> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.yaycommerce.com/yayreviews/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.yaycommerce.com/yayreviews/settings/general.md).

# General

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The **General** tab allows you to configure basic behaviors of the review system.

1. **Reviews Per Page:** Set the number of reviews displayed on each page.
2. **Require Approval:** When enabled, new reviews submitted by guests must be approved by the admin before being published.
3. **Who Can Leave Reviews:** Choose who is allowed to submit product reviews.

   Available options include:

   * **Everyone:** Both guests and logged-in customers can submit reviews.
   * **Logged-in customers only:** Only authenticated users can leave reviews.
   * **Verified owners only:** Only customers who have purchased the product can submit reviews.
4. **Guest Required Fields:** Choose which information guest customers must provide when submitting a review.

   Available options include:

   * **Only Email**
   * **Only Name**
   * **Name & Email**

   This setting is only available when **Who Can Leave Reviews** is set to **Everyone**.
5. **Single Review**: When **Single Review** is enabled, customers can submit only one review per product. For variable products, customers can submit one review for each purchased variation.

* **Review Interval (Days)**: Use the **Review interval (days)** setting to allow customers to submit a new review after a specified number of days.
  * Set to **0** to permanently restrict customers to a single review.
  * Set a positive number to allow customers to submit another review after the specified period has passed.

**Example:** If the review interval is set to **30 days**, customers can submit a new review for the same product 30 days after their previous review.

6. **Auto Approve Reviews:** Create one or more rule groups to determine which reviews should be approved automatically.\
   \
   Click **Add group** to create a new approval rule.\
   Each group may contain multiple conditions.

> **Note:** A review is automatically approved when it matches **any group**. Within a group, **all conditions must be satisfied** before the review is approved.

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This allows you to build flexible approval rules, such as automatically approving reviews from verified customers or reviews with high ratings while keeping other reviews pending for manual moderation.


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