Five-Star Ratings Shortcode Plugin

Add accessible, attractive 5-star ratings anywhere on your site with a simple shortcode. The plugin uses Font Awesome icons via their SVG + JavaScript method.

Acknowledgement

This plugin is based on Hugh Lashbrooke’s Starter Plugin, a robust and GPL-licensed code template for creating a standards-compliant WordPress plugin.

PRO only features

• Google Rich Snippets for Products, Restaurants, & Recipes
• Custom icon sizes
• Custom icon and text colors
• Choice of HTML <i> or <span> elements in HTML output
• Change maximum rating (from 3 – 10)
• Change minimum rating (0.0, 0.5, or 1.0)
• Shortcode generator
• Show/hide numeric text
• Locale aware decimal separator
• Options reset button

Usage Examples

[rating stars="3.0"] (Displays 3 stars out of 5)
[rating stars="2.5"] (Displays 2½ stars out of 5)
[rating stars="4.0"] (Displays 4 stars out of 5)
[rating stars="5.5"] (Incorrect usage but will display 5 stars out of 5)

In the 2nd example, the raw output will be like this before processing:

<span class="fsrs"> <span class="fsrs-stars"> <i class="fsrs-fas fa-fw fa-star"></i> <i class="fsrs-fas fa-fw fa-star"></i> <i class="fsrs-fas fa-fw fa-star-half-alt"></i> <i class="fsrs-far fa-fw fa-star"></i> <i class="fsrs-far fa-fw fa-star"></i> </span> <span class="hide fsrs-text fsrs-text__hidden" aria-hidden="false">2.5 out of 5</span> <span class="lining fsrs-text fsrs-text__visible" aria-hidden="true">2.5</span> </span><h3>Translations</h3> 

* English: Default language, always included

Would you like to help translate Five-Star Ratings Shortcode into your own language? You can do that here!

Dependencies

This plugin includes these third-party libraries in its package.

• Font Awesome 5

USING THE WORDPRESS DASHBOARD

1. Navigate to “Add New” in the plugins dashboard
2. Search for “Five-Star Ratings Shortcode”
3. Click “Install Now”
4. Activate the plugin on the Plugin dashboard
5. The plugin has no settings.

UPLOADING IN WORDPRESS DASHBOARD

1. Click the download button on this and save “five-star-ratings-plugin.zip” to your computer
2. Navigate to “Add New” in the plugins dashboard
3. Navigate to the “Upload” area
4. Select “five-star-ratings-plugin.zip” from your computer
5. Click “Install Now”
6. Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard
7. The plugin has no settings.

USING FTP

1. Download the Five-Star Ratings Shortcode ZIP file
2. Extract the Five-Star Ratings Shortcode ZIP file to your computer
3. Upload the “five-star-ratings-plugin” directory to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
4. Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard
5. The plugin has no settings.

UPGRADING TO FIVE-STAR RATINGS SHORTCODE PRO

1. Go to Settings -> Five-Star Ratings Shortcode -> Upgrade
2. Fill out the payment form and submit
3. Your license key will automatically be entered

DOWNLOAD FROM GITHUB

1. Download the plugin via https://github.com/seezee/Five-Star-Ratings-Shortcode
2. Follow the directions for using FTP

1.2.53

• 2024-05-07
• Tested up to WordPress 6.5.3

1.2.52

• 2024-05-02
• Tested up to WordPress 6.5.2
• BUGFIX: Fix creation of dynamic property is deprecated error
• Update Freemius SDK

1.2.51

• 2023-12-21
• Tested up to WordPress 6.4.2

1.2.50

• 2023-11-20
• Tested up to WordPress 6.4.1

1.2.49

• 2023-08-28
• Freemius SDK update to 2.5.11

1.2.48

• 2023-07-05
• Freemius SDK update to 2.5.10

1.2.47

• 2023-04-21
• Tested up to WordPress 6.2

1.2.46

• 2022-11-25
• Added font-style declaration to /assets/dist/css/style.css

1.2.45

• 2022-11-22
• Tested up to WordPress 6.1.1
• BUGFIX: fixed error in conditional code that prevented necessary code from loading for users of PRO version who haven’t activated their license
• Removed decimal separator option in favor of localized numeric output

1.2.44

• 2022-08-18
• BUGFIX: refactored function add_menu_item() to avoid undefined variable $page
• BUGFIX: Refactored tabs logic in function register_settings() since incorrect nesting means output can never happen

1.2.43

• 2022-07-24
• Tested up to WordPress 6.0.1
• BUGFIX: Added ( is_a( $post, 'WP_Post' ) check to enqueue_fa_scripts() to prevent non-object error

