BP-WP Profile Reviews and Rating Plugin

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BP-WP Profile Reviews Plugin

BP-WP Profile Reviews was created to fill the need for reviews, ratings, and testimonials on Buddypress on member profiles.

This plugin is an adaptation of the amazing plugin BP Group Reviews. This plugin has two functions that can be used together or separately:

Buddypress Member Profile Reviews – This option enables a Reviews tab and button for Buddypress Member Profiles. Members can leave text and star reviews or testimonials on other members. The average star rating, number of reviews, and time is displayed. Reviews can only be deleted by the author or an administrator. The amount and average star ratings are displayed on the Member Directory. Reviews are fed into the activity stream. You can also reply and comment on reviews. Activity Streams need to be enabled for this plugin to work properly.

WordPress/Buddypress Post and Page Reviews – Post and Page comments are globally transformed into reviews with star ratings. Only a name, comment text box, and star rating show (no other fields like website, email, etc…). If enabled, existing comments will show zero stars. This option can be used whether you have Buddypress installed or not. The average star rating is shown at the top of the comments. This works for Buddpress and WordPress posts and pages alike. You can enable or disable ratings at the bottom of the draft. Reviews are fed into the activity stream. Reviews can be deleted in the Comments section of the admin panel. Star rating is displayed in the admin Comments section.

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Demo

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I paid hundres of dollars out of my own pocket to developers for this plugin’s creation and upgrades. I’ve decided to make the plugin available at a cost at this point. Click button below to download the plugin. After you send money via Paypal, you will automatically be emailed a link to download.

$40 USD – Download
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Support

You can post issues, questions, feature requests, and fixes to the community at support.spoonjab.com under the appropriate topics. If you would like my help directly, you should email spoon@spoonjab.com. This plugin is tested on WordPress 3.5.1 and BuddyPress 1.7.1 default theme with minimal other plugins (see demo.spoonjab.com)

License

At this point, BP-WP Profile Reviews is available for a fee. You are not authorized to modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell. I’m taking the Louis CK approach: “I’m just some guy. I paid for the production and posting of this…with my own money. All I can do is politely ask you to pay…and let other people find it in the same way.”
If you’re interested in future development or contribution, drop me a line.

Disclaimer

BP-WP Profile Reviews has been tested for integration and functionality on the default WordPress installation and Buddypress theme. I do not guarantee functionality with all other plugins you may have installed or your custom themes. Most issues are caused by custom themes and can be easily fixed with CSS tweaks. If you email me, I can try to help you fix your issues. There are no refunds.

Updates and Upgrades

Anyone who downloads this plugin will receive all future updates. To request features added to the plugin, email me at spoon@spoonjab.com.
Any custom changes you make to this plugin’s source files will be lost in future upgrades.

Changelog

1/19/13: Version 1.3

  • Clean up of code and fix some bugs for better universal theme integration
  • Added shortcodes to display most or highest reviews
  • Review moderation through community reporting
  • Allow users to leave anonymous reviews
  • Changed URL structure from “?review=true” to “/reviews”
  • Prevent page refreshes from exceeding max review count

5/29/12: Version 1.1

  • Option added to block members from reviewing themselves on Buddypress
  • Option added to allow multiple reviews on Buddypress. You can set the maximum number of multiple reviews from the same user (up to unlimited).

3/6/12: Version 1.0

  • Plugin created
  • Functionality to leave reviews and star ratings on Buddypress member profiles
  • Functionality to convert WordPress post/page comment system into reviews with accompanying star rating

$40 USD – Download
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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Mike-McKay/1013083320 Mike McKay

    May I make a suggestion? If I am forced to buy it (and that is what you are asking us to do) then I would expect subsequent updates over time. Since you are not the developer I don’t have confidence this plug-in will work with future updates. If it were open source with a forum to ask questions then at least we could work together to keep the plugin working in the future THEN I would be happy to donate, if in fact I even like the plugin. How do I know if I like it if I have to pay for it before I can even try it out?

    • spoonjab

      Your suggestion is valid. At this point, it is donation only because so
      many people on the original post asked to contribute towards this
      plugin. I anticipate making it open source in the future. If you’d like
      to see how it works, try the demo site. There isn’t much backend
      management besides post/page comments. Most the interaction takes place
      on the front-end. Try it at demo.spoonjab.com.
      Regarding updates, anyone who has downloaded can receive them once I start getting feedback.

