Description
Umbradev Post Rating allows visitors to rate your posts using a clean and lightweight 1–5 star rating system designed for modern WordPress websites.
The plugin focuses on simplicity, performance, responsive design, and easy integration while providing a polished user experience without unnecessary bloat.
Key features:
- Modern responsive star rating UI
- AJAX voting without page reload
- Displays average rating and total votes
- Duplicate-vote protection using hashed IP and browser storage
- Adjustable star size and alignment options
- Smooth hover animations and visual feedback
- Shortcode support with
[umbradev_post_rating] - Optional automatic insertion before or after post content
- Settings page under
Settings > Umbradev Post Rating - SEO-friendly structured data (AggregateRating)
- Translation-ready with the
umbradev-post-ratingtext domain - Lightweight and performance-friendly architecture
Screenshots
Star rating displayed on a post 
User selecting a rating 
Rating submitted successfully 
Duplicate vote protection message 
Plugin settings page
Installation
- Upload the
umbradev-post-ratingfolder to/wp-content/plugins/ - Activate the plugin from the Plugins screen
- Go to
Settings > Umbradev Post Rating - Use the shortcode
[umbradev_post_rating]or enable automatic insertion
FAQ
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How do I display the rating manually?
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Use the shortcode
[umbradev_post_rating]inside your post content. -
Can I show ratings automatically?
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Yes. Enable auto-append in the settings and choose the display position.
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Can I customize the rating appearance?
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Yes. You can adjust the star size and alignment from the plugin settings.
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How does the plugin prevent duplicate votes?
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The plugin stores a hashed IP address (privacy-friendly) and also uses browser storage to reduce repeated voting attempts.
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Can I reset all ratings?
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Yes. A reset option is available in the settings page.
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Contributors & Developers
“Umbradev Post Rating” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
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Changelog
1.0.2
- Added modern responsive UI improvements
- Added hover animations and visual polish
- Added customizable star sizes
- Added alignment options
- Improved frontend spacing and styling
- Added Plugin URI and Author URI
- General UX improvements
1.0.1
- Improved output escaping using wp_kses_post() to ensure safe rendering in filters and shortcodes
- Fixed JSON-LD output to use proper encoding without incorrect escaping
- Reviewed and improved output sanitization across the plugin
1.0.0
- Initial release