GD Rating System

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 49% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ kroustos

   2.4y ago

   The best plugin i’ve tested so far…!! The only plugin that give you free implementation with custom fields…!!

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2. ★★★★★ chillmen

   3.1y ago

   This is the most porwerfull rating plugin i’ve tested so far.It’s complicated to manipulate, it’s takes time to understand how it works, but it’s the only one that offer many options to play with.Today i’ve tested at least 6 other plugins, but this one is a very solid choice.The free option offers already many options to play with.The plugin have many template to choose from, many designs ( if you don’t want to display stars, you can choose hearts and other designs )i found some dificulties customizing the text render ( i just wanted to display a single heart with number of votes ), but with some search and tests, i could achieve what i wanted.Thanks to the developer for this plugin.

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3. ★★★★★ mikeybayer

   3.1y ago

   I needed a simple post rating system for a film review site built with Elementor and a custom post type where any logged-in user can leave a review and rate the film. I am not a developer, but I use 20 plugins on the site without a problem, and this one was far too complicated to implement for such a simple application. Even just inserting the rating feature (without the reviews add-on) requires more work than it should. I’m used to plugins with a lot of shortcode options, a highly intuitive interface/dashboard, etc., but this one was not intuitive and pretty frustrating. There were no clear, linear instructions in the documentation (a handful of YouTube videos were nominally helpful but haphazard, and the designer’s how-to articles were very strangely organized and left gaps). It may have deeper features and benefits I’m not aware of, but for a pretty straightforward use, it was not a good fit. Please note: If you use the reviews add-on and want users to be able to leave a rating without taking the time to leave a review, that’s not possible with this. They must leave both.

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4. ★★★★★ gauravkeerthi

   6.2y ago

   The configuration is so complicated and there is no good user guide to walk through. Seems like it might be a really powerful plugin, but this is not a simple one to use or understand.

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5. ★★★★★ herculesjg

   6.3y ago

   GRACIASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!Busque durante horas!! y alfin ESTE PLUGIN TIENE EXCELNETES OPCIONESY FUNCIONA MUY BIEN!!

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6. ★★★★★ Anonymous

   7.6y ago

   I can say only this is perfect plugin… I have all what I need in one plugin.. thx

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7. ★★★★★ janurmas

   8.3y ago

   It’s really expensive, haha…! Well! Let’s be serious. The overall features are good. But don’t you know? I have purchased a great theme with only $59. It includes great features, and the theme’s review and rating system are much more advanced than GD rating. There are so many ways to list of top or worst reviews, and the review elements can be compared with a compare button. But $50 for just review and rating system only is extremely expensive. I’ve browsed your demo. You should reduce the price. $10 is worth it.

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8. ★★★★★ Fastone

   8.3y ago

   I’m not even a beginner, but this is a pretty confusing and complex setup for a plugin. I spent an hour trying to find a user guide and setup, but I had to create an account. That didn’t help much, and I just find a bunch of PHP code templates.

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14 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.5 GD Rating System <= 3.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection ↗
   2026-07-02 CVE-2026-57771 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects <= 3.7 Patched in 3.7.1
2. High · 7.5 GD Rating System <= 3.6.2 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection ↗
   2026-04-29 CVE-2026-42639 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects <= 3.6.2 Patched in 3.7
3. Medium · 6.4 GD Rating System <= 3.6.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via extra_class Parameter ↗
   2024-11-19 CVE-2024-11198 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.6.1 Patched in 3.6.2
4. High · 8.8 GD Rating System <= 3.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion ↗
   2024-07-11 CVE-2024-38709 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') Affects <= 3.6 Patched in 3.6.1
5. Medium · 6.5 GD Rating System <= 3.5.0 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via IP ↗
   2024-01-08 CVE-2024-25093 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.5.0 Patched in 3.5.1
6. High · 7.5 GD Rating System <= 2.3 - Directory Traversal ↗
   2018-01-08 CVE-2018-5287 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') Affects < 2.3.1 Patched in 2.3.1
7. High · 7.5 GD Rating System <= 2.3 - Directory Traversal ↗
   2018-01-08 CVE-2018-5291 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') Affects < 2.3.1 Patched in 2.3.1
8. High · 7.5 GD Rating System <= 2.3 - Directory Traversal ↗
   2018-01-08 CVE-2018-5290 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') Affects < 2.3.1 Patched in 2.3.1
9. Medium · 6.1 GD Rating System <= 2.3 - Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2018-01-08 CVE-2018-5292 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 2.3.1 Patched in 2.3.1
10. Medium · 6.1 GD Rating System <= 2.3 - Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2018-01-08 CVE-2018-5293 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 2.3.1 Patched in 2.3.1
11. Medium · 6.1 GD Rating System <= 2.3 - Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2018-01-08 CVE-2018-5286 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 2.3.1 Patched in 2.3.1
12. Medium · 6.1 GD Rating System <= 2.3 - Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2018-01-08 CVE-2018-5288 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 2.3.1 Patched in 2.3.1
13. High · 7.5 GD Rating System <= 2.3 - Directory Traversal ↗
    2018-01-08 CVE-2018-5289 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') Affects < 2.3.1 Patched in 2.3.1
14. Medium · 6.1 GD Rating System < 2.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2017-02-23 CVE-2017-18591 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 2.1 Patched in 2.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 43 languages, 0 at 90% or more · development strings

Plus 19 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2023-11-19 2K+ → 1K+ down

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