Reviews and Rating – Google My Business

5.10

• Added missing values for name_format parameter
• Improved HTML Import to find more author URLs and improve identification of ratings
• Improved HTML Import to ignore service scores within reviews

5.9

• Fixed CSS Shortcode parameter value for star and star_gray

5.8

• Improved support for relative times (Thanks to @ziegel)
• Fixed parameter for stars to allow color strings (Thanks to @ziegel)

5.7

• Added Croatian and Serbian language support for relative times (Thanks to Chaky)
• Fixed _load_textdomain_just_in_time warning
• Tested with WordPress 6.7.1

5.6

• Added immediate start parameter for stars animation
• Extended HTML Import to accept Google My Business version
• Tested with WordPress 6.6.2

5.5

• Added support for inline SVG stars
• Added Hungarian and Japanese language support for relative times (Thanks to Örs and Kevin)
• Improved rating star animation: initiating when in view
• Restricted effect of avatar dimension variables in CSS
• Tested with WordPress 6.6.1

5.4

• Fixed color replacement for 90% star (Thanks to @kennypurnomo)
• Added sticky table headers throughout plugin’s settings

5.3

• Added file selection support for WEBP images
• Removed support for uploading unsanitized SVG (Thanks to Tiffany Tyson, Wordfence)

5.2

• Added an option to store avatars locally

5.1

• Added individual place deletion
• Fixed review counter animation in Reviews section
• Adjusted base64 strings in CSS

5.0

• Altered the name of the plugin
• Refreshed design of plugin’s settings
• Improved navigation within sections
• Improved check for maybe_serialize() issue
• Added keyboard navigation between sections
• Added a more informative place listing for more than one
• Added instant review list filtering in the Dashboard
• Added instant filtering by rating in the Dashboard
• Added a hidden option to include Structured Data on all pages
• Added administrator notifications
• Added reset for additional places
• Added reset for administrator notifications
• Added editor permission toggle to Advanced section
• Added work-around for PHP 8.3.2 bug concerning instable arrays to Widget class
• Fixed warning returned by sorting null values
• Fixed fwrite warning from a null value
• Added support for WordPress Playground
• Tested with WordPress 6.5

4.30

• Extended HTML Import to support several versions of Google Maps (Thanks to @nielsgww)

4.29

• Added a warning for HTML Import using HTML from Google search results
• Extended HTML Import to support Google Maps version

4.28

• Added work-around for PHP 8.3.2 bug concerning instable arrays (Thanks to @navmansolutionsgmailcom)

4.27

• Added new parameters for Structured Data Shortcode: html_tag and outer_html (Thanks to @louisgcom)
• Updated diagrams for HTML Import

4.26

• Improved input sanitization
• Improved clarity and readability of text strings
• Fixed the style sheet check in the theme selection

4.25

• Updated design of Shortcode examples
• Fixed HTML validity in Dashboard→Settings
• Tested with WordPress 6.4

4.24

• Fixed warning caused by missing avatars in the meta box

4.23

• Fixed carousel activity at short intervals

4.22

• Improved HTML Import

4.21

• Added option to disable editor capabilities (Thanks to @lion73)
• Improved HTML Import diagram layout
• Tested with WordPress 6.3

4.20

• Improved tab navigation for editors
• Corrected reviews link in widget for editors
• Fixed review text issue in HTML Import (Thanks to @arielhc)

4.19

• Added editor capabilities to review management (Thanks to @desclosf)
• Fixed theme disabled toggle when style sheet option is altered

4.18

• Fixed rating and date issue in HTML Import (Thanks to @blymi)

4.17

• Added manual translations for relative times in Danish, Hebrew and Korean

4.16

• Fixed missing elements in some instances of parameter: review_item_order (Thanks to Baruch)
• Fixed translate reviews into selected language
• Added null value check in Widget’s Shortcode builder

4.15

• Added CSRF check to AJAX calls (Thanks to Rafie)
• Fixed retrieval language translation option
• Improved the appearance of the advice for the data retrieval sorting

4.14

• Added credential check for Dashboard AJAX calls (Thanks to Rafie)
• Fixed missing argument in wp_kses function call
• Tested with WordPress 6.2

4.13

• Added Czech language support for relative times (Thanks to @jakeob)
• Fixed JavaScript error in Dashboard

