You're a dev. You built an awesome WooCommerce store.
But no one's buying because... crickets. ๐ฆ
No reviews. No trust. No sales.
Hereโs a smart shortcut:
Faker Review Lite โ a free, open-source plugin that injects life into your WooCommerce store by auto-generating realistic, randomized reviews.
โ๏ธ 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
๐ง Why It Works
People trust people โ even people they donโt know.
Reviews create a โthis must be goodโ effect that increases:
๐ Clicks / ๐ณ Conversions / ๐ Return visits
Use Faker Review Lite as a starter pack for trust โ just until your real users start leaving real feedback.
๐ 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 โ your product pages go from dead to dynamic.
๐จ Ethical Note
Don't use fake reviews forever. Use them to kickstart your store and replace them with authentic reviews ASAP. Transparency > Trickery.
๐จโ๐ป Dev-Friendly
Itโs open source, no bloat, and extensible. Want to generate reviews via CLI? Hook into WooCommerce filters? Fork it. Build on it.
๐ GitHub โ oxyian/faker-review-lite
Faker Review Lite helps you build trust on day one.
It's not shady. It's smart psychology โ with clean code behind it.
Want a demo or deeper dive? Drop a comment ๐
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