Seventh Sky

Mishal Fatima

Smart Reviews Display lets you showcase reviews from multiple sources including WordPress.org, Yelp, and Google Reviews. Choose from responsive grid (masonry), list, or carousel displays with full reviewer details and smart caching.
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<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Multiple Review Sources: WordPress.org plugins/themes, Yelp business reviews, Google Places reviews, and custom reviews</li>
<li>Custom Reviews System: Create up to 10 custom reviews with full control over content, ratings, and clickable links</li>
<li>Review Grouping: Organize custom reviews into categories (testimonials, product-reviews, etc.)</li>
<li>Responsive Layouts: Masonry grid, list, and carousel (3 reviews on desktop, 2 on tablet, 1 on mobile)</li>
<li>Smart Management: Dashboard with add/edit/delete review displays, custom reviews management, internal vs display titles</li>
<li>Rich Content: Avatars, star ratings, descriptions, aggregate ratings, contextual fields, and review links</li>
<li>ID-Based Shortcodes: Simple <code>[smart_reviews id="123"]</code> format that auto-updates</li>
<li>Gutenberg Blocks: Full block editor support with live preview</li>
<li>Smart Caching: Configurable cache management and TTL controls</li>
<li>Upgrade Integration: Clear upgrade path to Pro version for unlimited custom reviews</li>
<li>Security First: WordPress coding standards compliance with proper sanitization</li>
<li>Lightweight Frontend: Optimized CSS/JS with no bundled frontend libraries</li>
</ul>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<h4>Dashboard Management</h4>
<ol>
<li>Go to Smart Reviews Display → Dashboard</li>
<li>Click “Add New Review Display” to create a new configuration</li>
<li>Fill in the form:
<ul>
<li>Internal Title: For backend management (e.g., “WooCommerce Reviews”)</li>
<li>Display Title: Shown on frontend (e.g., “What our customers say”)</li>
<li>Description: Optional description text</li>
<li>Review Source: WordPress.org, Yelp, Google Reviews, or Custom</li>
<li>Slug/ID: Plugin slug, Yelp business ID, Google Place ID, or leave empty for Custom</li>
<li>Review Group: Select specific group for Custom reviews (optional)</li>
<li>Type: Plugin/Theme (WordPress.org only), Business (Yelp), Place (Google), or Custom</li>
<li>Layout: Grid (masonry), List, or Carousel</li>
<li>Display Options: Show title, show aggregate rating</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Save and use the generated shortcode or block</li>
</ol>
<h4>Custom Reviews Management</h4>
<ol>
<li>Go to Smart Reviews Display → Custom Reviews</li>
<li>Click “Add Review” to create a new custom review</li>
<li>Fill in the custom review form:
<ul>
<li>Source: WordPress, Google, or Yelp (for styling consistency)</li>
<li>Username: Reviewer’s name</li>
<li>Profile Photo URL: Optional profile photo (default avatar used if empty)</li>
<li>Review Date: When the review was written</li>
<li>Review Text: The actual review content</li>
<li>Review Link: Optional clickable link to original review</li>
<li>Star Rating: 1-5 star rating</li>
<li>Review Group: Group name for organization (e.g., “testimonials”, “product-reviews”)</li>
<li>Business ID/Place ID: Required for Google and Yelp sources</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Save the review and use it in your review displays</li>
<li>Note: Free version supports up to 10 custom reviews. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited reviews.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Gutenberg Block</h4>
Search for “Smart Reviews” in the block editor. You can either: 
* Use ID: Select a saved review display by ID 
* Configure Manually: Set all options directly in the block
<h4>Shortcode Usage</h4>
New ID-based format (recommended): 
 [smart_reviews id=”123″]
Custom reviews examples: 
 [smart_reviews source=”custom” layout=”grid” title=”Customer Testimonials”]
<pre><code>[smart_reviews source="custom" group="testimonials" layout="grid" title="Customer Testimonials"]
</code></pre>
Yelp example: 
 [smart_reviews source=”yelp” business_id=”your-business-id” type=”business” layout=”grid”]
Google Reviews example: 
 [smart_reviews source=”google” place_id=”your-place-id” type=”place” layout=”carousel”]
<h3>External services</h3>
This plugin can connect to external services depending on which review source you choose. No external requests are made for Custom reviews created and stored inside your own WordPress site.
<h4>WordPress.org</h4>
If you use WordPress.org as the review source, the plugin fetches review feeds/pages and plugin rating data from WordPress.org so it can display reviews and aggregate ratings.
It sends the selected plugin or theme slug in the request URL and includes your site’s home URL in the standard WordPress user-agent header when reviews are fetched, refreshed, or re-cached.
Terms and policies: https://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Policies 
Privacy policy: https://wordpress.org/about/privacy/
<h4>Google Maps Platform (Places API)</h4>
If you use Google Reviews as the source and enter a Google API key, the plugin sends the configured Google Place ID to the Google Places API so it can fetch reviews, rating totals, place name, and related place URLs.
Requests are made when the reviews are first fetched and again whenever the cache expires or you manually clear the plugin cache. Google also receives your site’s home URL in the standard WordPress user-agent header.
Terms of service: https://developers.google.com/maps/terms 
Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
<h4>Yelp Fusion API</h4>
If you use Yelp as the review source and enter a Yelp API key, the plugin sends the configured Yelp business ID to the Yelp Fusion API so it can fetch business reviews, rating totals, business name, and related Yelp URLs.
Requests are made when the reviews are first fetched and again whenever the cache expires or you manually clear the plugin cache. Yelp also receives your site’s home URL in the standard WordPress user-agent header.
Terms of service: https://www.yelp.com/developers/api_terms 
Privacy policy: https://terms.yelp.com/privacy/en_us/20260101_en_us/

