=== YASR - Yet Another Star Rating Plugin for WordPress ===
Tags: rating, rate post, star rating, google rating, block
Requires at least: 4.7
Contributors: Dudo, paretodigital, knofte
Tested up to: 6.4
Stable tag: 3.4.7
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Boost the way people interact with your site with an easy WordPress stars rating system! With schema.org rich snippets YASR will improve your SEO

== Description ==

If you’re tired of trying to find the right WordPress rating plugin, YASR is your best bet. Let’s delve into why this star rating solution will revolutionize how people view and rate content on your site! YASR offers a wealth of powerful features that make it stand out from other plugins in its class. You won’t be disappointed when adding this game-changing WordPress review plugin to your website.

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== What the YASR WordPress rating plugin does ==
* YASR is the ultimate WordPress rating plugin, offering comprehensive features and customization options.
* It helps improve search rankings and encourages user engagement with interactive features such as star ratings and comment sections.
* YASR makes it easy to manage your website’s rating system, perfect for any WordPress site striving for better visibility!

== 🏆 Best WordPress rating plugin ==
This WordPress review and rating widget offers a comprehensive solution to enhance your website's SEO efforts and elevate its position on Google search results. Its fully responsive design, customizable settings, and intuitive interface ensure a seamless experience, even for those new to the platform. The WordPress rating plugin enables you to display product rating categories, rating widgets, features, product buttons, as well as pros and cons on your web pages. [See LIVE Demo](https://yetanotherstarsrating.com/this-is-just-a-title/?utm_source=wp_repo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=live_demo)

== ⭐ WORDPRESS RATING WIDGET WITH SHORTCODES ==
You can craft striking rating widgets suitable for placement in your website's sidebar or footer. These aesthetically pleasing rating widgets present a compelling showcase of content ratings. They elevate the user experience by offering a visually appealing snapshot of the content's rating, allowing visitors to quickly gauge and evaluate the rating with just a glance. [See LIVE Demo](https://yetanotherstarsrating.com/this-is-just-a-title/?utm_source=wp_repo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=live_demo)

== 🌟 MULTI-CRITERIA RATING AND REVIEWS ==
The rating plugin accommodates multi-criteria rating and reviews, granting users the ability to leave feedback on diverse facets of the content. This functionality allows for in-depth insights and a more thorough assessment of the content's performance, quality, and other pertinent factors. [See LIVE Demo](https://yetanotherstarsrating.com/this-is-just-a-title/?utm_source=wp_repo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=live_demo)

== 🌐 REVIEW SCHEMA.ORG SUPPORT ==
The rating widget comes with review schema support, bolstering your website's SEO approach by offering structured data to search engines. This aids search engines in better comprehending and showcasing your reviews, which can potentially boost your website's visibility and enhance click-through rates in search results. [See LIVE Demo](https://yetanotherstarsrating.com/this-is-just-a-title/?utm_source=wp_repo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=live_demo)

** YASR supports the following schema.org itemtypes: **
* BlogPosting
* Book
* Course
* CreativeWorkSeason
* CreativeWorkSeries
* Episode
* Event
* Game
* LocalBusiness
* MediaObject
* Movie
* MusicPlaylist
* MusicRecording
* Organization
* Product
* Recipe
* SoftwareApplication

The BlogPosting itemtype **will not show stars** in search result.

== 👥 Visitor Reviews ==
Visitors have the ability to display reviews and share feedback on content, detailing their experiences and viewpoints. This functionality promotes customer interaction and assists visitors in making well-informed choices drawing from past visitors' insights.

== 🔄 Regular Updates ==
The rating widget receives frequent updates to guarantee peak performance and to introduce new functionalities. This ensures that your website consistently benefits from the latest advancements and refinements.

== 🔌 No coding required ==
No coding expertise is required to utilize this rating plugin. Its intuitive interface, combined with the straightforward copy-and-paste functionality for provided shortcodes, allows anyone to effortlessly showcase review boxes on their preferred pages.

== 🖥️ User-friendly interface ==
The free version of the review plugin boasts an interface that's both intuitive and user-friendly, catering to users with varying levels of expertise. Whether you're a novice or a seasoned user, the rating plugin's features are easy to grasp and implement, ensuring a smooth experience in managing and displaying your reviews.

