Many websites work on content where they need to give ratings. Some of the popular examples for the same can be
- User ratings for products on shopping website
- movie rating on entertainment website
- comparison rating for any product comparison website
and so on. And why are they so common today?
People believe in checking the ratings before going for any thing. In the case of movies, if the rating of a movie is good, people would plan to go for it. And if bad, they will look for some other movie. In case of shopping, images can be deceiving. A product which looks good in images might not be good otherwise. So here as well, user reviews and ratings come handy. People prefer visiting top reviews site to check out for their selected product.
Now when you have to do all of this on your website, which plugin would you use to incorporate this facility? Let’s look at some of the best plugins for star ratings.
Rating Widget
This plugin is the most common 5 star review system used by many websites. Using this, you or users can rate the post, page, comments, reviews, woocommerce products and much more. There is an additional add on to that, review add on, where you can set up your own rules as to when to accept textual reviews from the customers.
Active Downloads: 20,000+
Ratings: 4.6/5
YASR – Yet Another Star Rating
This is another widely popular plugin in use for star ratings. Using this, one can easily add SEO friendly reviews and testimonials from the customers. YASR is best used for rating page posts. You can insert this rating either in the beginning of the post, in the end, or anywhere you want. The choice is yours.
Active Downloads: 20,000+
Ratings: 4.6/5
Example: Check out this well-written review to get some inspiration: Top 18 Gun Safes Reviewed 2018
WP – PostRatings
This plugin is best for beginners, who just have to fulfill some basic needs. It simply adds AJAX rating system to the post or page, whichever you want people to rate. Although it is a basic plugin, you will get wonderful presentation options for ratings. And that includes bars, 5 star system, squares, thumbs up and down, and so on.
Active Downloads: 100,000+
Ratings: 4.4/5