How to Create a Product Review Website Using WordPress

November 17th, 2017 | by Ravi Chahar || 7 Comments |

In this era of web development, everything is possible with the WordPress CMS. Just a few days ago, someone asked if it’s possible to create a product review website using WordPress.

Well, if you know how to start a WordPress blog, you can make an amazing website of any kind. You can also start your online store within a few minutes.

But here, we’re talking about a website where you can provide the biased reviews about the products.

It’s another way to build a lucrative business. It’s just you have to understand the concept of a review website and the niche you choose should be different.

This is an article to guide you the perfect method to create a product review website using WordPress.

What is a Niche Review Website

You may have heard about TripAdvisor where you can read and write the reviews about any hotel or place.

Well, you can’t even imagine the total revenue they have per year. It’s not just TripAdvisor, there are many different kinds of review websites.

It’s a website you can share your personal experience or allow others to share theirs.

There are a few things you should learn.

• Driving traffic to your website
• Attractive advertisers
• Low competitive niche
• Affiliate marketing

Yes, finding the right keyword is important. It’s always said that before you even write a blog post, you should do some keyword research.

Well, if you want to build a business, you should target a niche which isn’t so popular.

How to Start Making Your Website

There are many things you should know before starting a new WordPress website. We’re talking about the self-hosted WordPress version.

You require a few things.

• A Domain Name
• A Web Hosting
• A WordPress Theme
• A Review Plugin

Most of the web hosting companies are providing a one-year free domain name. Though it’s always recommended to keep your domain name separate still the choice is yours.

You can buy your web hosting from InmotionHosting or Bluehost.

There are many other companies but we use these that’s why we recommend these two companies. You can also contact us for getting more discount.

And if you already have one then you should know the signs to change your web hosting.

#1. Finding a Proper WordPress Theme

If you want to use any free theme then just search the WordPress theme repository. There are thousands of theme available.

But if you want something better then you can go with a premium theme or hire a web designer to do it for you. Contact us for that.

There a few things you should check.

• Active Installs
• Check the demo
• See if the design is what you’re looking for

And it’s not necessary to find a specific theme just for a review website. You can use a review plugin which works with every WordPress theme.

#2. Finding a Review Plugin

Just install and activate WP Product Review plugin.

After that, you will notice a new option in the main WordPress dashboard menu. Click on the product review and the plugin’s setting page will appear to you.

Here, you can configure this plugin according to your needs. You can choose if you want to show the review comment or not.

The preview of the review box can also be managed. You can also check how the total rating given by the visitors can be influenced.

There are many tabs available. You can also adjust the Rating Colors. By default, the plugin will show its own colors. But if you want to change according to the design of your theme, you can.

Once you pass through all the tabs, save all the settings for each tab separately.

How to Add a Review Product in WordPress

You just have to start writing your new blog post. Go to Posts>>Add New and if you scroll down, you will see a box with the heading “Product Review Extra Settings”.

If you choose the “Yes” radio button, many settings will appear to you.

You can add the product name, attach an image, add an affiliate link if any. You can also choose the text for your affiliate link.

You can create a product review website using WordPress much better if you buy the pro version of this plugin. You would be able to add the pros and cons along with the grades.

Though you can still add the grades still, that would be overall grades.

Once you finish adding all the details, you can check the preview. It’s just like a blog post. You can control it from your post editor.

Publish the post and it will be visible to everyone.

You can also add the product review to the sidebar of your website. Just go to Appearance>>Widgets and you can easily find the review widget created by the plugin.

I Hope You Can Easily Create a Product Review Website Using WordPress

After going through this article, you may have come to know about this simple process. The most important thing is to do the proper plugin settings.

I have used the default settings but you can change the colors. You can also manage to match it with the rest of your website.

Not everyone likes green. Choosing a web hosting is the most important aspect to think about. It should be reliable, affordable with the money back guarantee.

If you follow this guide, you can create a product review website using WordPress within no time. If you still face any problem, feel free to ask.