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).

Matt Cromwell

Devin Walker

Jason Adams

Ante Laca

Impress.org

Shawn Hooper

<p>This free Google Reviews block includes a variety of options to customize how you display your Google Business information.</p>
<p>Great for restaurants, retail stores, franchisees, real estate firms, hotels and hospitality, and nearly any business with Google Reviews.</p>
<h3>✨ Reviews Block for Google Features</h3>
<p>The Reviews Block for Google allows you to display up to 5 business reviews. Setup is quick and easy. Simply install the plugin, insert your Google API key (instructions provided), and drag the block into the block editor to configure the options.</p>
<p>Then, choose from block options to display or hide your:</p>
<ul>
<li>Businesses’ hours</li>
<li>Location</li>
<li>Directions</li>
<li>Contact Information</li>
<li>Reviews (displays up to 5 reviews per location) </li>
</ul>
<p>You can also set the header image from the block settings. This way, if you choose to display your Google Business Header, you can display it with a nice branded background image.</p>
<h3>⭐ WP Business Reviews</h3>
<p>While the Reviews Block for Google can help you display your Google reviews on your website for free, we have an even better solution for you!</p>
<p><em>WP Business Reviews</em> is a <strong>significant upgrade</strong> to our free reviews blocks for Google and Yelp. With WP Business Reviews (WPBR), you can display reviews from many platforms, including:</p>
<ul>
<li>Google </li>
<li>Yelp </li>
<li>Facebook </li>
<li>WooCommerce </li>
<li>Zomato </li>
<li>Trustpilot </li>
</ul>
<p>When you use WP Business Reviews, you also gain more control over the style of your displayed reviews as well as which reviews you show. WPBR also allows you to mix and match your reviews across platforms. So, your Google and WooCommerce reviews can be displayed right alongside your Facebook and Yelp reviews.</p>
<p><a href="https://wpbusinessreviews.com" title="Upgrade to WP Business Reviews" rel="nofollow ugc">Upgrade to WP Business Reviews</a></p>
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<h3>💡 Installation</h3>
<p><strong>Automatic Install:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Log into your WP-Admin</li>
<li>Navigate to ‘Plugins’ > ‘Add New’</li>
<li>Search for “Reviews Block for Google” and install it from there.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Manual Install:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Upload the <code>google-places-reviews</code> folder and it’s contents to the <code>/wp-content/plugins/</code> directory or install via the WP plugins panel in your WordPress admin dashboard</li>
<li>Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress</li>
<li>That’s it! You should now be able to use the widget.</li>
</ol>


Reviews Block for Google

As simple as Google allows it to be. Better than most similar plugins.

Great plugin

Easily display Google business reviews on your WordPress website with a simple and intuitive block.

RicReviews vs Reviews Block for Google