Title: Wildebeest Easy Reviews Author: sanax65 Published: July 20, 2026 Last modified: July 20, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/wildebeest-easy-reviews/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3615536) ![](https://ps.w.org/wildebeest-easy-reviews/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3615536) # Wildebeest Easy Reviews By [sanax65](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sanax65/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wildebeest-easy-reviews.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wildebeest-easy-reviews/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wildebeest-easy-reviews/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wildebeest-easy-reviews/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wildebeest-easy-reviews/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wildebeest-easy-reviews/) ## Description Wildebeest Easy Reviews helps site owners send visitors to the right review destination without requiring a paid service or API key. Supported destinations: * Google Business * Google Play * Apple App Store Features: * Shortcode: `[wildebeest_reviews_reviews]` * Show all configured destinations or use smart device routing * Upload custom platform images through the WordPress Media Library * Images-only, image-and-text, cards, and text-only layouts * Left, center, and right alignment * Responsive mobile stacking * Same-tab, new-tab, and native-app-preferred link behavior * Optional popup after a selected number of visits * “Maybe Later” delay * Never ask again after a destination is clicked * Local click analytics * First-run setup wizard * Built-in Help page * Import and export settings * Reset settings and statistics * No external telemetry Easy Reviews stores its settings and click counters only in the site’s own WordPress database. ## Screenshots [⌊Easy Reviews settings page.⌉⌊Easy Reviews settings page.⌉[ Easy Reviews settings page. [⌊First-run setup wizard.⌉⌊First-run setup wizard.⌉[ First-run setup wizard. ## Installation 1. Upload the plugin ZIP through Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin. 2. Activate Wildebeest Easy Reviews. 3. Complete the setup wizard. 4. Add `[wildebeest_reviews_reviews]` to any page, post, or shortcode block. ## FAQ ### Do I need a Google API key? No. Paste the direct Google Business review-request link from the business profile. ### Does the plugin verify whether a visitor completed a review? No. Google and Apple do not provide completion information to the website. The optional“ never ask again” setting treats a click as completed on that device. ### Does this plugin send analytics to Wildebeest Marketing? No. Click counters remain in the site’s own WordPress database. ### Are platform images included? No. Site owners upload artwork they are authorized to use and should follow each platform’s brand guidelines. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Wildebeest Easy Reviews” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ sanax65 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sanax65/) [Translate “Wildebeest Easy Reviews” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wildebeest-easy-reviews) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wildebeest-easy-reviews/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wildebeest-easy-reviews/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wildebeest-easy-reviews/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wildebeest-easy-reviews/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 2.2.7 * Replaced the temporary wildeare prefix with the permanent wildebeest_reviews prefix. * Updated functions, constants, options, transients, nonces, AJAX actions, settings groups, and JavaScript globals. * Replaced the shortcode with [wildebeest_reviews]. * Added migration support for both easy_reviews and wildeare legacy option names. * No visual or feature changes. #### 2.2.6 * Replaced the generic shortcode with the unique [wildebeest_reviews_reviews] shortcode. * Updated the setup wizard, Help page, Quick Start instructions, and readme documentation. * Removed the generic shortcode registration completely. * No other functional or visual changes. #### 2.2.5 * Added sanax65 to Contributors. * Replaced generic internal identifiers with the unique WILDEARE / wildeare prefix. * Renamed options, transients, nonces, AJAX actions, callbacks, and JavaScript globals. * Added migration for settings and statistics from earlier builds. * Preserved the public [wildebeest_reviews_reviews] shortcode. #### 2.2.4 * Corrected the placement of the final two Plugin Check annotations. * Kept upload-array validation and field-by-field settings sanitization unchanged. * No functional or visual changes. #### 2.2.3 * Resolved the final two Plugin Check input-validation warnings. * Documented the safe handling of the WordPress upload array. * Documented the field-by-field sanitization of imported setup settings. * No functional or visual changes. #### 2.2.2 * Resolved all issues from the WordPress Plugin Check report. * Added safer nonce-aware request handling. * Improved JSON import validation, unslashing, and sanitization. * Escaped generated destination markup before output. * Removed the discouraged manual translation loader. * Updated Tested up to to WordPress 7.0. * Reduced tags to the five-tag directory limit. * Shortened the directory short description to fewer than 150 characters. * Prefixed the uninstall variable. * No feature changes. #### 2.2.1 * Removed both optional Plugin URI and Author URI headers to prevent submission- form URI comparison errors. * Corrected the internal version constant to 2.2.1. * No functional changes. #### 2.2.0 * Renamed the public plugin to Wildebeest Easy Reviews. * Removed the Plugin URI header because it matched the Author URI. * Kept the Wildebeest Marketing Author URI. * Updated the plugin folder, main file, text domain, admin slugs, and documentation. * Preserved all existing functionality and settings. #### 2.1.0 * Completed full Easy Reviews branding cleanup. * Removed the old shortcode and all former naming from the public plugin. * Standardized the admin slug, internal prefixes, database option names, CSS classes, JavaScript namespace, and documentation. * Renamed the plugin folder and primary file to the clean Easy Reviews slug. * Preserved all Version 2.0 features. #### 2.0.0 * Renamed and rebranded as Wildebeest Easy Reviews. * Changed developer branding to Wildebeest Marketing. * Added GPL-2.0-or-later metadata and public-release documentation. * Added first-run setup wizard. * Added built-in Help page. * Added settings export and import. * Added reset settings and reset statistics controls. * Added optional data deletion on uninstall. * Added new `[wildebeest_reviews_reviews]` shortcode. * Preserved review links, platform images, popup controls, smart routing, native- app behavior, and analytics. ## Meta * Version **2.2.7** * Last updated **1 day ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 5.8 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0.2** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Tags * [app store](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/app-store/)[google business](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/google-business/) [google play](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/google-play/)[Google Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/google-reviews/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wildebeest-easy-reviews/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wildebeest-easy-reviews/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wildebeest-easy-reviews/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ sanax65 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sanax65/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wildebeest-easy-reviews/)