If you ran Judge.me on a WooCommerce store, you already know the problem: the review widgets went blank. Judge.me ended support for WooCommerce on October 31, 2025, kept data access open until November 19, 2025, and is now a Shopify-only app. Its WordPress.org plugin was closed on August 13, 2025 at the author’s request, and the closure is permanent. This guide covers what to do with your reviews now and the best Judge.me alternatives for WooCommerce in 2026.
Disclosure: 007AJ makes ReviewLens, one of the alternatives below. Prices for the other plugins were checked on the vendors’ sites on October 31, 2026.
First, rescue what you can
Before installing anything new, find out what you still have:
- Look for an export. If you exported reviews from Judge.me before November 19, 2025, you have a CSV. Keep a copy somewhere safe. Judge.me’s help pages note that the WooCommerce export steps are no longer available, so there is no second chance to download.
- Check WooCommerce’s own reviews. Go to Products → Reviews. Depending on how your store was set up, some reviews may also exist there as native WooCommerce reviews. Those are safe.
- Remove leftovers. Deactivate and delete the old Judge.me plugin, and search your theme, widgets and page builder for leftover Judge.me shortcodes or blocks. They render nothing now and just add clutter.
- Check your product schema. Run a product page through Google’s Rich Results Test. If review stars disappeared from search, the aggregateRating your old widget provided is gone, and your new plugin needs to add it back.
A note on imports: reviews imported from a CSV cannot be re-verified against orders the new tool never saw, so “verified buyer” badges usually do not carry over. Be honest about that rather than marking everything verified.
The lesson: own your reviews
Judge.me stored reviews on its own servers. When it left WooCommerce, stores that had not exported lost them. The safest setup for 2026 keeps reviews as native WooCommerce reviews in your own database, so a plugin can enhance them but never take them away. Keep that in mind as you compare the options.
Judge.me alternatives for WooCommerce
1. Customer Reviews for WooCommerce (CusRev)
The closest free match to Judge.me’s free plan. CusRev Basic is free and includes automatic review reminders, photo and video reviews and Google Shopping review feeds, and the plugin has over 80,000 active installations on WordPress.org. The Professional plan is $7.99 a month or $59.99 a year plus VAT for branding, advanced templates and email support.
Similar to Judge.me: free review requests and a public review platform (reviews collected through CusRev invitations are also published on CusRev.com).
Different: reviews also live in your WooCommerce database, which is a real improvement on Judge.me’s setup.
2. 007AJ ReviewLens
ReviewLens is a one-time $25 plugin built on native WooCommerce reviews. Your existing reviews show straight away in its star summary, and nothing is removed if you uninstall it. It covers the Judge.me features most stores used: photo and video reviews, an emailed one-click review page, review request emails with one reminder, reward coupons with an incentive label, product Q&A, and a star badge for shop loops. Its CSV import uses simple columns (product_sku or product_id, author, email, rating, content, date_gmt), so an old export can be mapped into that format in a spreadsheet.
Similar to Judge.me: photo reviews, requests, coupons and Q&A in one plugin.
Different: no monthly fee, no external service by default, and no Google Shopping feed or public review site.
3. ReviewX
Free on WordPress.org, with Pro listed at $79 a year for one site (shown at $47.40 during the sale running when we checked). ReviewX’s strength is multi-criteria ratings with charts. Review reminders, coupons and video reviews need Pro.
Similar to Judge.me: photo reviews and reminders (Pro).
Different: multi-criteria ratings, and reviews stay in WordPress.
4. YITH WooCommerce Advanced Reviews
A premium-only plugin at $89.99 a year for one site (regular $99.99) on yithemes.com. It adds a histogram, helpful votes, filters and image attachments to WooCommerce reviews. A good fit if you already use YITH plugins; expensive if you do not.
5. Stay on WooCommerce’s built-in reviews
If you only had a few dozen Judge.me reviews, the simplest move is to turn on WooCommerce’s own reviews with the verified owner label and start collecting again. You lose photos and automatic requests, but you pay nothing and depend on no one.
Judge.me features compared
| Judge.me feature | CusRev (free) | ReviewLens ($25 once) | ReviewX (free/Pro) | WooCommerce core |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photo reviews | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Video reviews | Yes | Yes | Pro | No |
| Review request emails | Yes | Yes | Pro | Beta, off by default |
| Coupons for reviews | Yes | Yes | Pro | No |
| Product Q&A | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Google Shopping review feed | Yes | No | No | No |
| Reviews in your own database | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Feature lists change, so confirm anything critical on the vendor’s page before you buy.
How to migrate in an afternoon
- Install your chosen plugin on a staging copy first if you have one.
- Import your Judge.me CSV if you have it (you may need to rename its columns to match the new plugin’s import format), and spot-check ten reviews against the old export (names, ratings, dates, product matches).
- Turn on review request emails so new reviews start arriving. If your store’s emails are unreliable, fix that first with a good SMTP plugin.
- Check a product page in the Rich Results Test for aggregateRating.
- Remove leftover Judge.me shortcodes from templates and pages.
For a full walkthrough with ReviewLens, read how to add photo reviews to WooCommerce. For the wider market, see our roundup of the best WooCommerce review plugins for 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Does Judge.me still work with WooCommerce?
No. Judge.me ended WooCommerce support on October 31, 2025 and removed access to WooCommerce store data after November 19, 2025. It now supports Shopify only.
Can I still export my Judge.me reviews?
Not any more. The export was available until November 19, 2025. If you did not export, check WooCommerce’s Products → Reviews list for any reviews stored natively.
What is the best free Judge.me alternative for WooCommerce?
Customer Reviews for WooCommerce (CusRev). Its free Basic plan includes review reminders, photo and video reviews and Google Shopping feeds.
Will imported reviews keep the verified buyer badge?
Usually not. A new plugin cannot check imported reviews against orders it never saw, so it is more honest to show them without the badge.
How do I avoid losing reviews again?
Choose a plugin that keeps reviews as native WooCommerce reviews in your own database, and export a backup of your reviews every few months.
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