  • spoonjab

    Your suggestion is valid. At this point, it is donation only because so many people on the original post asked to contribute towards this plugin. I anticipate making it open source in the future. If you’d like to see how it works, try the demo site. There isn’t much backend management besides post/page comments. Most the interaction takes place on the front-end. Try it at demo.spoonjab.com.
    Regarding updates, anyone who has downloaded can receive them once I start getting feedback.

  • Clare Parkinson

    Just installed it – it works great! I’m going to modify it a bit to work with my custom BP theme, but you’ve saved me a ton of work.  Thanks!

    • spoonjab

      Thanks for you support! Send me an email to spoon@spoonjab.com with your website. Do you mind sharing with me improvements we can make?

  • Dingguo

    nice work. but does it work with google search snippets?

  • Fmeroney

    Downloaded and installed. i have 2 issues so far:
    1. I get text overlap on the messages section.
    2. I get a fatal error

    also can i use a membership program, such as s2member, to control visibility for certain subscription levels? 

    • Fmeroney

      Ok so i fixed the error issue.

      I have BuddyPress installed and you must have “User Groups” checked under “Components” checked, otherwise this will happen.

      Now it works Great! Thanks for work on that.

      The other issue im having is that the star display in the profile is encroching on a button. Can I shift the Star display down a line? 

      Thanks!

      • spoonjab

         Fmeroney, I was unable to reproduce your issues when I disabled Groups. Any more details that might help reproduce the problem?

    • spoonjab

       Glad to here you diagnosed the problem. I have documented the issue on the new support forums: support.spoonjab.com

  • Gary

    Hello,

    I purchased this plugin a couple of days ago.

    Is there a way to change:

    Enable WordPress reviews for pages/posts?
    (This adds a star rating to all comment fields on posts and pages. Box must enabled on each post/page draft to be visible.)

    So that ALL pages/posts are enabled by default? Even if you add a new page/post?

    thanks

    • spoonjab

      That’s a good idea. I’m out of town now, but I’ll be starting a support forum to start cataloging suggestions. I’ll update this page under the support section when it’s up. Thanks!

      • Gary Williams933

         Is there shortcode that will allow me to add the ratings to any page based on the post ID. I tried but without any success.

        • spoonjab

          This plugin does not function off of shortcodes. If you enable the ratings for posts/pages in the plugin settings, you now have a box at the bottom of each post/page that will allow enabling ratings at the bottom of the post/page. This plugin functions off the comment system, so it converts the comments into the ratings.

  • spoonjab

    The support forums are now live! You can post as a guest or register to receive updates, make suggestions, document issues, and help make this plugin better. All future releases will come from the conversation at support.spoonjab.com

  • Tawanda

    This plugin is good. I purchased it and installed today, excellent. I have a few suggestions I am posting in the forum

    • spoonjab

       Thanks for your support! I’ve noted your suggestions for the next release.

  • http://www.facebook.com/jackiepeters Jackie Peters

    Hi, is there a way to only have reviews for users in a certain group or with a certain role defined? I want my regular users to be able to rate my service providers but not each other. Thanks!

    • spoonjab

       Thanks for your support! At this time, there isn’t support for s2member. You could add that as a feature requests in the forums: support.spoonjab.com

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  • Johnny

    Hi. I get the download ‘Error 02′ occuring from my email download link. Can anyone help me download this plugin?

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=576916498 Andy Hawkins

    I think you may have built just the plugin I’ve been looking for, or at least part of it. 

    I’m building a volunteer network site and I’m looking for a way to rate hosts and volunteers and I’m hoping you can take a look at what I need and let me know how much of it your plugin can do.1.) Volunteers will rate their hosts, and hosts will rate their volunteers. That way potential members on both sides can get an idea of the quality of the host/volunteer from previous engagements.

    2.) I’d also like a way to either manually or automatically (preferred) award points/stars/ratings in a second category for volunteers that have references posted by referees.3.) I’d like a points category based on the number of applicable skills and amount of experience a volunteer has.

    and finally

    4.) I’d like a points allocation based on the amount of days that a volunteer has donated through the site.

    I realize I may have to combine two or more plugins at this stage to get what I need but if your plugin can help then I’ll be buying it very soon. Look forward to your answers.

    • spoonjab

      The plugin will do your #1 item for rating the members. The points system and rewards would probably best be done through a separate plugin as those are very specific requests. Thanks!

