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 …

ZealousWeb

Smart Showcase for Google Reviews is a comprehensive WordPress plugin that enables businesses to effortlessly display customer reviews from Google on their websites. By syncing reviews directly from Google My Business, this plugin helps build trust and credibility with potential customers. With a range of display options including grids, lists, sliders, badges, and popups, you can showcase reviews in a format that best suits your site’s design.
Customize the look and feel with custom CSS, and place reviews anywhere on your site using shortcodes. The plugin also supports multiple languages, ensuring a seamless and secure user experience. Additionally, Smart Showcase for Google Reviews offers admin management features, including form fields for review replies, filters for sorting reviews, and notification systems for new reviews and replies. Whether you’re using Elementor, WPBakery, or Divi, this plugin integrates smoothly with your page builder to enhance your site’s functionality and appearance.
<h3>Features of Smart Showcase for Google Reviews</h3>
<ul>
<li>Syncing of Google reviews from Google My Business</li>
<li>Cron Job has Option daily, weekly, monthly</li>
<li>Filters for sorting reviews by Rating, Keywords</li>
<li>Display Option Grid, List, Slider, Badge, Popup</li>
<li>Custom CSS support for design tweaks</li>
<li>Generate Shortcodes for embedding reviews anywhere on the site with attributes
<ul>
<li>Number of reviews displayed</li>
<li>Rating filters</li>
<li>Location wise</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Customize number of reviews displayed</li>
<li>5+ Widget Design layouts</li>
<li>Compatibility with standard page builders like elementor, WPBakery, and Divi</li>
<li>Load more review and Limit Functionality</li>
<li>Trim long reviews with “read more” link</li>
<li>Responsive Slider, Grid, and List layouts</li>
<li>Notify admins of new reviews – with selection admin or other</li>
<li>Send notification emails to users after submitting reply to reviews</li>
<li>Keep all reviews in a WordPress database (CPT)</li>
<li>Multi-language support</li>
<li>Multilingual support with automatic translation options for user-submitted reviews</li>
<li>Create and display review widgets in sidebars and footers, showing the latest reviews and average star ratings.</li>
<li>‘Review us on G’ button to collect new Google Reviews</li>
<li>Show/hide any elements (business photo, name, rating, reviews, avatars, names, time and etc)</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://demo.zealousweb.com/wordpress-plugins/smart-showcase-for-google-reviews/" rel="nofollow ugc">Demo for Smart Showcase for Google Reviews</a>
<h3>Features of Smart Showcase for Google Reviews Pro</h3>
<ul>
<li>Dashboard for review statistics
<ul>
<li>Total reviews</li>
<li>Average rating</li>
<li>Top reviews</li>
<li>Date range filter</li>
<li>Color Selection</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Multi-location support to pull reviews from multiple Google Business listings</li>
<li>Structured data support for products, services, and local businesses</li>
<li>Upload your own Google business photo</li>
<li>Option to export/import reviews in CSV format</li>
<li>Integration with WooCommerce to display reviews on product pages – Aligned with filter option</li>
<li>Options to highlight featured reviews or pin important reviews at the top</li>
<li>Customizable templates for automatic replies to approved reviews</li>
<li>Advanced spam detection using AI or machine learning algorithms like adult content etc</li>
<li>Automatic replies to users based on their star rating (positive or negative) (Using AI)</li>
<li>Integration with Google Analytics to track user interaction with reviews</li>
</ul>
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<a href="https://demo.zealousweb.com/wordpress-plugins/smart-showcase-for-google-reviews-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Demo for Smart Showcase for Google Reviews Pro</a>
<h3>Background Processing</h3>
<ul>
<li>
This plugin utilizes the <a href="https://github.com/deliciousbrains/wp-background-processing" rel="nofollow ugc">WP Background Processing</a> library by Delicious Brains to efficiently handle background tasks without affecting the user experience or website performance.
</li>
<li>
The library enables asynchronous processing of large datasets and operations by leveraging the WordPress Cron system. This ensures that critical tasks such as API data fetching, batch processing, or heavy computations are handled smoothly and reliably.
</li>
<li>
We extend and integrate this library to manage the background processing of:
<ul>
<li>Fetching accounts, locations, and reviews in batches. </li>
<li>Importing large datasets into WordPress. </li>
<li>Performing other time-intensive operations. </li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
For more information on this library, visit its <a href="https://github.com/deliciousbrains/wp-background-processing" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub repository</a>.
</li>
</ul>
<h3>Use of External Services</h3>
<h3>Google My Business API</h3>
Purpose The plugin uses the Google My Business API to fetch Google My Business account-related locations and reviews, as well as to manage review replies. This includes adding, updating, editing, and deleting review replies.
Data Sent Upon user authorization, the plugin collects and sends a refresh token to enable API interactions for retrieving location and review data, as well as for managing review replies.
Conditions This data is only transmitted after explicit user consent during the “Connect with Google” process. No other personal or business information is shared or used.
Terms and Privacy 
 – <a href="https://policies.google.com/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Terms of Service</a> 
 – <a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Privacy Policy</a>
ZealousWeb Third-Party API Service (https://sgr.zealousweb.com/)
Purpose The plugin saves the Google My Business API refresh token in a secure third-party API service to generate temporary access tokens. These tokens are provided to the user’s site, which uses them to securely fetch data from Google My Business and perform operations such as retrieving locations, reviews, and managing review replies.
Data Sent The Google My Business refresh token is stored securely in the third-party service solely to facilitate access token generation. No additional personal or business information is shared.
Conditions The data is transmitted only after user consent and is used exclusively for enabling the plugin’s functionality. All operations are performed directly by the user’s site.
Terms and Privacy 
 – <a href="https://zealousweb.com/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow ugc">ZealousWeb Privacy Policy</a>
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Smart Showcase for Google Reviews

Smart Showcase for Google Reviews is a WordPress plugin that lets businesses display Google customer reviews on their websites easily.

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