Reviews and Rating – Google Reviews

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How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ darshith

   2mo ago

   Say bye bye to paid plugins just to show reviews , this plugin is well sorted and have plenty of features . Awesome plugin overall.

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2. ★★★★★ Sean Moeschl

   6mo ago

   Lightweight. Outputs as html with structured data for HTML. Just perfect.

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3. ★★★★★ kovacslace

   7mo ago

   Very customizable, I could do everything I wanted!

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4. ★★★★★ coralsp

   8mo ago

   Love this plugin, it has a lot of features, with more being added!

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5. ★★★★★ kimmergeek

   10mo ago

   This works perfectly for what I need to do, and I appreciate the options in the Advanced tab. Great work on giving me control over the reviews that are displayed. Please keep this plugin going, it’s exactly the type of plugin we all appreciate: effective, easy to use, and well-documented.

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6. ★★★★★ peperod

   11mo ago

   I wish you could preview the lots of different styles easier because it is very tedious at this time to view them one by one. This topic was modified 9 months, 3 weeks ago by peperod.

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7. ★★★★★ IanErickson

   1.0y ago

   I am using this plugin on several websites and it works great. Getting the API stuff from Google is always a bit confusing, but not too difficult if enough time is budgeted. It looks good and works good.

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8. ★★★★★ urko2376

   1.1y ago

   I have been looking for a Google Reviews plugin and this one hits the nail on the head. Easy to setup and highly customisable. Does exactly what it says it will do. Keep up the good work.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 5.10 Added missing values for name_format parameter Improved HTML Import to find more author URLs and improve identification of ratings Improved HTML Import to ignore service scores within reviews 5.10
2. — Version 5.9 Fixed CSS Shortcode parameter value for star and star_gray 5.9
3. — Version 5.8 Improved support for relative times (Thanks to @ziegel) Fixed parameter for stars to allow color strings (Thanks to @ziegel) 5.8
4. — Version 5.7 Added Croatian and Serbian language support for relative times (Thanks to Chaky) Fixed _load_textdomain_just_in_time warning Tested with WordPress 6.7.1 5.7
5. — Version 5.6 Added immediate start parameter for stars animation Extended HTML Import to accept Google My Business version Tested with WordPress 6.6.2 5.6
6. — Version 5.5 Added support for inline SVG stars Added Hungarian and Japanese language support for relative times (Thanks to Örs and Kevin) Improved rating star animation: initiating when in view Restricted effect of avatar dimension 5.5

3 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, 1 still affects the current version.

1. Medium · 6.4 Reviews and Rating – Google Reviews <= 5.10 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Multiple Shortcodes ↗
   2026-08-25 CVE-2026-2388 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 5.10 No patch available
2. Medium · 6.4 Reviews and Rating – Google Reviews <= 5.2 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-05-24 CVE-2024-5218 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 5.2 Patched in 5.3
3. High · 8.3 Reviews and Rating – Google My Business <= 4.14 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2023-01-20 CVE-2023-23986 Missing Authorization Affects 4.14 Patched in 4.15

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.1

Translated into 8 languages, 1 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

No tier crossings observed yet.

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• WP Google Review Slider 30K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Smart Showcase for Google Reviews 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• Get Google Reviews 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C
• Reviews for Google My Business 60+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
• Business Reviews Importer — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
• SureRank SEO – Meta Tags, Social Preview, XML Sitemap, Schema & Open Graph 400K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A

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