1.2.42

• 2022-05-27
• Tested up to WordPress 6.0.0

1.2.41

• 2022-04-05
• Tested up to WordPress 5.9.3

1.2.40

• 2022-03-11
• Tested up to WordPress 5.9.2

1.2.39

• 2022-02-24
• Security fix

1.2.38

• 2022-02-22
• Tested up to WordPress 5.9.1

1.2.37

• 2022-02-14
• DRY refactored class-five-star-ratings-shortcode.php: moved variables into the constructor function
• Replaced wp_kses with esc_html__ where possible
• Revised and improved some comments

1.2.36

• 2022-02-11
• Reverted SRI hash check and ensured local scripts pass the check
• Updated jquery-validate.js to v1.19.3
• Updated clipboard.js to v2.0.10

1.2.35

• 2022-02-10
• Updated to Fontawesome 6.0.0
• Don’t add SRI hash to fallback scripts if external scripts don’t load

1.2.34

• 2022-02-09
• Remove unused JavaScript and dev tools from plugin FREE version

1.2.33

• 2022-02-08
• Reorganized assets directory
• Removed 4 unnecessary translation calls
• ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENT: Changed starsminValue & starsmaxValue ratings fields to <output>
• Updated description in class-five-star-ratings-shortcode-admin-api.php file comment

1.2.32

• 2022-01-26
• Tested up to WordPress 5.9

1.2.31

• 2022-01-20
• Update contact & support URL on plugins page for PRO users
• Add index.php to project root

1.2.30

• 2022-01-10
• Tested up to WordPress 5.8.3
• Check for FREE vs. PRO and serve appropriate support URL

1.2.29

• 2021-11-22
• BUGFIX: (PRO only) Check whether $post->post_content and $post->post_author are set before assigning variables

1.2.28

• 2021-11-11
• Tested up to WordPress 5.8.2
• Update PRO plugin description in README & upgrade notice

1.2.27

• 2021-11-07
• BUGFIX: Options reset now returns decimal separator to default

1.2.26

• 2021-11-04
• NEW FEATURE (PRO ONLY): Option to output numeric text using alternate decimal separator (comma)

1.2.25

• 2021-09-16
• BUGFIX: Fixed reset button not rendering on options tab in some instances

1.2.24

• 2021-09-15
• BUGFIX: Added check to remove unused PRO code from FREE version of class-five-star-ratings-shortcode-settings.php
• Update README

1.2.23

• 2021-09-14
• (PRO ONLY) Add options reset button to options tab

1.2.22

• 2021-09-13
• (PRO ONLY) Added show/hide option for numerical text
• (PRO ONLY) Fixed missing translator comment for gettext call

1.2.21

• 2021-09-09
• Tested up to WordPress 5.8.1
• BUGFIX: added additional check before printing JSON to avoid undefined variable error

1.2.20

• 2021-07-23
• Tested up to WordPress 5.8

1.2.19

• 2021-05-20
• Added short description to README
• Updated plugin tags
• Updated header in main plugin file

1.2.18

• 2021-05-13
• BUGFIX: Updated assets/settings.js to check whether ClipboardJS has been defined so we don’t get an error in the FREE plugin version

1.2.17

• 2021-05-13
• Tested up to WordPress 5.7.2

1.2.16

• 2021-05-11
• BUGFIX: fix “previously declared function” error
• Refactored code to ensure premium code is not rendered in free version

1.2.15

• 2021-05-04
• BUGFIX: add ( isset( $_GET[‘tab’] ) ) check

1.2.14

• 2021-05-04
• MULTIPLE BUGFIXES for PRO plugin
• Fixed undefined variables
• Added check for non-existing featured image when using rich snippets
• Added check for incorrect shortcode syntax when using maximum star rating feature in PRO plugin.
• Updated Freemius SDK

1.2.13

• 2021-04-21
• Tested up to WordPress 5.7.1

1.2.12

• 2021-03-12
• Tested up to WordPress 5.7

1.2.11

• 2021-01-28
• Add check for existence of $review_type

1.2.10

• 2021-01-19
• Update to 5.15.2

1.2.9

• 2021-01-18
• BUGFIX: Replace incorrect variable $link with $url in function checklink()

1.2.8

• 2021-01-07
• BUGFIX: Revert strict comparison operators to loose-typing

1.2.7

2021-01-07
Tested up to WordPress 5.6
BUGFIX: fix undefined variable

1.2.6

• 2021-01-07
• Add local fallback for external scripts
• Some code formatting cleanup to meet WordPress coding standard, but more is needed
• Load Farbtastic script in footer
• SECURITY: Sanitize $textsize & $textcolor on output
• SECURITY: Add nonce to form reset for to prevent CSFR attacks

