Author Post Ratings WordPress Plugin
Allows a post author to assign a simple 1-5 star rating to a post, page, or custom post type, which will then be displayed on the post.
There are plenty of plugins available which allow site visitors to rate posts, but I didn't find any that gave the post author that functionality, so I wrote this plugin. Author Post Ratings adds a meta box to the post edit screen, allowing you to chose a 1-5 star rating for the post, or to leave it unrated. The plugin will automatically add the post rating (using stars, and an optional label) to the top or bottom of the post. If you wish, you can disable that functionality altogether and use a shortcode to insert the post rating anywhere in the post you choose. The plugin supports ratings for posts, pages, and custom post types, all of which can be individually enabled or disabled in the plugin settings. It is also fully internationalized, with Spanish language translation files included.
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Usage of Author Post Ratings over time
June 2023 — July 2024Between June 2023 and July 2024 the number of sites running this plugin went from 201 to 120 — down 81 (-40.3%).
| Month | Sites | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | 120 | -5 |
| June 2024 | 125 | -3 |
| May 2024 | 128 | +0 |
| April 2024 | 128 | -2 |
| March 2024 | 130 | -14 |
| February 2024 | 144 | -4 |
| January 2024 | 148 | -17 |
| December 2023 | 165 | -5 |
| November 2023 | 170 | +1 |
| October 2023 | 169 | -10 |
| September 2023 | 179 | -14 |
| August 2023 | 193 | -5 |
| July 2023 | 198 | -3 |
| June 2023 | 201 | — |
Themes used with Author Post Ratings
Detected most often on sites that run this plugin.
| # | Theme |
|---|---|
| 1 | Genesis |
| 2 | Mont |
| 3 | Avada |
| 4 | Dancorwindows |
| 5 | Os2 |
| 6 | Twentyeleven |
| 7 | Hudson |
| 8 | Splash |
| 9 | Divi |
| 10 | Magazine-basic |
| 11 | Alyeska |
| 12 | Newhackcheatz |
| 13 | Responsive |
| 14 | Point |
| 15 | Outreach-pro |
| 16 | Builder |
| 17 | Frontier |
| 18 | Veritrope-3 |
| 19 | Superstore |
| 20 | Hueman |
Sites running Author Post Ratings
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