Advanced Posts Widget vs Rich Showcase for Google Reviews

Build a better post list. The Advanced Posts Widget is an enhanced version of the default WordPress Recent Posts widget. It allows for greater customization and stying of your recent content lists. Make your post lists stand out with this highly customizable recent post widget! Features Build multiple lists! Select which post types to display. (You can choose either all types, or a specific type.) Set the number of posts to show. Choose how to order your posts: publish date, alphabetically, random, etc. Set the order for displaying the posts. Filter by category, tag, or custom taxonomy. Supports post thumbnails. Set and preview custom thumbnail sizes, or choose from your site’s registered image sizes. Show an excerpt of the post. Set and preview the length of the excerpt. Select the list format to match your site’s markup. Choose from: ol, ul, or div. Select the listing format. Choose between html5 or xhtml. Show post date. Set and preview multiple date formats. Choose the default (basic) CSS styling or roll your own. Developer Features This widget was built not only with end-users in mind, but also plugin developers. Almost every aspect of this widget is extensible through filters and action hooks. You can even add your own form fields to the widget form! Need to remove a field from the widget form? Not a problem! Every field is passed through its own filter for easy customization. Need to modify the output of the widget? Easy! The output is passed through numerous filters, allowing you to customize the post list to meet your project’s requirements. For a full list of action hooks and filters, please see the plugin documentation: http://darrinb.com/plugins/advanced-posts-widget For sample functions check out this small testing plugin: https://github.com/dboutote/Advanced-Posts-Widget-Testing

This plugin allows you to display up to 10 Google Business reviews and immediately show them on your WordPress website. The setup process is extremely simple and takes less than a minute. There are no limits on how many Google business locations you can connect, and you can create as many widgets or shortcodes as needed to place reviews across your site. The plugin is easy to use and helps build trust with your visitors by displaying real Google reviews and your overall rating. It’s already trusted by over a thousand WordPress users who use it daily to show their best customer feedback. Want to see how it works? Watch the short demo below to see how quickly you can get started – or simply try it in the Live Preview. ⚡ Plugin highlights No limits on created widgets or shortcodes Show up to 10 Google reviews on initial setup Connect multiple Google business places Fully GDPR-compliant — no external requests, all data loads from your own website Automatically updates reviews and ratings (when using your own API key) Option to hide reviews without text Responsive layouts: Slider, Grid, List, and Rating ‘review us on Google‘ button to collect new reviews Choose which reviews to display or hide Display reviews using shortcode, widget, block, or page builders (Elementor, Gutenberg, etc.) Upload a custom business photo Trim long reviews with a “read more” link Pagination support for List and Grid layouts Optimized for performance: small CSS/JS files and lazy loading UI options to customize star, text, rating, and review colors Additional styling with your own CSS Supports multiple languages Works with dark themes ⭐ Live demo Support If you have any questions or need help using the plugin, we recommend the following steps: Check the plugin’s support page in your WordPress admin under “Google Reviews / Support”. Visit the Support Forum to browse existing topics or ask a new question. Email support in English is also available on weekdays: [email protected] Roadmap New feature: minimal rating layout (rating, stars and total reviews) New feature: possibility to hide (or delete) the connected place to exclude from Overview page Improve: adapt review connection modal for mobile devices Improve: New option Style Options / Review photos max lines