Blog
Reviews
Reviews are a premium feature. They are not available in the administration or storefront in the Basic or Advanced plan.
Why reviews matter
Reviews make your articles more credible and add authentic customer-generated content. Every approved review appears:
- In the review list on the article detail page
- In the aggregated star widget above the article
- In search engine snippets with star ratings in Google results
- In the administration lists for moderation
How it works in the storefront
- The visitor opens an article and sees the average star rating
- Below it they see a Write a review prompt
- Clicking it opens the form and scrolls it into view
- Fields: name, email, stars, title and review text
- After submission the review is stored with the status
pending approval - The form can also be closed again with Cancel
How moderation works in the administration
In the Reviews tab of the blog dashboard you see each review with:
- The reviewer's name and email
- The review title and star rating
- An active toggle for approval
- The linked article
Use the Active toggle to approve a review. After saving it becomes visible in the storefront immediately — no cache clear required.
Without the premium plan the tab shows an upgrade note instead of the list.
What visitors submit
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Name | Shown under the review. |
| Internal only — never shown publicly. | |
| Title | Review headline, at least 5 characters. |
| Review text | Main review content, at least 40 characters. |
| Stars | Value from 1 to 5. |
| Active | Starts as not approved — you approve it later in the admin. |
Enable reviews
- Open Extensions → My extensions → Blog → Configuration
- Turn on Enable reviews
This setting applies per sales channel. While it is off — or while you do not have the premium plan — neither the review widget nor the review form appears in the storefront.
Availability by plan
| Feature | Basic | Advanced | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Write reviews | – | – | ✓ |
| Review list on article pages | – | – | ✓ |
| Aggregated star rating | – | – | ✓ |
| Admin moderation | – | – | ✓ |
| Star markup in Google results | – | – | ✓ |
Upgrade details are in Advanced and premium version.