Dope Studio

Show unlimited Google reviews on your site for free. Dope Studio Business Reviews Slider Lite fetches and displays your Google reviews in a polished, responsive slider (JSON-LD schema ready) — with no limits on how many reviews you can show.
Fresh reviews every day (recommended setup): 
1. Run your first fetch with Max reviews left empty to import your full review history. 
2. Set Max reviews to a small value (for example 1-5). 
3. Enable daily cron.
After that, your stored reviews are preserved, and each cron run appends only newly discovered unique reviews. This preserves tokens/quota.
The plugin uses <a href="https://apify.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Apify</a> to fetch your reviews. Apify offers a generous free tier that covers most small and medium businesses with no credit card required. You’re in control of your own account and your own data.
Free and unlimited. Fetch as many reviews as you like, display as many as you want, and pay nothing — as long as you stay within Apify’s free usage limits, which are more than enough for the vast majority of sites.
Pro version available — also free: adds support for additional review platforms and more advanced controls. <a href="https://products.dopestudio.co.uk/brs/" rel="nofollow ugc">Check pro features</a>
<h3>Why Dope Studio Business Reviews Slider?</h3>
Getting Google reviews onto your site has always meant either paying for an expensive SaaS widget subscription or wrestling with the restrictive (and increasingly costly) Google Places API. This plugin takes a different approach:
<ul>
<li>Unlimited reviews, zero cost — Apify’s free tier is genuinely generous. Most sites will never need to pay a penny.</li>
<li>No Google API key required — reviews are fetched via Apify, so you don’t need to set up Google Cloud billing just to show your reviews.</li>
<li>You own your data — reviews are cached directly in your WordPress database. No third-party dashboard, no lock-in.</li>
<li>One shortcode, done — drop <code>[dsbrsl_google_reviews_slider]</code> anywhere and your reviews appear.</li>
</ul>
<h3>What’s included in Lite</h3>
Review fetching 
– Fetch unlimited Google reviews via Apify (free tier) 
– Manual fetch from wp-admin whenever you need fresh reviews 
– Automatic scheduled fetching via WordPress cron — set it and forget it 
– Reviews cached in WordPress options for fast, server-efficient rendering
Beautiful slider 
– Dark and light themes 
– Autoplay with custom interval 
– Optional infinite loop 
– Progress bar pagination 
– Mobile and tablet swipe support 
– Configurable cards per view across mobile, tablet, and desktop 
– Optional summary header block showing overall rating and review count
Full display control 
– Filter out reviews below a minimum star rating 
– Hide reviews with no written comment 
– Set a frontend display limit independently from your fetch limit 
– Configure how many reviews are included in JSON-LD schema markup 
– Show reviews newest-first 
– Optionally show or hide “Read on Google” links
Optional Google Places enrichment 
– Pull your live overall rating and total review count from the Google Places API to display in the header — useful if you want the header to reflect your full review total rather than just fetched reviews 
– Entirely optional — the plugin works great without a Google API key
<h3>External services</h3>
This plugin connects to third-party services to fetch review data and optional rating summary data.
1. Apify (review fetching) 
– Purpose: fetches Google reviews on your behalf. 
– When data is sent: only when you manually trigger a fetch from wp-admin, or when the scheduled cron runs. 
– Data sent: your Apify API token, Google Place ID and/or Google Maps URL, selected language, and max review limit. 
– Apify free tier: https://apify.com/pricing 
– Terms: https://docs.apify.com/legal/general-terms-and-conditions 
– Privacy policy: https://docs.apify.com/legal/privacy-policy
2. Google Places API (optional — for summary header only) 
– Purpose: retrieves your place’s overall rating and total review count for display in the slider header. 
– When data is sent: only during fetch operations, and only if you have enabled Places summary mode and added a Places API key. 
– Data sent: your Google Places API key and Google Place ID. 
– Terms: https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/terms 
– Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
3. Dope Studio feedback endpoint (deactivation feedback popup only) 
– Purpose: records optional deactivation reasons to improve the plugin. 
– When data is sent: only when a user submits the deactivation feedback popup in wp-admin. 
– Data sent: generated install ID, hashed site URL (SHA-256), site host, plugin version, WordPress/PHP version, locale, and optional feedback reason/comment/email. 
