As a WooCommerce store owner, you always wonder how to improve your store to appear professional and increase sales. Somehow, you found that removing fake negative reviews from your store can help you achieve your goals.
Therefore, you decide to delete those untruthful reviews and seek a tutorial on how to remove reviews from the WooCommerce product page. Thankfully, you found this article.
This content will show you both the easiest and a little challenging ways to help you delete reviews from WooCommerce product pages. Let’s read on.
Why Do You Need to Remove Reviews from the WooCommerce Product Page?
Several reasons might motivate you to remove reviews from your WooCommerce store’s product pages. First, you want to remove reviews to declutter your store and make it look stunning. You don’t want those default-looking product reviews to impact your WordPress store’s outlook negatively.
Second, sometimes, some people leave bad reviews of products just for fun. Indeed, those reviews can harm your business and steer away prospects. That’s why you need to remove those reviews from your store.
Third, some products don’t require reviews. Thus, customers who want to purchase those products don’t expect to see reviews. Lastly, the product review section on your WooCommerce product page can add additional queries and load time. So, you want to remove reviews to improve your site’s performance.
These are the primary reasons that cause you to delete customer reviews from your WooCommerce store’s product pages.
How to Remove Reviews from All WooCommerce Product Pages
Okay, the moment of showtime begins. We’ll now discuss how to remove reviews from all the WooCommerce product pages using the WooCommerce default settings. Let’s get started.
Navigate to WordPress Admin Panel > WooCommerce > Settings.
Afterward, click the ‘Products’ tab.
Now, scroll down to the ‘Reviews’ section, uncheck “Enable product reviews” option, and press “Save Changes” button.
Now, all products on your WordPress store won’t have the product review tab on the front-end. You can visit a product featuring reviews to see the changes.
Once you globally remove product reviews using WooCommerce’s default settings, you won’t also see “Enable reviews” option under the ‘Advanced’ tab on the product’s edit page.
That’s how you remove reviews from all the product pages using WooCommerce default settings. We’ll now discuss how you can remove reviews from a specific WooCommerce product.
How to Remove Reviews from a Particular WooCommerce Product Page
As discussed earlier, you might not want to remove reviews from all the product pages. Instead, you may need to remove troll reviews from specific products. Fortunately, WooCommerce allows you to do so. Here’s how to accomplish this task.
Head over to your WP Admin Panel > Products > All Products.
Then, choose a product, hover your mouse pointer over that product, and click ‘Edit’ option to edit that WooCommerce product.
You’ll then see the product edit page. Scroll down to “Product data –” area, click ‘Advanced’ tab, and uncheck “Enable reviews” option.
Lastly, scroll up and hit ‘Update’ button on the right-hand side.
That’s it. You won’t see reviews on that product page anymore.
Implement Custom Code Snippets for Advanced Removal
It’s just another method of removing product reviews for tech-savvy people. People who love working with codes to change their WordPress websites will find this method fun. Thus, let’s do it.
N:B: Take a complete site backup before following the method. Additionally, include the following code snippet directly in your child theme’s functions.php file to prevent the loss of your changes when the parent theme updates.
This method requires adding the following code snippet to your child theme’s “functions.php” file. You can access that file by heading to WP Admin Dashboard > Appearance > Theme File Editor.
Note that you’ll find this “Theme File Editor” under ‘Tools’ menu if you use a block theme. Anyway, after heading to the “Theme File Editor,” click “functions.php” file on your right-hand side.
Then, scroll down to the end of the code and insert your code snippet to remove product reviews.
Add the following code snippet to the end of the “functions.php” file to (globally) remove reviews from all the product pages. Then, click “Update File” button.
// Disable reviews on all WooCommerce products
add_filter('woocommerce_product_tabs', function($tabs) {
unset($tabs['reviews']);
return $tabs;
}, 98);
// Disable review support for products (removes comment form)
add_action('init', function() {
remove_post_type_support('product', 'comments');
});
Now, visit any product page with reviews; you won’t see the ‘Reviews’ tab on any product page.
However, insert the following code snippet at the end of the “functions.php” file to remove reviews from a specific product. Then, hit “Update File” button.
Before you add this code snippet, remember to define the product ID of the targeted product from which you want to delete reviews within the code.
add_filter('comments_open', function($open, $post_id) {
// Replace 129 with your product ID
$product_id = 129;
if (get_post_type($post_id) === 'product' && $post_id == $product_id) {
return false; // Close comments (reviews) for this product
}
return $open;
}, 10, 2);
add_filter('woocommerce_product_tabs', function($tabs) {
if (is_product() && get_the_ID() == 129) { // Replace 129 with your product ID
unset($tabs['reviews']); // Remove the reviews tab
}
return $tabs;
});
That’s it. You won’t see product reviews for this specific product on the front end. If you need to know how to get a product ID, follow these steps. Go to WP Admin Dashboard > Products > All Products.
Hover your mouse pointer over the targeted product, and you’ll notice the product ID.
Copy that ID and include it within the code we shared above. We believe you won’t face any trouble inserting your targeted product ID within the code snippet to remove reviews from that product page.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Will Removing Reviews Affect My Sales?
You might experience both positive and negative effects on your sales by removing customer reviews. The impact your store will get depends on your particular business model.
If you sell products that don’t require reviews, your store will have a positive impact. In contrast, the opposite situation may happen when you sell products that demand reviews.
Can I Restore Deleted Reviews Later?
You can restore recently deleted reviews if they are still in the ‘Trash.’ If those reviews get deleted from ‘Trash,’ use a backup or database plugin to restore those deleted reviews.
What Are the Alternatives to Product Reviews for Social Proof?
Since you removed product reviews, you might wonder what else you can display for social proof. You may exhibit customer testimonials, user-generated content, star ratings without text reviews, sales pop notifications, and more on the product pages for social proof.
Are There Legal Considerations When Removing Customer Reviews?
Indeed, there are legal considerations regarding the removal of customer reviews from ecommerce stores. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) prohibits misleading business practices in the USA, and removing negative reviews is considered deceptive.
Rounding Up
You now know how to remove reviews from the WooCommerce product page. We showed you both easy and technical methods to perform this job. Hence, choose one method that you find best suited.
But remember to consider your country’s laws and regulations regarding the removal of customer reviews from ecommerce stores before deciding to hide or delete reviews. That’s all with this article. We’ll catch you with another one that provides fantastic tips.
