Init Review System – Lightweight, Multi-Criteria, Guest-Friendly

Init Review System adds a clean and customizable 5-star rating system to your WordPress site. Votes are stored via REST API, tracked with localStorage, and the average score is auto-calculated and optionally displayed with schema markup. Built to be lightweight, developer-friendly, and easy to integrate into any theme or custom UI. This plugin is part of the Init Plugin Suite — a collection of minimalist, fast, and developer-focused tools for WordPress. GitHub repository: https://github.com/brokensmile2103/init-review-system Highlights:

• 5-star voting via frontend
• NEW: Multi-criteria review support
• Average score display
• Optional login requirement
• Optional strict IP checking
• REST API for vote submission
• JSON-LD schema for SEO
• Works with any post type
• Minimal, theme-friendly UI

1.2 – July 27, 2025

• Standardized all output with esc_html(), esc_attr(), and wp_kses() for frontend safety
• Secured REST API endpoint with enforced login + nonce validation for logged-in users
• Added uninstall.php to clean up plugin options when uninstalled
• Refined UI labels and descriptions on settings page
• Improved shortcode documentation and attributes in readme.txt
• Enhanced multi-criteria input layout for better clarity

1.1 – July 11, 2025

• Added support for multi-criteria reviews
• New shortcode for criteria-based score display
• Separate logic and schema handling for criteria reviews
• Improved review interface and modal UX
• Refactored code to support both single and multi-criteria review paths

1.0 – June 28, 2025

• Initial release
• Shortcode [init_review_system] for 5-star voting block
• Shortcode [init_review_score] for average score display
• REST API endpoint /wp-json/initrsys/v1/vote with conditional login and nonce check
• Vote tracking via localStorage for guest users
• Optional login restriction + strict IP check using hashed IP + transient
• JSON-LD schema output using AggregateRating
• Auto-insert system: before/after post content or comment form
• Admin settings page with shortcode builder and control toggles
• Minimal, responsive, theme-inheriting design
• Developer-friendly: filters, actions, and reusable helpers