=== Easy Video Reviews - Testimonial Grid & Social Proof ===
Contributors: wppool, azizultex, wpdarkmode, iamjafran, sharifdev, sahabuddinsgr
Tags: testimonial, reviews, product reviews, social proof, testimonial plugin
Requires at least: 5.0
Tested up to: 6.8
Requires PHP: 5.6
Stable tag: 2.8.14
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html.

Build social proof with authentic text & video testimonials for WooCommerce. Showcase reviews in galleries or share them on social media.

== Description ==

**RECORD AND DISPLAY TESTIMONIALS ON YOUR WEBSITE - WITHOUT ANY CODING 😍**

Easy Video Reviews lets you collect and display video and text testimonials on your WordPress site. It’s fully compatible with WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads. Customers can record and submit testimonials directly from their browsers, and you can manage and embed them anywhere on your website.

https://youtu.be/ul-QOe3tFV4?si=kxFnKIAZGu845F0e

👉 [View Demo](https://go.wppool.dev/RhS2) | 🚀 [Get The PRO Version](https://go.wppool.dev/kgN9)

The plugin includes shortcode support that allows you to showcase video reviews with responsive and customizable styles on your website.

== Why do You Need a Testimonial Plugin? ==

* **Influence customer decisions:** A robust testimonial solution helps your customers make informed decisions based on other customer reviews. People are more likely to try a new product or service when they find recommendations from other users. 
* **Build trust:** Customers often turn to reviews to gain confidence in a product before purchasing. Reviews from those who've bought the product prove its quality and reliability.
* **Increased conversions:** High-quality testimonials act as persuasive content, encouraging potential customers to take action. Addressing common concerns or objections through testimonials can alleviate doubts and hesitations, leading to higher conversion rates.

Need more inspiration? Check our [Use Cases Page](https://wppool.dev/easy-video-reviews/use-cases/) to find unique ways to use social proof to your benefit.

https://youtu.be/3sdg4vbpR8U?si=0k6jcdnNkXa-2Jey?rel=0
 
👉 [View Demo](https://go.wppool.dev/RhS2) | 🚀 [Get The PRO Version](https://go.wppool.dev/kgN9)

==🔝 EASY VIDEO REVIEW FREE FEATURES ==

* **Testimonial recorder:** Collect testimonials in style. With our sleek recording interface, leaving a video review or text review has never been easier. Our testimonial recorder guarantees that your customer journey will be seamless, and you'll receive an unparalleled amount of reviews in no time. 
* **Gutenberg testimonial block:** Use the testimonial recorder block to easily create a testimonial recording section on your site. Also using the ‘Review Showcase’ block you can embed your recorded testimonials.
* **Embed testimonials with shortcode:** Add testimonials and reviews to any page using a shortcode. Showcase the top customer feedback on the website wherever you want!
* **Testimonial Gallery:** Select your favorite customer testimonials to create a review gallery and include it anywhere on your website. Creating a “wall of love” is child’s play with this plugin.
* **Floating Review Widget:** Display a stunning floating review widget that instantly attracts customers to leave more reviews than before. Customize widget CTA, choose widget icon, and start collecting authentic customer feedback.
* **Unlimited Testimonial Downloads:** Download your favorite testimonials with ease and use them anywhere you want.
* **Testimonial preview:** Your customers can see a preview of the recorded video before submitting. It allows them to check the quality and appeal of the video review. They can also cancel the recording and record a new video.
* **Interactive dashboard:** You will have a dashboard page to manage all your spaces. You can add, update, or remove testimonials in this space as you want. No need to leave your WordPress site.
* **Quick & easy onboarding:** Getting started with Easy Video Reviews is now a child's play. Activate the plugin, customize the recorder settings, and that's it. You can place the recorder anywhere on your site with the Gutenberg block, Elementor widget, or shortcode.
* **Import & Export plugin settings:** Easy Video Reviews make it fast and simple for you to export or import anything with a single click. Use the single-click export and import feature for whatever you need. Just a click is enough!
* **Multisite supported:** WordPress Multisite compatibility makes sure every website on the multisite network can access the plugin features.
* **Responsive testimonials:** No device dependency on Easy Video Reviews. Record on any device such as a Desktop, Laptop, or Smartphone, using any operating system such as Linux, Windows, Android, iOS, and Mac.