== 🔗 WordPress and WooCommerce compatibility ==
The YASR review plugin integrates flawlessly with both WordPress and WooCommerce, catering to a diverse range of websites. Be it a WordPress blog or a WooCommerce-driven e-commerce site, the rating plugin's robust review and rating features can be easily deployed. The rating plugin offers a unified experience, elevating your website's review mechanism irrespective of its nature. Whether you manage a blog, an online storefront, or a hybrid of both, the seamless integration with WordPress and WooCommerce guarantees consistent operation and peak performance.

== 🌈 Flexible review mechanism ==
The free wordpress review plugin delivers a flexible rating solution suitable for a wide range of websites and business models. Be it an affiliate portal, a specialized blog, or a full-fledged e-commerce platform that needs to display reviews, the plugin equips you with the adaptability and tools needed to efficiently curate and showcase your reviews.

== 🔁 Seamless WordPress integration ==
Effortlessly merging with WordPress, the plugin streamlines the review posting and rating management process. It blends smoothly with the WordPress dashboard, offering a coherent and efficient workflow for crafting content and overseeing ratings and reviews.

**Supported Post Types:**
* Posts
* Pages
* Product (WooCommerce)
* Categories
* Custom post types
* ANY other post type

== 👥 User interaction ==
The stars ratings WordPress plugin encourages user participation by enabling them to post reviews, fostering deeper engagement with your website. Users can voice their thoughts, offer feedback, and partake in conversations, building a communal atmosphere and trustworthiness for your offerings.

== 🚀 Optimized code ==
The plugin is engineered with precision, ensuring top-tier performance, security, and reliability. The development team is committed to providing an unparalleled user experience, adhering to industry-leading standards and stringent coding guidelines.

== 🌟 Premium support ==
A specialized team of professionals offers top-notch support for the plugin. They stand ready to tackle any queries, challenges, or concerns you might encounter. With year-round availability, the support team guarantees prompt and thorough help whenever required.

== YASR: A Game-Changer for WordPress Star Ratings ==
When it comes to free WordPress review plugins, YASR stands out from the crowd. This star rating system gives you full control of your ratings and empowers users to rate content with trust-building reviews that help boost conversion rates and Google rankings. Unique features such as displaying ratings on SERPs, setting custom criteria for scoring products/services or making a list of top-rated content give this plugin an edge over other wordpress rating solutions.
The user friendly interface combined with versatility makes YASR suitable not only for experienced webmasters but also beginners who require more detailed guidance when dealing with their own ranking systems on different types of websites powered by WordPress CMS platform. With positive reviews visible right away within search engine results pages (SERP), this is definitely one best WP review tools any website striving better placements can’t go without these days..
Last but not least, being able to customize its functionality gives an ultimate solution at editorialrating level which make YASR absolutely essential if looking forward having topnotch Wordpress site performance.

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== Setting Up YASR ==
YASR is very easy to set up, similar to other WordPress plugins. It gives you the flexibility of customizing your rating criteria according to what best suits your requirements and it facilitates positive reviews by enabling users rate content that will then appear on search engine results pages.
When compared with other star-rating add-ons for websites, YASR stands out due its compatibility with various page builders - making it one of the top rated plugins for seamless integration into any website’s design while also ensuring compliance with data privacy regulations as mandated by GDPR protocols.
Its simple installation process combined with all these features makes YASR a perfect pick if you’re looking at bolstering user experience alongwith improving how well an individual site ranks in SERPs when searched against keywords related to ratings or review plugin tools available via wordpress platform solutions.

== Design and Usability of YASR ==
YASR seeks to deliver a straightforward user experience combined with plentiful personalization capabilities like custom post types, improved SEO opportunities and features that increase visitor involvement.
The following parts of this article will be devoted to investigating YASR’s design facets, customization options, search engine optimization advantages as well as its capacity in prompting customer engagement and interactivity more profoundly.

