webcat

<p>The plugin aims to provide a quick and easy way to store googlemaps on your blog. By storing maps, requests to google map api are kept minimum<br />
and the possibility of not having a map show up on your page if google service is interrupted is reduced.  Shortcodes are provided in the editor to make including a map you have created<br />
even easier.</p>
<p>Planned extensions will include editable notes for map flags and ajax to make creating a map more intuitive and support for the javascript and google<br />
earth apis.</p>
<h3>6.0</h3>
<p>*BETA<br />
*appologies if updates have not been working – now corrected.<br />
*html notes can now be added to flags – tested with</p>
<p><</p>
<p>p> and <a><br />
*code tidied up<br />
*Planned – include links or trackbacks in flags and a map key that can be displayed as a widget so that flags are colour coded<br />
*Remaining – include further features including paths and further javascript features</a></p>


googlemapsForWP

Quick and easy management of google maps to display on your blog.  Supports static maps api

wowpixelweb

<p>Wow Google For Review is a lightweight and powerful plugin to display real Google Reviews directly on your WordPress website.</p>
<p>It uses the latest Google Places API (New) to fetch authentic reviews and display them in modern layouts.</p>
<p>Perfect for businesses, agency and freelancer who want to showcase social proof and build trust.</p>
<p><a href="https://thegenius.co/wpdemo2/reviews/" rel="nofollow ugc">Demo</a></p>
<h3>External services</h3>
<p>This plugin uses the Google Places API (New) to fetch and display public Google reviews.</p>
<p>When fetching reviews, the plugin sends the configured Google Place ID and API key to Google servers.</p>
<p>This service is provided by Google:</p>
<p>Terms of Service: https://policies.google.com/terms<br />
Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Fetch real Google Reviews using Places API (New)</li>
<li>Grid layouts (2, 3, 4 columns)</li>
<li>Shortcode support</li>
<li>Admin preview with pagination</li>
<li>Transient caching for performance</li>
<li>Easy setup (API Key + Place ID)</li>
<li>Clean and responsive design</li>
<li>Lightweight and fast</li>
</ul>
<h3>How to Create Google API Key</h3>
<ol>
<li>Go to: https://console.cloud.google.com/</li>
<li>Create a new project</li>
<li>Navigate to APIs & Services -> Library</li>
<li>Enable <strong>Places API (New)</strong></li>
<li>Go to Credentials -> Create API Key</li>
<li>Restrict API key to <strong>Places API (New)</strong></li>
<li>Enable billing (Google provides free credits)</li>
</ol>
<h3>How to Get Place ID</h3>
<p>Use the official tool:<br />
https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/places/web-service/place-id</p>
<p>Example Place ID:<br />
Chxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</p>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<p>Use shortcode anywhere:</p>
<p>[wowrefog_shortcode layout=”1″]<br />
[wowrefog_shortcode layout=”2″]<br />
[wowrefog_shortcode layout=”3″]</p>


Wow Reviews for Google

Display Google Reviews on your website using the latest Places API (New) with grid layouts, shortcode support, and caching.

googlemapsForWP vs Wow Reviews for Google