4.12

• Added new parameters to Place API data retrieval
• Added warning suppression for wp_remote_get function call in PHP 8.1+
• Added new option to collect newest reviews through Places API (Thanks to @mazursv)
• Added new information to retrieval record
• Added image url retrieval check for missing images
• Updated synchronization calculations to reflect retrieval sort
• Increased retrieval record size
• Set avatar size in HTML Import to 128 pixels (Thanks to Michael)
• Fixed HTML Import for hotels and accommodation review listing (Thanks to @lescabottes)
• Fixed string type warnings with PHP 8.1+
• Fixed avatar parameter with an image URL
• Fixed carousel navigation to prevent jumps
• Tested with WordPress 6.1

4.11

• Fixed sanitization issues introduced in version 4.10

4.10

• Improved limits for previews of 5 and 6 column themes
• Improved security through more vigorous variable santization and escaping
• Tested with WordPress 6.0.2

4.9

• Tested with WordPress 6.0.1
• Fixed minor styling issues in Dashboard

4.8

• Improvements to the grammar in Dashboard→Settings
• Improved accuracy of Google Places API setup instructions
• Added a link to a visual guide to setup the Google Places API
• Added new parameter to specify image loading method (Thanks to @degorych)

4.7

• Added manual translations for relative times in Greek (Thanks to @theodorc)

4.6

• Added sorting by character and word counts
• Added limit and offset when a list of IDs is specified
• Updated plugin’s badge/icon
• Tested with WordPress 6.0

4.5

• Added new parameter to set review text formatting

4.4

• Added new parameters to override the Google’s URLs for “read reviews” and “write a review”

4.3

• Fixed carousel view when set in Dashboard→Settings

4.2

• Fixed date issue in HTML Import (Thanks to @desclosf and @pierremartin310)

4.1

• Fixed missing Widget functionality in front-end
• Minor improvements to review item styling
• Improved preview styling

4.0

• Added carousel functionality
• Added new themes
• Added Dashboard Widget with recent reviews
• Added new parameters and HTML classes to Shortcodes section
• Added JavaScript preferences to Additional section
• Added tile theme
• Added display vicinity option to Widget
• Added display avatar option to Widget
• Added carousel functionality to Widget
• Added recent reviews to the main Dashboard in a meta box
• General improvements in Dashboard→Settings
• Improved HTML Import versatility
• Improved Widget management in Dashboard
• Improved style sheet preferences; moved to Additional section
• Improved handling of Widget – calling Shortcode method for HTML output
• Improved HTML output within review list
• Improved review item customisations
• Fixed warning when avatar image is not included in API data (Thanks to Christopher)
• Fixed rel parameter as null for its removal (Thanks to Robert)
• Optimized style sheet

3.45

• Added no preference for retrieval language (Thanks to @mcian)
• Added remote retrieval fields for Places API as an option

3.44

• Added display instance counter
• Added carousel navigation HTML
• Fixed incorrect review key name

3.43

• Added compressed/minified versions of JavaScript and CSS activated through respective options: compress
• Added new parameters to handle future carousel/slider functionality

3.42

• Improved readability and grammar in some text strings within Dashboard→Settings
• Improved Structured Data with better support for review authors (Thanks to @geroroe)

3.41

• Improved handling of themes and classes within class attribute
• Improved consistency of star styling

3.40

• Updated fonts theme to more closely reflect reviews in Google
• Fixed review filtering issue across multiple Widget instances
• Added new set of SVG stars in yellow
• Added two HTML classes to support sets of star colors
• Optimized inline SVG in CSS

3.39

• Readded list of languages to Widget

3.38

• Added Right To Left (RTL) language support
• Improved positioning of some elements

3.37

• Added informative error messages in cache clear
• Improved core data handling

3.36

• Improved layout in preview for column themes
• Fixed unexpected review filtering behaviour in some cases
• Fixed multibyte character issue in review text
• Fixed missing Widget

3.35

• Improved review limit handling in Dashboard→Settings
• Minor improvements to styling in Dashboard→Settings
• Minor improvements to HTML Import functionality
• Tested with WordPress 5.8

3.34

• Minor improvements for smaller screens
• Improvements to HTML Import (Thanks to @aitsatur and Allandora)