👉 [View Demo](https://go.wppool.dev/RhS2) | 🚀 [Get The PRO Version](https://go.wppool.dev/kgN9)

 == 🎉 EASY VIDEO REVIEW PREMIUM FEATURES ==

* **Elementor testimonial widget:** Easily embed your testimonials (in video or text format) on any page or post using Elementor testimonial widget.
* **Drag and drop video uploader:** We made video uploading easier for your customers! They can upload the recorded video manually or simply drag and drop their files in a specific location to upload their video testimonial.
* **WooCommerce integration:** This video testimonial plugin allows you to ask for customer reviews for WooCommerce anywhere. With the Review tab for WooCommerce (Easy Video Reviews > Integration > WooCommerce) you can customize exactly how you want to display the reviews on the product page. In addition, you can ask for video testimonials at the product checkout, thank you page, and even in the order completion emails. 
* **Easy Digital Downloads integration:** seamless integration with the Easy Digital Downloads plugin lets you ask directly for video testimonials from customers. Collect video reviews in any section of the customer journey with this WordPress testimonial plugin.
* **Enhanced Review Widget:** Unlock next-level customization on the review widget. Upload custom review widget icons, add attention effects, show widget on desktop/mobile and also add video widget.
* **Automated review collection:** You can enable the automatic review button from the Integrations menu (available for both WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads). Users will find a recorder button to provide video reviews once the order is completed.
* **Custom form builder:** Create a data form to collect information from your customers. Collect additional information such as name, address, phone number, etc. Custom-built data forms of Easy Video Reviews help you do it.
* **Personalized testimonial recorder UI:** Set customized messages for your customers. Set the title, header, or footer of the message in the video recording popup. Easy Video Reviews is fully customizable and adaptive with any website style.
* **Social sharing:** Share the collected video testimonials on all your social media handles, alongside the website. Make your video reviews reach more potential customers.
* **Edit/translate testimonial widget fields:** Easily translate to the language you need in Easy Video Reviews. You can customize labels and texts for every section of the floating review widget, including the recorder, warning screen, thank you screen and more.Connect with your audience in their preferred language!

👉 [View Demo](https://go.wppool.dev/RhS2) | 🚀 [Get The PRO Version](https://go.wppool.dev/kgN9)

== Collect more reviews than ever with powerful integrations with WooCommerce ==

**Easy Video Reviews is a WooCommerce review plugin that helps you achieve:**

* Customer reviews from the WooCommerce product page.
* Authentic Customer testimonials from the order completion email.
* Text and video reviews from the product checkout and thank you page.

Ratings and reviews have an unparallel influence on converting a visitor into a customer. Video reviews take that conversion rate to a new height. Easy Video Reviews is designed to make businesses earn more money and attract new customers every day. 

WooCommerce reviews play a significant role in the success of your product. This video testimonial plugin helps you collect and display video reviews directly from your WooCommerce site.

🚀 Build customer trust. Collect authentic testimonials. Boost sales. Easy Video Reviews helps you collect, manage, and display video reviews on your WordPress website. It includes all the tools you need to gather and share customer feedback.

👉 [View Demo](https://go.wppool.dev/RhS2) | 🚀 [Get The PRO Version](https://go.wppool.dev/kgN9)


== Privacy Policy ==
Easy Video Reviews uses [Appsero](https://appsero.com) SDK to collect some telemetry data upon the user's confirmation. This helps us to troubleshoot problems faster & make product improvements.

Appsero SDK **does not gather any data by default.** The SDK only starts gathering basic telemetry data **when a user allows it via the admin notice**. We collect the data to ensure a great user experience for all our users. 

Integrating Appsero SDK **DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY** start gathering data, **without confirmation from users in any case.**

Learn more about how [Appsero collects and uses this data](https://appsero.com/privacy-policy/).

Additionally, read the [Easy Video Review privacy policy](https://wppool.dev/easy-video-reviews-terms-and-conditions/).

