GR Widget – Google Reviews Widget

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Directory rank

wp.org popularity rank over time · lower is better

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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No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. We don't have enough download history to read the trend yet.

1. ★★★★★ web1expertdotcom

   2mo ago

   Needed to get our Google reviews onto a client’s WordPress site and didn’t want another plugin that makes you wrestle with API keys. Installed GR Widget, found the business, picked a badge layout, changed a couple of colours, put the shortcode on the homepage. Took maybe 10 minutes and it looked fine. Reviews stay updated on their own which is the main thing. Doing this for another site next week.

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2. ★★★★★ 30abayguideservice

   2mo ago

   Ok, I love this! I wish there was a way to upload photos because you have to see how it looks on my site (you can find my site on my user profile). I have a feed showing the review cards about halfway down, and then a rating badge which stays in the footer. I was able to customise both of them enough so that they look like a genuine part of my site – love it. I also noticed that my website now shows the star rating underneath it in the organic results in Google, which is another fantastic bonus. Oooh, I should say, I did have to upgrade to the site plan to add the stars and customise the review card feed more thoroughly, but very happy with this. The developer was responsive in addressing a “bug” which wouldn’t let show both reviews with photos and without photos, they provided a fix for me the same day – great team, great little plugin.

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3. ★★★★★ Nathan Rossiter

   2mo ago

   Installed this yesterday for my client’s site. Searched the business by name in wp-admin, picked a layout, done — no Google Cloud project, no OAuth dance, no handing over anyone’s Google login. That alone saved me an afternoon. Free tier was enough to get a clean review strip on the homepage.

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Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-08-31 100+ → 300+ up after 18 days in tier
2. 2026-08-13 10+ → 100+ up after 31 days in tier
3. 2026-07-13 — → 10+ up

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).

• Reviews Feed – Add Testimonials and Customer Reviews From Google Reviews, Yelp, TripAdvisor, and More 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• Site Reviews 60K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• WP Google Review Slider 30K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• B Better Business Reviews 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
• Reviews Widgets for Google & 45+ platforms by Repuso 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
• Free Google Reviews widget by OpenWidget 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C

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GR Widget – Google Reviews Widget: 300+ active installs, 5.0★ (8 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/gr-widget