Widget for Yelp Reviews
by richplugins · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 5 other plugins · 113.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Yelp reviews widget and shortcode! Shows Yelp business reviews on your WordPress website to increase user trust and SEO.
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Health
B 71/100
Stale
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+26%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “reviews” and “reviews widget” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
71 health vs 56 average across 5,904 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.5%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 79.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,194 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 432 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12; the current branch is 7.1
4.8★ over 43 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.4★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 432 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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
17%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| yelp widget your tag | #7 | #6 | 0 |
| yelp your tag | #7 | #11 | up 1 |
| yelp reviews your tag | #8 | #9 | 0 |
| reviews your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| reviews widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “reviews” and “reviews widget” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.3K · 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
1.2y ago
latest release · v1.8 · 28 Aug 2025
24
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 67% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 17 months ago; the previous band took 13 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 5 Sep 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ auralila2.6y ago
El plugins resolvió lo que requería y no es de paga. Configuración sencilla y clara. Se los recomiendo. This topic was modified 2 years, 3 months ago by auralila.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cmedshr3.0y ago
Great plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous3.3y ago
The plugin works very nicely and is easy to configure. We had great technical support when we had a compatibility issue with another plugin. Thank you so much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mrgoodfriend3.6y ago
This works with the intended review platforms to place reviews on the WordPress website.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ecoframing3.7y ago
Great widget and easy to use
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aminadhanani3.7y ago
Yelp reviews are showing live on my site “treasureislandcerritos”. Thank you! This topic was modified 2 years, 10 months ago by aminadhanani. This topic was modified 1 year, 10 months ago by aminadhanani.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bobrossignol3.8y ago
Works great!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dequilla4.2y ago
I was so happy to see that there was a plugin for Yelp Reviews to be seen on my website. I installed the plugin and started walking through the install. Everything was fine until I needed to insert my Yelp Biz account. Unfortunately, I am not a Yelp Business owner. I am a regular Yelp User who writes reviews on the platform about my experiences at businesses. I used the email contact to contact RichPlugins asking if there was an alternative method to using the plugin as a regular Yelp User. I’m not sure who I was talking to but in my first 5 of 8 emails, I clearly asked if the plugin supported non-Yelp Biz users. Each time it was overlooked. I tried breaking it down into the simplest question and it just wasn’t working. The last message sent was the rep telling me “Perhaps you do not quite understand how this plugin works” and giving me the instructions on how to install. So if you are a regular Yelp User who does NOT own a business this plugin will not work for you
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.8 Improve: update name and business photo in the reviews update schedule Update to WordPress 6.8 1.8
- — Version 1.7.8 Improve: contrast (Based on, User links, reviews time, Next Reviews) Update to WordPress 6.2 1.7.8
- — Version 1.7.7 Improve description Update to WordPress 6.1 1.7.7
- — Version 1.7.6 Update to WordPress 5.8 1.7.6
- — Version 1.7.5 Update plugin to WordPress 5.6 1.7.5
- — Version 1.7.4 Security pass fixes 1.7.4
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Yelp reviews widget and shortcode! Shows Yelp business reviews on your WordPress website to increase user t..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, Facebook.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,877 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "yelp widget" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-06-04 3K+ → 2K+ down after 375 days in tier
- 2024-05-25 4K+ → 3K+ down after 482 days in tier
- 2023-01-29 5K+ → 4K+ down after 471 days in tier
- 2021-10-15 4K+ → 5K+ up after 724 days in tier
- 2019-10-22 3K+ → 4K+ 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).
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Widgets for Yelp Reviews 3K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags A - Y Yelp Reviews Ticker 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
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Reviews Widgets for Google, TripAdvisor, Yelp & Recommendations 10K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Yelp Review Slider 1K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Display Yelp Widget — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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