WordPress plugin comparison
Editorial Rating vs Star Ratings
At a glance
- Editorial Rating has more active installs: 200+, against fewer than 10 for Star Ratings.
- On a typical day, Editorial Rating is downloaded about 9 times, Star Ratings about 1.
- Star Ratings is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.4 from 13 reviews.
- Editorial Rating was updated more recently: Jun 28, 2026, against Mar 11, 2020 for Star Ratings.
- Editorial Rating is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.3.27 for Star Ratings.
- Star Ratings has been around longer: since 2019, against 2021 for Editorial Rating.
Line by line
Editorial Rating leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Editorial Rating |  Star Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #11,286 | #65,335 |
| Active installs | 200+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 188 | 32 |
| Rating | 4.4(13) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 5.3.27 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.43 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 6 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.2.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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