Odyno GoogleGroups is a WordPress app, with a 5.0 average rating from 4 reviews, as of July 9, 2026.
Odyno GoogleGroups is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Odyno. With a rating of 5.0★ from 4 reviews.
AppRanks data: Odyno GoogleGroups ranks #0 in Embed on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 1% of that category.
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Odyno GoogleGroups is a category-leading WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Embed category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 4 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (5.0★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Odyno — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (4) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Odyno GoogleGroups works
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The OdynoGoogleGroups embed the Google Groups on WordPress! You can see all discussion on your article or WordPress page. All you must do is to add a shortcode on your page editor!
Demo
features
API for the extensions
Embed your “custom domain” Google Group on WordPress page/post
Embed public Google Group forum on WordPress page/post
Widget with last messages of group.
It’s easy
To add gGroups on page/post add this shortcode,just swap “name-of-group” with your group name [google-groups name=”my-group-name”]
To add widgets into sidebar Go to Appearance -> Widgets -> Google Groups Widget
It’s opened to extensions You can use it on your plugin or into “Page Template” (see Page Templates « WordPress Codex ) with the function do_odyno_google_groups(…) or with 4 custom actions!! (see one example on plugin Home Site or on plugin admin section)
How to use it? It’s very easy! You can add the group forum on your page in only three steps!
Add page
Set follow code on post editor [google_groups name=”name-of-groups”] just swap “name-of-group” with your group name
And now.. that’s all… go to the preview!
Configure it If you want to control the view, you can add these attributes on shortcode
id: unique id of groups (default is random number)
name: name of groups (default is random number)
width: the width of page (default is 100%)
height: the height of page (default is 800px)
domain: the name of domain of groups (default none)
showsearch: whether to show an embedded search box on destination forum pages. (default is false)
hideforumtitle: if you want to show the forum title and description, false if you don’t want to show the title or description (default is true)
hidesubject: if you want to hide the subject of the last post in My Forums view, false if you want to leave the subject visible (default is true)
showtabs: whether to show tabs for changing views (e.g., to the Members view), on destination forum pages (default is false)
For designers If you want customize the style of view, you can add css and use the hook!!
For developer You can use the Odyno Google Groups on your plugin! Otherwise you can use it on your current theme. In according to Codex, you can modify the current theme with “Child Themes « WordPress Codex”,
with a new “Page Templates « WordPress Codex” or simply modify directly the php file of theme. In any of this case you can add a invocation of function do_odyno_google_groups() and you will have same action of shortcode.
Also the parameters of function are the same of shortcode.
Otherwise on your plugin or on your function.php you can add one hook to one of 4 action and you can run your custom code.
The allowed action are show below and all action have the same parameter of do_odyno_google_groups() function:
pre_ogg_show action. It’s called before do_odyno_google_groups() function
post_ogg_show action. It’s called after do_odyno_google_groups() function
pre_ogg_shortcode action. It’s called before invocation of all shortcode [google_groups]
post_ogg_shortcode action. It’s called after invocation of all shortcode [google_groups]
Credits Copyright 2012 Alessandro Staniscia (email : [email protected])
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2, as
published by the Free Software Foundation.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
Category rankings
As of Jul 9, 2026- Embed#0of 452Top 1%
- Fusion#0of 1Top 1%
- Ggroups#0of 1Top 1%
- Google#0of 150Top 1%
- Google groups#0of 2Top 1%
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Competitors & alternatives
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Where Odyno GoogleGroups stands in the Embed category
Odyno GoogleGroups ranks #0 of 452 apps in the Embed category, placing it in the top 1% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Odyno GoogleGroups?
Odyno GoogleGroups is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 5.0-star rating from 4 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on a daily refresh cycle. It is listed under the Embed category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Odyno.
Who uses Odyno GoogleGroups?
Currently around 80 active stores have installed Odyno GoogleGroups. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Embed category on WordPress.