Description
Donmusa Review Showcase for Google is a small, self-contained plugin that fetches your business reviews from the Google Places API (New) and displays them anywhere on your site.
This plugin is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google. It uses the official Google Places API to fetch publicly available review data.
Features
- Fetches live Google reviews via the official Places API (New)
- Smart transient caching (1 hour to 30 days) to keep API costs low
- Shortcode [dngr_reviews] with 8 configurable attributes
- Gutenberg block with live server-side preview
- Two layouts: list (1-3 columns) and slider (scroll-snap, touch-friendly)
- Schema.org JSON-LD output for SEO rich snippets
- Star ratings with half-star support
- Optional “Powered by Google” attribution (opt-in, default off)
- Translation-ready (i18n + .pot included)
Usage
[dngr_reviews limit=”6″ layout=”slider” columns=”3″ title=”What our customers say”]
External services
This plugin connects to the Google Places API (New) to fetch customer reviews.
What is sent
- Your Google API Key
- Your Google Place ID
No user data, no visitor IP addresses, no personal information from your site is ever sent to Google.
Service provider
- Google Places API (New)
- Service terms: https://developers.google.com/terms
- Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Blocks
This plugin provides 1 block.
- Review Showcase
Installation
- Upload the plugin folder to /wp-content/plugins/.
- Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu.
- Go to Settings > Review Showcase and enter your API Key and Place ID.
- Add the shortcode or Gutenberg block anywhere on your site.
FAQ
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Does this plugin cost anything?
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The plugin itself is free and open source. Google provides a monthly free credit for the Places API.
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How do I find my Place ID?
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Use Google’s official Place ID Finder.
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Are you affiliated with Google?
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No. This plugin uses Google’s public Places API to fetch review data.
Reviews
There are no reviews for this plugin.
Contributors & Developers
“Donmusa Review Showcase for Google” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
Translate “Donmusa Review Showcase for Google” into your language.
Interested in development?
Browse the code, check out the SVN repository, or subscribe to the development log by RSS.
Changelog
3.0.3
- Fixed: Attribution is now opt-in (unchecked by default), per WordPress.org Guideline 10.
- Fixed: Text domain updated to match the reserved slug “donmusa-review-showcase-google”.
- Fixed: JSON-LD output hardened against breakout.
3.0.2
- Fixed: Text Domain header now matches the WordPress.org slug.
- Fixed: All translation strings use the correct text domain.
3.0.1
- Fixed: PHP syntax error in settings file.
3.0.0
- Renamed to avoid trademark issues.
2.3.0
- Initial public submission.