1.2.5

• 2020-10-08
• Tested up to 5.5.3
• Update FREEMIUS SDK to v.2.4.1
• Use Dashicons coffee glyph instead of FontAwesome coffee glyph in plugin meta

1.2.4

• 2020-09-29
• BUGFIX fix missing borders on <details> element

1.2.3

• 2020-09-29
• SECURITY FIX: escape or sanitize all translatable strings

1.2.2

• 2020-09-22
• Improved microcopy
• Fix some i18n errors

1.2.1

• 2020-09-21
• (PRO only) Improved label and validation message for ratings field in shortcode generator

1.2.0

• 2020-09-20
• (PRO only) BREAKING CHANGES: Recipe Rich Snippets require new syntax
• (PRO only) BUGFIX: fix missing curly brace in Recipe Rich Snippets output
• (PRO only) Improve Recipe Rich Snippets syntax
• (PRO only) Now supports guided recipes

1.1.4

• 2020-09-17
• Fix incorrect translator notes
• Improve ARIA text in output
• (PRO only) Better currency regex (allow period (.) as 1000s separater & comma (,) as decimal separater)

1.1.3

• 2020-09-14
• Replace $pagenow global with $hook check wherever appropriate
• Complete overhaul of i18n internationalization
• Sanitize links in internationalized strings
• Update .pot file
• Update README

1.1.2

• 2020-09-13
• BUGFIX: 1.1.2 reintroduced error of scripts loading outside plugin settings page, conflicting with other plugins; this update fixes that while ensuring scripts still load when needed

1.1.1

• 2020-09-13
• BUGFIX: fix version check
• BUGFIX: fix missing admin scripts
• BUGFIX: fix missing padding on details:summary
• New PRO feature: shortcode generator
• Updated UX & CSS
• Updated usage examples

1.1.0

• There is no v1.1.0 🙁

1.0.22

• 2020-09-04
• Tested up to WordPress 5.5.1

1.0.21

• 2020-08-01
• BUGFIX: Load admin scripts and styles correctly to fix critical conflict with other plugins

1.0.20

• 2020-07-23
• Integrate auto-deactivation of FREE version when upgrading to PRO

1.0.19

• 2020-07-20
• BUGFIX: Fix fatal error on upgrade: cannot redeclare fsrs_fs_uninstall_cleanup()

1.0.18

• 2020-06-25
• BUGFIX: Fix coffee cup icon not rendering in plugin meta

1.0.17

• 2020-06-16
• Tested up to WordPress 5.4.2
• BUGFIX: Fix premium code rendering in free plugin

1.0.16

• 2020-04-30
• Tested up to WordPress 5.4.1

1.0.15

• 2020-04-01
• Tested up to WordPress 5.4
• BUGFIX: Fix use of “this” keyword outside object context
• BUGFIX (PRO ONLY): Replace borked color picker with native HTML color picker
• Remove surrounding underscores from constant names per WordPress coding standards

1.0.14

• 2019-12-17
• Use get_bloginfo( ‘wpurl’ ) instead of get_bloginfo( ‘url’ )

1.0.13

• 2019-12-16
• New PRO feature: Google Rich Snippets for products, restaurants, & recipes
• Add debugging on PHP contants conflict

1.0.12

• 2019-12-10
• Correct Plugin URI in README
• Correct link to Github repo in README

1.0.11

• 2019-12-10
• BUGFIX: Fix stars showing zero if rating is 0.5
• Improve usage examples

1.0.10

• 2019-12-10
• Update usage examples in readme

1.0.9

• 2019-12-09
• BUGFIX: Fix incorrect text output if user enters x.5 where x is the maximum number of stars

1.0.8

• 2019-12-09
• Change SCRIPT_DEBUG CORS policy check
• Fix missing translation string
• Change PRO version slug

1.0.7

• 2019-12-09
• BUGFIX: Fix CORS policy error

1.0.6

• 2019-12-09
• Update .POT file.

1.0.5

• 2019-12-09
• Fix error in documentation.

1.0.4

• 2019-12-09
• Fix error in documentation.

1.0.3

• 2019-12-09
• BUGFIX: Fix options not displaying for PRO plugin
• BUGFIX: Fix incorrect class in ratings text output
• Refactor shortcode: remove “half” attribute & use float instead
• Remove unused admin CSS rules

1.0.2

• 2019-12-08
• Correct plugin tags
• Correct badge links in readme.md

1.0.1

• 2019-12-08
• BUGFIX: Fix incorrect VERSION constant; should be FSRS_VERSION

1.0.0

• 2019-12-06
• Initial release