Title: FSWEB Comments Core
Author: flowsyncweb
Published: <strong>November 7, 2026</strong>
Last modified: November 7, 2026

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# FSWEB Comments Core

 By [flowsyncweb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/flowsyncweb/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/fsweb-comments-core.1.0.11.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/fsweb-comments-core/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/fsweb-comments-core/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/fsweb-comments-core/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/fsweb-comments-core/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/fsweb-comments-core/)

## Description

FSWEB Comments Core is a lightweight review and feedback manager for WordPress. 
Visitors submit reviews through a simple form, you approve them, and the shortcodes
print them anywhere on the site.

**Free features**

 * `fsweb_review` custom post type with its own categories
 * Review editor with name, e-mail, star rating and review text
 * Front-end submission form via `[fsweb_review_form]`
 * AJAX submission, nonce protected, sanitized and escaped
 * Submissions are held as **pending** until a moderator approves them
 * Slider (default), grid and list layouts via `[fsweb_reviews]`
 * Default and dark themes, chosen per shortcode
 * Photo support through the featured image, including an optional upload in the
   submission form
 * Average rating and post counters in the admin overview
 * Open or close submissions from Reviews  Settings
 * Theme overrides: copy a template to `yourtheme/fsweb-reviews/slider.php`
 * Translation ready

**Optional add-on**

The free edition is complete, has no time limit and no locked features. An optional
PRO add-on, distributed from our own site and **not included in this package**, 
adds the form builder, the views builder, the infinite slider with autoplay, the
extra skins and automatic updates. None of that code ships here.

**Shortcodes**

    ```
    [fsweb_reviews] attributes: `layout` (slider|grid|list), `theme` (default|dark), `count` (1–50), `slides` (1–4), `columns` (1–4), `category`, `order` (newest|oldest|random|menu_order), `show_image` (yes|no).

    [fsweb_review_form] attributes: `title`, `button`. Visitors can attach an optional photo (JPG, PNG, GIF or WebP, up to 2 MB); it becomes the review featured image after moderation.
    ```

**Hooks for developers**

 * `fsweb_cc_review_editor_fields` (filter)
 * `fsweb_cc_form_fields` (filter)
 * `fsweb_cc_forms_open` (filter)
 * `fsweb_cc_reviews_query_args` (filter)
 * `fsweb_cc_reviews_shortcode_output` (filter)
 * `fsweb_cc_reviews_before_loop` / `fsweb_cc_reviews_after_loop` (actions)
 * `fsweb_cc_review_submitted` (action)
 * `fsweb_comments_core_loaded` (action)

### Privacy

The free plugin does not connect to any external service and does not send any data
out of the site. The reviews, names and e-mails submitted through the form are stored
in the site’s own database; the e-mail is visible only in the WordPress admin.

## Screenshots

[⌊Overview screen with counters and quick actions.⌉⌊Overview screen with counters
and quick actions.⌉[

Overview screen with counters and quick actions.

[⌊Front-end review form with photo upload.⌉⌊Front-end review form with photo upload
.⌉[

Front-end review form with photo upload.

[⌊Review card in the light theme.⌉⌊Review card in the light theme.⌉[

Review card in the light theme.

[⌊Review card in the dark theme.⌉⌊Review card in the dark theme.⌉[

Review card in the dark theme.

## Installation

 1. Upload the `fsweb-comments-core` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`.
 2. Activate **FSWEB Comments Core** in the _Plugins_ screen.
 3. Add reviews under **Reviews  Add New**, or publish the form shortcode and let visitors
    submit them.
 4. Approve the pending submissions.

## FAQ

### Does the free version have a time limit?

No. The free edition is fully functional and has no expiry.

### How do I display the reviews?

Paste `[fsweb_reviews]` in any post, page or widget. It renders the slider by default;
use `layout="grid"` or `layout="list"` for the other formats and `theme="dark"` 
for the dark cards.

### Where do the submissions go?

They are stored as `fsweb_review` posts with the **pending** status until an administrator
approves them.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“FSWEB Comments Core” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ flowsyncweb ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/flowsyncweb/)

[Translate “FSWEB Comments Core” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/fsweb-comments-core)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/fsweb-comments-core/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/fsweb-comments-core/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/fsweb-comments-core/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/fsweb-comments-core/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.11

 * Replaced the directory banner and icon with the official artwork.
 * Fixed the manual deploy workflow so the SVN checkout is no longer copied inside
   the trunk.

#### 1.0.10

 * Added the directory icon and banner for the WordPress.org plugin page.
 * Added a manual release workflow that publishes the plugin and its directory assets
   to WordPress.org.

#### 1.0.9

 * Escaped and sanitized every value printed by the extension filters: form attributes,
   custom field markup and the reviews shortcode output.
 * Removed an unnecessary wp-admin include from the photo upload handler.

#### 1.0.8

 * Initial release: review post type, submission form, slider, grid and list shortcodes,
   admin screens.
 * The slider is the default layout, with arrows, dot navigation and keyboard support.
 * Default and dark themes, selectable per shortcode.
 * Optional PRO add-on documented; no feature is held behind a licence in this edition.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.11**
 *  Last updated **12 hours ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.7 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.1.4**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [feedback](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/feedback/)[ratings](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/ratings/)
   [reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/reviews/)[shortcode](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/shortcode/)
   [testimonials](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/testimonials/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/fsweb-comments-core/advanced/)

## Ratings

No reviews have been submitted yet.

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## Contributors

 *   [ flowsyncweb ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/flowsyncweb/)

## Support

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