You're a dev. You built an awesome WooCommerce store.
But no one's buying because... crickets. π¦
No reviews. No trust. No sales.
Hereβs a smart shortcut:
Faker Review Lite β a free, open-source plugin that injects life into your WooCommerce store by auto-generating realistic, randomized reviews.
βοΈ What It Does
- Auto-generates reviews with names, dates, text, and ratings
- Assigns reviews to all or selected products
- Clean uninstall (no DB junk)
- Lightweight and easy to hack
π§ Why It Works
People trust people β even people they donβt know.
Reviews create a βthis must be goodβ effect that increases:
π Clicks / π³ Conversions / π Return visits
Use Faker Review Lite as a starter pack for trust β just until your real users start leaving real feedback.
π Quick Start
git clone https://github.com/oxyian/faker-review-lite
Upload the plugin to your /wp-content/plugins
folder, activate it in WordPress Admin, tweak the settings, and boom β your product pages go from dead to dynamic.
π¨ Ethical Note
Don't use fake reviews forever. Use them to kickstart your store and replace them with authentic reviews ASAP. Transparency > Trickery.
π¨βπ» Dev-Friendly
Itβs open source, no bloat, and extensible. Want to generate reviews via CLI? Hook into WooCommerce filters? Fork it. Build on it.
π GitHub β oxyian/faker-review-lite
Faker Review Lite helps you build trust on day one.
It's not shady. It's smart psychology β with clean code behind it.
Want a demo or deeper dive? Drop a comment π
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