GravityView Ratings & Reviews Extension changelog

2.5.4 Latest 9 Jul 2026 1 fixed1 removed3 changed

Fixed

This release fixes Star ratings not displaying correctly when Views are embedded with the GravityView block, along with resolving PHP notices on WordPress 6.7+.

Removed

Migrated View settings from the deprecated gravityview_default_args hook to the gravityview/view/settings/defaults filter.

Changed

Star ratings displayed as unstyled placeholder glyphs when the View was embedded using the GravityView block instead of the shortcode.
A PHP notice could appear on WordPress 6.7+ because the extension loaded its field translations too early during startup.
The extension's stylesheets and scripts were served with a stale cache-busting version, which could cause outdated assets to load after an update.

2.5.3 23 Oct 2025 2 changed

Changed

This release resolves an issue causing incorrect ordering when sorting entries by review upvotes.
Review upvote sorting produced incorrect entry order.

2.5.2 3 Jun 2025 1 improved1 fixed1 changed

Improved

Updated text not being saved after editing a review.

Fixed

This update fixes issues with saving review edits and the review form not appearing on the Single Entry page in certain cases.

Changed

Issue where the review form wouldn’t load on the Single Entry page if linked comments were missing from the database (e.g., after using a migration plugin).

2.5.1 25 Apr 2025 1 fixed4 changed

Fixed

This update fixes duplicate reviews in Single Entry layouts, PHP notices in embedded and lightbox contexts, and a translation loading warning in WordPress 6.8.

Changed

Duplicate reviews created under the logged-in user's name when viewing a single entry.
WordPress 6.8 warning triggered by early loading of extension translations (requires GravityView 2.39 or newer).
PHP notice when the View is embedded inside another View.
PHP notice when viewing an entry in a lightbox.

2.5 12 Mar 2025 1 fixed3 changed

Fixed

This update allows saving user information for subsequent reviews and fixes issues with pending review messages and ratings in embedded Views.

Changed

Option to save user information for subsequent reviews.
When comments require manual approval, submitted reviews showed no pending notice to the user.
Voting/rating entries was not possible on the Multiple Entries screen in embedded Views.

2.4 7 Nov 2024 4 changed

Changed

This release introduces the ability for users to remove their ratings and resolves entry and comment sorting issues.
Ability for users to remove their ratings.
Entries could not be sorted by stars and votes.
Entry comments did not follow the display order set under the Discussion settings in WordPress.

2.3.2 28 Aug 2024 3 changed

Changed

This update resolves issues that prevented users from editing their reviews and allowed multiple reviews when the View was configured to limit them to one per user/entry.
Setting the "Reviews edit duration" to 0 (unlimited) did not allow users to edit their reviews.
Reviews were not limited to one per user/entry when the corresponding option was enabled, and the View was embedded in a page/post.

2.3.1 15 Jul 2024 1 fixed1 changed

Fixed

This is a minor update that fixes a fatal error.

Changed

Fatal error dividing by zero when calculating average rating

2.3 11 Jul 2024 2 new3 improved10 changed

New

Added gv_ratings_reviews_disable_downvoting filter to disable downvoting (default is false or the value set in the View settings). Learn more about the filter.
Added gravityview_ratings_reviews_merge_tags and gravityview_ratings_reviews_replace_merge_tag filters to add additional Merge Tags and replace their contents. Learn more about the filter.

Improved

This is a major update that introduces new features for anonymous reviews, enhanced control over the review form, Merge Tags, and additional customization options.
Support for displaying the reviewer's avatar next to their review.
Improved translation strings.

Changed

Anonymous (not logged in) users can now leave reviews/vote on entries. Learn more about anonymous reviews.
Option to allow users to edit their reviews.
Ability to sort entries by the number of upvotes.
View setting to hide "Title" and "Rating" fields.
Ratings can now be *required* on a review.
View setting to disable downvoting.
Merge Tags to display the total and average number of entry stars and votes. See all available Merge Tags.
Typo in an error message when a user tries to leave a review, but they're not allowed.
The Rate Entry field was not allowing ratings when using the DataTables layout.
PHP 8.2 deprecation notices.

2.2.1 15 Feb 2023 1 fixed

Fixed

PHP warning on review submission

2.2 9 Jan 2023 6 fixed

Fixed

Sorting by votes/ratings
A new "Recalculate Ratings" bulk form action was added to fix sorting for existing entries
Stars would incorrectly display in certain themes
Incorrect link to all comments in notification messages
Rating entries did not work from an embedded View
PHP 8 deprecation notices

2.1 31 Aug 2021 2 new2 fixed

New

It's now possible to rate entries from the Multiple Entries screen!
Fields now have icons in the "Add Field" picker

Fixed

Ratings being created without attached form and entry IDs ("Form ID 0 Entry ID 0")
Reviews Link field doesn't process Merge Tags

2.0.2 5 Feb 2020 1 improved1 fixed

Improved

Russian, Turkish, and French translations (Thank you, Viktor S and Süha Karalar)

