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five-star-ratings-shortcode

Five-Star Ratings Shortcode

Simple lightweight shortcode to add 5-star ratings anywhere.

accessible icon ratings shortcode stars
27.8 Open evidence Open API Open on WordPress.org
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Proof Health

Open evidence

Commercial opportunities need traceable source links before they are treated as build-worthy.

50 / 101 rows with source links

49.5% of this page's analysis has direct source links.

0 build-decision rows missing links

0 rows here require auditable proof before promotion.

51 rows with no attached evidence

0 rows have source counts but still need direct links.

Download Momentum

180 days
116 131 -11.5% 1.2K

Related Opportunities

4 markets
Commercial opportunity Shortcode: Agency visual QA and update safety agency visual QA and update safety · final 76.8 · proof validated Commercial opportunity Ratings: Onsite conversion and engagement operations onsite conversion and engagement operations · final 73.8 · proof validated Commercial opportunity Icon: Agency visual QA and update safety agency visual QA and update safety · final 72.7 · proof validated Needs sharper proof Accessible: Accessibility QA and compliance reporting accessibility QA and compliance reporting · final 65.7 · proof not collected

Source Evidence

Open evidence explorer
mixed support · high severity · relevance 0.95
A warning

A warning: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect shortcode layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
Proof Blocked card complete agency visual QA and update safety Evidence linked to opportunity
A warning Hello, I have a warning with your plugin 🙁 Five-Star Ratings Shortcode 1.2.38 could you help me Please 🙂 WordPress Five-Star Ratings Shortcode plugin < 1.2.39 – Sensitive Information Disclosure vulnerability WordPress Five-Star Ratings Shortcode plugin < 1.2.39 – Toggle The Debug Mode via Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability Hello, I hav
mixed support · high severity · relevance 0.95
Fatal Error

Fatal Error: users show bugs, compatibility, pricing pain that may indicate a product gap.

Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect shortcode layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
Proof Blocked card complete agency visual QA and update safety Evidence linked to opportunity
Fatal Error High, I am getting a fatal error when I activate the pro version Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fsrs_fs_uninstall_cleanup() (previously declared in /home/woodworkinghobby/public_html/wp-content/plugins/five-star-ratings-shortcode/five-star-ratings-shortcode.php:141) in /home/woodworkinghobby/public_html/wp-content/plugins/five-star-ratings-shortco
mixed support · high severity · relevance 0.94
PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare checklinks0()

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare checklinks0(): users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect shortcode layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
Proof Blocked card complete agency visual QA and update safety Evidence linked to opportunity
PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare checklinks0() Hi, I am getting a fatal error, when visiting the nav menu on a client site.
complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.92
Page Speed Issue

Page Speed Issue: users show bugs, performance, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect shortcode layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
Proof Blocked card complete agency visual QA and update safety Evidence linked to opportunity
Page Speed Issue Dear Support Team, I like the functionality of your plugin.
complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.87
READ BEFORE POSTING

READ BEFORE POSTING: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect shortcode layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
Proof Blocked card complete agency visual QA and update safety Evidence linked to opportunity
READ BEFORE POSTING If the plugin doesn’t work or you suspect it conflicts with another plugin or theme, please try the following before asking for support: Deactivate all plugins and switch to an unaltered default WordPress theme like Twenty-Twenty.
mixed support · medium severity · relevance 0.85
Conflict with Yoast SEO

Conflict with Yoast SEO: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect shortcode layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
Proof Blocked card complete agency visual QA and update safety Evidence linked to opportunity
Conflict with Yoast SEO Dear Team, I install this plugin for my affiliate website.
complaint review · medium severity · relevance 0.81
Free version is near useless

Free version is near useless: users show missing feature, pricing, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect shortcode layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
Proof Blocked card complete agency visual QA and update safety Evidence linked to opportunity
Free version is near useless The free version has absolutely zero configurable settings.
mixed support · medium severity · relevance 0.78
New Shortodes Don’t Work

New Shortodes Don’t Work: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect shortcode layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
Proof Blocked card complete agency visual QA and update safety Evidence linked to opportunity
[rating stars="4.0"] It works on all other blog posts, for whatever reason, on new posts I don’t get stars.
praise review · medium severity · relevance 0.44
Basic, but perfect if you just need to display star rating somewhere on WP

Basic, but perfect if you just need to display star rating somewhere on WP: users show pricing pain that may indicate a product gap.

Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect shortcode layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
Proof Blocked card complete agency visual QA and update safety Evidence linked to opportunity
Basic, but perfect if you just need to display star rating somewhere on WP This plugin is pretty basic in its free version, but is perfect if you just want to display a star rating somewhere on your WP site.
praise review · medium severity · relevance 0.38
Simple and does what it is supposed to do.

Simple and does what it is supposed to do.: users praise easy, value, quality, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect shortcode layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
Proof Blocked card complete agency visual QA and update safety Evidence linked to opportunity
Simple and does what it is supposed to do.

Competitor Context

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SlickNav Mobile Menu praise owner · intel 75.5 · weakness 66.2
praise owner
stale update history 16 collected complaint signal(s) support missing feature 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect menu layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
source 1 source 2
Fix Alt Text praise owner · intel 69.6 · weakness 58.2
praise owner
1 unresolved support thread(s) stale update history bugs compatibility 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: agencies, site owners, and compliance-sensitive organizations · Wedge: prioritize accessibility WCAG failures, theme regressions, and client-ready remediation proof
source 1 source 2
Button visually impaired praise owner · intel 67.1 · weakness 53.5
praise owner
1 unresolved support thread(s) stale update history support compatibility 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check title publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
source 1 source 2
FAQ Concertina praise owner · intel 66.9 · weakness 53.3
praise owner
stale update history 5 collected complaint signal(s) bugs missing feature 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: support-heavy site owners, agencies, and community operators · Wedge: triage repeated faq threads, failed replies, knowledge gaps, and escalation workload
source 1 source 2
Accessibility Tools & Alt Text Finder praise owner · intel 63.5 · weakness 46.7
praise owner
10 collected complaint signal(s) compatibility missing feature 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check media library publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
source 1 source 2
Genesis Accessible praise owner · intel 57.6 · weakness 42.0
praise owner
stale update history 2 collected complaint signal(s) compatibility support 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: agencies, site owners, and compliance-sensitive organizations · Wedge: prioritize accessibility WCAG failures, theme regressions, and client-ready remediation proof
source 1 source 2
Authenticator praise owner · intel 55.9 · weakness 34.0
praise owner
4 collected complaint signal(s) support compatibility 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: course creators, membership businesses, and agencies · Wedge: monitor members access rules, course delivery, subscriber billing, and support-heavy failures
source 1 source 2
Course Booking System praise owner · intel 55.3 · weakness 34.6
praise owner
below-average rating 4 collected complaint signal(s) compatibility setup 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: service businesses and booking-site builders · Wedge: test booking system availability, booking notifications, payment handoffs, and calendar sync
source 1 source 2

Repeated Themes

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No repeated plugin-level themes have been generated yet.

Collected Signals

13 shown from 13 collected
complaint Page Speed Issue support · 2024-12-16T11:27:41+00:00 · medium severity · accessible

Page Speed Issue: users show bugs, performance, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Page Speed Issue Dear Support Team, I like the functionality of your plugin.
bugs performance missing feature support accessibility QA and compliance reporting Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect shortcode layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
source plugin
praise Simple and does what it is supposed to do. (5 stars) review · 2024-02-23T16:09:53+00:00 · medium severity · accessible

Simple and does what it is supposed to do.: users praise easy, value, quality, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Evidence: Simple and does what it is supposed to do.
easy value quality accessibility QA and compliance reporting Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect shortcode layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
source plugin
mixed do_shortcode() not wirkng support · 2023-10-28T12:49:24+00:00 · low severity · accessible

do_shortcode() not wirkng: users show compatibility, support, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: do_shortcode() not wirkng Hello I installed Five star rating plugin and inserted a shortcode in a post working as expected, but when I use do_shortcode(‘[rating stars=”5.0″]’) in a function, it shows 0.0 out of 5.0 stars0.0 instead of five stars.
compatibility support setup reliable accessibility QA and compliance reporting Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect shortcode layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
source plugin
praise Basic, but perfect if you just need to display star rating somewhere on WP (5 stars) review · 2022-05-18T16:27:32+00:00 · medium severity · accessible