3.33

• Fixed disabled avatar images: no longer appearing in HTML (Thanks to @hsntgm)
• Improved HTML Import to support additional structure (Thanks to Allandora)

3.32

• Improved HTML Import for hotels and accommodation review listing (Thanks to @ralphgl)
• Fixed overall review count word (Thanks to @hitec4ever)
• Added new Shortcode parameter to disable links (Thanks to @hsntgm)

3.31

• Added an option to skip JavaScript enqueue

3.30

• Improved Polish language support (Thanks to Tomek)
• Moved billing account mention from Updates to API Key setup in Dashboard→Settings

3.29

• Fixed display issue in HTML Import when errors are highlighted
• Added manual translations for relative times in Dutch and Polish

3.28

• Added additional translatable strings
• Tested with WordPress 5.7

3.26

• Improved layout of Shortcode section with more examples
• Added link to Demonstration website within Shortcode section

3.25

• Added the basic shortcode string to Setup section
• Further improvements to Dashboard→Settings interface

3.24

• Reinserted missing wrapping element for settings

3.23

• Added week update interval for synchronization
• Improved handling of non-plugin notices within plugin’s settings

3.22

• Improved processing of review text in HTML import

3.21

• Improved handling of the first, type parameter in shortcodes
• Improved name formatting to support lowercase, uppercase and title case
• Improved consistency of styling for dates
• Added more themes
• Added color schemes
• Fixed first parameter as an alias of type

3.20

• Fixed sort argument in reviews filtering

3.19

• Corrected a some possible warnings in unset array elements
• Improved appearance of some notices on settings page load
• Improved sorting functionality for random shuffle to give more consistency
• Added new review sorting option for shuffle

3.18

• Corrected a some possible warnings in unset array elements

3.17

• Fixed place information in Reviews section
• Fixed review sorting in preview
• Fixed name of a theme
• Fixed relevance sorting as a parameter option
• Improved listing of theme options in Shortcode section
• Improved output of review text when none exists
• Added bubble themes with outline and fill variants

3.16

• Fixed upgrade method
• Fixed overall rating and review count for places with less than 5 reviews (Thanks to @santaklaus805)
• Improved review delete functionality (Thanks to @thor_a)
• Improved setting and sorting of review relevance (Thanks to @scartwright)
• Improved fidelity of HTML Import with Place ID check
• Checking and setting of Custom Style on upgrade (Thanks to @prometheusppc)

3.15

• Improved update for relative times (Thanks to @prometheusppc)
• Improved functionality and corrected theme name in Widget Dashboard

3.14

• Improved Widget functionality in Dashboard
• Corrected translation variable in HTML Import
• Set image selection on Media Library selection; not close

3.13

• Hidden review count display when not included in summary list
• Altered Dashboard notification styling to affect just the plugin
• Added manual translations for relative times in German, Spanish, French and Italian

3.12

• Fixed Update input in Setup section so it doesn’t always set to “Never”
• Added HTML classes for outline and padding
• Added week update interval for synchronization

3.11

• Added a check for language value for the setup process in Dashboard→Settings

3.10

• Improved setting of existing API Key and Place ID
• Improved visuals in Dashboard→Settings
• Added a new welcome page when plugin is individually activated
• Added new parameter values for name_format to support only first and last names

3.9

• Improved localization and language support in Widget
• Improved positioning of rating number and stars
• Improved support of stars_gray parameter
• Fixed HTML entity star animation when rating number contains a comma character

3.8

• Structured Data now accepts a page ID value as an alternative to the front page
• Corrected synchronization time checks for each time interval
• Fixed shortcode display option to hide rating number

3.7

• Fixed JavaScript repeat method error in Internet Explorer 11 (Thanks to @compking)
• Improved timing of retrieval occurrences for 6 and 24 hour intervals
• Added language option for all reviews containing text
• Clarified Structured Data business types

3.6

• Significant improvements to review listing in Dashboard→Settings with sorting and language selection

3.5

• Significant improvements to HTML Import (Thanks to @hacaro, @gonab and @thor_a)

3.4

• Improved retrieval of icon and logo image URLs
• Improved styling for small screens
• Structured Data price range data set to use only dollar symbol

3.3

• Fixed Structured Data appearances
• Fixed empty review limit to hide reviews (Thanks to @edlosee)

