
Manage your online reputation and collect verified customer reviews that you can publish to your…
Thank you for installing the Review Management Plugin by Reviews Sorted. Once you install the plugin you’ll be able to send customers to your new reviews page /submit-a-review.
To display your review testimonials and score sliders on your site, you can paste the following shortcodes:
Review Form – [reviews-form]
Review Testimonials Only
Option 1 – Using Stars: [reviews-testimonials layout=1]
Option 2 – Using Symbols: [reviews-testimonials layout=2]
Option 3 – Plain Style [reviews-testimonials layout=3]
Reviews Average Only
Option 1 – Using Stars: [reviews-average layout=1]
Option 2 – Using Symbols: [reviews-average layout=2]
Option 3 – Plain Style [reviews-average layout=3]
Reviews Testimonial & Average Combined Slider
Option 1 – Using Stars: [reviews-slider layout=1]
Option 2 – Using Symbols: [reviews-slider layout=2]
Option 3 – Plain Style [reviews-slider layout=3]
If you have any questions please email support@reviewssorted.com
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FAQ
How to enable reCAPTCHA?
Go to WordPress Admin → Reviews Sorted → Spam Protection. Select reCAPTCHA mode (v2 or v3) and enter your Site Key and Secret Key from Google reCAPTCHA.
Why is my review not submitting?
Your submission may be blocked due to spam protection rules such as honeypot detection, keyword filtering, rate limiting, duplicate submission detection, or failing reCAPTCHA validation.
How does spam protection work?
The plugin uses a multi-layer system including honeypot fields, rate limiting, duplicate checks, keyword filtering, and Google reCAPTCHA to validate submissions before saving them to the database.
ChangeLog
3.0.0 (April 20, 2026)
- Major update: Advanced spam protection system introduced
- Added Google reCAPTCHA v2 (checkbox) and v3 (invisible) support
- Implemented honeypot-based bot detection
- Added configurable rate limiting (IP + Email based)
- Added duplicate review detection with configurable time window
- Implemented keyword-based spam filtering system
- Introduced structured validation flow before database insertion
- Added admin controls for spam protection configuration
- Improved error handling and user feedback messages
- Enhanced security with strict sanitization and validation
- Codebase cleanup and optimized for production readiness
v2.4.4 (April 09, 2026)
- Fixed issue where “Auto Publish Posts” setting was not reflecting correctly in admin dropdown.
- Fixed incorrect selection state for Yes/No option in settings.
- Fixed HTML label rendering issue in frontend (e.g., tags now render correctly).
- Minor UI consistency improvements in review form settings.
v2.4.3 (Feb 23, 2026)
- Security: Fixed Stored XSS via ‘space’ shortcode attribute (CVE-2025-13969)
- Security: Sanitized all shortcode attributes across all shortcodes
- Security: Escaped all output in template files
- Security: Fixed SQL injection in database queries (prepared statements)
- Security: Added nonce verification for spare_me admin notice dismissal
- Security: Added capability checks to AJAX handlers
- Security: Replaced deprecated sanitize_url with esc_url_raw
- Code quality: Fixed undefined variables, PHP coding standards
- Plugin Check: Removed console.log, fixed translation escaping
v2.4.2 (Aug 28, 2024)
- Fixed bug on /submit-a-review page form not saving
v2.4.1 (Apr 23, 2024)
- Resolved Activation Key Issues on Premium Plan Activation
v2.4.0 (Apr 19, 2024)
- Verified compatibility with WordPress version 6.5.2.
v2.3.9 (Mar 20, 2024)
- Improved form flexibility & Enhanced Business controls.
v2.3.8 (Feb 23, 2024)
- Resolved issues on rating percentage calculation based on backend settings.
v2.3.7 (Jan 23, 2024)
- Resolved issues and incorporated suggestions.
v2.3.6 (Nov 30, 2023)
- Resolved code-level issues on slider shortcode
v2.3.5 (Nov 29, 2023)
- Resolved slider issue, slider navigation was not working.
- Added changes for the admin notice.
v2.3.4 (Nov 27, 2023)
v2.3.3 (Nov 06, 2023)
- Remove the decimal point to show review percentage.
v2.3.2 (Oct 31, 2023)
- Added latest WordPress compatibility.
v2.3.1 (Sept 06, 2022)
- Removed schema microdata from individual reviews
v2.2 (May 25, 2022)