Installation, rules per field, scope, storefront display and custom error messages. As of version 1.1.2.
Shopware 6.7. The plugin creates no database tables of its own, the settings live in the Shopware system configuration.
Upload the ZIP in the Shopware admin under Extensions, My Extensions, then install and activate it. After activation the plugin clears the cache by itself.
Right after activation the Shopware default still applies. Your own values only take effect once you switch the rules on and save.
The menu entry is called Customer reviews and sits under Extensions, Stone & Water - Plugin Suite. The page is divided into sections: scope, general, review title, comment, star rating, display in the shop and custom error messages.
The save button sits in the top right corner. Changes take effect immediately after saving, no cache run is needed.
The select list determines who the values below apply to.
Below the select it says whether the chosen channel currently has its own values or inherits the default. So it is always clear what saving will do.
The switch Custom rules active decides whether the plugin intervenes at all. While it is off, the shop behaves exactly as it would without the plugin: title at least 5 characters, comment at least 40 characters, both mandatory.
If the title is not mandatory and stays empty, the review is saved without one. Shopware then shows it in the storefront without a heading.
The comment is the setting with the biggest effect. Lowering the minimum from 40 to 10 noticeably lowers the hurdle without making the reviews worthless.
When a field is not mandatory, the hint additionally starts with Optional. before the character information. This note also appears when the character hints are switched off - customers should recognise in any case what is voluntary.
Seven cases can carry their own text, each in German and English: title missing, title too short, title too long, comment missing, comment too short, comment too long and star rating missing.
Left empty, Shopware uses its own message. Which language applies depends on the storefront language, not on the admin language.
The Direct edition checks activation against our licensing platform. The key comes from the Plugin Suite, there is no separate input in the module. Activation works via the key, via the booked shop domain or via a running trial.
If the licence server is unreachable once, the last known state remains in place. A scheduled task refreshes it once a day.
First check the Custom rules active switch in the right scope. Settings apply per sales channel, and a channel without its own values inherits the default.
After an update run bin/console assets:install and bin/console cache:clear once, then hard reload the admin. The admin module lives in its own bundle whose file name changes with every version.
The hint sits below the field and comes from the review form. If your theme replaces the blocks of that form entirely instead of extending them, the hint is not rendered. Server side validation is unaffected by this.
Check the minimum and maximum values for contradictions, for example a minimum of 50 characters with a maximum of 40. The plugin does not save such combinations, but older values from an earlier version may still be present.
Questions, bug reports and requests go to info@stoneandwater.online. The admin module has a Request feature button in the top right corner that opens a prepared email.
Every setting of the plugin with its default value and explanation, in the same order as in the administration. The texts come straight from the plugin (version 1.1.2).
While switched off the Shopware default applies: title at least 5 characters, comment at least 40 characters, both mandatory.
Does a title have to be entered?
0 means no limit.
255 characters at most, that is the size of the database field.
Does a comment have to be entered?
0 means no limit.
0 means no limit.
Does a star rating have to be given? In the default template one star is always preselected, so a rating is submitted in practice anyway.
Reviews with fewer stars are not accepted. Allowed range: 1 to 5.
Reviews with more stars are not accepted. If the value is below the minimum, it is raised to the minimum.
Shows in the review form how many characters are expected.
Shows the current number of characters and marks it red until the minimum length is reached.
Leave empty to use the Shopware default message. Which language applies depends on the storefront.
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Download the free Plugin Suite and upload it in the admin, no SSH needed. It installs and updates the plugin with one click. You buy the licence directly from us, with an invoice from us and support straight from the developer.
The plugin will be listed in the official Shopware Community Store. Installation and automatic updates then run through the plugin manager in the backend, billing through your Shopware account. We will link it here as soon as it is available.