YASR – Yet Another Star Rating Plugin for WordPress

v3.4.15

by Dash Labs · updated 1 year ago

Boost the way people interact with your site with an easy WordPress stars rating system! With schema.org rich snippets YASR will improve your SEO

block google rating rate post rating star rating

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Rank: #1,761; No change0 vs yesterday

Active installs (est.): ≈ 14,000; 10K+ reported · Medium

Total downloads: 1.9M; 1,909,736 all-time

Rating: 4.7/5; 323 reviews

Support resolved: –; 0 of 0 threads, last 2 months

Growing·Downloads +26.8% (30d)·Toward 20K+ · ETA ~48d

YASR at a glance

YASR is a WordPress plugin by Dash Labs with 10K+ active installs, the #1,761 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 57 times, 27% more than the month before. It’s rated 4.7 out of 5 from 323 reviews. Version 3.4.15 came out on Apr 10, 2025, more than a year ago. It is tested up to WordPress 6.8.12. Among the 6 plugins tagged “google rating”, it ranks #2. It was first released in 2014.

Chart time range

Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 11, 2026, 30 days.

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Downloads over time

Download stats

1.7K downloads · the last 30 days

YASR Compare series

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Date	YASR
Nov 8, 2026	42
Nov 7, 2026	43
Nov 6, 2026	44
Nov 5, 2026	56
Nov 4, 2026	58
Nov 3, 2026	72
Nov 2, 2026	75
Nov 1, 2026	146
Oct 31, 2026	40
Oct 30, 2026	47
Oct 29, 2026	42
Oct 28, 2026	66
Oct 27, 2026	69
Oct 26, 2026	57
Oct 25, 2026	53
Oct 24, 2026	39
Oct 23, 2026	73
Oct 22, 2026	80
Oct 21, 2026	87
Oct 20, 2026	44
Oct 19, 2026	51
Oct 18, 2026	40
Oct 17, 2026	31
Oct 16, 2026	48
Oct 15, 2026	74
Oct 14, 2026	81
Oct 13, 2026	68
Oct 12, 2026	45
Oct 11, 2026	39

Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.

Estimated installs

≈ 14,170 · -1.2% in the last 30 days

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Date	Estimated installs
Nov 10, 2026	14,170
Nov 9, 2026	14,178
Nov 8, 2026	14,221
Nov 7, 2026	14,210
Nov 5, 2026	14,244
Nov 4, 2026	14,249
Nov 3, 2026	14,259
Nov 2, 2026	14,236
Nov 1, 2026	14,291
Oct 31, 2026	14,298
Oct 30, 2026	14,327
Oct 29, 2026	14,349
Oct 28, 2026	14,330
Oct 27, 2026	14,339

Rank over time

#1,761 · down 20 in the last 30 days

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Date	Daily snapshot
Nov 10, 2026	#1,761
Nov 9, 2026	#1,761
Nov 8, 2026	#1,759
Nov 7, 2026	#1,760
Nov 6, 2026	#1,758
Nov 5, 2026	#1,758
Nov 4, 2026	#1,757
Nov 3, 2026	#1,753
Nov 2, 2026	#1,757
Nov 1, 2026	#1,751
Oct 31, 2026	#1,751
Oct 30, 2026	#1,749
Oct 29, 2026	#1,747
Oct 28, 2026	#1,751
Oct 27, 2026	#1,751
Oct 16, 2026	#1,741

Growth %

Average -0.08% a day in the last 30 days

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Date	Growth
Nov 10, 2026	-0.06%
Nov 9, 2026	-0.30%
Nov 8, 2026	+0.08%
Nov 7, 2026	-0.12%
Nov 5, 2026	-0.04%
Nov 4, 2026	-0.07%
Nov 3, 2026	+0.16%
Nov 2, 2026	-0.39%
Nov 1, 2026	-0.05%
Oct 31, 2026	-0.20%
Oct 30, 2026	-0.15%
Oct 29, 2026	+0.13%
Oct 28, 2026	-0.06%

Active installs band

10K+ on WordPress.org

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Date	Daily snapshot
Nov 10, 2026	10K+
Nov 9, 2026	10K+
Nov 8, 2026	10K+
Nov 7, 2026	10K+
Nov 6, 2026	10K+
Nov 5, 2026	10K+
Nov 4, 2026	10K+
Nov 3, 2026	10K+
Nov 2, 2026	10K+
Nov 1, 2026	10K+
Oct 31, 2026	10K+
Oct 30, 2026	10K+
Oct 29, 2026	10K+
Oct 28, 2026	10K+
Oct 27, 2026	10K+
Oct 16, 2026	10K+

