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Five-Star Ratings Shortcode

by Chris J. Zähller

4.2
(5 ratings)

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.

Plugin Details

Active Installs
600
Total Downloads
27,516
Version
1.2.61
Requires WP
4.6.1
Requires PHP
7.0
Tested Up To
6.9.7
Added
2019-12-08
Last Updated
2026-02-02 5:40pm GMT

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