-end filtering by rating, search and sorting.
Paid version Premium
Collecting & managing 4/5
Review request emails Key
Automatic emails asking customers for a review.
Free supports WooCommerce's review request email; scheduled purchase reminders need Premium.
Partial
Review incentives
Coupons or points for leaving a review.
Integrations with GamiPress, myCRED and WPLoyalty can award points for reviews.
Third-party
Moderation & replies
Approve, hide or reply to reviews.
Approval before publishing, responses, blacklist and per-user review limits.
Included
Verified buyer badges
Marks reviews from real customers.
Email verification of new reviews and a verified option in blocks and shortcodes.
Included
Import & export
Import reviews from other plugins or CSV.
Built-in CSV importer plus settings export and WordPress export/import for reviews.
Included
Pricing
Free
$0On WordPress.org
Free
Freeper yearUnlimited
Core plugin on WordPress.org.
Premium Single Site
€89per year1 site
All premium add-ons plus email and remote support. 14-day refund.
Premium 3 Sites
€179per year3 sites
All premium add-ons.
Premium 6 Sites
€289per year6 sites
All premium add-ons.
Prices are list prices from the vendor's site, checked 14 Oct 2026. Many vendors discount the first year.
How many sites use Site Reviews?
Free installs from WordPress.org, the vendor's own claim, and our estimate of paid installs.
Free version (WordPress.org)
60K+
Active installations reported by WordPress.org.
Vendor claim
—
The vendor does not publish a total.
Estimated Pro / paid installs
~2.6K
Our estimate, see method below.
How we estimated this: About 65K free installs x 4% (the usual share of free sites that also run the paid version when most features are free) gives 2.6K. Likely range: 1.3K to 5.2K. This counts sites running the paid version, including sites whose licence has lapsed. Estimates are rough and based on public figures as of 14 Oct 2026.
Stats & health
Weekly downloads
25,706 downloads last week, 3.6M all time
Rating breakdown
| Version | 8.3.7 |
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| Last updated | 31 Oct 2026 (3 days ago) |
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.1.4 |
| Requires | WordPress 6.8+, PHP 8.1.2+ |
| Support threads (2 months) | 5 of 6 resolved |
| On WordPress.org since | 22 Oct 2016 |
Company & policy
| Refund policy | 14-day money-back (source, 14 Oct 2026) Full refund if requested within the first 14 days. |
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FAQ
Is Site Reviews free?
Yes. Site Reviews has a free version on WordPress.org. Paid plans start at €89/yr.
How many sites use Site Reviews?
WordPress.org reports 60K+ active installations of the free version. We estimate around 2.6K sites run the paid version.
Does Site Reviews have collect reviews on your site?
Yes: included. Front-end review forms with ratings, assignable to posts, pages, users and categories.
Does Site Reviews have google reviews?
No: not included. No Google connection; third-party reviews can only be brought in via CSV import.
Does Site Reviews have woocommerce product reviews?
Yes: included. Integrates with WooCommerce (and SureCart) products to collect and show product reviews.
Does Site Reviews have testimonials manager?
Yes: partial. Admins can add and pin reviews and display chosen ones, but there is no dedicated testimonial type.
Does Site Reviews have widgets & layouts?
Yes: paid version (Premium). Free shows lists and summaries; grid, carousel and a design builder come with Review Themes.
Does Site Reviews have review schema (rich snippets)?
Yes: included. JSON-LD review schema built in, with Yoast SEO and Rank Math integrations.
Does Site Reviews have review request emails?
Yes: partial. Free supports WooCommerce's review request email; scheduled purchase reminders need Premium.
Can Site Reviews show my Google reviews?
No. It collects reviews on your own site. You can import third-party reviews from a CSV file, but there is no live Google or Facebook connection.
Does it add star ratings to Google search results?
It outputs JSON-LD review schema in the free version and can integrate with Yoast SEO, Rank Math and other schema plugins. Google decides whether stars appear.
Does it work with WooCommerce?
Yes. It can handle WooCommerce product reviews, supports WooCommerce's review request email, and Premium adds purchase reminder emails.
What does Premium cost?
Site Reviews Premium is €89/year for one site, €179 for 3 sites and €289 for 6 sites, and includes all add-ons.
Last updated 13 Oct 2026. Spotted something wrong? Suggest an edit.