Reviews Block for Google
by Nexcess · Uncategorized
Also makes 23 other plugins · 2.6M+ installs across the portfolio →
Easily display Google business reviews on your WordPress website with a simple and intuitive block.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 49/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
1K+
≈1.7K estimated
Momentum
+24%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “google” for “twentyseventeen”. “google” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “twentyseventeen” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
49 health vs 58 average across 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 112K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1584 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16; the current branch is 6.8
3.4★ over 43 reviews, smoothed to 3.78★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1584 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
+0.8
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| twentyseventeen | #21 | #15 | 0 |
| google your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google business your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google places your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google reviews your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| reviews your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “google” for “twentyseventeen”. “google” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “twentyseventeen” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 469 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
4.3y ago
latest release · v2.0.1 · 1 Jul 2022
16
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 75% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; the previous band took 20 months to cross, which places it about 75% of the way through.
Install history since 10 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ carlamkt4.1y ago
I don’t know the pro version, but the free version doesn’t work. Don’t even try it to install, it’s a waste of time.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hovrashko7.4y ago
It should be simple like add the key and short-code to the page. Who needs this??
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ RAIMUNDOS548.1y ago
This plugin didn’t work for Google Reviews and the other one available got me more trouble than anything I could expect. This topic was modified 7 years, 10 months ago by RAIMUNDOS54. Reason: Wrong content for this plugin This topic was modified 7 years, 9 months ago by RAIMUNDOS54. This topic was modified 7 years, 9 months ago by RAIMUNDOS54. This topic was modified 7 years, 9 months ago by RAIMUNDOS54. This topic was modified 7 years, 9 months ago by RAIMUNDOS54.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ downtowndoggies9.4y ago
I didn’t end up going with this plugin since it doesn’t offer a slider view option, but I did interact with support — and it was very helpful. Matt even made an instructional video for me. Worth giving this plugin a try if you’re looking for this type of widget.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gary.karki9.5y ago
Maybe pro version works…highly NOT recommended. Total waste of time.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ akseo9.8y ago
I had an issue with the plugin I could not figure out. I sent in a ticket and got a response within hours. They went out of their way to troubleshoot this issue. It turns out a caching plugin was causing some of the plugin CSS to not load properly. It wasn’t even the plugins fault! They sent me the fix and it works great. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ WebFactory9.9y ago
As simple as Google allows it to be. Better than most similar plugins.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Corrado Prever9.9y ago
not working
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.0.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 5.5 Google Places Reviews < 2.0.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2022-05-17 CVE-2022-1772 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 2.0.0 Patched in 2.0.0
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 1 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Easily display Google business reviews on your WordPress website with a simple and intuitive block."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("great for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Block editor, Facebook.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,147 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "google places" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-05 2K+ → 1K+ down after 587 days in tier
- 2024-10-26 3K+ → 2K+ down after 455 days in tier
- 2023-07-29 4K+ → 3K+ down after 298 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 5K+ → 4K+ down after 439 days in tier
- 2021-07-22 6K+ → 5K+ down after 270 days in tier
- 2020-10-25 7K+ → 6K+ down after 138 days in tier
- 2020-06-09 8K+ → 7K+ down after 798 days in tier
- 2018-04-03 7K+ → 8K+ up after 271 days in tier
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).
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Embedder for Google Reviews 6K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Widgets for Google Reviews and Ratings 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Widget for Google Reviews 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags B -
Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Rich Showcase for Google Reviews 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for Reviews Block for Google into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/google-places-reviews" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Reviews Block for Google — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Reviews Block for Google: 1K+ active installs, 3.4★ (43 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-01. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/google-places-reviews
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