Site Reviews vs Site Reviews: Review Filters
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| Feature | Site Reviews v8.3.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Site Reviews: Review Filters v4.0.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 60,000+ | — |
| Last updated | October 13, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Site Reviews · Site Reviews add-ons ($) | Site Reviews: Review Filters ($) |
| Pros | Reviews assignable to posts, pages, users and products; Shortcodes, blocks and page builder elements; Spam filters including captcha and blacklist options | Filter controls above the review list; Search across review titles and content; Clickable rating bars and a filters shortcode and block |
| Cons | Premium add-ons are licensed separately from Nifty Plugins; Captcha and Akismet options call outside services; Many settings and shortcode options to learn | Needs the Site Reviews core plugin installed; Paid add-on sold by Nifty Plugins with a licence key; Clickable rating bars only work when enabled in the summary settings |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Review, reviews, form and summary shortcodes, Gutenberg blocks for reviews and forms, Blacklist for words, IPs and emails, CSV import of third-party reviews, JSON-LD rating schema, Discord and Slack notifications for new reviews, Captcha options on the review form, Reviewer location lookup, Add-on licence and updates from Nifty Plugins ($) | Filter controls above the reviews ($), Sort reviews by option ($), Search review title and content ($), Filter by review category ($), Clickable rating bars ($), Filters shortcode ($), Filters block ($), Licensed add-on flag for Site Reviews ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce, SureCart | — |
| Plugins | Divi, Elementor, Yoast SEO, WPForms | Site Reviews (core plugin), Divi ($), Elementor ($), Breakdance ($) |
| Other | Akismet, Slack, Discord, Cloudflare Turnstile, Google reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, Gravatar, ip-api.com | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Requires PHP | 8.1.2 | 8.1.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | niftyplugins.com, api.site-reviews.com, ip-api.com, api.wordpress.org, secure.gravatar.com, api.friendlycaptcha.com, global.frcapi.com, www.google.com, api.prosopo.io, hcaptcha.com, challenges.cloudflare.com | — |
| Blocks | 6 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 5 | 1 |