== Customization Options ==
YASR offers customizable star ratings that can easily be tailored to your unique needs. You have the option of changing color and size so that it blends in with any design or content type on your website. This allows for a more unified look as well as valuable customer feedback to enhance user experience.
This rating system is also highly adjustable since YASR permits customization regardless of site designs or types of content being provided, ensuring seamless integration into all websites using their services. Allowing you to create a personalized interface without losing any important information makes this an ideal choice for those seeking versatile features from their rating systems.
By offering flexibility when creating star ratings along with adaptability based upon specific requirements (such us website theme) users are able to make use out of its options while customizing them accordinglty. Making sure they get the best value out possible at all times!

== User-Friendly Interface ==
YASR is designed to provide an interactive and engaging experience with its user-friendly interface, making it a great option for anyone looking to implement a rating system on their website. Its intuitive navigation offers customizable color schemes, fonts, as well as drag-and-drop widgets that make the process of adding ratings seamless. YASR also encourages community building by allowing users to create profiles complete with comments or reviews about particular products or services being rated. Allowing these features makes using this plugin easy even for beginners yet powerful enough for advanced users alike..

== SEO Benefits and Search Rankings ==
YASR offers many SEO benefits, including having ratings indexed on Google’s Search Engine Results Pages (SERPs) along with the accompanying stars. This can result in greater visibility for your website and more clicks coming to it from search queries which leads to improved ranking. It is a great way of increasing brand recognition while simultaneously giving you valuable feedback from customers.
To click-through rates being higher when users spot the glowing stars next up your web page entry, YASR also helps drive traffic thanks to its rating features, making sure potential visitors are fully aware of what makes yours stand out among others in terms of quality or user reviews.
Search engine optimization through this platform Boosts credibility as consumers will be able trust any recommendations they may see online that include those alluring star symbols on SERP’s pages . Lastly, important information about customer views can help identify common issues associated with products/services thus guiding digital marketers into creating better strategies for future projects within their company’s sphere..

== User Engagement and Interactivity ==
YASR provides an interactive experience for users, enabling them to rate content with a simple click on the star rating widget and submit comments in the comment section. This encourages visitors of your website to express their opinions about certain topics which can create community engagement. They have access to view reviews left by others. Both positive and negative ones, this being important as far as site reviews go for gaining online success.

== YASR: The last Wordpress rating plugin you need ==
Ultimately, if you’re looking for the greatest WordPress plugin to use as a ratings solution, YASR is it. This plugin offers an extensive selection of features and customization options - such as user-generated reviews/testimonials, schema.org rich snippets & customizable rating widgets - that will drastically enhance any website’s usability and increase its search rankings. It possesses an easy interface accompanied by potent capabilities which make this the ideal choice when seeking a reliablerating system for your WordPress site .
As one can see , YASR provides so much more than just basic functionality. Users have complete freedom over customizing their own experiences with it . Thus , out of all possible solutions available on Wordpress –Yasr clearly stands out from rest– making it undeniably perfect tool to optimize UX & promote SEO within websites today

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Also check out our other plugin: [Google Reviews Plugin for WordPress](https://wordpress.org/plugins/embedder-for-google-reviews/)

== Developers ==
While YASR - Yet Another Stars Rating does not require any coding, it is developer friendly!
It is the first (and for now only) rating plugin that uses REST API.
[Here](https://documenter.getpostman.com/view/12873985/TzJycbVz) you can find the documentation.
Further, it comes with a lot of hooks, you can find more info [here](https://github.com/Dudo1985/Yet-Another-Stars-Rating/tree/master/docs) .

== GitHub ==
* [Follow development on GitHub](https://github.com/Dudo1985/yet-another-stars-rating)

== Related Link ==
* [All available shortcodes in free version](https://yetanotherstarsrating.com/yasr-shortcodes/)
* Documentation at [Yasr Official Site](https://yetanotherstarsrating.com/docs/)

Do you want more features? [Check out Yasr Pro!](https://yetanotherstarsrating.com/#yasr-pro)

== Press ==
[Tutorial by Qode Magazine](https://qodeinteractive.com/magazine/how-to-add-post-rating-to-your-wordpress-website/)
[Tutorial by Greengeeks](https://www.greengeeks.com/tutorials/star-rating-system-yasr-wordpress/)

== Installation ==
1. Navigate to Dashboard -> Plugins -> Add New and search for YASR
2. Click on "Install Now" and then "Activate"

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= What is "Overall Rating"? =
It is the vote given by who writes the review: readers are able to see this vote in read-only mode. Reviewer can vote using the box on the top right in the editor screen. Remember to insert this shortcode **[yasr_overall_rating]** to make it appear where you like.