Basic, but perfect if you just need to display star rating somewhere on WP: users show pricing pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Basic, but perfect if you just need to display star rating somewhere on WP This plugin is pretty basic in its free version, but is perfect if you just want to display a star rating somewhere on your WP site.
pricing easy value quality accessibility QA and compliance reporting Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect shortcode layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
source plugin
mixed New Shortodes Don’t Work support · 2022-05-03T10:09:50+00:00 · medium severity · accessible

New Shortodes Don’t Work: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: [rating stars="4.0"] It works on all other blog posts, for whatever reason, on new posts I don’t get stars.
bugs compatibility support reliable accessibility QA and compliance reporting Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect shortcode layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
source plugin
mixed A warning support · 2022-03-10T11:25:43+00:00 · high severity · accessible

A warning: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: A warning Hello, I have a warning with your plugin 🙁 Five-Star Ratings Shortcode 1.2.38 could you help me Please 🙂 WordPress Five-Star Ratings Shortcode plugin < 1.2.39 – Sensitive Information Disclosure vulnerability WordPress Five-Star Ratings Shortcode plugin < 1.2.39 – Toggle The Debug Mode via Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability Hello, I hav
security bugs compatibility missing feature accessibility QA and compliance reporting Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect shortcode layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
source plugin
complaint Free version is near useless (1 star) review · 2021-05-22T21:59:02+00:00 · medium severity · accessible

Free version is near useless: users show missing feature, pricing, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Free version is near useless The free version has absolutely zero configurable settings.
missing feature pricing setup value accessibility QA and compliance reporting Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect shortcode layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
source plugin
mixed PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare checklinks0() support · 2021-05-11T09:06:51+00:00 · high severity · accessible

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare checklinks0(): users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare checklinks0() Hi, I am getting a fatal error, when visiting the nav menu on a client site.
bugs compatibility support setup accessibility QA and compliance reporting Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect shortcode layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
source plugin
praise Works Nicely (5 stars) review · 2021-01-28T20:56:53+00:00 · medium severity · accessible

Works Nicely: users praise easy, reliable, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Evidence: Works Nicely This plugin does just what I wanted: a simple star rating with a clean look.
easy reliable accessibility QA and compliance reporting Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect shortcode layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
source plugin
praise Good Plugin (5 stars) review · 2020-08-02T19:22:22+00:00 · medium severity · accessible

Good Plugin: praise conversation with limited structured signal.

Evidence: Good Plugin It’s a good plugin to use the shortcode manually. It’s a good plugin to use the shortcode manually. Thank you! Thank you!
accessibility QA and compliance reporting Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect shortcode layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
source plugin
complaint READ BEFORE POSTING support · 2020-07-31T15:01:26+00:00 · medium severity · accessible

READ BEFORE POSTING: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: READ BEFORE POSTING If the plugin doesn’t work or you suspect it conflicts with another plugin or theme, please try the following before asking for support: Deactivate all plugins and switch to an unaltered default WordPress theme like Twenty-Twenty.
bugs compatibility missing feature support accessibility QA and compliance reporting Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect shortcode layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
source plugin
mixed Conflict with Yoast SEO support · 2020-07-31T13:33:19+00:00 · medium severity · accessible

Conflict with Yoast SEO: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Conflict with Yoast SEO Dear Team, I install this plugin for my affiliate website.
bugs compatibility missing feature pricing accessibility QA and compliance reporting Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect shortcode layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
source plugin
mixed Fatal Error support · 2020-07-17T13:59:22+00:00 · high severity · accessible

Fatal Error: users show bugs, compatibility, pricing pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Fatal Error High, I am getting a fatal error when I activate the pro version Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fsrs_fs_uninstall_cleanup() (previously declared in /home/woodworkinghobby/public_html/wp-content/plugins/five-star-ratings-shortcode/five-star-ratings-shortcode.php:141) in /home/woodworkinghobby/public_html/wp-content/plugins/five-star-ratings-shortco
bugs compatibility pricing support accessibility QA and compliance reporting Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect shortcode layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
source plugin