June 17, 2024

Plugin for Google Reviews Plugin

Official way to show Google Reviews on WordPress without Google crawling and other unofficial methods. Boost user trust and sales with this plugin!

This plugin displays Google Business Reviews on your WordPress website through a public and approved by Google API without crawling and other unofficial methods. With this plugin, you can be sure of the right way for showing Google Reviews.

Displaying Google Rating and Reviews on your site is the easiest and most effective way to increase your customer confidence and, as a result, increase sales!

By the way, with the Business version, you can get better results, because it shows all reviews with a constantly auto synced, works absolutely without Google API key (not necessary enable billing), supports other platforms like Facebook, Yelp which you can mix and has many other cool features to grow your customer trust and sales!

Online demo

Free plugin features

Unlimited connections Widgets and Google Places, not just one like in other similar plugins
Full GDPR support (no third-party calls)
All connected Google ratings and reviews are automatically updated
Awesome, responsive and really cool Slider, Grid and List layouts which works anywhere – mobile, table, desktops and HD
Collect new Google Reviews and increase your Google Rating with a ‘review us on G’ button
Slider don’t fit? You can use a List or Grid layout or hide the reviews and show just a rating badge
Monthly statistics displaying an increase in the number of reviews
Display the reviews through a shortcode, widget or any page builder: Gutenberg, Elementor, Page Origin, Beaver Builder, WPBakery, Divi and others
Hide certain reviews from displaying, sometimes it may not only be a negatively rated review
Upload your own Google business photo
Use Pagination to hide some of the reviews
Trim long reviews with “read more” link
Works on a dark websites
Multi language support
Ability to customize layout with additional CSS
Zero load time: SVG, lazy load images and the smallest size of assets (css: 3kb, js: 8kb)

Get More Features with Business version

Upgrade to Business

The business version of the plugin uses another Google API to show all reviews. It’s also official and approved by Google like in the free plugin, but can uses only for business owners and show all reviews. To connect reviews, just log in through your Google My Business (GMB) owner account and that’s it.

Shows ALL Google reviews with constant automatic updates through official Google My Business (GMB) API without any unofficial workarounds like crawling
Connecting and showing reviews is easier than ever, just log in through your GMB owner account
Flash theme: increase user trust, social proof and sales via beautiful popups with your real recent reviews
Ability to connect one, several or all your Google locations just through one log in
Mix ratings and reviews between each other from the same or different platforms: Google, Facebook, Yelp
Awesome and beautiful layouts: list, grid, slider, float and embedded badges
Absolutely unique feature: a custom rating and reviews template will allow to create your own layout
Lift important reviews to the top
Show/hide any elements (business photo, name, rating, reviews, avatars, names, time and etc)
Any Sorting: recent, oldest, rating, striped, random
Include/Exclude words filter to show or hide certain reviews
Minimum rating filter
Priority support

Additional Free Reviews Plugins

Why limit your reviews to just Google Reviews? Check out our other free reviews plugins to add to your site as well:

Support

If you have any questions regarding this plugin or business version, you can contact us directly.

We offer 24/5 email support in English.

We recommend the following order when searching for answers:
1. Plugin’s support page in wp-admin: Google Reviews / Support.
2. Check topics or ask a new question here: Support Forum
3. Try to find similar question/answer on our Live Chat page
4. If you still can’t find the answer, feel free to email us: [email protected]

To find out more about who we are and what we do, here are some useful links:

Roadmap

Test-feature: weekly reviews auto-updates
Get 10 reviews with own Google API key reviews refreshing

Installation

Unpack archive to the ‘wp-content/plugins/’ directory or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

Screenshots

Google Reviews slider
Google Reviews list
Google Reviews widget
Google Reviews shortcode builder
Google Reviews sidebar widget

Changelog

4.0

Improve: added field for Google API key on the Support menu
Improve: test Google API key when saving
Improve: new screenshots for manual of finding Google Place ID
Improve: support description update

3.9

Improve: connect Google reviews by PID (Place ID), not only search term
Improve: search Google place by non UTF-8 symbold (like ü)
Improve: remove unused ajax grw_connect listener
Improve: reduce fields for set_place query
Improve: put new connected Google place to the top of connections list
Improve: trying to get 10 reviews with own Google API key connection
Improve: debug information moved to Support menu
Bugfix: incorrect redirect after initial Google reviews connecting
Bugfix: initial Google reviews connecting dialog not modal

3.8

Update Google connection method
Bugfix: used own Google API key (if saved) in the initial connect
Clear unused code