3.2

• Fixed display issue of reviews for processing HTML import

3.1

• Set more specific styling
• Set all external links’ rel parameter to nofollow
• Added 6 hour update interval for synchronization
• Added no-outline pre-defined class
• Added rel parameter to set this attribute for all links (Thanks to @zevs3000)
• Added background fill option to Widget

3.0

• Improvements to collection of retrieved data from Google
• Changed html_tags parameter to allow single character
• Extended HTML Import to accept alternative/consolidated review listings for accommodation such as hotels (Thanks to @achillesden)
• Extended summary parameter
• Improved icon and logo image selection script
• Improved Place ID interface when multiple places exists in archive
• Improved review_word parameter
• Added HTML classes as a new section in the Shortcodes section
• Added language support for parameter descriptions
• Added tiny theme (Thanks to @humaniza)
• Added stripe and stripe contrast styling
• Added author switch layout
• Added rating parameter
• Added fill style to add a solid background color
• Added list of pre-defined HTML classes to Shortcode section
• Added further information about places in Dashboard Reviews listing (for multiple places)

2.19

• Improvements to position of rating star animation elements
• Icon can be displayed without name in heading

2.18

• Added new centered theme

2.17

• Improving reliability of web server’s current IP address
• Removed empty heading when icon and name parameters are set to hide

2.16

• Improved stability for the storage of retrieved data and reviews
• Added new setting to strip emoticons from retrieved data
• Improved language support
• Improved visibility of animate HTML class when a specific script library exists

2.15

• Added a check for some instances when icon doesn’t exist in data archive
• Improved notice messages for submissions in Advanced section in Settings

2.14

• Fixed unset variable error for retrieved data in some instances (Thanks to @joshdraha)

2.13

• Fixed error that sometimes occurred with empty retrieved data array
• Improvements to the CSS color logic for SVG fills

2.12

• Significant improvements to requests of Google Places API and storage of data
• Improved handling of other Places with storage of name, icon, vicinity, overall rating and review count
• Improved stability of stars animation in JavaScript
• Improved number formatting to use localize formatting style
• Added color support for overall SVG rating stars with shortcode parameter or style sheet
• Added parameter to show/hide overall rating stars
• Added HTML entity version of rating stars
• Fixed empty review count warning (Thanks to @havin)
• Fixed missing value for Custom Styles textarea in Advanced section

2.11

• Discovered a bug with a core WordPress function: maybe_serialize(). Added a work-around.
• Corrected HTML Import count

2.10

• Improved stability of HTML import with a fall-back on failure
• Restored message display issue when initiated from JavaScript
• Improved Google API Key and Place ID help text

2.9

• Improvements to notices in Dashboard→Settings, particularly with external plugin nagging
• Improved stability when retrieved data is no longer valid (Thanks to @philos1964)
• Improved log of retrieved data
• Improved sanity checks for Structured Data
• Changed maximum review display limit to exceed collected number of reviews
• Added help as a numbered list for setting the Google API with restrictions
• Corrected a theme display name
• Fixed JavaScript error when no style sheet is set (Thanks to @tomaszgasioritdesk)

2.8

• Added new narrow badge theme for narrow spaces to improve position of elements
• Added hide parameter for review count
• Improving the switch between demo and non-demo modes
• Improvements to styling and position of elements

2.7

• Added name format parameter (Thanks to Scott S.)
• Added overall link parameter (Thanks to @kodendigital and @hamudi)

2.6

• Fixed backwards compatibility for less recent WordPress versions for wp_date() function (Thanks to @Carret and @joshdraha)

2.5

• Fixed JavaScript Ajax call (Thanks to @gradlon)

2.4

• Improvement to JavaScript and style sheet loading
• Fixed activation error

2.3

• Added custom style sheet
• Added included and excluded word filter for review text

2.2

• Added responsive multi-column support for review listings
• Improved theme interface in Dashboard→Settings
• Added a live preview for smaller screens
• Improved theme selection dropdown
• Added justified reviews text when matching class specified as a parameter
• Switched default heading from H3 back to H2 (correction from 2.1)