– Endpoint: https://products.dopestudio.co.uk/brs/telemetry/collect.php
<h3>Requirements</h3>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 6.0+</li>
<li>PHP 7.4+</li>
<li>Outbound HTTP access from your server</li>
<li>Free Apify account + API token (https://apify.com)</li>
</ul>
Optional: 
– Google Places API key (only needed if you want the Places-powered summary header)
<h3>Quick start</h3>
Getting up and running takes about two minutes:
<ol>
<li>Sign up for a free Apify account at https://apify.com and copy your API token.</li>
<li>Activate the plugin and open Business Reviews Lite in wp-admin.</li>
<li>Paste your Apify token.</li>
<li>Add your Google source — either a Place ID or a Google Maps URL (or both).</li>
<li>Click Fetch Google reviews now.</li>
<li>Drop the shortcode onto any page or post: <code>[dsbrsl_google_reviews_slider]</code></li>
</ol>
That’s it. Your reviews are live.
<h3>Admin settings overview</h3>
Data source 
– Enable Google reviews toggle 
– Apify API token 
– Google Place ID 
– Google Maps URL 
– Max reviews to fetch 
– Review language
Automatic fetching 
– Enable cron auto-fetch 
– Fetch frequency 
– Fetch start time
Optional Places summary 
– Google Places API key 
– Use Places summary toggle
Slider defaults 
– Theme (dark / light) 
– Autoplay + interval 
– Infinite loop 
– Dot navigation 
– Swipe 
– Slides per view (mobile / tablet / desktop) 
– Slider title 
– Display limit 
– Show summary block toggle 
– Show “Read on Google” link toggle
Rating and review counters 
– Rating mode (Auto / Manual) 
– Manual rating value 
– Review count mode (Fetched / Custom) 
– Custom review count value
Filters 
– Minimum star rating 
– Hide textless reviews
<h3>Usage</h3>
Basic shortcode: 
 [dsbrsl_google_reviews_slider]
All settings from the admin page are used as defaults. You can override any of them per shortcode:
<pre><code>[dsbrsl_google_reviews_slider theme="light" limit="10" autoplay="1" desktop="3"]
</code></pre>
If you add attributes in a shortcode, those values override the admin settings for that shortcode instance only. This lets you use different widget variations on different pages.
All available attributes: 
– <code>theme="dark|light"</code> 
– <code>limit="0"</code> — number of reviews to display (0 = all) 
– <code>autoplay="0|1"</code> 
– <code>interval="1500-20000"</code> — autoplay speed in milliseconds 
– <code>loop="0|1"</code> 
– <code>show_dots="0|1"</code> 
– <code>swipe="0|1"</code> 
– <code>mobile="1-6"</code> — cards per view on mobile 
– <code>tablet="1-6"</code> — cards per view on tablet 
– <code>desktop="1-6"</code> — cards per view on desktop 
– <code>show_summary="0|1"</code> 
– <code>show_read_on_google="0|1"</code> 
– <code>rating_mode="auto|manual"</code> 
– <code>manual_rating="0-5"</code> 
– <code>min_rating="0|2|3|4|5"</code> 
– <code>show_no_comment="0|1"</code>
<pre><code>show_no_comment="1" hides ratings-only reviews without text comments.
</code></pre>
<h3>Storage</h3>
Reviews and settings are stored entirely within your own WordPress database — nothing is sent to external servers except during a fetch operation.
<ul>
<li><code>dsbrsl_settings</code> — plugin configuration</li>
<li><code>dsbrsl_reviews_cache</code> — fetched review data</li>
</ul>
<h3>Troubleshooting</h3>
Fetch times out 
– Lower your max reviews count and try again 
– Check whether your hosting provider restricts outbound HTTP requests or has short timeout limits 
– Wait a moment and retry — Apify may occasionally be under load
No reviews showing on the frontend 
– Confirm the shortcode is exactly <code>[dsbrsl_google_reviews_slider]</code> 
– Make sure Google reviews are enabled in plugin settings 
– Run a manual fetch and check the cache count shown in the admin panel 
– Double-check your Place ID or Google Maps URL is correct
Header rating or count looks wrong 
– If Places summary is enabled, the header pulls from the Google Places API — this reflects your total review count across all time 
– Disable Places summary to use values derived from your fetched reviews only

Dope Studio Business Reviews Slider Lite (Display unlimited Google reviews for free, fetch every day)

Display unlimited Google reviews in a beautiful slider — completely free. No API billing surprises, no review caps. Now with a friendly step-by-step s …

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Google Reviews Plugin

With a few easy clicks, display your Google Reviews for free, and improve your website user experience and conversions. 
Our Google Reviews WordPress plugin displays customer reviews with newly and easily implemented widgets.
