Title: Problem with accessibility, star field
Last modified: September 16, 2026

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# Problem with accessibility, star field

 *  [Mateusz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/enet2020/)
 * (@enet2020)
 * [2 days, 22 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-accessibility-star-field/)
 * Hi,
   I’m blind webdebeloper and find very big problem from accessibility.unfortunately,
   when adding a review, the star field is not read by the screen reader.You can
   make it as a radio button and mark the content of this field with stars to make
   it accessible to blind customers.Is it possible to fix this error?Are blind people
   excluded from using your solution?
 * Regards
   Mateusz Pawłowski

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 *  Plugin Author [Teo Alex](https://wordpress.org/support/users/altesin/)
 * (@altesin)
 * [2 days, 19 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-accessibility-star-field/#post-19021639)
 * Hello [@enet2020](https://wordpress.org/support/users/enet2020/) ,
 * Thank you for reporting this issue.
 * We are working on a fix and will release an update shortly. Once the update is
   available, please update to version 3.3.8 or later and let us know if this resolves
   the issue.
 * We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience.
 *  Thread Starter [Mateusz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/enet2020/)
 * (@enet2020)
 * [1 day, 22 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-accessibility-star-field/#post-19022364)
 * Hi again,
   [@enet2020](https://wordpress.org/support/users/enet2020/) ,Very thank
   for quickly reply.1 hour ago get update to version 3.3.8Problem is resolved.Very
   thanks again for help and fixing a key thing for blind users. Thanks to this,
   they can use websites with your solution without any problems.
 * Gretings from Poland
   \Mateusz
 *  Plugin Author [Teo Alex](https://wordpress.org/support/users/altesin/)
 * (@altesin)
 * [1 day, 22 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-accessibility-star-field/#post-19022376)
 * Hi [@enet2020](https://wordpress.org/support/users/enet2020/) ,
   We are glad your
   issue was resolved. Thank you again for reporting this!
 *  Thread Starter [Mateusz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/enet2020/)
 * (@enet2020)
 * [1 day, 15 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-accessibility-star-field/#post-19022734)
 * Hi again,
   [@altesin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/altesin/)Sorry, but 
   now I saw that after adding an opinion, the stars on the website are not read
   by the screen reader, can the current stars be replaced with the symbol: *?This
   will help blind users understand how many stars have been awarded. Because he’s
   not reading anything these days.
 * Very thanks.
   Mateusz
 *  Plugin Author [Teo Alex](https://wordpress.org/support/users/altesin/)
 * (@altesin)
 * [20 hours, 4 minutes ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-accessibility-star-field/#post-19023478)
 * Hello again [@enet2020](https://wordpress.org/support/users/enet2020/),
 * We’ve added alternative text for the displayed rating stars to make them accessible
   to screen readers, and we’ve released an update containing this change.
 * If you still wish to change the star icons to the `*` character, please add the
   following function to your theme’s `functions.php` file:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       function st_rating_stars_to_asterisks( $field, $value ) {	$value = (int) $value;	if ( ! $value ) {		return '';	}	$label = sprintf( __( 'Rated %d out of 5 stars', 'strong-testimonials' ), $value );	$stars = str_repeat( '*', $value );	return sprintf(		'<span class="strong-rating-wrapper"><span class="strong-rating-text">%s</span><span aria-hidden="true">%s</span></span>',		esc_html( $label ),		esc_html( $stars )	);}add_filter( 'wpmtst_output_star_rating', 'st_rating_stars_to_asterisks', 10, 2 );
       ```
   
 * You can add it by going to **WordPress Dashboard → Appearance → Theme File Editor
   → Theme Functions (functions.php)**, then paste the function at the end of the
   file and save the changes.
 * Alternatively, if your site uses a child theme, we recommend adding it to the
   child theme’s `functions.php` file.

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