3.7

Initial Google connection page
Performance improve: async CSS loading
Update to WordPress 6.5

3.6.2

Bugfix: js resize error if reviews is hidden for slider layout

3.6.1

Bugfix: twice CSS file in Remove Unused CSS safelist for WP Rocket plugin

3.6

Bugfix: fixed Remove Unused CSS safelist for WP Rocket plugin
Improve: added Lithuanian language

3.5

New Settings: load assets (js/css) by demand (only on pages where shortcodes/widgets are)
Bugfix: remove double quotes in shortcode for ID attribute
Some translation fixes

3.4

Improve: added main CSS file to Remove Unused CSS safelist (WP Rocket plugin)
Bugfix: incorrect width of a slider flex review container (grw-review)

3.3

Improve: editor can moderate Google reviews
Improve: ‘review us on G’ button style fixes
Bugfix: wp_enqueue_script was called incorrectly
Bugfix: rateus popup disappear after vote

3.2

Security issue fix (escape shortcode attributes)
Improve: database creation code
Improve: error message when connecting empty Google place
Bugfix: undefined property $rating/$reviews for empty Google place
Bugfix: plugin updates when existing install
Rename ‘next reviews’ to ‘more reviews’ text

3.1

Bugfix: reviews disappear after slider return back
Bugfix: reviews shift if slider resize

3.0

Improve: New Grid layout
Improve: new box shadow option
Improve: new radius border option
Improve: redesign Slider layout
Improve: added default Google business photo
Bugfix: Google place may be null in reviews connection
Update to WordPress 6.4

2.9

Simple Google reviews block implementation done
Improve: added executed time in refresh schedule
Bugfix: correct number of months on overview page
Some translation fixes
Style fixes

2.8

Update to WordPress 6.3
Improve: block connections and options sidebar
Improve: request newest reviews in daily update schedule
Bugfix: showing all empty reviews for empty place

2.7

Improve: block starting
Improve: Google Reviews connection wizard
Improve: show reviews with empty language attribute
Improve: default language if it’s not select English

2.6.2

Improve: possibility to get more than 5 reviews on initial connection
Improve: hide service options on Settings page
Bugfix: height fix for empty reviews in Slider theme
Bugfix: Overview stats errors fixing for long periods
Bugfix: escape encrypted API key in the debug information

2.6.1

Bugfix: JavaScript errors on Overview page (incorrect stats time)

2.6

Improve: slider auto-play option
Bugfix: PHP 8.2 support
Bugfix: encrypted Google API key saved
Bugfix: correct calculation for overview usage stats
Links fixed

2.5.1

Improve: test mode for auto refresh reviews schedule
Improve: auto enable reviews update schedule if Google API key saved
Improve: Google connection handler redone to ajax
Improve: overview page has usage stats
Improve: overview page has a monthly period for stats graph
Added promo coupon for the business version link
Some CSS fixes

2.5

Improve: autosave reviews feed by timeout
Improve: contrast (Next Reviews link color)
Bugfix: rating header photo centered
CSS small fixes

2.4.2

Improve: encrypted Google API key in debug information
Improve: moved Google Places API connection service to richplugins domain
Bugfix: PHP warning about empty icon for place
Bugfix: wrong business_id field in the database

2.4.1

Bugfix: language change error in the new Google connection wizard

2.4

Improve: Google reviews connection wizard
Bugfix: database warnings fixes

2.3

Improve design: stars color, widget builder
Bugfix: wrong argument in foreach loop
Bugfix: Undefined property key in reviews connection
Bugfix: Undefined property language in the reviews update schedule
Update to WP 6.2

2.2.9

Improve: new options (rating by center, hide biz photo, hide biz name)
Improve: contrast (backgrounds and colors)
Improve: added WP language in debug information
Improve: SVG prev & next buttons in slider
Translation fixes (for Slovenian, Dutch)

2.2.8

Improve: GDPR full support
Improve: save business and user images locally
Improve: change language dynamically
Improve: reconnect button
Bugfix: clear cache in refresh reviews schedule
Bugfix: business photo is not round
Bugfix: floor round for time ago months

2.2.7

Bugfix: Stop instant autoscroll of the slider
Improve: business plugin description update

2.2.6

Bugfix: undefined array key ‘place_id’
Bugfix: the query argument of wpdb::prepare() must have a placeholder
Bugfix: empty feed in reviews update schedule
Bugfix: some style fixes

2.2.5

Improve: reviews update daily schedule
Bugfix: slider lite correctly fit with one column layout
Bugfix: CSS RTL rule fixes

