WordPress Plugin

WPSDDC Shared Reviews

WPSDDC Shared Reviews shares WooCommerce product reviews and WordPress post comments across Polylang translations, so ratings and discussion are not split per language. A product with 20 reviews in English now shows the same 20 reviews on its Spanish translation, instead of starting at zero.

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What It Does

Shares WooCommerce product review counts, star ratings and the rating-breakdown bars across every Polylang translation of a product.
Optionally shares standard WordPress post comment counts and the comment list itself across every Polylang translation of a post.
Uses WordPress’ and WooCommerce’s own comment queries — no separate data store, no duplicated comments.
Caches computed totals with transients and clears them automatically when a comment or review changes.
Has no effect when Polylang is inactive, and no effect on product reviews specifically when WooCommerce is inactive.

Requirements

The WPSDDC Shared Reviews WordPress Plugin is designed for sharing feedback across linked Polylang translations. It helps editors unify WooCommerce product reviews and WordPress post discussions. This is useful for managing multilingual reviews without splitting the conversation. Language versions must already be correctly linked.

For practical context on the WPSDDC Shared Reviews WordPress Plugin, read Custom Plugin or Ready-Made One? A Cartographer’s Test. The official reference on WordPress Comments explains related technical concepts.

WordPress 6.4 or later
PHP 8.1 or later
Polylang (free or Pro), active
WooCommerce, only needed for the product-reviews feature

Installation

Install and activate WPSDDC Shared Reviews from the WordPress Plugins screen (or upload it manually).
Go to Settings → Shared Reviews.
Choose whether product reviews and/or post comments should be shared across translations, then save.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does This Duplicate or Move Any Comments or Reviews?

No. Every comment and review stays attached to the post or product it was actually submitted on. The plugin only changes which comments are counted and displayed on each translation’s page.

What Happens If I Deactivate the Plugin?

Each translation immediately goes back to showing only its own comments and reviews, exactly as before activation. No data is deleted.

Source and Documentation

Open Source under GPLv2 or Later. For More Information, Visit Contact.