Smart Reviews Display

Display WordPress.org, Yelp, and Google reviews via shortcode or block with responsive layouts, avatars, ratings, and smart caching.

Syed Balkhi

Awesome Motive

smashballoon

Craig at Smash Balloon

Display Yelp and Google business reviews on your site, either in the same single feed or in multiple different ones. Provide social proof through real customer testimonials that will turn site visitors into paying customers.
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If a Google business listing has a physical location, you can display your latest reviews for it in an attractive feed. You can also enter the website address of any Yelp business and instantly create a feed of your Yelp reviews as well. Business ratings are an important part of social proof to increase customer confidence in your online business. Website visitors will instantly increase their trust in your business if they can see real customer reviews from real customers.
Showing Google rating and Yelp reviews on your website is one of the best ways to convince site visitors to do business with you and boost your conversions. Customer testimonials are crucial to building positive brand trust for online businesses.
Our plugin makes it easy to set up an automatically updating feed of Yelp and Google reviews. After installing the plugin, create a feed by visiting the Reviews Feed menu item that appears in your dashboard. Configure a source of reviews for your feed, customize the look and feel, then use a shortcode to display your reviews feed anywhere on your site. It takes less than a minute to get started.
In our free version, an API key is required only if you would like ongoing updates to your reviews feed. If you don’t have an API key, you can still display up to 10 of the latest reviews for a single business without needing an API key. Simply verify your email address to unlock this feature!
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Super simple to set up</li>
<li>Display reviews from multiple Google and Yelp accounts in the same feed or in separate feeds</li>
<li>Completely responsive and mobile ready – layout looks great on any screen size and in any container width</li>
<li>Completely customizable – Customize the width, height, number of reviews, number of columns, text size, background color, review spacing and more!</li>
<li>Display multiple reviews feeds on the same page or on different pages throughout your site</li>
<li>Customize the length of the review text with the ability to show the entire text with a click</li>
<li>Choose to show your Google reviews translated in many supported languages or show them without translation</li>
<li>Display the reviewer’s name, date and start rating of each Google review or Yelp review</li>
<li>Show the overall star rating of your Google or Yelp listing in a customizable header at the top of the feed</li>
<li>Prompt site visitors to leave a review on Google or Yelp with a button in the header</li>
<li>Display your Yelp and Google reviews in chronological order or reverse chronological order.</li>
<li>Automatically show new reviews, collected daily when you enter you own API keys (free and easy to get)</li>
<li>New! Display up to 10 of the latest free Google reviews or free Yelp reviews for a single business without needing an API key. Simply verify your email address to unlock this feature!</li>
<li>Handy block for easily adding your reviews feed to posts and pages using the block editor</li>
</ul>
<h4>Benefits</h4>
<ul>
<li>Build Brand Trust – Customer reviews are essential to building trust with customers</li>
<li>Social Proof – Real customer reviews, proven to increase sales.</li>
<li>Display Your Reviews Your Way – Customize your Google review and Yelp review feeds to look exactly the way you want, so that they blend seamlessly into your site or pop out at your visitors!</li>
<li>Keep Your Site Looking Fresh – Show your latest Yelp and Google reviews and Yelp reviews updated automatically every day.</li>
<li>Super Simple to Set Up – Once installed, you can be displaying your Yelp and Google reviews within a minute! No confusing steps or special account needed.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Pro Version</h4>
In order to maintain the free version of the plugin on an ongoing basis, and to provide quick and effective support for free, we offer a Pro version of the plugin. The Pro version allows you to: 
* Include Trustpilot, TripAdvisor, WordPress.org and Facebook reviews in your feed 
* Filter reviews by star rating 
* Create and add reviews manually to feeds 
* Create custom collections of specific reviews to display anywhere 
* Show reviews in a carousel slider 
