---
title: "How to change the description of the Star Rating titles on hover"
date: 2026-04-23
author: "GravityKit"
link: "https://www.gravitykit.com/docs/gravityview-pro/ratings-reviews/how-to-change-the-star-rating-titles/"
---

When hovering over a star to rate an entry, the titles are by default:

- 1 star
- 2 stars
- 3 stars
- 4 stars
- 5 stars

But what if you have a custom rating scale that you want to display when users hover over the star? For example, **if you wanted to use Netflix's rating scale**: Hated it, Didn't like it, It was okay, Liked it, Loved it, you can use the code below.

```

/**
 * Change the titles displayed when hovering over a star to use the Netflix scale
 * @param  array $stars Star titles
 * @return array        Modified titles
 */
function gv_ratings_reviews_use_netflix_scale( $stars ) {
	
	// Make sure to keep the array key numbers intact; they map with the star rating.
	// You can also set an empty string to disable the title attribute from appearing.
	$stars = array(
		1 => 'Hated it',
		2 => 'Didn't like it',
		3 => 'It was okay',
		4 => 'Liked it',
		5 => 'Loved it',
	);

	return $stars;
}

add_filter('gv_ratings_reviews_star_rating_titles', 'gv_ratings_reviews_use_netflix_scale');
```

```

/**
 * Change the titles displayed when hovering over a star to use the Netflix scale
 * @param  array $stars Star titles
 * @return array        Modified titles
 */
function gv_ratings_reviews_use_netflix_scale( $stars ) {
	
	// Make sure to keep the array key numbers intact; they map with the star rating.
	// You can also set an empty string to disable the title attribute from appearing.
	$stars = array(
		1 => 'Hated it',
		2 => 'Didn't like it',
		3 => 'It was okay',
		4 => 'Liked it',
		5 => 'Loved it',
	);

	return $stars;
}

add_filter('gv_ratings_reviews_star_rating_titles', 'gv_ratings_reviews_use_netflix_scale');
```

Read here how to add these code samples to your website: [Where to put code samples.](https://www.gravitykit.com/docs/gravityview/customizing-your-views/where-to-put-code-samples/)