Fixed

PHP warning

2.0.1 14 Sep 2018 2 new2 improved1 fixed1 changed

New

Gv_ratings_reviews_get_reviews_atts filter to modify the attributes passed to get_comments() when fetching reviews
Gv_ratings_reviews_is_user_allowed_to_review filter to modify whether the user can leave a review. Return a WP_Error instance to modify the message shown to the user

Improved

Polish and Russian translations (Thank you, @dariusz.zielonka and @awsswa59!)
Templates/review-form.php file now supports a WP_Error return value from GravityView_Ratings_Reviews_Helper::is_user_allowed_to_leave_review()

Fixed

Star ratings were not being saved on iOS devices

Changed

Developer Updates:

2.0 22 May 2018 1 new1 improved4 fixed1 changed

New

Spanish translation (thank you, Jose Usó!)

Improved

Show other settings only when "Enable entry reviews" is checked

Fixed

Compatibility with GravityView 2.0
Sorting by rating
View Settings not displaying
Error saving ratings when new entries are created

Changed

Now requires GravityView 2.0

1.3.5 6 Jan 2016 1 improved2 fixed

Improved

Updated translations: Russian, German, and Turkish - thanks, translators!

Fixed

Issue where all comments are trashed when a single entry is trashed
Entry link not working on Comments page

1.3.4 6 May 2016 1 new2 fixed

New

Chinese translation (thanks, Edi Weigh!)

Fixed

Fatal error when bulk deleting entries in the Admin
PHP notice when submitting a review with the option Hide ratings fields set

1.3.3 22 Dec 2015 5 new7 improved14 fixed1 removed5 changed

New

Setting to allow empty reviews: "Allow empty review text"
Added second parameter ($create_if_not_exists, boolean) to GravityView_Ratings_Reviews_Helper::get_post_bridge_id()
Added gv_ratings_reviews_allow_empty_comments filter to enable/disable comments (return boolean)
Added gv_ratings_reviews_js_vars filter to modify Javascript commenting and +/- voting text
Added gv_ratings_reviews_post_bridge_title filter to modify the Bridge Post title shown in the widget. Passes two args: title and entry array. This allows using Gravity Forms Merge Tags to modify the title values.

Improved

Requires GravityView 1.12 or higher
Moved the review_form() method from helper class to review class
Added white-space: nowrap; style to +/- rating form to improve readability for "No Rating"
Show that updates are available even when not using active license
Make sure WordPress is loaded before processing files
Fetch templates using GravityView template system so that they can be overridden properly.
Turkish translation (thanks Süha Karalar!)

Fixed

DataTables issues (sorting by rating, displaying vote field)
Issue in WordPress 4.4 with allowing comments with empty text
Improved compatibility with the Recent Comments Widget. New reviews will link to the original page where they were submitted.
Individual star ratings not being displayed properly (always one star)
Sorting by stars and votes
Existing entries may not accept reviews
Clear entry cache when rating is added
Allow users to leave comments on ratings. Before, commenting on a review this would cause a "you've already left a review" screen.
Allow overriding the review-form.php template
$screen not an object PHP error message
Removed extra whitespace on Reviews Link field
Issue with reviews not showing up
Prevent ratings fields from displaying when commenting on reviews
Extension class fatal error when no other extension is active

Removed

Removed the following template path filters: gravityview_entry_comments_template_path and gv_ratings_reviews_item_template

Changed

Developer changes:
Reviews now store the referring post ID of the review. It's stored using the gv_post_id comment meta key. You can access it using the update_comment_meta() function and modify it using the get_comment_metadata filter.
Renamed comment_form_default_fields filter to gv_ratings_reviews_review_form_fields
Renamed comment_form_defaults filter to gv_ratings_reviews_review_form_settings
Moved templates directory location from /includes/templates/ to /templates/

1.1 2 new1 improved1 fixed

New

Possibility to sort the Ratings column Reviews Link using the sorting controls on a default table layout
Possibility to sort the View by the average rating (Filter & Sort view settings)

Improved

Translations

Fixed

Conflicts with Jetpack comments

1.0.3 1 fixed

Fixed

Issue with reviews not displaying

1.0.2 1 improved

Improved

Translation files

1.0.1 2 new1 fixed

New

Export review details (review title, text, and more) in when exporting entries from Gravity Forms
Support for GravityView 1.8 tabbed settings (coming soon)

Fixed

Sorting entries by rating

1.0 1 new1 improved4 fixed1 changed

New

Export Ratings & Votes columns in "Export Entries" screen

Improved

Comment text sanitization improved

Fixed

Editing Star and Voting ratings when editing a comment in the Admin
Delete Post Bridge when entry is deleted
Only show approved comments
Prevent underlined icons

Changed

Modified: Set comment type to gravityview

0.2 1 new1 changed

New

Add gravityview comment type

Changed

Only use approved reviews in counts and displayed comments

0.1.0 1 changed

Changed

Initial release

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