Absolute Reviews
by codesupplyco · SEO
Also makes 6 other plugins · 88.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add beautiful responsive and modern review boxes with valid JSON-LD schema to your posts with the “Advanced Reviews” plugin.
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Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
6K+
≈6.5K estimated
Momentum
+30%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “valid” and “reviews plugin” to your wp.org tags. You rank #7 and #12 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
82 health vs 66 average across 2,240 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.2%
of downloads still active
At least 6K of 143.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median SEO plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,196 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other SEO plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 147 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8; the current branch is 7.1
4.0★ over 8 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
42
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
28%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolute | #1 | #5 | 0 |
| valid | #7 | #14 | 0 |
| reviews your tag | #12 | #19 | up 1 |
| reviews plugin | #12 | #23 | up 1 |
| json ld | #19 | #20 | up 2 |
| reviews plugins | #11 | #23 | down 2 |
| no reviews | #13 | #20 | up 1 |
| website reviews | #14 | #21 | 0 |
| site reviews | #15 | #23 | down 1 |
| review schema | #17 | #23 | up 2 |
| plugin reviews | #17 | #24 | up 1 |
| wordpress reviews | #18 | #23 | 0 |
| all reviews | #19 | #24 | 0 |
| rating your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| review your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| schema.org your tag | Not checked yet | ||
43 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 13 listed. 30 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “valid” and “reviews plugin” to your wp.org tags. You rank #7 and #12 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
- One page off on “reviews”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 6.3K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v1.1.7 · 9 Jun 2026
13
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 96% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “6K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 52% of the way through.
Install history since 11 Jan 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ bellakaroo9mo ago
I got this plugin with my theme and it doesn’t work. There’s no documentation for this plugin. Only settings I found for this is to rename the labels. It doesn’t add stars or anything to my posts for readers to select. As iit’s now, it’s not usable.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ happyreadingbooks1.1y ago
I was really needing a plugin that did this. However, there is no documentation on how to use or implement it and I have gone through my entire wordpress website to find anything related to reviews and can only find what to name each level. I have to uninstall it because there is just no information on how to actually use it past the plugin install.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ monstreclerical2.8y ago
The plugin is very good and free. However, would it be possible to add, in a potential future update, the ability to enter scores that aren’t necessarily round numbers? Like 7.5/10. That would be a nice addition, as I don’t want to use percentages. Congratulations again on this free, high-quality plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ codorco3.3y ago
Excuse my english, this text is translated by google. I really like the plugin, it works very well, I’m testing it on my website. I just found it a little difficult having to update the entire post to update the review. If it had a tool to update only the ratings easily it would be much better.But I’m not a programmer, so I know how to do this. Great job!Good luck.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bobpg0014.2y ago
I got this with my authentic theme, but even when enabled, it’s not showing a review box option anywhere. There is also no documentation, waste of time this
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kevin_curry6.6y ago
Google doesn’t like the “Thing” schema type for reviews, would be nice to be able to change that to “Product” or any other supported Schema type. I went ahead and tracked down the reference and altered the plugin code on my install. Author responded and fixed! This topic was modified 5 years, 11 months ago by kevin_curry.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Akhil K A6.9y ago
I found this plugin from the Authentic Theme which I purchased. Very clean and simple plugin. Best, Akhil.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ninetienne6.9y ago
Easy to use and lightweight
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.1.7 Added compatibility with WordPress 7.0 Improved plugin security by escaping all output and sanitizing form input Added protection against direct file access Fixed the text domain so all strings load from the plugin’s own 1.1.7
- — Version 1.1.6 Added compatibility with WordPress 6.8 1.1.6
- — Version 1.1.5 Added compatibility with WordPress 6.7 1.1.5
- — Version 1.1.4 Improved plugin security 1.1.4
- — Version 1.1.3 Added compatibility with WordPress 6.6 1.1.3
- — Version 1.1.2 Improved compatibility with PHP 8.2.8 1.1.2
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.1.7). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Absolute Reviews <= 1.1.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via Criteria Name ↗2024-09-26 CVE-2024-8965 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.1.3 Patched in 1.1.4
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 0 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add beautiful responsive and modern review boxes with valid JSON-LD schema to your posts with the “Advanced..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("perfect for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,716 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "schema.org" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-13 7K+ → 6K+ down after 278 days in tier
- 2025-08-08 8K+ → 7K+ down after 211 days in tier
- 2025-01-09 9K+ → 8K+ down after 156 days in tier
- 2024-08-06 10K+ → 9K+ down after 566 days in tier
- 2023-01-18 9K+ → 10K+ up after 206 days in tier
- 2022-06-26 400+ → 9K+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Schema Review 200+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags D -
Reviewer 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D - W WP Customer Reviews 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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Embedder for Google Reviews 6K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
WebwinkelKeur: Webshop keurmerk & reviews for WordPress 4K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Reviews Plus 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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