Seventh Sky

Mishal Fatima

<p>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.</p>
<p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VaflIiIj_pE?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Multiple Review Sources</strong>: WordPress.org plugins/themes, Yelp business reviews, Google Places reviews, and custom reviews</li>
<li><strong>Custom Reviews System</strong>: Create up to 10 custom reviews with full control over content, ratings, and clickable links</li>
<li><strong>Review Grouping</strong>: Organize custom reviews into categories (testimonials, product-reviews, etc.)</li>
<li><strong>Responsive Layouts</strong>: Masonry grid, list, and carousel (3 reviews on desktop, 2 on tablet, 1 on mobile)</li>
<li><strong>Smart Management</strong>: Dashboard with add/edit/delete review displays, custom reviews management, internal vs display titles</li>
<li><strong>Rich Content</strong>: Avatars, star ratings, descriptions, aggregate ratings, contextual fields, and review links</li>
<li><strong>ID-Based Shortcodes</strong>: Simple <code>[smart_reviews id="123"]</code> format that auto-updates</li>
<li><strong>Gutenberg Blocks</strong>: Full block editor support with live preview</li>
<li><strong>Smart Caching</strong>: Configurable cache management and TTL controls</li>
<li><strong>Upgrade Integration</strong>: Clear upgrade path to Pro version for unlimited custom reviews</li>
<li><strong>Security First</strong>: WordPress coding standards compliance with proper sanitization</li>
<li><strong>Lightweight Frontend</strong>: Optimized CSS/JS with no bundled frontend libraries</li>
</ul>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<h4>Dashboard Management</h4>
<ol>
<li>Go to <strong>Smart Reviews Display</strong> <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> <strong>Dashboard</strong></li>
<li>Click <strong>“Add New Review Display”</strong> to create a new configuration</li>
<li>Fill in the form:
<ul>
<li><strong>Internal Title</strong>: For backend management (e.g., “WooCommerce Reviews”)</li>
<li><strong>Display Title</strong>: Shown on frontend (e.g., “What our customers say”)</li>
<li><strong>Description</strong>: Optional description text</li>
<li><strong>Review Source</strong>: WordPress.org, Yelp, Google Reviews, or Custom</li>
<li><strong>Slug/ID</strong>: Plugin slug, Yelp business ID, Google Place ID, or leave empty for Custom</li>
<li><strong>Review Group</strong>: Select specific group for Custom reviews (optional)</li>
<li><strong>Type</strong>: Plugin/Theme (WordPress.org only), Business (Yelp), Place (Google), or Custom</li>
<li><strong>Layout</strong>: Grid (masonry), List, or Carousel</li>
<li><strong>Display Options</strong>: 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 <strong>Smart Reviews Display</strong> <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> <strong>Custom Reviews</strong></li>
<li>Click <strong>“Add Review”</strong> to create a new custom review</li>
<li>Fill in the custom review form:
<ul>
<li><strong>Source</strong>: WordPress, Google, or Yelp (for styling consistency)</li>
<li><strong>Username</strong>: Reviewer’s name</li>
<li><strong>Profile Photo URL</strong>: Optional profile photo (default avatar used if empty)</li>
<li><strong>Review Date</strong>: When the review was written</li>
<li><strong>Review Text</strong>: The actual review content</li>
<li><strong>Review Link</strong>: Optional clickable link to original review</li>
<li><strong>Star Rating</strong>: 1-5 star rating</li>
<li><strong>Review Group</strong>: Group name for organization (e.g., “testimonials”, “product-reviews”)</li>
<li><strong>Business ID/Place ID</strong>: Required for Google and Yelp sources</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Save the review and use it in your review displays</li>
<li><strong>Note</strong>: Free version supports up to 10 custom reviews. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited reviews.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Gutenberg Block</h4>
<p>Search for “Smart Reviews” in the block editor. You can either:<br />
* <strong>Use ID</strong>: Select a saved review display by ID<br />
* <strong>Configure Manually</strong>: Set all options directly in the block</p>
<h4>Shortcode Usage</h4>
<p><strong>New ID-based format (recommended):</strong><br />
    [smart_reviews id=”123″]</p>
<p><strong>Custom reviews examples:</strong><br />
    [smart_reviews source=”custom” layout=”grid” title=”Customer Testimonials”]</p>
<pre><code>[smart_reviews source="custom" group="testimonials" layout="grid" title="Customer Testimonials"]
</code></pre>
<p><strong>Yelp example:</strong><br />
    [smart_reviews source=”yelp” business_id=”your-business-id” type=”business” layout=”grid”]</p>
<p><strong>Google Reviews example:</strong><br />
    [smart_reviews source=”google” place_id=”your-place-id” type=”place” layout=”carousel”]</p>
<h3>External services</h3>
<p>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.</p>
<h4>WordPress.org</h4>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Terms and policies: https://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Policies<br />
Privacy policy: https://wordpress.org/about/privacy/</p>
<h4>Google Maps Platform (Places API)</h4>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Terms of service: https://developers.google.com/maps/terms<br />
Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy</p>
<h4>Yelp Fusion API</h4>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Terms of service: https://www.yelp.com/developers/api_terms<br />
Privacy policy: https://terms.yelp.com/privacy/en_us/20260101_en_us/</p>


