WP Google Review Slider

Changelog

18.1

  • More security hardening.

18.0

  • Template Style 6 added.
  • Badge border option and font size option for templates.
  • More security hardening.

17.9

  • Security: escape review content on output to prevent stored XSS.

17.8

  • Updated styling for WPv7.

17.7

  • missing image fix for review media

17.6

  • small bug fix

17.4

  • Fix for badge totals not updating.

17.3

  • faster download speed for crawl

17.2

  • bug fix with some sites being blocked

17.0

  • Google download method update/fix.

16.7

  • missing image fix

16.6

  • another crawl fix for hotels

16.5

  • another crawl fix

16.4

  • another fix with Crawl being blocked on certain sites.

16.3

  • fix with Crawl being blocked on certain sites.

16.2

  • small bug fix
  • added abilty to customize the Review us on text and the Based on text for the badge.

16.1

  • small bug fix

16.0

  • Fix for Above Wide badge on mobile view.

15.9

  • Fix for Above Wide badge too many divs.

15.8

  • Slider will now auto-close read more when going to next slide.
  • Updated Freemius SDK

15.7

  • fix bug with last name when reviewer as more than two names

15.6

  • small bug fix

15.5

  • fix for certain sites being blocked from Google Crawl.

15.4

  • small bug fix from last update

15.3

  • Added Read More Color option. Other small bug fixes.

15.2

  • bug fix with CSS not applying to one review on mobile setting.

15.1

  • added ability to hide or initial Last Name of reviewer.
  • added feature to hide certain reviews

15.0

  • small bug fix from last update

14.9

  • Added feature where you can now advance through images.
  • badge feature is now mobile friendly

14.8

  • small bug fix from last update

14.7

  • changed arrows to span to help with Google pagespeed.
  • added additional slider options
  • added badge option
  • added reviews same height option
  • added ability to download from multiple different locations.
  • replaced background image url with a data uri

14.6

  • template save issue

14.5

  • small bug fix

14.2

  • Added ability to show only one review per a slide on mobile.
  • updated Freemius SDK

14.1

  • small bug fix

13.9

  • updated Freemius sdk.

13.6

  • More sanitization on Template page.

13.5

  • Small bug fixed with text sanitization.

13.4

  • Updated Freemius SDK.

13.3

  • PHP 8.2 warning notice fixed.

13.1

  • Small css bug fix.

13.0

  • Can now download product reviews.

12.9

  • updated database table. better read more transition

12.8

  • small css fix.

12.7

  • Updated color picker js for review template settings.

12.6

  • Update Freemius SDK.

12.5

  • Small deprecated notice fix, no longer passing NULL to submenu page creation.

12.4

  • Updated Freemius SDK to latest version 2.5.8.

12.3

  • More descriptive alt text for thumbnails. Fixed bug with saving template when using transparent background color.

12.1

  • Small bug fix when non-admin can see menu.

12.0

  • Added ability to display user images added to reviews. Fixed bug in Google review rating download.

11.9

  • Fix “read more” feature for non-english language.

11.8

  • Small bug fixes.

11.7

  • Small bug fix for when business isn’t found.

11.6

  • Small bug fixes.

11.5

  • Updated welcome page.

11.4

  • Freemius sdk settings change.

11.3

  • Fixed bug with searching for Google reviews with terms with ‘ in name. Fix for hotel search by placeid.

11.2

  • Can now download 50 reviews. Added Freemius sdk for analytic.

11.1

  • Changed stars to SVG. Added verified star option. Added avatar hide, show, initial image options.

11.0

  • small bug fixes

10.9

  • Updated margins for slider.

10.8

  • Updated CSS width for icon.

10.7

  • small bug fixes with non-slider grid google reviews

10.6

  • small bug fixes

10.5

  • small bug fixes

10.4

  • another fix to review download crawl method

10.3

  • small change to catch errors

10.2

  • another fix to review download crawl method

10.1

  • small bug fix to review download crawl method

10.0

  • changed way crawl method works

9.9

  • fix crawl method for hotels

9.7

  • another small bug fix with Crawl method for Google Reviews

9.5

  • small bug fix for service business reviews meta text

9.4

  • no longer downloads “Positive:…” text in Google reviews.

