Manually Approved Reviews for WooCommerce
by Tim Eckel · eCommerce
Also makes 2 other plugins · 13.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Force WooCommerce product reviews to be manually approved.
78 health vs 68 average across 5,563 eCommerce plugins
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
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
199
now · peak 452
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
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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 86% 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 “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2016-12-05 · 1,426 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ stanikub4.5y ago
Even though it’s been not tested with the latest 3 WP updates, the plugin works like a charm. New user reviews need to be approved like regular comments.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ robertgeux4.5y ago
Implemented succesfully on my ‘work in progress’ site/shop. Thanks!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ casjunior935.5y ago
Atendeu ao que eu precisava.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ thelyall6.0y ago
Wordpress 5.5 WooCommerce 4.3 this still works perfectly, exactly what I needed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ florentindragan7.6y ago
The plugin works fine.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rogueeasyweb8.6y ago
So far, does exactly what it says. Easy install and nothing to configure. A note to others, if you install the plugin, then leave a test review and are LOGGED IN, you will see the stars and most of the review on the site, along with a note “Your review is awaiting approval”. But now log out, and reload the page, and you will see the review is NOT there, pending approval. This took me a second to figure out, and I wonder if the other plugin review here that said it doesn’t work are from people who didn’t figure this out? Anyway, thanks developers, very helpful plugin! Please keep it updated! One last thing, I can’t believe woocommerce doesn’t do this by default. Unbelievable!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ grehgor8.6y ago
I confirm works very nicely. The person giving the opinion sees it as I would add (thanks to cookies). however, in fact no one else will see this opinion until it is approved by the administrator. Super !!! thanks 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Pamela Rebelo9.3y ago
I tested simultaneously on three different browsers and the reviews still show up without approval. The message “your comment is awaiting for approval” is not showing either. This topic was modified 9 years, 1 month ago by Pamela Rebelo.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.2
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 700+ → 600+ down after 19 days in tier
- 2026-06-21 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-20 700+ → 600+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-06-16 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-15 700+ → 600+ down after 16 days in tier
- 2026-05-30 600+ → 700+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-05-27 700+ → 600+ down after 17 days in tier
- 2026-05-10 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
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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WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ installs · 3.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
WooCommerce Legacy REST API 400K+ installs · 2.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
WPML Multilingual & Multicurrency for WooCommerce 100K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Reddit for WooCommerce 80K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Germanized for WooCommerce 70K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Snapchat for WooCommerce 70K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
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