Managing Reviews in the Admin
BuddyPress Member Reviews overviewFreeGet BuddyPress Member Reviews →
Every review is saved in WordPress as an item of type “review”. You manage them from the Reviews menu, which works like the list of posts, with a few extras for moderation.
Settings are separate: they live at WB Plugins > Member Reviews.
Open the list
Section titled “Open the list”Go to Reviews > All Reviews in the admin menu.
Columns
Section titled “Columns”| Column | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Title | A sentence such as “Sam received a review”. The title is made by the plugin. |
| Reports | A dash if no one reported it. Otherwise the number of reports, plus “Resolved”, “Dismissed” or “Auto-hidden” when that applies. |
| Author | The member who wrote the review. This shows the real writer, even for anonymous reviews. |
| Reviews Category | The type of review. Profile reviews use “BP Member”. |
| Date | When it was written. |
Statuses
Section titled “Statuses”| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Published | Visible on the profile and counted in the member’s rating. |
| Draft | Not visible. Either waiting for your approval, or hidden because of reports (marked Auto-hidden). |
| Trash | Removed from the site. You can restore it or delete it for good. |
Find the review you need
Section titled “Find the review you need”Above the list you see the status links (All, Published, Draft, Trash) and these extras:
| Link | Shows |
|---|---|
| Reported (with a count) | Reviews with open reports, whether or not they are hidden. Appears only when there are some. |
| Auto-hidden (with a count) | Reviews hidden because they reached the report threshold. Appears only when there are some. |
You can also search, and filter by month.
What you can do to a review
Section titled “What you can do to a review”Hover over a review’s title to see its actions:
| Action | What it does |
|---|---|
| View Review | Opens the review on the member’s profile. |
| Approve | Publishes a draft review. Shown on drafts only. Needs the Editor role or higher. |
| Trash | Moves it to the trash. |
Quick Edit and Edit links are removed on purpose. To open a review, click its title.
When a review is trashed or deleted, the member’s rating and review count update, and its activity stream entry and notifications are removed.
Open a single review
Section titled “Open a single review”Click the title. You can:
- Edit the written text.
- See the stars given, in the Member Ratings box. This box is for reading. It does not change the stars.
- Read the reports in the Report Details box, then click Dismiss Reports or Mark Resolved. See Handle a reported review.
- Use the normal Publish, Move to Trash and status controls.
Bulk actions
Section titled “Bulk actions”Tick one or more reviews and choose from Bulk actions:
- Move to Trash
- Dismiss Reports
- Resolve Reports
The two report actions change the report status only. They do not publish a hidden review.
The counts at the top of the settings screen
Section titled “The counts at the top of the settings screen”WB Plugins > Member Reviews > Overview shows Published Reviews, Pending Approval, Members Reviewed and Reported. The numbers count reviews by status as described above.
- You cannot add a review from the admin. Reviews are written by members from the front of your site.
- If you also use BuddyPress Group Reviews, its reviews share this list. Use the Reviews Category column to tell them apart.
- Who can do what: Administrators and Editors can approve, dismiss, resolve and delete. Contributors and Authors cannot approve or moderate reports.