⚡ PRO Version (Free Trial) for advanced filtering and additional layouts
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<h3>🏆 Top Features of this Google Reviews Plugin</h3>
The free version of the Google Reviews WordPress plugin has different styles and layouts and offers easy installation and integration. You do NOT need any Google API key or Google Places API key. Just install the business reviews plugin and display the business reviews on your wordpress websites. You also do not need a Google Place ID, like with many other Google Place WordPress plugins.
➡ Pull your Google Reviews from Google My Business / Google Business Profile
➡ Update reviews automatically
➡ Displaying Google Reviews as Slider or Grid
➡ Choose from 8 different designs
<h3>💪 Plus</h3>
➕ Free usage – Our free plugin is free to use with different free options to choose from
➕ Display Google reviews in different layouts – Make your website look more attractive to your website visitors by choosing different layouts for Google Place Reviews.
➕ Use dummy content for testing if you don’t have reviews yet – If you don’t have online reviews yet, no worries, you can use dummy content for testing and still embed the reviews plugin on your business website.
➕ Use high-quality pre-designed styles – Choose from a variety of high-quality pre-designed styles to catch the eyes of your customers.
➕ All designs are fully customizable via CSS – We know how important is the use of CSS for your design, and that’s why all of our designs are compatible and fully customizable via CSS.
➕ Display reviews as a slider or as a grid – Depending on your preferences, you can choose to display reviews as a slider or as a grid.
➕ Shortcode integration – Activate the widgets for Google Reviews on your business website with straightforward shortcode integration.
➕ Use in any page builder like, Divi, Classic Editor, Gutenberg, Page Origin, Beaver Builder, WPBakery etc. – Our free plugin is available and compatible with a wide variety of page builders, and the process of integration is as simple as pasting a shortcode mentioned in the feature before.
➕ Save all reviews to WordPress for 100% uptime – business reviews are kept in the WordPress database for 100% uptime and easy navigation.
➕ Boost your SEO – Make your website rank higher in search results and allow more people and potential customers to discover your excellent products and services – even with the free version!
➕ Ultra-fast loading times – Not only is the embedding process of our widgets for Google Reviews easy, but its loading time is ultra-fast to ensure the best customer experience. It also cut’s off long reviews, in order to maintain a good visual appearance.
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<h3>PRO Features of the paid version (Free Trial)</h3>
With <a href="https://reviewsembedder.com?utm_source=wp_dir&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=02" rel="nofollow ugc">the pro version</a>, you can pull all Google places reviews of a business instead of only 20. 
Showing a more significant number of positive comments will make your business website more attractive to your customers and further build trust. 
The premium version also includes additional premium settings with more customization options to increase your sales and conversions. 
The Google Review Widget has a special word filter that enables you to search for powerful and positive words amongst all the reviews and filter Google places reviews by rating option, which will only display reviews with 5 or 4-stars.
⭐ Pull ALL reviews of a business, instead of only 20
⭐ Get access to additional premium designs – The premium package contains different and valuable tools to design further and customize your widgets for Google Reviews more easily.
⭐ Filter reviews by rating (display reviews with 5 or 4 stars only) – The premium version of our WordPress google reviews wordpress plugin has special reviews by rating feature only available to premium users. The feature allows only 5 or 4-star reviews to be shown on your wordpress website.
<h3>How does the installation process look like?</h3>
<ol>
<li>Install the plugin</li>
<li>Activate it</li>
<li>Search for your local business</li>
<li>Click ‘Pull reviews’</li>
<li>Save</li>
<li>Paste shortcode in pages, posts, or even Elementor, Beaver Builder, WP Bakery etc.</li>
</ol>
<h3>🌐 Innovative Design</h3>
Design and create your own review widgets, and choose the reviews to build your customer’s trust and optimize the website. 
With our newly designed Google reviews wordpress plugin, you will enjoy to display google reviews and improving your customer experience. Embedding Reviews will boost conversions to your business website and build customer trust. 
The Google Reviews WordPress plugin comes with different designs and styles to catch the eye of your customers and develop an online reputation.
<h3>🌟 Why are Google Review Widgets so important?</h3>
More than 90% of customers looking for positive feedback often make purchase decisions on the back of reviews. When there is somebody to vouch for your product/service quality, other people looking to purchase your goods and services will be more confident to buy something from you. 
Reviews will increase your sales and conversions and ensure customers keep coming back to you by creating a positive feedback loop. 
Our Google Reviews WordPress plugins will boost your SEO and rank your website higher in search results because of positive reviews.