* Show images from Yelp reviews that open in a large popup lightbox 
* Show avatar images for all reviewers 
* Filter customer reviews by keyword or phrase 
* Moderate your review feeds with a visual moderation mode, select specific reviews to display in the feed 
* Choose from several attractive preconfigured templates 
* Highlight a specific Google review or Yelp review 
* Even more advanced customization options than the free version 
* Block reviews by specific users 
* Integrate with WPML (WordPress Multilingual) to show translated Google reviews in the chosen site language 
* Unlock more reviews and automatic updates without API keys! The Pro version allows you to display up to 50 initial reviews from Google and Yelp and receive weekly automatic updates from multiple sources – all without needing to add an API key. 
* Collect and display user-submitted reviews! Seamlessly integrate with WPForms and Formidable Forms to collect customer reviews directly through your forms and display them in your review feeds. 
* NEW! Display WooCommerce product reviews! Showcase reviews from your WooCommerce store by selecting individual products, categories, or tags.
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<h4>Feedback or Support</h4>
We’re dedicated to providing the most customizable, robust and well supported Yelp and Google reviews feed plugin in the world, so if you have an issue or have any feedback on how to improve the plugin, then please open a ticket in the <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/reviews-feed" title="Reviews Feed Support Forum" rel="ugc">Support forum</a>.
For advanced review moderation by star rating or curated list, to display Yelp review images, display reviews in a carousel slider + more, check out the <a href="https://smashballoon.com/reviews-feed/?utm_source=reviews-free&utm_medium=readmefile&utm_campaign=readme-pro-features&utm_content=MoreAdvanced" rel="nofollow ugc">Pro version</a>. 
Build positive brand trust in your Google business or Yelp listing with real Yelp and Google reviews on your website. Super simple to set up and tons of customization options to seamlessly match the look and feel of your site.
<h4>Why do I need this?</h4>
Boost Social Proof 
Showing real customer reviews on your checkout page, pricing page, and in other places on your website has been shown to increase conversions and boost sales of your Google business or Yelp store.
Save Time 
Don’t have time to update the reviews on your site? Save time and increase efficiency by setting up a feed once and having the latest reviews show up automatically on your website.
Display Your Reviews Your Way 
Customize your review feeds to look exactly the way you want, so that they blend seamlessly into your site or pop out at your visitors!
No Coding Required 
Choose from tons of built-in Reviews Feed customization options to create a truly unique feed of your Yelp and Google reviews.
Super simple to set up 
Once installed, you can be displaying your Yelp and Google reviews in under a minute! No confusing steps or registration needed.
Mind-blowing Customer Support 
We understand that sometimes you need help, have issues or just have questions. We love our users and strive to provide the best support experience in the business. We’re experts in the Yelp and Google reviews API and can provide unparalleled service and expertise. If you need support then just let us know and we’ll get back to you right away.
<h4>What can it do?</h4>
<ul>
<li>Display reviews from any physical Google business or Yelp business listing.</li>
<li>Completely responsive and mobile ready –your reviews feed layout looks great on any screen size and in any container width</li>
<li>Display multiple reviews feeds on the same page or on different pages throughout your site by creating multiple feeds in our customizer</li>
<li>Choose a language for your Google reviews content to display in or leave reviews untranslated.</li>
<li>Collect and permanently store new Yelp and Google reviews over time. Use our feature to load more reviews on the page.</li>
<li>Encourage visitors to leave their own reviews with a link to Google or Yelp to rate your business.</li>
</ul>

Reviews Feed – Add Testimonials and Customer Reviews From Google Reviews, Yelp, TripAdvisor, and More

Paid version is good


One of the best, if not the best, reviews plugins!


Excellen Plugin both pro and free

Very useful plugin

No API key required. Display Yelp and Google reviews for any business in a clean, customizable feed on your site.

Smart Reviews Display vs Reviews Feed – Add Testimonials and Customer Reviews From Google Reviews, Yelp, TripAdvisor, and More