How To Add Helpful Votes to Reviews in WordPress

Want to let your readers vote on how helpful your reviews are? The WordPress Reviews plugin includes a helpful votes feature that lets visitors rate the usefulness of reviews.

Here’s how to set it up in just a few clicks.

What Are Helpful Votes?

Helpful votes let your readers click “Yes” or “No” to rate how helpful a review is. This helps other visitors know which reviews are most valuable and builds trust on your website.

Step 1: Enable Helpful Votes

Go to your WordPress admin dashboard
Navigate to Reviews > Single Post
Click the Elements tab
Find the “Show Helpful Votes” checkbox
Check the box to enable helpful votes
Click Save Changes

That’s it! Helpful votes will now appear on all your single post reviews.

Step 2: Customize for Shortcodes

If you also want helpful votes on reviews displayed via shortcodes:

Go to Reviews > Shortcode
Click the Styling tab
Find the “Show Helpful Votes” checkbox
Check the box to enable helpful votes
Click Save Changes

What Your Readers Will See

Once enabled, your readers will see:

“Was this review helpful?” text
“Yes” button with vote count
“No” button with vote count
Vote statistics (hidden by default for cleaner look)

How It Works

One Vote Per Person: Each visitor can only vote once per review
Automatic Counting: Votes are counted and displayed in real-time
No Login Required: Visitors can vote without creating accounts
Mobile Friendly: Works perfectly on phones and tablets

Pro Tips

Keep It Clean

The vote statistics are hidden by default for a cleaner look
Only the “Yes/No” buttons are visible to visitors

Build Trust

Helpful votes show which reviews are most valuable
Higher vote counts build confidence in your reviews
Visitors can quickly identify the best reviews

Track Performance

Check your Reviews > Statistics page to see vote totals
Monitor which reviews get the most helpful votes
Use this data to improve your review content

That’s It!

Your helpful votes system is now live! Your readers can start voting on review helpfulness immediately, and you’ll build more trust with your audience.

Ready to get started? Get the WordPress Reviews plugin from WP Sites and start building trust with helpful votes today!