= What is "Visitor Rating"? =
It is the vote that allows your visitors to vote: just paste this shortcode **[yasr_visitor_votes]** where you want the stars to appear.

[Demo page for Overall Rating and Vistor Rating](https://yetanotherstarsrating.com/yasr-shortcodes/)

= What is "Multi Set"? =
It is the feature that makes YASR awesome. Multisets give the opportunity to score different aspects for each review: for example, if you're reviewing a videogame, you can create the aspects "Graphics", "Gameplay", "Story", etc. and give a vote for each one. To create a set, just go in "Settings" -> "Yet Another Stars Rating: Settings" and click on the "Multi Sets" tab. To insert it into a post, just paste the shortcode that YASR will create for you.

[Demo page for Multi Sets](https://yetanotherstarsrating.com/yasr-shortcodes/#yasr-multiset-shortcodes)

= What is "Ranking reviews" ? =
It is the 10 highest rated item ranking by reviewer. In order to insert it into a post or page, just paste this shortcode **[yasr_ov_ranking]**

= Wht is "Users' ranking" ? =
This is 2 charts in 1. Infact, this chart shows both the most rated posts/pages or the highest rated posts/pages.
For an item to appear in this chart, it has to be rated twice at least.
Paste this shortcode to make it appear where you want **[yasr_most_or_highest_rated_posts]**

= What is "Most active reviewers" ? =
If in your site there are more than 1 person writing reviews, this chart will show the 5 most active reviewers. Shortcode is **[yasr_top_reviewers]**

= What is "Most active users" ? =
When a visitor (logged in or not) rates a post/page, his rating is stored in the database. This chart will show the 10 most active users, displaying the login name if logged in or "Anonymous" otherwise. The shortcode : **[yasr_most_active_users]**

[Demo page for Rankings](https://yetanotherstarsrating.com/yasr-shortcodes/#yasr-rankings-shortcodes)

= Do I need to keep in mind all this shortcode? =
If you're using the new Gutenberg editor, you don't need at all: just use the blocks.
If, instead, you're using the classic editor, in the visual tab just click the "Yasr Shortcode" button above the editor

= Does it work with caching plugins? =
Since version 2.3.0 YASR works with *every caching plugin available out there*.
In the settings, just select "yes" to "Load results with AJAX".
YASR has been tested with:
* Wp Super Cache
* LiteSpeed Cache
* Wp Fastest Cache
* WP-Optimize
* Cache Enabler
* Hyper Cache
* Wp Rocket

= Why I don't see stars in google? =
[Read here](https://yetanotherstarsrating.com/yasr-rich-snippets/) and find out how to set up rich snippets.
You can use the [Structured Data Testing Tool](https://search.google.com/structured-data/testing-tool/u/0/) to validate your pages.
Also [read this](https://webmasters.googleblog.com/2019/09/making-review-rich-results-more-helpful.html) google announcement.
If you set up everything fine, in 99% of cases your stars will appear in a week.
If doesn't, you should work on your seo reputation.

= Does it work with PHP 8? =
Yes, YASR is 100% fully compatible with PHP 8

= How do I add ratings to WordPress? =
Installing and activating the Yasr plugin is all you need to do in order to incorporate star ratings into your WordPress site. Once this has been done, access its settings for customization before adding the Star Rating block onto either a page or post.

= What is the rating plugin for WordPress? =
The Rating-Widget plugin is a great choice for adding star ratings to posts, pages and comments within your WordPress dashboard. This plugin can be tailored perfectly with its customization tools as well as being multi-language compatible and up to date with all CSS3 standards.

= What is the best review system for WordPress? =
The best WordPress review plugins are WP Customer Reviews and WP Review Pro. With caching plugin integration for a custom theme, plus 14 types of rich snippets, they provide you with the ability to collect and showcase customer reviews in an efficient manner. These two robust tools have all that one needs when it comes to collecting feedback from users about their experience on your website or product. Using these powerful review plugins can be extremely beneficial as they allow businesses get firsthand insights into what customers think about them through user-generated reviews while also boosting SEO rankings by utilizing available rich snippets!

