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Custom Ratings — WordPress Review Plugin

by Steve Puddick · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.5.1 Tested up to WP 6.1.12

Custom Ratings has 70+ active installs on WordPress.org and 6,866 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on January 14, 2023, tested up to WordPress 6.1.12.

Custom Ratings at a glance

Active installs
70+
Total downloads
6,866
Downloads, last 30 days
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Custom Ratings well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.1.12, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Choose from a selection of ‘built in’ rating images or upload your own single image. Custom ratings automatically converts the image to grayscale for disabled…
  • All text is fully customizable and translateable
  • WPML compatible with a cumulative tallying system between languages
  • Use the built in CSS or your own
  • Fully compatible with caching plugins such as W3C Total Cache and Super Cache
  • Full control over caching time for AJAX based voting data
  • Option for manual placement of Custom Ratings components in theme templates
  • Full support for custom post types
  • Compatible with WooCommerce products
  • Control over which templates Custom Ratings appears on

Custom Ratings reviews and ratings

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

4.1 out of 5

7 reviews

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  • great for a few weeks, then a total meltdown

    It just spins, it just spins the "Loading Custom Ratings" text!

    bravium69
  • Gr8, almost perfect !!! How can I ...

    Hello, your plugin is gr8, almost perfect. Is there any chance to pick different image in different pages ?? For example: one page i have hearts second page i have thumbs third page i have stars fout page i dont want to have rating I managed to change the position to put it into my widget. The ansewer was in internet. For those who need this: put this into yourtheme/function.php <?php add_shortcode( 'vote', 'vote_custom_ratings' ); function vote_custom_ratings() { $return_text = ''; if ( class_exists( 'Custom_Ratings_Public' ) ) { $return_text .= Custom_Ratings_Public::vote(); } return $return_text; } ?> then put [vote] where you want it on page or widget. (Make sure to set the Vote Display Position to None in the Custom Ratings Settings).

    drafcio
  • great!

    Super Plugin! Thanks!

    magicthor
  • Great plugin for what my client required

    Just wanted to say this plugin worked perfectly when my client wanted a custom rating image for their site. There was a conflict with the latest Wordpress update and uploading images to posts, I alerted the plugin makers and they fixed the conflict with the next plugin update and wrote back to inform me so I was very pleased with their support.

    doulou
  • Works Great

    Works great, has all the features I need, easy to customize and use.

    steve8484
  • Nice Plugin

    Nice plugin but the images are way to large, couldn't find a way to reduce them.

    donadams48

Details

A fun and creative way to let your site visitors rate your posts, pages, and more!

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

Rankings Custom Ratings competes in

Tags

  • post
  • rating
  • stars
  • user rating
  • woocommerce

More from Steve Puddick

Version
1.5.1
Last updated
Jan 14, 2023
First published
Mar 8, 2016
Requires WordPress
3.5
Tested up to
6.1.12
Requires PHP
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Custom Ratings FAQ

What does Custom Ratings do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Custom Ratings offers Choose from a selection of ‘built in’ rating images or upload your own single image. Custom ratings automatically converts the image to grayscale for disabled, All text is fully customizable and translateable, WPML compatible with a cumulative tallying system between languages, Use the built in CSS or your own and Fully compatible with caching plugins such as W3C Total Cache and Super Cache.

How many active installs does Custom Ratings have?

WordPress.org reports 70+ active installs for Custom Ratings as of September 7, 2026.

Is Custom Ratings still maintained?

The last release was on January 14, 2023, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Custom Ratings free?

Custom Ratings is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.