Riccardo

<p>RicReviews is a free and open-source WordPress plugin that displays Google Places reviews on your website using a simple shortcode. The plugin fetches reviews from Google Places API (New) and displays them beautifully on your WordPress site.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Easy Integration</strong>: Display reviews anywhere on your site with a simple shortcode</li>
<li><strong>Automatic Updates</strong>: Reviews are automatically fetched and updated via configurable WordPress cron (daily, weekly, or monthly)</li>
<li><strong>Smart Caching</strong>: Built-in caching system to improve performance</li>
<li><strong>Customizable</strong>: Choose your primary color and theme (light/dark)</li>
<li><strong>Flexible Display</strong>: Control the number of reviews and sorting options</li>
<li><strong>Multilingual Support</strong>: Fetch reviews in multiple languages and filter by language in shortcode</li>
<li><strong>Debug Logging</strong>: Optional debug logging for troubleshooting API issues</li>
<li><strong>Secure</strong>: Follows WordPress coding standards and security best practices</li>
</ul>
<h4>How It Works</h4>
<ol>
<li><strong>Initial Fetch</strong>: When you save settings, the plugin fetches reviews from Google Places API</li>
<li><strong>Database Storage</strong>: Reviews are stored in a custom database table for fast retrieval</li>
<li><strong>Caching</strong>: Reviews are cached using WordPress transients for 24 hours</li>
<li><strong>Automatic Updates</strong>: WordPress cron job automatically fetches new reviews based on your configured frequency</li>
<li><strong>Display</strong>: Shortcode retrieves reviews from cache/database and displays them</li>
</ol>
<h4>Important Note</h4>
<p>Google Places API returns a maximum of 5 reviews per place per API call. This is a hard limit imposed by Google, not a limitation of this plugin. Each API call returns up to 5 reviews, and the plugin performs automatic fetches based on your configured frequency (daily, weekly, or monthly). Over time, you may accumulate more reviews in the database as Google updates the “5 most helpful reviews” for your place.</p>
<p>If you configure multiple languages, each language requires a separate API call, potentially allowing you to collect more reviews (up to 5 per language).</p>
<p>For more information, see <a href="https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/places/web-service/policies#review-policy" rel="nofollow ugc">Google’s Review Policy Documentation</a>.</p>
<h4>Service Information</h4>
<p>This plugin acts as an interface to Google Places API (New). By installing and configuring this plugin, you consent to the use of Google Places API service. Please review <a href="https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/places/web-service/policies" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Places API Terms of Service</a> before use.</p>


RicReviews

Display Google Places reviews on your WordPress site using a simple shortcode. Fetches reviews from Google Places API (New).

codeprosai

<p>CodePros Autocomplete Address for WooCommerce integrates Google Places API into your WooCommerce checkout form, providing customers with intelligent address suggestions as they type. This plugin significantly improves the checkout experience by reducing form completion time and minimizing address entry errors.</p>
<p>Compatible with both classic and block-based WooCommerce checkout.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Google Places Integration</strong>: Seamless integration with Google Places API for accurate address suggestions</li>
<li><strong>Block Checkout Support</strong>: Full support for WooCommerce Blocks (Gutenberg) checkout alongside classic checkout</li>
<li><strong>Billing Address Support</strong>: Enable autocomplete for billing address fields</li>
<li><strong>Shipping Address Support</strong>: Enable autocomplete for shipping address fields</li>
<li><strong>Auto-fill Fields</strong>: Automatically populates city, postcode, and state fields when an address is selected</li>
<li><strong>Country Restrictions</strong>: Respects WooCommerce country restrictions for address suggestions</li>
<li><strong>Dynamic Country Support</strong>: Automatically updates autocomplete restrictions when country selection changes</li>
<li><strong>Easy Configuration</strong>: Simple settings page to configure API key and enable/disable features</li>
<li><strong>Lightweight</strong>: Minimal code footprint with efficient script loading only on checkout pages</li>
<li><strong>Performance Optimized</strong>: Scripts only load on checkout pages, ensuring no impact on other pages</li>
<li><strong>WooCommerce Integration</strong>: Native WooCommerce settings tab integration for seamless configuration</li>
<li><strong>License Management</strong>: Built-in license system with a free 7-day trial — no account required to get started</li>
</ul>
<h4>How It Works</h4>
<p>Once configured with your Google Places API key, the plugin adds autocomplete functionality to the address fields on your WooCommerce checkout page. As customers start typing their address, they’ll see relevant suggestions from Google Places. When they select an address, the plugin automatically fills in the city, postcode, and state fields based on the selected address data, saving time and reducing errors.</p>
<p>The plugin supports both the classic WooCommerce checkout and the modern WooCommerce Blocks (Gutenberg) checkout. It automatically detects which checkout type your store is using and loads the appropriate implementation.</p>
<p>The plugin intelligently respects your WooCommerce store’s country restrictions, ensuring address suggestions only appear for countries you’ve enabled in your WooCommerce settings. The autocomplete dynamically updates when customers change their country selection, providing accurate suggestions for the selected country.</p>
<h4>Free Trial & Licensing</h4>
<p>The plugin includes a 7-day free trial — no license key required. After the trial period, a license key is required to continue using the autocomplete functionality. License keys can be purchased from the <a href="https://wp-plugins.codepros.ai/codepros-autocomplete-address-for-woocommerce.html" rel="nofollow ugc">CodePros plugin page</a>. License status and remaining trial days are displayed in the plugin settings page.</p>
<h4>Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li>WooCommerce plugin must be installed and active (version 5.0 or higher)</li>
<li>Google Places API key (get one from <a href="https://console.cloud.google.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Cloud Console</a>)</li>
<li>PHP 7.4 or higher</li>
<li>WordPress 6.6 or higher</li>
</ul>
<h3>External services</h3>
<p>This plugin connects to Google Maps/Places API to provide address autocomplete functionality. It’s needed to show address suggestions as users type in the checkout form.</p>
<p>When the autocomplete feature is enabled and users type in address fields, the plugin sends address queries to Google’s servers. Google may also automatically collect the user’s IP address and approximate location data to provide relevant address suggestions.</p>
<p>This service is provided by Google LLC. For more information about how Google handles data, please review:<br />
* <a href="https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Maps Platform Terms of Service</a><br />
* <a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Privacy Policy</a></p>
<p>This plugin also connects to the CodePros License API (<code>https://api.wp-plugins.codepros.ai</code>) to activate, validate, and deactivate license keys. License requests may include the license key, the generated license key ID, the license key instance ID returned by activation, and the site name/identifier used for activation. No customer address data is sent to the CodePros License API.</p>
<p>Example usage in the plugin:<br />
include/AutocompleteAddress.php – Loads Google Maps JavaScript API with Places library<br />
include/LicenseManager.php – Validates license keys against the CodePros License API</p>


CodePros Autocomplete Address for WooCommerce

Enhance your WooCommerce checkout experience with Google Places address autocomplete functionality.

RicReviews vs CodePros Autocomplete Address for WooCommerce