2.2.4

Bugfix related with the previous release

2.2.3

Security: check admin role in widget create function
Improve: initial Google reviews connection
Improve: redirect to a widget builder page after plugin’s activation
Some language fixes

2.2.2

New Overiew page
Bugfix: slider lite resize
Some translation fixes
Update to WP 6.1

2.2.1

Bugfix: Undefined property $hide_writereview
Some translation fixes

2.2

Feature: ‘review us on G’ button in the List layout
Feature: option for hide ‘review us on G’ button
Bugfix: remove scrollbar in FF browser
Some translation fixes
Some style fixes

2.1.9

Update to WP 6.0
Bugfix: null property error in the scroll event

2.1.8

Improve: new slider button text ‘review us on G’
Improve: separate slider and common options in widget builder
Improve: slider active dots blue color
Bugfix: slider dots round

2.1.7

Improve: slider hide prev & next buttons option
Improve: slider hide dots option
Bugfix: multiple duplicate of business photos
Bugfix: duplicate reviews

2.1.6

Bugfix: slider fixed with latest webkit
Bugfix: wrong text domain for load_plugin_textdomain

2.1.5

Improve: added updated timestamp in Google place table
Bugfix: forced update old databases
Bugfix: wrong text domain
Bugfix: checking POST param (update_db_ver) in settings save
Bugfix: nofollow & open new tab for Google place link

2.1.4

New slider feature: speed option
Slider responsive bug
Translation fixes (for Dutch)

2.1.3

New slider option: text height
New slider option: hide border
Added Latvian language
Translation fixes
Style fixes

2.1.2

Translation fixes
Style fixes

2.1.1

Update to WP 5.9
Improve: RTL support (for admin)
Improve: some style fixes
Small bug fixes

2.1.0

Bugfix: broken the ‘See All Reviews’ link without header
Bugfix: wrong language ISO codes for Chinese (correct zh and zh-Hant)

2.0.9

Improve: added settings for manually db updates
Bugfix: conflict with a business version
Bugfix: broken the ‘See All Reviews’ link without header
Bugfix: wrong language ISO codes for Chinese (correct zh and zh-Hant)

2.0.8

Bugfix: js errors if reviews are hidden in the slider
Bugfix: slider is not responsive on some wp themes
Translation fixes

2.0.7

Slider layout: bug and style fixes

2.0.6

Great features – slider layout and ‘Write a Review’ button!

2.0.5

Reassembled production assets (js, css)

2.0.4

Bugfix: duplicate reviews for empty language
Style fixes

2.0.3

Ajax auto-save for widgets
Small bug fixes

2.0.2

Improve instantly Google reviews connection
Separated assets to dist and src for speed up the loading
Preparing a database for introducing rating & reviews stats
Deleted unused JS libraries
Dropped unused db columns
Update support page

2.0.1

Instantly Google reviews connecting
Full Google reviews multi-language support
Bug and style fixes

2.0

Plugin keeps the widgets and shortcodes
Reviews feed builder
Separate menu in wp-admin
Fully architecture redesign
Bug fixes

1.9.9

Bugfix: PHP 8 problem (vsprintf(): Argument #2 ($values) must be of type array)

1.9.8

Improved usability
Installation guide fixed
Bugfix: __ function instead of grw_i

1.9.7

Update to WordPress 5.8
Update settings page and Full Installation Guide

1.9.6

Little bugfix
Removed external debug information

1.9.5

Remove http in svg type

1.9.4

Update to WordPress 5.7
Improve: added Ukrainian language
Bugfix: little fixes in Swedish translation

1.9.3

Bugfix: powered by icon large width

1.9.2

Updated welcome description
Added hi-res powered by images
Improve: RTL support
Bugfix: business avatar shadow
Bugfix: ‘read more’ supports UTF

1.9.1

Small bugfix with a translations
Update to WordPress 5.6

1.9

Improve: Added Full Installation Guide
Improve: Added Slovenian language
Improve: Increased refresh reviews timeout
Bugfix: Google default avatar quality is 128px

1.8.9

Improve: Added Swedish language
Bugfix: Google default avatar quality is 128px

1.8.8

Update to WordPress 5.5
Improve: Added Lao language
Improve: Added Greek language
Improve: Added Russian language

1.8.7

Added text domain and path for localization
Bugfix: W3C compatibility
Bugfix: Some fixes for fr_FR locale