  • Kimberly Walker

    Just bought this plugin it works great!!! Just what I needed

    • spoonjab

      Glad to hear!

  • Obd

    Is there any way to do review moderation? That way someone can’t post a bunch of bad things that aren’t true?

    • spoonjab

      Currently, you can moderate reviews on posts/pages. For profile pages, you can only post if you are a member. You can also limit the amount of reviews that can be left from one member to another (1 to unlimited).
      If you want to moderate reviews on member profiles, that would be a feature request. If you’re interested, send me an email at spoon@spoonjab.com

  • http://twitter.com/EatingHipHop Eating Hip Hop

    Hello, I purchased the plugin last night via paypal and didn’t get a response with a link allowing me to download it. I also sent an email to the address that was listed with the paypal acct and asked for the download link as well and included the transaction ID for the purchase. I’m not sure how else to respond, but I’m just trying to access the download so I can finish a project for a client.

    Thanks and looking forward to being able to download.

    • spoonjab

      It appears your ISP rejected the email. I have emailed a link from a different email address. Thanks for letting me know!

  • Tyson Stevens

    Thanks for this plugin. Took me forever to find something like this. 

    I notice on the demo that you have user ratings in the sidebar. How do I do that? I don’t see a widget for that.

    http://demo.spoonjab.com/activity/

    • spoonjab

      It is part of the next release and is in beta. I just emailed you a copy to try out.

      • http://www.righthatseo.com/ Tyson Stevens

        Thanks for sending that SpoonJab. I uploaded it. I don’t see any widgets that will display the information (highest avg ratings, Most ratings)

        • spoonjab

          I emailed you over the shortcodes. They are displayed in the settings backend of the plugin. They will also be posted publicly once 1 last bug is fixed – all donors will receive a link to the new version when its ready

  • spoonjab

    Version 1.3 was just released! Changes include:
    - Better universal theme integration
    - Allow anonymous reviews
    - Allow community review reporting/flagging
    - New widget shortcodes for most or highest rated members

  • Duncan

    I have no problem with paying something for a plugin like this, but $40 is a bit rich, especially considering that it is derived from a free plugin

  • Joe

    For the plugin BP-WP Profile Reviews

    Can an anonymous user(without registration) add his review to a member?

    • spoonjab

      At this time, the anonymous review was created to protect the identity of the member that is signed in. If you want to allow non-registered users to leave reviews, that would be possible. I would just need to have the code updated with that request. Send me an email at spoon@spoonjab.com if you’re interested.

  • Joe

    when someone add a review to a user, will this member and the site administrator receive any notice(like emails or messages)Thanks

  • Novotaek

    Even on a fresh install of wordpress, it does not work. I am able to submit the review but it does not appear under reviews page. Seems like a few other are having the same issue. Any ideas?

    • Novotaek

      Part of the problem: I can’t save the settings under Profile Review tab in the dashboard. So currently everything is unchecked and I can’t change it.

    • Novotaek

      Your demo page works. I suspect that your demo page is not current in wordpress or/and buddypress versions?

  • finchman

    Greetings everyone,
    So while I am able to make reviews on a person in BuddyPress, and and those reviews are successfully input into the wp_bp_activity table, they are not displaying on the front end. I enabled to show on profiles through the back end (though when I open up the admin panel, I don’t see any data that has been entered – it always appears as though no data was ever entered into the admin panel).
    Spoon, you and I had spoken before about something that was a php version problem – any idea what this might be? The site in question is located at http://www.avgdigital.co/jukubox – just go to “find your teacher” , and select “cello” as the instrument, and you’ll find links to various profile pages – I made 3 reviews for the teacher “Harvey Shapiro”, and can see them having been inserted into the db, but not displaying on the front end.

  • anfeloga

    A few questions:

    1. Works with custom posts?
    2. Works with groups as Boone’s plugin?
    3. In post/pages when a review is made, the review became an activity update?
    4. Works with Social plugin (make the comment available with social accounts)?

    • spoonjab

      1. If comments are enabled on a post, it should work. If you have a plugin you want to test it with, let me know

      2. This plugin does not post reviews on groups. You would need Boone’s plugin for that

      3. It does not make activity updates for posts/pages, just profile reviews.

      4. There is no current integration with social sites like facebook/twitter.

      If you’re looking to get these features added, shoot me an email at spoon@spoonjab:disqus .com. Thanks!