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title: "How to Setup the Ratings & Reviews Extension"
date: 2026-04-23
author: "GravityKit"
link: "https://www.gravitykit.com/docs/gravityview-pro/ratings-reviews/how-to-setup-ratings-and-reviews/"
---

In this article, we’ll show you how to get set up with the [Ratings & Reviews](/products/ratings-reviews/) extension.

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## Installing the Ratings and Reviews Extension

You can install the Ratings & Reviews extension from inside WordPress. First, hover over "GravityKit" and click on the "Manage Your Kit" link.

![GravityKit sidebar menu highlighting ](https://www.gravitykit.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/file-N7QYsFn1MT.png)
*Now, scroll down to “Ratings & Reviews” (under "Extensions") and click "Install Now"*![Ratings & Reviews setup prompt with ](https://www.gravitykit.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/file-l54NfY2iAe.png)

## Allow WordPress Comments

Ratings & Reviews uses the WordPress comment functionality, so for it to work correctly, you’ll need to enable comments in the WordPress settings.

To do this, hover over *Settings* in the left-hand menu and click *Discussion*. Now check the box that says, “Allow people to submit comments on new posts”.

![Default post settings showing comment submission option enabled for new posts](https://www.gravitykit.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/file-HUZPrvlV0w.png)

## Enable Reviews and Choose a Rating Type

Open your View editor, scroll down to the View Settings and click on the Ratings & Reviews tab. To enable entry reviews, check the box that says “Enable entry reviews”.

![Settings panel for configuring Ratings & Reviews, including review type, limits, and edit duration options](https://www.gravitykit.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/file-F6JmmBYHmk.png)
*Now you can configure the remaining options:*

| Setting Name | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Review type | Switches the rating system between "5-Star Rating" or "Vote".  "Stars" shows a 5-star rating scale.  "Vote" shows arrows for up-voting and down-voting. | 5-Star Rating |
| Disable downvoting | Shown when "Review type" is set to "Vote". When enabled, hides the downvote option and only shows the option to upvote. | False |
| Require ratings | Forces reviews to always require ratings. | False |
| Limit to one review per person per entry | Limits a single person to one vote per entry. Note: Administrators are not bound by this limitation. | True |
| Hide ratings fields | Enabling this will hide the rating fields so users can only post text reviews. |  |
| Hide title and description fields | Enabling this will hide the rating fields so users can only post text reviews. |  |
| Allow empty review text | Note: enable this option when using "Vote" review type. |  |
| Allow users to edit their reviews | Allows users to change their review or rating after submission. | False |
| Reviews edit duration | Specify the amount of time, in seconds, that a user should be able to edit their review. Enter zero for no cutoff.  Some common values:  - Minute: `60` - 30 minutes: `1800` - Hour: `3600` - Six hours: `21600` - Day: `86400` - Week: `604800` - Month: `2592000` - Year: `31536000` | `3600` (1 day) |
| Show reviewer Gravatar | Shows the commenter/reviewer's Gravatar next to their review. | False |

When you’re done, you can start adding rating and review fields to your View layout.

## Add Rating and Review Fields to Your View

The Ratings & Reviews extension adds four new fields to GravityView:

- **Rate Entry** - Allows users to rate an entry on the Multiple Entries page.
- **Stars Rating** - Display the entry’s star rating (out of 5). This is an average of all the star ratings.
- **Votes Rating** - Display the entry’s aggregate up/down rating.
- **Reviews Link** - Display ratings and a link to review the entry.

![Entry options for notes, ratings, reviews, with an ](https://www.gravitykit.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/file-73QvY7dYDN.png)
*To add one of these fields to your View, simply click the "Add Field" button and select the field you want to add*
Now, on the Single Entry page, you’ll see a review form underneath the entry.

![Form for submitting a review with fields for title, star rating, and text review. Includes HTML tag options](https://www.gravitykit.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/file-RFR1tatZ2y.png)
*Reviews left by users will appear on the Single Entry page above the form*![Three user reviews of Marco's Cafe with ratings and comments options](https://www.gravitykit.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/file-JqvDUfXKok.png)

*That’s it!*