1.8.6

Bugfix: create db fixes

1.8.5

Improve: added reviews moderation
Bugfix: some fixes with locales

1.8.4

Bugfix: fatal error when reinstall from scratch
Bugfix: little fixes for locales

1.8.3

Improve: added new locale sk_SK
Improve: added new locale de_AT
Improve: update installation video, readme and screenshots
Bugfix: Yoast XML plugin makes ‘Class not found’ error

1.8.2

Improve: added ‘Based on … reviews’ feature
Improve: added hide reviews option

1.8.1

Update to WordPress 5.3
Improve: added dots for read more link
Improve: added width, height, title for img elements (SEO)
Improve: added rel=”noopener” option
Improve: added new locale cs_CZ

1.8

Improve: added advance options panel
Bugfix: 404 link to all reviews page for some places

1.7.9

Bugfix: is_admin checks for notice

1.7.8

Improve: shortcode support
Improve: added new locale bg_BG
Improve: admin notie
Bugfix: undefined widget property in Elementor

1.7.7

Bugfix: some style fixes

1.7.6

Bugfix: fix French, Dutch and German translations

1.7.5

Update to WordPress 5.2
Bugfix: conflict with a Bootstrap css in the widget

1.7.4

Improve: added auto schedule for refreshing Google reviews
Improve: added new locale fi_FI
Improve: added new locale he_IL

1.7.3

Improve: reduce reviewer avatars size
Improve: added option for image lazy loading

1.7.2

Update readme and links to the business version

1.7.1

Improve: added hook to enqueue scripts and styles

1.7

Update to WordPress 5.1
Bugfix: issue with an empty language

1.6.9

Improve: ‘read more’ link feature
Improve: direct link to reviews on Google map
Improve: language support of Google reviews
Improve: added centered option
Improve: update widget design
Improve: update setting page design

1.6.8

Update plugin to WordPress 5.0
Improve: added a default sorting by recent
Improve: added a detailed instruction how to create a Google Places API key

1.6.7

Bugfix: fixed the issues with working on site builders (SiteOrigin, Elementor, Beaver Builder and etc)
Bugfix: aseerts loaded with plugin’s version to uncached

1.6.5

Bugfix: fill hash in reviews database

1.6.4

Important note: Google Places API now returns reviews with anonymous authors, we added support of this
Improve: widget works in any page builders (SiteOrigin, Elementor, Beaver Builder and etc.)

1.6.3

Important note: Google has changed the Places API and now this is limited to 1 request per day for new accounts, we have changed the plugin according to this limitation
Improve: added feature to upload custom place photo

1.6.2

Bugfix: remove deprecated function create_function()

1.6.1

Improve: support of SiteOrigin builder
Bugfix: fix css classes for the setting page

1.6

Feature: Added pagination
Feature: Get business photo for place
Feature: Added maximum width and height options
Improve: Added compatibility with WP multisite
Improve: Added checking of Google API key
Bugfix: change DB.google_review.language size to 10 characters
Bugfix: corrected time ago messages

1.5.9

Fixed incorrect messages in the time library
Added Italian language (it_IT)

1.5.8

Improve: Added language setting
Added Polish language (pl_PL)
Added Portuguese language (pt_PT)
Update plugin to WP 4.9

1.5.7

Widget options description corrected
Bugfix: widget options loop
Added Danish language (da_DK)

1.5.6

Tested up to WordPress 4.8
Improve: change permission from activate_plugins to manage_options for the plugin’s settings
Bugfix: CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION for curl used only with open_basedir and safe_mode disable
Bugfix: cURL proxy fix

1.5.5

Update description
Bugfix: use default json_encode if it’s possible

1.5.4

Bugfix: badge, available for old versions, not clickable

1.5.3

Bugfix: set charset collate for plugin’s tables
Improve: extract inline init script of widget to separate js file (rplg.js), common for rich plugins

1.5.2

Full refactoring of widget code
Bugfix: widget options check
Bugfix: SSL unverify connection
Bugfix: remove line breaks to prevent wrapped it by paragraph editor’s plugins
Added debug information

1.5.1

Added Catalan language (ca)
Added Spanish language (es_ES)
Added Turkish language (tr_TR)

1.5

Remove ‘Live Support’ tab from setting page
Added instruction and video how to get Google Places API Key
Added Dutch language (nl_NL)

1.49

Bugfix: time-ago on English by default, update readme, added fr_FR locale

1.48

Bugfix, update readme

1.47

Added localization for German (de_DE)

1.46

Bugfix: remove unused variable

1.45

Bugfix: auto-updating existing place rating

1.44

Update readme

1.43

Bugfix, Added search by Google Place ID

1.42

Bugfix: update path images in reviews helper

1.4

Bugfix: update path images