2.1

• Added a parameter to overwrite the HTML element tags

2.0

• Added Structured Data (schema.org) with supporting functionality
• Added a live preview of shortcode output in Dashboard→Settings
• Added icon and logo image selection from Media Library
• Switching HTML-only rating stars to SVG vector-images to offer a more consistent experience
• Added support for uploading SVG images
• Added review translation option for HTML import
• Reset now available for reviews only
• Improved language support
• Improved tab navigation in Dashboard
• Improved behavior of hide/show reviews in Widget

1.32

• Improved number parse for imported rating numbers
• Added a js-links fall-back to circumvent conflicts with event tracking of links starting with a hash
• Improved consistency of review excerpt trimming
• Added shortcode examples of Google icon to links/buttons

1.31

• Restored no excerpt when non-numeric (or < 20) value is set as a parameter
• Added review/reviews parameter description in Dashboard→Settings list

1.30

• Fixed empty shortcode attribute error (Thanks to @markima75)
• Improved styling in Advanced section in Dashboard→Settings for some screen sizes

1.29

• Added a shortcode parameter to override the review/reviews word in the summary (Thanks to @sebastienrenaudeau)
• Improved logic for review limits so Dashboard→Settings value is a true fall-back
• Improved language support in Dashboard and for review/reviews word

1.28

• Improved language filtering in shortcode (Thanks to @niseadel)
• Added language filtering in widget
• Improved Badge theme styling – star alignment and spacing

1.27

• Fixed PHP tag closure shortening in Settings template file (Thanks to @indekssolutions)
• Added inline style for review meta (author name, rating, date)
• Added date formatting support to override relative time

1.26

• Fixed bug for minimum rating when set to 5 in shortcode

1.25

• Added translatable relative time words (Thanks to @chris-kns)
• Added option to hide or override business name (Thanks to @chris-kns)

1.24

• Added random shuffle for sorting reviews
• Added functionality to clear cache and retrieve current Google data
• Improved Widget customization in Dashboard
• Added new attribution parameter to force light or dark background version

1.23

• Change to checking of cron task (Thanks to @designermark)

1.22

• Checking for existence of language review text array value

1.21

• Fixed two Safari issues: SVG images not appearing and main rating star width is now wider (Thanks to @sterlingokura and @nouvellessubstances)
• Fixed specific review ID listing bug (Thanks to @sterlingokura)

1.20

• Change to setting cache to help show reviews after initial setup
• Added a parameter to show/hide errors and warnings in the shortcode

1.19

• Changed review ordering for IDs
• Fixed bug with empty attributes (Thanks to @marameodesign)
• Added a numeric limit check in review filter

1.18

• Added new themes to Widget
• Added plugin reset functionality
• Added review sorting for shortcode and widget
• Set Advanced HTML import to pre-select new reviews

1.17

• Improved Google API Key error notice (Thanks to @minks32578)
• Improved tab navigation, with last active section visible upon return
• Added none/some/all reviews to assist with setting the review limit

1.16

• Added a comprehensive list of shortcode parameters
• Fixed theme shortcode parameter
• Added language filter
• Added a checklist for the advanced section (Thanks to @minks32578)
• Minor fixes, usability and design alterations

1.15

• Added two new themes for a more compact Badge appearance
• Allowing a zero review limit to intentionally hide all reviews
• Added new shortcode parameters to handle layout
• Improvements to styling

1.14

• Checking for existence of array keys in early Google review data
• Fixed regular expression for customized icon string
• Removed button class attribute when parameter is set

1.13

• Fixed error in Google write review and view reviews link class attribute

1.12

• Fixed JavaScript context error in handling the HTML import

1.11

• Improvements to navigation menu in Dashboard
• Refreshing relative times from retrieved data

1.10

• Minor design and functionality changes
• Added a missing shortcode attribute (Thanks to @conceptio)

1.9

• Advanced – Improved stability of HTML Import functionality
• Changes to design

1.8

• Advanced – Added import functionality from the HTML in Google Reviews popup
• Changed default sort order to remain more constant over time
• Other minor improvements to design and functionality

1.7

• Updated definition of dummy data for Demo Mode

1.6

• Added set of all data prior to displaying Dashboard→Settings

1.5

• Added a refresh of data upon plugin upgrade

1.4

• Improved shortcode customization
• Improved the switch between modes
• Added widget with live preview support

1.3

• Added show/hide review functionality

1.2

• Fixed a style issue in Dashboard→Settings

1.1

• Added Demo mode
• Extended review listing functionality

1.0

• Initial version