=== Widget for Google Reviews ===
Contributors: richplugins
Donate link: https://richplugins.com/business-reviews-bundle-wordpress-plugin
Tags: google reviews, google, reviews, rating, widget, google business, testimonials, google places reviews, map reviews
Requires at least: 2.8
Tested up to: 5.8
Stable tag: 2.0
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Widget and shortcode for Google reviews! Shows Google reviews on your WordPress website to increase user confidence and SEO.
== Description ==
`To get more features we have Business version of the plugin`
This plugin display Google Business Reviews on your websites in sidebar widget. A unique feature of the plugin is that it saves reviews in WordPress database and have no depend on any services like Google to show reviews in the widget.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbst-UBgXXk]
[Online demo](https://richplugins.com/demos/)
= Plugin Features =
* Free!
* SEO
* Multiple Google places connection
* Reviews auto-updating
* Shortcode support!
* Auto refresh reviews
* Shows "Based on ... reviews" section
* Trim long reviews with "read more" link
* Support any page builder: Gutenberg, Elementor, Page Origin, Beaver Builder, WPBakery, Divi
* Displays up to 5 Google business reviews per location
* Keep all reviews in WordPress database
* Shows real reviews from G+ users to increase user confidence
* Easy search of place and instantly show reviews
* Custom business place photo
* Review list theme
* Pagination
* Support dark websites
* Nofollow, target="_blank" links
* Zero load time regardless of your site
* Works even if Google is unavailable
= Get More Features with Business version! =
[Upgrade to Business](https://richplugins.com/business-reviews-bundle-wordpress-plugin)
* New awesome flash theme!
* Possibility to connect multiple locations
* Displays ALL reviews through Google My Business (GMB) API
* Automatically reviews sync
* Merge reviews between each other from different platforms (Google, Facebook, Yelp) and places
* Powerful Collection Builder
* Slider/Grid themes to show G+ reviews like testimonials
* Google Trust Badge (right/left fixed or embedded)
* 'Write a review' button to available leave Google review directly on your website
* Show/hide any elements (business, reviews, avatars, names, time and etc)
* Any Sorting: recent, oldest, rating, striped, random
* Include/Exclude words filter
* Minimum rating filter
* Priority support
= Additional Free Reviews Plugins =
Why limit your reviews to just Google Reviews? Check out our other free reviews plugins to add to your site as well:
* [Facebook Reviews Widget](https://wordpress.org/plugins/fb-reviews-widget/ "Facebook Reviews Widget")
* [Yelp Reviews Widget](https://wordpress.org/plugins/widget-yelp-reviews/ "Yelp Reviews Widget")
== Installation ==
1. Unpack archive to this archive to the 'wp-content/plugins/' directory inside of WordPress
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
== Screenshots ==
1. Google Reviews shortcode
2. Google Reviews widget
3. Google Reviews shortcode builder
4. Google Reviews sidebar widget
== Changelog ==
= 2.0 =
* Plugin keeps the widgets and shortcodes
* Reviews feed builder
* Separate menu in wp-admin
* Fully architecture redesign
* Bug fixes
= 1.9.9 =
* Bugfix: PHP 8 problem (vsprintf(): Argument #2 ($values) must be of type array)
= 1.9.8 =
* Improved usability
* Installation guide fixed
* Bugfix: __ function instead of grw_i
= 1.9.7 =
* Update to WordPress 5.8
* Update settings page and Full Installation Guide
= 1.9.6 =
* Little bugfix
* Removed external debug information
= 1.9.5 =
* Remove http in svg type
= 1.9.4 =
* Update to WordPress 5.7
* Improve: added Ukrainian language
* Bugfix: little fixes in Swedish translation
= 1.9.3 =
* Bugfix: powered by icon large width
= 1.9.2 =
* Updated welcome description
* Added hi-res powered by images
* Improve: RTL support
* Bugfix: business avatar shadow
* Bugfix: 'read more' supports UTF
= 1.9.1 =
* Small bugfix with a translations
* Update to WordPress 5.6
= 1.9 =
* Improve: Added Full Installation Guide
* Improve: Added Slovenian language
* Improve: Increased refresh reviews timeout
* Bugfix: Google default avatar quality is 128px
= 1.8.9 =
* Improve: Added Swedish language
* Bugfix: Google default avatar quality is 128px
= 1.8.8 =
* Update to WordPress 5.5
* Improve: Added Lao language
* Improve: Added Greek language
* Improve: Added Russian language
= 1.8.7 =
* Added text domain and path for localization
* Bugfix: W3C compatibility
* Bugfix: Some fixes for fr_FR locale
= 1.8.6 =
* Bugfix: create db fixes
= 1.8.5 =
* Improve: added reviews moderation
* Bugfix: some fixes with locales
= 1.8.4 =
* Bugfix: fatal error when reinstall from scratch
* Bugfix: little fixes for locales
= 1.8.3 =
* Improve: added new locale sk_SK
* Improve: added new locale de_AT
