How to set up Google Place Reviews WordPress plugin
Please complete these steps below to make sure that the Google Place Reviews WordPress plugin works properly.
Step 1: Create a Google project and an API key
Go to https://console.cloud.google.com/, choose New Project
Then you name it
Then on dashboard, you choose Explore and enable APIs
Please look for “Places API”
And click Enable it
After that you need to create its Credentials, choose API key
Step 2: Restrict your API key
Go to your API key
Set restrictions like this
Step 3: Set up billing account
Go here https://cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/budgets to set budget $0 so you’ll not be charged.
In case you want more than regular requests (of budget $200 free) and willing to pay, you can set any budget you want.
If you want to limit requests, you can refer to this setting
Step 4: Copy API key, and paste to the plugin Settings
Step 5: Enjoy your Google Reviews plugin
Find you Place ID:
Please go here https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/places/web-service/place-id and search for your Place in Google storage
Then copy your Place ID, it’s a long code before your Address
Paste it to your plugin in the (1) position below then the plugin will auto load its Address to display, then click Get New Reviews to fetch your reviews
Go to Menu Shortcode > Select your location and some style settings > Create Shortcode
Copy and paste the Shortcode into your Post/page and see the result
Set up your Google Rich Snippet
This setting helps people who search on Google see your site ratings
If you want to turn it off, see the image below
You’re done!
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