Smart Reviews Display

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

Daniel K.

<p>To get more unique features we have <a href="https://richplugins.com/business-reviews-bundle-wordpress-plugin" rel="nofollow ugc">Business version</a> of the plugin</p>
<p>This plugin display Yelp Business Reviews on your websites in sidebar widget. A unique feature of the plugin is that it save reviews in WordPress database and have no depend on any services like Yelp to show these reviews.</p>
<p>The plugin requires Yelp API key to work. To get the key, please <a href="https://www.yelp.com/developers/v3/manage_app" rel="nofollow ugc">create Yelp application</a> under a free Yelp account.</p>
<span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nVyxAHmYQkU?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span>
<p><a href="https://richplugins.com/demos" rel="nofollow ugc">Online demo</a></p>
<h4>Plugin Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Free!</li>
<li>SEO</li>
<li>Shortcode support!</li>
<li>Trim long reviews with “read more” link</li>
<li>Support page builders: Elementor, Page Origin, Beaver Builder, WPBakery, Divi</li>
<li>Keep all reviews in  WordPress database</li>
<li>Display up to 3 Yelp business reviews per location</li>
<li>Shows real reviews from Yelp users to increase user confidence</li>
<li>Easy connect of business and instantly show reviews</li>
<li>Review list theme</li>
<li>Pagination</li>
<li>Support dark websites</li>
<li>Nofollow, target=”_blank”</li>
<li>Zero load time regardless of your site</li>
<li>Works even if Yelp is unavailable</li>
</ul>
<h4>Get More Features with Google Reviews Pro!</h4>
<p><a href="https://richplugins.com/business-reviews-bundle-wordpress-plugin" rel="nofollow ugc">Upgrade to Google Reviews Pro</a></p>
<ul>
<li>New awesome flash theme!</li>
<li>Merge reviews between each other from different platforms (Google, Facebook, Yelp) and places</li>
<li>Google Rich Snippets (schema.org)</li>
<li>Powerful Collection Builder</li>
<li>Slider/Grid themes to show G+ reviews like testimonials</li>
<li>Yelp Trust Badge (right/left fixed or embedded)</li>
<li>‘Write a review’ button to available leave Yelp review directly on your website</li>
<li>Show/hide any elements (business, reviews, avatars, names, time and etc)</li>
<li>Any Sorting: recent, oldest, rating, striped</li>
<li>Include/Exclude words filter</li>
<li>Minimum rating filter</li>
<li>Priority support</li>
</ul>
<h4>Additional Free Reviews Plugins</h4>
<p>Why limit your reviews to just Yelp Reviews? Check out our other free reviews plugins to add to your site as well:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/widget-google-reviews/" title="Google Reviews Widget" rel="ugc">Google Reviews Widget</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/fb-reviews-widget/" title="Facebook Reviews Widget" rel="ugc">Facebook Reviews Widget</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Support</h3>
<ul>
<li>Email support support@richplugins.com</li>
<li>Live support https://richplugins.com/forum</li>
</ul>


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