Smart Showcase for Google Reviews Pro
Overview
Description
Smart Showcase for Google Reviews Pro is a comprehensive WordPress plugin that enables businesses to effortlessly display customer reviews from Google on their websites. Consolidate reviews from multiple Google Business profiles into one interface. By syncing reviews directly from Google My Business, this plugin helps build trust and credibility with potential customers. With a range of display options including grids, lists, sliders, badges, and popups, you can showcase reviews in a format that best suits your site’s design.
Customize the look and feel with custom CSS, and place reviews anywhere on your site using shortcodes. The plugin also supports multiple languages, ensuring a seamless and secure user experience. Additionally, Smart Showcase for Google Reviews Pro offers admin management features, including form fields for review replies, filters for sorting reviews, and notification systems for new reviews and replies. Whether you’re using Elementor, WPBakery, or Divi, this plugin integrates smoothly with your page builder to enhance your site’s functionality and appearance.
Key Features
- Pin Selected Reviews in Listing - Highlight specific reviews and pin them to the top of listings.
- Multi-Account Support - Consolidate reviews from multiple Google Business profiles into one interface.
- Sync Now Button - Instantly fetch the latest reviews with a manual sync option.
- Export Reviews in CSV, Widgets in JSON, and Import Functionality for Both - This feature allows you to export reviews in CSV format, widgets in JSON format, and import both for seamless data management.
Plugin's purpose and benefits
- Advanced Review Display Widgets - Choose from customizable layouts—grid, list, or slider—to display reviews.
- Customizable Reply Textarea - Enable users to write custom or AI-assisted replies to reviews.
- Auto-Reply Based on Star Ratings - Automatically respond to reviews based on their rating—thank positive feedback or address concerns.
- Detailed Analytics & Reporting - Access performance insights with filters for dates, sources, and review ratings.
- Advanced Dashboard - Feature-rich dashboard for managing reviews, Statistics Chart, and adjusting settings.
- Advanced Shortcode Generator - Generate shortcodes with advanced filters, layouts, and display controls.
- Social Sharing Integration - Allow users to share reviews on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and more.
- Structured Data Support - Adds schema markup to boost search engine visibility for review content.
- WooCommerce Integration: Seamlessly display reviews on product pages, with filtering and styling options.
- Gutenberg Block Compatibility - Insert review blocks easily using the Gutenberg editor.
- Dummy Content for Testing - Provides sample reviews to test display features before live deployment.
- Review Us Button (Popup) - Prompts users via a popup to leave a review on Google.
- Email Review Collection Line - Inserts a “Leave us a review” CTA into email footers.
- Automated Email Notification for New Reviews - When a new review is synced, an automatic email notification will be sent to all administrator users. This ensures administrators are promptly informed about the latest reviews.
- Multiple Location Reviews in Tabbing Format - An option has been added in the settings to display reviews from multiple locations in a tabbing format for better organization and accessibility.
Get Started
Quick setup instructions
How To Use & Features
How to Configure the Smart Showcase for Google Reviews Pro Plugin
1. Install and Activate the Plugin
- Step 1: From your WordPress admin dashboard, go to Plugins > Add New.
- Step 2: Click the Upload Plugin button at the top.
- Step 3: Click Choose File, select the plugin .zip file from your computer, then click Install Now.
- Step 4: After installation completes, click Activate Plugin to activate the Smart Showcase for Google Reviews Pro plugin.
For SSGR > Dashboard with Dummy Data
For SSGR > Widget with Dummy Data
For SSGR > Review with Dummy Data
For SSGR > GMB Accounts
- After activation, navigate to the plugin settings by going to SSGR > GMB Accounts in your WordPress admin menu. Click the “Connect with Google” button to authenticate and fetch reviews. Choose your Google account and grant the necessary permissions.
Configuration Steps
- Fetch Data:
Fetch the latest Google reviews from your business profile.
- Select Display Options:
Choose how the reviews will appear on your site. Available display options include:
- Slider: Show reviews in a scrolling slider format.
- Grid: Display reviews in a grid layout.
- List: Show reviews in a simple list format.
- Badge: Display a badge-style widget with reviews.
- Popup: Show reviews in a popup window.
- Slider: Show reviews in a scrolling slider format.