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= How many testimonials can I collect? =
With the Free version of Easy Video Reviews, you can collect 15 text reviews and 5 video reviews. If you need to collect more, consider checking our [Premium version](https://go.wppool.dev/kgN9).

= Is there any time limit for each video? =
Yes! You can record up to 2 minutes on the Free version (up to 10 minutes using the Premium versions). 

= How do I make a video testimonial with Easy Video Reviews? =
Just activate the plugin on your website and you will get an option to place the video recorded on any page/post. Your site visitors can then leave their video reviews.

= How easy is it for customers to submit a video? =
Your customers can record or upload video from any device without any login. It’s very easy and anyone can leave a video testimonial with a click on the recording button.

= Will this work on WordPress Multisite? =
Yes, Easy Video Reviews supports WordPress Multisite. You can operate the plugin on all websites in the Multisite network with a single installation.

= Can my customers submit text reviews? =
Yes. You can enable text reviews from the plugin setting. There is also an option to create forms to collect additional info.

= Is there any shortcode? =
Yes, we do have two different short-codes to render the recorder Button and Showcase your testimonials. [Watch this video to learn more](https://youtu.be/upo2QxBRrW0)..

= How can I embed the video on my site? =
Yes! We provide embed code for each video. It's just a one-line code. Click on the Share icon bottom of the video and click on the Code icon, you will find the code. You just copy the code and place it anywhere you want.

= Do I need to know any programming language to use this plugin? =
No. Easy Video Reviews is a very user-friendly and simple plugin. It's a plug-and-play type plugin, just download and use it accordingly.

= What information can I collect from my customer? =
Using the custom form builder option, you can collect different types of information from your customers, such as - name, email, phone number, address, etc.

= What can I do when my visitors are getting “You have reached the maximum number of reviews” message during review submission?
This error occurs when your review limit has been reached. To fix it, please remove an existing video or upgrade to our premium plan.

= What to do when my visitors are getting “This site isn’t using https protocol. Reviews cannot be recorded or uploaded” message?
Make sure you have installed SSL on your website, otherwise your customer may not be able to record video properly. If you are testing this plugin on your local machine, please browse the website with https:// to bypass the SSL issue.

= Where can I find the tutorials about using the plugin? = 
Please visit our [Youtube playlist](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd6WEu38CQSxMA9pvXN---uJYhwH9UwCw) where we put all the videos of how you can use the features of the plugin. Also, let us know if there is anything we can help you with.

== Installation ==

1. Navigate to WordPress Dashboard > Plugins > Add New and search ‘Easy Video Reviews’. Install and activate the plugin.
2. Create a new account or log in to your existing account from the plugin settings.
3. Navigate to a page/post and insert the “Easy Video Reviews Button” or “Easy Video Reviews Showcase” block. You can use both Gutenberg and Elementor page builders to do that.
4. Update the settings as required and publish the page/post to get start collecting video testimonials.

You can also check our tutorial to get started quickly:
https://youtu.be/3sdg4vbpR8U?si=0k6jcdnNkXa-2Jey?rel=0

== 🔥 More Awesome Plugins ==
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== Changelog ==

= 2.8.14 – 24 Nov 2025 =
* **Improvement:** Regular maintenance update

= 2.8.13 – 22 Sep 2025 =
**Improvement:** Maintenance update

= 2.8.12 – 06 Aug 2025 =
**Improvement:** Updated the PRO popup banner
Improvement: Added translation support for more strings

= 2.8.11 – 03 July 2025 =
* **Improvement:** Improved translation quality and included previously unavailable text segments

= 2.8.10 - 25 Jun 2025 =
* **Fix:** Blacklisting a website under account & profile management now works properly
* **Fix:** Translation functionality issue with the frontend recorder modal, and newly added texts for the Text Review Modal and Publishing Policy are fixed
* **Fix:** Issues with review recording on mobile devices have been fixed
* **Fix:** Empty review galleries can now be deleted
* **Fix:** The Folder selection issue for Elementor review recorder button widget has been fixed
* **Fix:** Restriction to growth plan even when logged in with appropriate credentials has been solved

**For older changelog entries, please see the [additional changelog.txt file](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/easy-video-reviews/trunk/changelog.txt) delivered with the plugin.**