Search rankings

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Change log

From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org

Oct 29, 2026
Rank #1751 → #1758Downloads -6.4%
- Tested up to 6.8.11 → 6.8.12

Versions in use

Share of active installs on each published version, from WordPress.org.

v3.484%
Other16%

Rating trend

4.7★★★★★323 reviews · steady in the last 30 days

Requirements & info

Version history

Version: 3.4.15
Requires WordPress: 4.7
Tested up to: 6.8.12
Requires PHP: 5.4
First released: Jun 4, 2014
Last updated: Apr 10, 2025
Releases, last 12 months: …

Questions about YASR

How many websites use YASR?

YASR is active on 10K+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #1,761 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.

How many times has YASR been downloaded?

1,909,736 times in total since 2014. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 57 times. See download stats

When was YASR last updated?

Version 3.4.15 came out on Apr 10, 2025 (1 year ago). See every release

Is YASR compatible with the latest WordPress?

YASR’s readme says it’s tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, while the current version is 7.1. That doesn’t mean it breaks, but its author hasn’t confirmed it works with the latest releases.

Does YASR have known security vulnerabilities?

None that affect the current version. WPVulnerability’s database lists 14 older issues, fixed in earlier versions, so keep YASR up to date. See its security record

Is YASR still maintained?

Its last release was 1 year ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained. No support threads were opened in the last two months.

What rating does YASR have?

4.7 out of 5 from 323 reviews on WordPress.org. 88% of them give 5 stars.

What are the best alternatives to YASR?

The plugins most like YASR, by the tags they share, are Rate My Post (20K+), kk Star Ratings (70K+) and Reviews and Rating (20K+). Compare all alternatives

Rank in its tags

Where YASR sits among listings with the same tag, in WordPress.org’s popular order.

google rating#2 of 6
Leader: Reviews and Rating
star rating#2 of 53
Leader: Rate My Post
rate post#3 of 7
Leader: kk Star Ratings
rating#3 of 143
Leader: Crowdsignal Dashboard
block#29 of 1,043
Leader: Spectra Legacy

Why it ranks where it does

WordPress.org search multiplies text relevance by these factors. Together: ×0.31.

Its search score has been falling since Oct 7, 2025, 180 days after its last update.

Last updated×0.464of ×1.000
Falling since 2025-10-07: more than 180 days without an update.
Tested up to×0.775of ×1.000
Says 6.8.12; WordPress 7.1 is out.
Resolved support threads×0.301
0 of 0 threads resolved in the last two months.
Rating×1.084of ×1.118
4.7 stars from 323 reviews.
Active installs×3.574
Grows with the log of installs, so each band adds less.
Size penalty×0.729of ×1.000
Applied below 1M installs; shrinks as installs grow.

Known vulnerabilities

None affect the current version (3.4.15); 14 fixed in earlier versions.

mediumReflected DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter
Fixed in 3.4.15 · CVE-2024-13362 · Apr 30, 2026 · Wordfence
mediumMissing Authorization via init
Fixed in 3.4.4 · CVE-2023-39305 · Nov 27, 2023 · Wordfence
highReflected Cross-Site Scripting
Fixed in 3.4.2 · CVE-2023-33999 · Jul 18, 2023 · WPScan
lowMissing Authorization to Vote Tampering
Fixed in 3.3.9 · CVE-2023-37867 · Jul 10, 2023 · Wordfence

Full security record

Vulnerability data from WPVulnerability, checked 4 days ago.

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Review stats

4.7

★★★★★

323 reviews

5 stars: 283 reviews, 88%
4 stars: 11 reviews, 3%
3 stars: 6 reviews, 2%
2 stars: 6 reviews, 2%
1 stars: 17 reviews, 5%

Positive: 91%4–5★
Mixed: 2%3★
Critical: 7%1–2★

About 113 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 4.8.
Each new 1★ review takes 11 five-star reviews to balance out.

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Metric	YASR
Estimated installs	≈ 14,000
Reported installs	10K+
Rating	4.7
Reviews	323
Total downloads	1.9M
Author	Dash Labs
First released	Jun 4, 2014
Version	3.4.15
Requires WP	4.7
Requires PHP	5.4
Last updated	Apr 10, 2025

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