This blog post shows you how to programmatically create product reviews and ratings in WooCommerce using code.
Product reviews and ratings are key elements of a successful e-commerce platform. These help customers make informed purchasing decisions and build trust in your products.
WooCommerce, a powerful e-commerce plugin for WordPress, offers built-in support for product reviews and ratings.
However, there are some situations where you need to create product reviews and ratings programmatically.
Prerequisites:
Before diving into the code, ensure that you meet the following prerequisites:
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- WordPress and WooCommerce will be installed and activated on your website.
- Basic understanding of PHP, WordPress, and WooCommerce.
- Access to your website’s code (usually within a theme)
functions.php
in a file or a custom plugin.
Step 1: Create a product review programmatically
First, you need to create product reviews programmatically. This can be achieved by adding the following code to your theme’s code: functions.php
File or custom WooCommerce plugin:
This code defines review data such as product ID, author, content, and approval status.
Adjust values to suit specific reviews.of wp_insert_comment()
The function inserts the review into the database.
Step 2: Set review ratings programmatically
WooCommerce stores ratings as custom fields associated with reviews, so you must work with custom fields to programmatically set reviews’ ratings.
Add the following code.
function wk_set_review_rating_programmatically() $product_id = 29; // Replace with the product ID // Define review data $review_data = array( 'comment_post_ID' => $product_id, // Replace with the product ID you want to review 'comment_author' => 'John Doe 1', 'comment_content' => 'This product is amazing!', 'comment_approved' => 1, // 1 for approved, 0 for pending 'user_id' => 1, // Replace with the user ID who is leaving the review ); $rating = 5; // Replace with the desired rating (1 to 5) // Insert the review $review_id = wp_insert_comment( $review_data ); update_comment_meta( $review_id, 'rating', $rating ); add_action( 'init', 'wk_set_review_rating_programmatically' );
This code programmatically sets a review’s rating by updating the custom field “Rating” associated with the review.
We also update the product’s rating count and average rating to reflect new reviews.
Step 3: View custom reviews and ratings
To display custom reviews and ratings on your product pages, modify your theme’s template files.
Here’s an example of how to display custom reviews.
$product_id = get_the_ID(); $reviews = get_comments(array('post_id' => $product_id)); foreach ($reviews as $review) $rating = get_comment_meta($review->comment_ID, 'rating', true); $author = $review->comment_author; $content = $review->comment_content; echo "Rating: " . esc_html($rating) . "<br>"; echo "Author: " . esc_html($author) . "<br>"; echo "Review: " . esc_html($content) . "<br><br>";
This code retrieves product reviews and displays the rating, author name, and review content.
conclusion
Programmatically creating product reviews and ratings in WooCommerce can add value to your e-commerce site. Customize and automate your review process.
By following the steps and code snippets outlined in this blog, you can programmatically generate reviews and ratings that build trust and influence product purchasing decisions.
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