- Widget Settings:
Selected Option Tab
Widget Settings for Google Reviews Configuration
Widget Settings for Google Reviews Configuration
- Filter Rating: Filter reviews based on a specific rating (e.g., 5-star reviews).
- Hide Element: Show or hide specific elements (e.g., reviewer name, rating, date, review content, reviewer photo, Google icon).
- Keywords: Filter reviews by entering keywords separated by commas.
- Review Us on Google: Enable or disable a call-to-action for visitors to leave a review.
- Trim Long Reviews: Set a character limit with a "Read More" link for longer reviews.
- Language: Choose the language for displaying reviews.
- Date Format: Select the preferred date format.
- Sort By: Sort reviews by Newest, Highest Rating, or Lowest Rating.
- Show Sort By Filter: Enable or disable the "Sort By" filter on the front end.
- Load More: Enable or disable the "Load More" button for additional reviews.
- Number of Reviews: Set the number of reviews to display.
- Custom CSS: Add custom CSS for further widget styling.
- Generated Shortcode:
Once the widget is configured, a shortcode will be generated. You can insert this shortcode into any page, post, or widget area to display the reviews.
For SSGR > Displaying Connected Google My Business Accounts
For SSGR > Successfully Created Google Reviews Widget with Shortcode
For SSGR > Reviews
- This section allows you to view and manage the reviews collected from Google. You can list all reviews and choose to show or hide specific reviews based on your preferences.
For SSGR > Embedding the Google Reviews Widget Shortcode on a Page
For SSGR > Displaying Rendered Google Reviews Using the Shortcode
For SSGR > Settings
This section allows you to configure advanced settings for the plugin:
- Google Settings:Set your Google business account details and manage Google review settings.
- SEO & Notifications:
- Enable Admin Notifications: Enable email notifications to be sent to the admin when a new review is posted.
- Custom Email Addresses: Set custom email addresses for receiving notifications.
- Custom Email Subject: Customize the subject line for email notifications.
- Email Body: Customize the content of the notification email.
- Advanced:
- Sync Reviews: Choose whether to automatically or manually sync new reviews from Google.
- Google Analytics Tracking ID: Enter your Google Analytics Tracking ID for review tracking.
- Tabbed Widget View: Enable this to display widgets in a tabbed interface.
- Select Widget: Choose one or more widgets to include in the tabbed view.
- Generated Shortcode: Displays the shortcode for embedding the selected tabbed widgets. Copy to Clipboard button for easy copying.
- Multiple Shortcodes with Display Style Options: Easily customize how reviews are displayed by using multiple shortcodes with different parameters. Choose from various layout styles such as grid, carousel, or list, directly through shortcode attributes to best fit your website design and user experience.
- SMTP Settings:
Configure SMTP for sending email notifications.
- From Email Address: Set the email address that will appear as the sender.
- From Name: Set the sender's name.
- SMTP Host: Specify the SMTP server host.
- Type of Encryption: Choose the type of encryption for your SMTP server (None, SSL, TLS).
- Port: Specify the SMTP server port.
- SMTP Authentication: Toggle on/off SMTP authentication. If enabled, provide the SMTP username and password.
- Test Mail:
Send a test email to verify the configuration.
- To Email: Enter the recipient's email address.
- Subject: Set the subject for the test email.
- Message: Enter a message to send in the test email.
- Review Invite:
- Email Sending Settings: Toggle On/Off to enable or disable automatic review invitation emails.
- Select Widget: Allows selection of single or multiple widgets. By default, the system sends review invitation emails using the "Send Mail" widget.
- Schema Tabbing:
- Enable Schema: Toggle On/Off to enable or disable schema markup.
- Organization Logo: Select an image to represent your organization’s logo.
- Schema Type: Choose one or both schema types using checkboxes: (1) AggregateRating (2) LocalBusiness
- Schema Output Location: Choose where to output the schema — Header or Footer.
- Select Widget: Select the widget(s) to be associated with the schema.
- Select Pages: Choose where the schema should appear — supports Pages, Posts, etc.
- Import :
- CSV Import:Select a CSV file to import review data.
- JSON Import: Select a JSON file to import widget data.
- For Product > Woocommerce
Seamlessly integrate SSGR with WooCommerce, allowing you to showcase verified Google reviews directly on your product pages. Automatically match SSGR keywords with product names to dynamically pull relevant reviews and enhance user trust
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Change log
Version 1.0.0
- Initial release of plugin