🌟 Magento 2 Reviews & Ratings – Build Trust with Your Customers
Want your customers to trust your products more? Magento 2 offers a built-in review and rating system that lets buyers share their opinions and helps boost your credibility. Let’s explore how to manage and customize reviews & ratings in Magento 2!
✅ Why Use Reviews & Ratings?
- Builds trust – Customers trust peer opinions.
- Improves SEO – User-generated content helps rankings.
- Increases conversion – Positive reviews encourage purchases.
⚙️ Enable Product Reviews
- Go to Stores > Configuration > Catalog > Catalog
- Expand the Product Reviews section
- Set Allow Guests to Write Reviews to Yes if desired
- Click Save Config
📝 Writing a Review (Frontend)
Customers can submit a review on the product page under the Reviews tab. They can rate the product and leave a comment.
🔧 Example: Basic Review Form Markup
Here’s a sample review form snippet for customizing:
<form action="/review/product/post/" method="post"> <label for="nickname">Nickname</label> <input type="text" name="nickname" id="nickname" /> <label for="summary">Summary of Your Review</label> <input type="text" name="title" id="summary" /> <label for="review">Review</label> <textarea name="detail" id="review"></textarea> <label>Rating</label> <input type="radio" name="ratings[1]" value="1" /> 1 <input type="radio" name="ratings[1]" value="2" /> 2 <input type="radio" name="ratings[1]" value="3" /> 3 <input type="radio" name="ratings[1]" value="4" /> 4 <input type="radio" name="ratings[1]" value="5" /> 5 <button type="submit">Submit Review</button> </form>
🔍 Managing Reviews in Admin Panel
- Navigate to Marketing > User Content > Reviews
- View pending reviews and click on one to approve, edit, or reject
- Change Status to
Approved
to make it live - Click Save Review
🔧 Customizing Ratings
You can define custom rating options for more precise feedback:
- Go to Stores > Attributes > Rating
- Click Add New Rating
- Set title (e.g., Quality, Value, Usability)
- Assign to the correct store views
- Click Save Rating
📊 Displaying Average Ratings
Magento automatically calculates and shows the average rating on product listings and product detail pages. You can customize the design via your theme if needed.
📢 Encourage Customer Reviews
- Send a follow-up email after a purchase with a review request
- Offer a small coupon or reward for honest reviews
- Display top-rated products on your homepage
🧠 Summary
Product reviews and ratings are crucial for building social proof and increasing conversions. Magento 2 makes it easy to enable, manage, and customize this feature so you can win more customer trust — and more sales!