9.3

  • review slider updates to make it more reliable. Added swipe feature to google slider.

9.2

  • Updated database table to handle long page names.

9.1

  • another small bug fix with Crawl method when getting Google hotel reviews.

9.0

  • added ability to filter by rating.

8.9

  • fix conflict with FB version

8.8

  • small bug fix with Crawl method when getting Google hotel reviews.

8.7

  • small bug fix with Crawl method

8.6

  • fix conflict with FB version

8.5

  • small bug fix with Crawl method

8.4

  • small bug fix with crawling translated reviews

8.3

  • small bug fix with date and icon

8.2

  • small bug fix

8.1

  • small bug fix for certain place id values.

8.0

  • Added google icon option.

7.9

  • Can now download reviews from service area businesses.

7.8

  • Added delay variable for slider.

7.7

  • go pro link update.

7.6

  • added lazy loading to images. small changes to menu

7.5

  • small CSS changes to slider and dashboard widget

7.4

  • removed deprecated jquery function .load

7.3

  • added dashboard widget showing recent reviews.

7.2

  • Small bug fix when testing api key.

7.1

  • Small bug fix when using with Facebook version. Added primary keys to db tables.

7.0

  • bug fix when updating to Pro version

6.9

  • Small bug fix when checking api key.

6.8

  • added read more option.

6.7

  • Small bug fix when user does not have php mbstring extension.

6.6

  • Google Places API Warning.

6.5

  • Small bug fix when uninstalling it will now check for de-activated pro version.

6.4

  • Checks for mbstring now. Also removed template selection from Edit Post page.

6.3

  • Small bug fix with CSS style on review slider.

6.2

  • Small bug fix.

6.1

  • added way to delete a review.

6.0

  • Added welcome page.

5.9

  • Added admin notice.

5.8

  • Added button to test API key.

5.7

  • Added language code setting.

5.6

  • Notes added.

5.5

  • Small conflict fix with other free versions.

5.4

  • minified and combined js and css files to increase load time. changed js to work with deffered javascript.

5.2

  • Small bug fix.

5.1

  • Small bug fix.

5.0

  • added ability to update Avatar image location.

4.9

  • hidden date no longer gets added to page.

4.8

  • Updated instructions link.

4.7

  • Small bug fix.

4.6

  • Small bug fix with error message.

4.5

  • Small bug fix.

4.4

  • Option to use your own api key.

4.3

  • Small bug fix.

4.2

  • Small bug fix.

4.1

  • now uses default api key

4.0

  • place id look up url change.

3.9

  • Small bug fix.

3.8

  • Small bug fix.

3.7

  • Small bug fix.

3.6

  • Small bug fix.

3.5

  • Small bug fix with Widget.

3.4

  • Fixed so it can be used along side facebook version.

3.3

  • Small bug fix.

3.2

  • Small text change.

3.1

  • Small bug fix.

3.0

  • Small bug fix.

2.9

  • Alt text added to stars.

2.7

  • Small bug fix.

2.6

  • Small bug fix.

2.5

  • Small bug fix.

2.4

  • WordPress V4.9 compatible fix of color picker.

2.3

  • Small bug fix.

2.2

  • Small bug fix.

2.1

  • Small bug fix.

2.0

  • Now will animate the height of the slider automatically.

1.9

  • Small bug fixes. CSS conflict with multiple slides on one page.

1.8

  • Small bug fixes. Another conflict with Fb version.

1.7

  • Small bug fixes. Conflict with Fb version.

1.6

  • Small bug fixes. Widget not displaying/

1.5

  • Small bug fixes.

1.4

  • Small bug fixes.

1.3

  • Added manual location entry option.

1.2

  • Small bug fixes.

1.1

  • Small bug fixes.

1.0

  • First Version

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Author
jgwhite33
Version:
18.1
Last Updated
June 12, 2026
Active Installs
30000
Requires
WordPress 3.0.1
Tested Up To
WordPress 7.0

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