= How does YASR help boost conversion rates? =
By displaying ratings on SERPs, YASR helps to construct trust and reliability with customers, thus enhancing their conversion rate.

= Can I customize the appearance of rating stars with YASR? =
It is possible to adjust the look of YASR rating stars by selecting how many you want, their color, and size. All these personalization settings can be changed according to individual preference while keeping key features like quantity and tone intact.

== Screenshots ==
1. Example of Yasr Overall Rating and Yasr Visitor Votes shortcodes
2. Yasr Multi Set
3. User's ranking showing most rated posts
4. User's ranking showing the highest rated posts
5. Ranking reviews

== Changelog ==

The full changelog can be found in the plugin's directory. Recent entries:

= 3.4.7 =
* FIXED: security update

= 3.4.6 =
* FIXED: compatibility with Yoast SEO plugin

= 3.4.5 =
* FIXED: This version fixes a warning that randomly appears on the settings page.

= 3.4.4 =
* TWEAKED: since this version, for non-logged-in users, or users that can't edit posts, it is no longer possible to vote for a post that do not exist or is marked as private.
If, for some reason, you need to do this, just add [this code](https://gist.github.com/Dudo1985/9105ee335f6104cc4ce4ea392416678c) into your functions.php file

= 3.4.3 =
* TWEAKED: The same mechanisms to prevent spam ratings for yasr_visitor_votes now also work for yasr_visitor_multiset.

= 3.4.2 =
* Minor Changes
* Updated Freemius SDK

= 3.4.1 =
* FIXED: in the Dashboard, the "Recent Ratings" widget did not update the IP upon page change
* TWEAKED: "Custom text to display when rating is saved" is now also returned on yasr_visitor_multiset
* TWEAKED: Minor changes in "Aspect & Styles" tab
* TWEAKED: updated freemius SDK to version 2.5.9

= 3.4.0 =
* FIXED: missing "description" field in rich snippets
* TWEAKED: updated freemius sdk to version 2.5.8
* minor changes


= 3.3.9 =
* TWEAKED: to prevent spam rating, now IP is saved by default. This is ok for the GDPR law, you can find more info into
General Settings -> Advanced Settings
* TWEAKED: if for some reason the rich snippets are not returned into the post content, YASR will insert it into the footer.
More info https://wordpress.org/support/topic/please-add-json-structured-data-output-to-wp_head/ and
https://wordpress.org/support/topic/structured-data-not-showing/
* FIXED: conflict with the plugin Optimize Press
* FIXED: in admin dashboard, a warning is returned in "Recent Ratings" widget in some circumstances

= 3.3.8 =
* FIXED: Impossible to rate in a multi set in the editor screen

= 3.3.7 =
* FIXED: Structured data options -> image url didn't get saved
* TWEAKED: added filters yasr_filter_itemtypes and yasr_filter_itemtypes_fields to add new rich snippet itemTypes
* FIXED: freemius translation didn't work.


= 3.3.6 =
* FIXED: Dashboard -> recent ratings widget didn't work on version 3.3.5

= 3.3.5 =
* TWEAKED: [yasr_user_rate_history] ajax response now returns json instead of HTML
* TWEAKED: recent ratings widget in Admin Dashboard now returns json instead of HTML
* TWEAKED: updated Freemius SDK to version 2.5.6
* TWEAKED: hooks documentation is generated by [WPDocGen](https://github.com/Dudo1985/WPDocGen)

= 3.3.4 =
* TWEAKED: updated Freemius SDK to version 2.5.5
* TWEAKED: minor changes

= 3.3.3 =
* TWEAKED: in Yet Another Stars Rating -> Manage Ratings, all the data is now fetched ~x3 time faster
* TWEAKED: added support for WP-CLI
* TWEAKED: updated Freemius SDK to version 2.5.4


= 3.3.2 =
* FIXED: "new criteria" button didn't work in Settings -> "Multi Criteria" tab

= 3.3.1 =
* FIXED:   in old YASR installations (first install < 2.0.9) new multi sets didn't get saved
* TWEAKED: minor changes



= Additional Info =
See credits.txt file
