Reviewbird has a few widgets that are automatically enabled with your WordPress theme when you have the Reviewbird WordPress plugin installed and connected to Reviewbird:
| Widget | Shortcode | Description |
| Review Display | [reviewbird_widget] | The main Reviewbird widget. Displays your reviews on product pages and handles review collection. |
| Rating Stars | [reviewbird_stars] | Displays the star rating for a product on the product page, catalog pages, etc. |
| Review Showcase | [reviewbird_showcase ID=123] | Displays a review showcase by ID. |
The Review Display and Rating Stars widgets are automatically configured for your theme and should output in the correct locations.
If you need to adjust it, you can use the shortcodes above. If you add the Review Display shortcode to your product page, this will override our default placement.
The Rating Stars output is a bit different – this widget replaces the default WooCommerce rating stars anywhere they typically display. If you need to change where these are output, you’ll need to make some adjustments.
Moving the Review Display Widget
By default, the review widget appears automatically on each product page, just below the product tabs (in WooCommerce terms, on the woocommerce_after_single_product_summary hook at priority 14).
You can move it two ways.
Option 1 — Place it exactly where you want (shortcode)
Use this when you want the Review Display widget in a specific spot, such as inside the product description, in a page-builder section, etc.
Add this shortcode where you want the widget to appear:
[reviewbird_widget]- On a product page, placing the shortcode replaces the automatic position. The widget shows up where you put the shortcode instead of the default spot (it won’t appear twice).
- Requirements: your store must be connected and the “Enable widget” setting turned on (WP Admin → Reviewbird → Settings). If it’s off, the shortcode shows nothing.
- Tip: if you’re using a block or page-builder editor, add a “Shortcode” block/widget and paste the code into it.
Option 2 — Just reorder it on the product page (priority filter)
Use this when you want to keep the automatic placement but shift it up or down relative to other product-page sections (tabs, related products, etc.)
Add this snippet to your site. The number is the position; lower = higher up the page.
add_filter( 'reviewbird_product_widget_priority', function () {
return 25; // move the widget below related products
} );Reference positions on the product page (pick a number relative to these):
| Priority | Section |
| 10 | Product tabs (Description, etc.) |
| 14 | Review Display widget default location |
| 15 | Up-sells (“You may also like”) |
| 20 | Related products |
For example:
- return 9; → above the product tabs
- return 25; → below related products
Where to add the snippet
Don’t paste PHP directly into a page. Use one of these:
- Code Snippets plugin (recommended, safest): install the free “Code Snippets” plugin → Add New → paste the code → set it to “Run everywhere” → Activate.
- Your child theme functions.php: Appearance → Theme File Editor → functions.php, or via SFTP. Only do this with a child theme so a theme update doesn’t erase it.
For Block Themes:
Block (Full Site Editing) themes: if your theme uses the Site Editor for templates, Option 2’s reorder still applies to the auto-rendered widget. The shortcode (Option 1) also works inside a Shortcode block.
Moving the Rating Stars Widget
How you move the Rating Stars widget depends on whether you are using a classic WordPress theme or a newer FSE (Full Site Editing) Block Theme.
Classic Theme
The Rating Stars widget is output on the woocommerce_single_product_summary action hook at priority 6. This positions the rating stars after the product title:
| Priority | Element |
| 5 | Title |
| 6 | Stars (reviewbird default) |
| 10 | Price |
| 20 | Short description |
| 30 | Add to cart |
| 40 | Product meta |
| 50 | Social sharing |
To move the output location, you can use this filter to change the priority:
reviewbird_single_rating_priority
Example
add_filter( 'reviewbird_single_rating_priority', function() {
return 11; // after the product price
} );To move the output somewhere completely different, you could need to unhook the default output location and rehook it somewhere else:
add_action( 'wp', function () {
remove_action( 'woocommerce_single_product_summary', 'reviewbird_display_single_rating', 6 );
add_action( 'your_favorite_hook', 'reviewbird_display_single_rating', 25 );
} );Block Themes (FSE)
For Block Themes, moving the Rating Stars widget is a bit simpler. Simply open Appearance → Editor → Templates → Single Product and drag the product rating block where you want it.
