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Book Review Block — WordPress Review Plugin

by Donna Peplinskie (a11n) · WordPress.org page · Website

v2.2.1 Tested up to WP 6.6.7 PHP 7.4+

Book Review Block has 900+ active installs on WordPress.org and 21,928 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on September 8, 2024, tested up to WordPress 6.6.7.

Book Review Block at a glance

Active installs
900+
Total downloads
21,928
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Book Review Block well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.6.7, not yet with the current 7.1

Book Review Block reviews and ratings

6 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
3.7 out of 5

6 reviews

5★
3
4★
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3★
0
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1
1★
1

  • Nice Book review

    <p>Gives a nice simple book review with a simple image.<br />Also, I find it is a very useful example to learn to code blocks for Wordpress. <br />I am testing in Worpress 6.1.1, as far as I know it works correctly.<br />Thanks a lot!</p>

    capbussat

  • Goede plugin

    Werk al vier jaar met Book review

    Hans

  • Great plugin

    I tried other plugins and this one is the best for creating book review posts. Makes it easy to leave a nice looking book review. The latest version has some new features that make it even better.

    Alan Petersen

  • Major Downgrade

    I couldn't get this one to work. It was glitchy and most of the options I wanted were in the previous version. I thought I would see an improvement on this one but turned out to be a major disappointment.

    marcie84

  • Downgrade from Book Review plugin

    There's no option for custom fields or an option to show the headings of the section like Title: ABC or Author: ABC, it just shows the name. I just want the Book Review plugin to not show after the Read More section in Gutenberg, which is why I tried this one. It seriously is a major downgrade from the previous plugin by this creator with only like 10% of the original options.

    kpossibles

  • This block has encountered an error and cannot be previewed.

    I get an error: This block has encountered an error and cannot be previewed.

Where Book Review Block ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that Book Review Block appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Review Plugins #58 by tag, not in search #87 –

Details

A block to add book details and a star rating to a book review.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings Book Review Block competes in

Tags

  • book
  • book blog
  • book review
  • rating
  • review

More from Donna Peplinskie (a11n)

Version
2.2.1
Last updated
Sep 8, 2024
First published
Jan 11, 2018
Requires WordPress
6.0
Tested up to
6.6.7
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Book Review Block FAQ

How many active installs does Book Review Block have?

WordPress.org reports 900+ active installs for Book Review Block as of September 7, 2026.

Is Book Review Block still maintained?

The last release was on September 8, 2024, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Book Review Block free?

Book Review Block is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.

Where does Book Review Block rank among Review Plugins?

Book Review Block is #87 in the WordPress.org Review Plugins ranking.