Judge.me is compatible with various e-commerce platforms, including Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, and Squarespace. In this guide, we will lead you through the installation and setup process of our plugin for WooCommerce.
Requirements
Before you start, ensure you meet the following prerequisites:
You must have a functional domain accessible from the Internet. Localhost configurations won't suffice, and your domain must not be password-protected.
Your domain should either be a root domain (e.g., example.com) or a subdomain (e.g., sub.example.com), but not a subdirectory like (https://example.com/shop/).
Confirm that your WordPress installation publishes REST API via the path
/wp-json.
Installing the Judge.me plugin and widgets
Step 1: Install the Judge.me product reviews plugin
From your WordPress admin panel, go to the Plugins section and select Add New.
Search for Judge.me and proceed to click Install Now.
Once the installation is complete, Click Activate to start using the Judge.me plugin. You will now find the Judge.me plugin in the left sidebar.
Step 2: Install Judge.me widgets
The Review Widget and Star Rating Badge are automatically installed after you activate the Judge.me plugin.
The Review Widget will be installed on the product page.
The Star Rating will be installed on the product page and collection page.
These widgets are installed based on visual hooks, which may vary depending on your theme. If you want to install the widgets in custom positions, you can add the widget shortcodes to your preferred locations.
Please refer to this guide for the list of all shortcodes for Judge.me widgets and how to install them on different editors. Alternatively, you can install the widgets using visual hooks. This is an advanced option, so please contact [email protected] for more details.
Step 3: Access Judge.me settings
From the WordPress admin panel, access the Judge.me plugin on your left sidebar.
Click the Open the app button.
Now you can see all the settings of your Judge.me plugin:
Step 4: Import reviews from WooCommerce (Optional)
If you have reviews previously collected through WooCommerce's built-in review system, you have the option to import them into Judge.me by following these steps:
In your WordPress admin, access the Judge.me plugin.
Go to the Advanced tab and click the Export to CSV button.
Once you've got the CSV file, click the Open the app button to access all settings.
Go to Manage Reviews > Reviews Dashboard.
Click the Import & Export button in the top right corner.
Search and click on the option to import WooCommerce reviews.
Upload the CSV file of exported reviews you got earlier, then click Import.
For WooCommerce old admin
For WooCommerce old admin
Once you've got the CSV file, click on the Get started! Open Judge.me now button
Go to Import/Export > Import reviews > From Review Apps.
Choose WooCommerce and upload the CSV file received earlier.
After that, you can disable the native WooCommerce built-in review system within your WordPress admin by visiting WooCommerce > Settings > Products.
If you need help with Judge.me on WooCommerce, contact our team at [email protected]. We're available to help 24/7!