<h3>👥 Easy and Intuitive Implementation</h3>
The implementation process is simple, and it only takes a couple of clicks to finish everything. You must copy your business website’s link into our Google Reviews widget and follow the steps outlined in the video above. 
After that, you are all set and can finally focus on other aspects of your business.
<h3>🖥️ What are the benefits of Google Reviews WordPress plugins?</h3>
There are multiple advantages of using Google business reviews, and some of them are:
<ul>
<li>Increasing brand awareness – Reviews are a great way to build your brand reputation on the Google Engine Results Page. The likelihood of drawing the clicks increases when you enforce your reputation this way.</li>
<li>Collecting customer insights – Collecting customer insights is an effective way to see how your products and services perform, and they are a great indicator when problems arise. Read your customer reviews and fix the issues they are pointing to.</li>
<li>Increased transparency – People like transparency. It shows them you are being honest and have nothing to hide. Also, potential customers can see reviews from your older customers and decide if they want to buy your services and products or not.</li>
<li>Trust is easily established – When people see many reviews, especially the positive ones, they instantly become more drawn to your business. Continue improving your business constantly, use customer feedback, and you will build trust among people and make them your regular customers.</li>
<li>SEO (show higher in Google search results) – It is no secret that reviews improve SEO(Search Engine Optimization). Regarding Google AI, it is not foolish to say that it trusts your customers more than you. Good reviews will help your website’s Google ranking, and you will appear higher in the Google search engine results. Also, great reviews will bring better ratings and increase your CTR and revenue.</li>
<li>Improved Website Traffic – Positive reviews will make your customers return to repurchase your services and products. Also, regular customers will increase your website traffic and make it more stable. When those customers leave a positive review, new ones will have an easier time deciding if a particular product or service is right for them.</li>
<li>Increased Conversions & ROI – Most people look for positive reviews when deciding to purchase something on the internet. By constantly improving your business, you will increase the chance of customers leaving positive reviews and, in turn, improve your conversion rates and ROI.</li>
</ul>
<h3>🚀 Do embedded Google reviews help with SEO?</h3>
Embedding Google reviews and customer testimonials help with SEO(Search Engine Optimization). 
Many other factors are involved in search rankings, but customer reviews can be a solid signal to Google’s search engine since they communicate trustworthiness and authority. 
Here are some reasons why reviews help with your search engine optimization:
<ul>
<li>Google trusts your customers more than it trusts you – Google depends on signals to determine if the site is competent and worth good rankings or not. When somebody reviews your services, it tells Google your Business is of a certain quality and, most importantly, that other people have interacted with it and can help potential customers make decisions.</li>
<li>Google likes to read – Google “reads” your site to understand the world. The more content there is about your website, the more it will know about your business. Sometimes customers will unintentionally describe your products and services to Google and help him add SEO value to your business.</li>
<li>Great reviews => More stars => Increased CTR (Click Through Rate) – People would usually choose to buy products and services from a business that has more star ratings. Still, those depend on the number of wp business reviews, especially the positive ones you get from your customers. If more people review your business, you will have a better rating and, in turn, increase your wordpress websites traffic and CTA.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Language</h3>
Since many companies conduct business globally, the WordPress reviews widget must support various languages. 
Our WordPress plugin supports Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scottish Gaelic, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, and Welsh.
<h3>Support</h3>
Here are the most common questions associated with WordPress Google Reviews Plugins and reviews widgets. 
If you have any problem whatsoever or didn’t find the answer you were looking for, make sure to contact our customer support team through our website or the WordPress dashboard.
<h3>⚡ PRO Version to pull ALL reviews ⚡</h3>
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Also check out our other plugins: 
– YASR – <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/yet-another-stars-rating/" rel="ugc">Star Rating Plugin for WordPress</a> 
– Send Users Email – <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/send-users-email/" rel="ugc">Email Subscribers, Email Marketing Newsletter</a>
<h3>Resources</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/maucherOnline/wordpress-google-reviews-plugin" rel="nofollow ugc">Follow development on GitHub</a></li>
<li>Source files for Swiper JS library: <a href="https://swiperjs.com" rel="nofollow ugc">https://swiperjs.com</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Use of external services</h3>
To provide your Google reviews, the plugin uses an external service provided by the developer of this plugin. 
The plugin does not send any data to the external service, except for the Google Place ID, the admin email and the freemius installation ID, which is necessary to retrieve the reviews. 
The admin email is used to inform the admin of any potential outages on our service (very rarely the case). The email is only used for this purpose and is not stored or used for any other purpose.

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