Title: Simple Reviews Badge
Author: Joseph D'Souza
Published: <strong>October 4, 2024</strong>
Last modified: November 14, 2024

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# Simple Reviews Badge

 By [Joseph D’Souza](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dsouzaj86/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/simple-reviews-badge.1.0.2.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-reviews-badge/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-reviews-badge/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-reviews-badge/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-reviews-badge/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-reviews-badge/)

## Description

Simple Reviews Badge is a lightweight plugin that displays aggregate Google Reviews
and star ratings in a customisable badge format. It uses the Google Places API to
fetch and display reviews with schema markup support for better SEO.

**Key Features:**
 * Display Google Reviews with aggregate ratings and stars. * 
Customisable through WordPress admin settings. * Supports schema markup for enhanced
SEO. * AJAX-based loading for better performance. * Filterable and customisable 
HTML structure.

### Usage

You can display the Simple Reviews Badge on any page or post by using the following
shortcode:

    ```
    [simple_reviews_badge_display_reviews include_schema="true" img_src="./logo.png"]
    ```

 * include_schema (default: false): Whether to include a product schema describing
   your review count and average score. Enabling this will add a review star rating
   to your Google search results on the page your shortcode is included.
 * img_src (default: see settings page): Override the main image from the settings
   page for a single reviews badge instance

The shortcode will render a Simple Reviews Badge with stars, aggregate ratings, 
and a review count.

### Settings

To configure the plugin, go to Settings > Simple Reviews Badge in the WordPress 
admin panel. Here are the available settings:

### Basic Settings

 1. Google Place ID: The Place ID of your business location on Google.
 2. Google API Key: Your Google Places API key.
 3. Review Badge Image URL: The image displayed alongside the reviews (e.g., Google
    logo).
 4. Cache Duration: How long (in seconds) to cache the review data before fetching 
    fresh data.
 5. Google Review Link: A link to the reviews page on Google (used in the badge).

## Screenshots

[⌊Example of the Simple Reviews Badge display.⌉⌊Example of the Simple Reviews Badge
display.⌉[

Example of the Simple Reviews Badge display.

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## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/simple-reviews-badge/` directory,
    or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
 3. Go to Settings -> Simple Reviews Badge to configure the plugin options.

## FAQ

### How do I get my Google Place ID?

You can find your Google Place ID using the [Google Place ID Finder](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/places/web-service/place-id).

### How do I get a Google Places API key?

Refer to the [Google Places API documentation](https://developers.google.com/places/web-service/get-api-key)
for instructions on how to get an API key.

### Does this plugin rely on any third-party services?

Yes, the plugin uses the Google Places API to fetch review data. Please refer to
Google’s [Privacy Policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy) and [Terms of Service](https://developers.google.com/maps/terms).

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Simple Reviews Badge” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Joseph D’Souza ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dsouzaj86/)

[Translate “Simple Reviews Badge” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/simple-reviews-badge)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-reviews-badge/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/simple-reviews-badge/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/simple-reviews-badge/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/simple-reviews-badge/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release of Simple Reviews Badge plugin.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.2**
 *  Last updated **2 years ago**
 *  Active installations **30+**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.7.5**
 *  PHP version ** 7.0 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [badge](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/badge/)[google](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/google/)
   [ratings](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/ratings/)[reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/reviews/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-reviews-badge/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Joseph D’Souza ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dsouzaj86/)

## Support

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