* Improve: update installation video, readme and screenshots
* Bugfix: Yoast XML plugin makes 'Class not found' error
= 1.8.2 =
* Improve: added 'Based on ... reviews' feature
* Improve: added hide reviews option
= 1.8.1 =
* Update to WordPress 5.3
* Improve: added dots for read more link
* Improve: added width, height, title for img elements (SEO)
* Improve: added rel="noopener" option
* Improve: added new locale cs_CZ
= 1.8 =
* Improve: added advance options panel
* Bugfix: 404 link to all reviews page for some places
= 1.7.9 =
* Bugfix: is_admin checks for notice
= 1.7.8 =
* Improve: shortcode support
* Improve: added new locale bg_BG
* Improve: admin notie
* Bugfix: undefined widget property in Elementor
= 1.7.7 =
* Bugfix: some style fixes
= 1.7.6 =
* Bugfix: fix French, Dutch and German translations
= 1.7.5 =
* Update to WordPress 5.2
* Bugfix: conflict with a Bootstrap css in the widget
= 1.7.4 =
* Improve: added auto schedule for refreshing Google reviews
* Improve: added new locale fi_FI
* Improve: added new locale he_IL
= 1.7.3 =
* Improve: reduce reviewer avatars size
* Improve: added option for image lazy loading
= 1.7.2 =
* Update readme and links to the business version
= 1.7.1 =
* Improve: added hook to enqueue scripts and styles
= 1.7 =
* Update to WordPress 5.1
* Bugfix: issue with an empty language
= 1.6.9 =
* Improve: 'read more' link feature
* Improve: direct link to reviews on Google map
* Improve: language support of Google reviews
* Improve: added centered option
* Improve: update widget design
* Improve: update setting page design
= 1.6.8 =
* Update plugin to WordPress 5.0
* Improve: added a default sorting by recent
* Improve: added a detailed instruction how to create a Google Places API key
= 1.6.7 =
* Bugfix: fixed the issues with working on site builders (SiteOrigin, Elementor, Beaver Builder and etc)
* Bugfix: aseerts loaded with plugin's version to uncached
= 1.6.5 =
* Bugfix: fill hash in reviews database
= 1.6.4 =
* Important note: Google Places API now returns reviews with anonymous authors, we added support of this
* Improve: widget works in any page builders (SiteOrigin, Elementor, Beaver Builder and etc.)
= 1.6.3 =
* Important note: Google has changed the Places API and now this is limited to 1 request per day for new accounts, we have changed the plugin according to this limitation
* Improve: added feature to upload custom place photo
= 1.6.2 =
* Bugfix: remove deprecated function create_function()
= 1.6.1 =
* Improve: support of SiteOrigin builder
* Bugfix: fix css classes for the setting page
= 1.6 =
* Feature: Added pagination
* Feature: Get business photo for place
* Feature: Added maximum width and height options
* Improve: Added compatibility with WP multisite
* Improve: Added checking of Google API key
* Bugfix: change DB.google_review.language size to 10 characters
* Bugfix: corrected time ago messages
= 1.5.9 =
* Fixed incorrect messages in the time library
* Added Italian language (it_IT)
= 1.5.8 =
* Improve: Added language setting
* Added Polish language (pl_PL)
* Added Portuguese language (pt_PT)
* Update plugin to WP 4.9
= 1.5.7 =
* Widget options description corrected
* Bugfix: widget options loop
* Added Danish language (da_DK)
= 1.5.6 =
* Tested up to WordPress 4.8
* Improve: change permission from activate_plugins to manage_options for the plugin's settings
* Bugfix: CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION for curl used only with open_basedir and safe_mode disable
* Bugfix: cURL proxy fix
= 1.5.5 =
* Update description
* Bugfix: use default json_encode if it's possible
= 1.5.4 =
* Bugfix: badge, available for old versions, not clickable
= 1.5.3 =
* Bugfix: set charset collate for plugin's tables
* Improve: extract inline init script of widget to separate js file (rplg.js), common for rich plugins
= 1.5.2 =
* Full refactoring of widget code
* Bugfix: widget options check
* Bugfix: SSL unverify connection
* Bugfix: remove line breaks to prevent wrapped it by paragraph editor's plugins
* Added debug information
= 1.5.1 =
* Added Catalan language (ca)
* Added Spanish language (es_ES)
* Added Turkish language (tr_TR)
= 1.5 =
* Remove 'Live Support' tab from setting page
* Added instruction and video how to get Google Places API Key
* Added Dutch language (nl_NL)
= 1.49 =
* Bugfix: time-ago on English by default, update readme, added fr_FR locale
= 1.48 =
* Bugfix, update readme
= 1.47 =
* Added localization for German (de_DE)
= 1.46 =
* Bugfix: remove unused variable
= 1.45 =
* Bugfix: auto-updating existing place rating
= 1.44 =
* Update readme
= 1.43 =
* Bugfix, Added search by Google Place ID
= 1.42 =
* Bugfix: update path images in reviews helper
= 1.4 =
* Bugfix: update path images
== Support ==
* Email support support@richplugins.com
* Live support https://richplugins.com/forum