I noticed something odd while comparing the successful reviews posted earlier this year, and the reviews that I received recently.
For the reviews that are pending approval, the custom fields for the following metadata do not appear. Only the custom field submit_date appears.
- client_name
- email
- star_rating
- tpg_post_view_count
- wpbf_sidebar_position
But once the review is published, all of these custom fields appear.