Admin Columns vs Merchant Center Reviews for WooCommerce

Admin Columns lets you customize and organize the columns displayed in the WordPress admin list tables for posts, pages, users, comments and media. Instead of the limited default list table, you get to display the information you actually need – like custom fields, featured images, taxonomies, file data and more. Trusted by 100,000+ WordPress sites worldwide. With a simple drag-and-drop interface you can: Add any column to posts, pages, users, media and comments Reorder and resize columns to match your workflow Choose from 200+ column types including custom fields, taxonomies and file data Display rich metadata such as images, dates, colors and relational fields Create clean overviews for even the most complex websites It works for any site from simple blogs to large WooCommerce stores. Why Admin Columns? Default WordPress list tables are limited. They often show only the title, author and date. Admin Columns turns them into useful management screens that show you what matters. Examples: See featured images, custom fields and taxonomies directly in the post list table Display media file size, dimensions or EXIF data View user metadata and roles in the users screen Keep track of large content libraries Popular use cases Admin Columns is used by developers, agencies and site owners to manage content more efficiently. Common setups: Managing WooCommerce products with price, SKU or stock columns Displaying ACF custom fields in post list tables Organizing large media libraries Reviewing SEO metadata from Yoast Organizing custom post types with the right columns Built for developers Admin Columns is open source and built to be extended. Use actions and filters to register custom column types, modify output or integrate with your own plugins. Full hooks and filters reference for custom integrations Register column configurations in PHP for version-controlled setups Designed to work alongside page builders, custom post type plugins and third-party extensions Explore the developer documentation. Admin Columns Pro Upgrade to Admin Columns Pro for sorting, filtering, inline editing and more. With Pro you can: Sort any column Filter content with stackable smart filters Inline editing – edit titles, custom fields, taxonomies and more directly from the list table Bulk editing – update multiple items at once Conditional formatting – color-code rows and cells based on rules Export to CSV Import/export column sets between sites or team members Save to PHP for version-controlled column configurations Admin Columns Pro also provides deep integrations with popular plugins: Advanced Custom Fields – display and edit all field types WooCommerce – product and order columns Yoast SEO – SEO score and metadata columns Toolset Types – custom fields and relationships Pods – Pods fields and content types Learn more about the additional features of Admin Columns Pro on our website: Upgrade to Admin Columns Pro Supported content types Admin Columns works with the following WordPress admin screens: Posts, Pages and Custom Post Types Users Media Library Comments Taxonomies (Pro) Custom field column Admin Columns allows you to display custom fields (post meta and user meta) directly in the admin list table. Supported field formats include: Color Date Images Number Text URL True/False Relational: Posts, Users and Media Docs & Support Is this your first time using Admin Columns? Check out our documentation and guides: Documentation Getting Started Developer documentation Need help? Please visit the Admin Columns support forums. Contribute Admin Columns is open source and community-driven. There are several ways to contribute: Translate: Help translate Admin Columns on WordPress.org or Pro translations on Transifex Report issues: Found a bug? Report it on GitHub Suggest features: Submit ideas to our public roadmap

Merchant Center Reviews for WooCommerce connects WooCommerce with Google Customer Reviews / Google Merchant Center review features. The plugin adds the Google Customer Reviews opt-in prompt to the WooCommerce order confirmation page, helping eligible stores request post-purchase feedback from customers. It also lets you choose a clear review-display mode: Google’s current floating store widget for bottom-left or bottom-right placement, or the legacy Google Customer Reviews badge for inline shortcode placement or old floating badge behavior. The checkout opt-in data is only output on a valid WooCommerce order-received URL after the order key has been checked. The optional Google Tag Manager/dataLayer event is privacy-minimized and excludes direct customer contact and address fields. Key features WooCommerce checkout opt-in – automatically displays the Google Customer Reviews opt-in prompt on the order confirmation page. Google Merchant Center ID setting – enter your numeric Merchant Center ID in a dedicated WooCommerce admin page. Opt-in placement controls – choose supported Google opt-in styles such as center dialog, bottom tray, bottom-left, bottom-right, top-left, or top-right dialog. Estimated delivery date – set the number of delivery days used for Google’s review invitation timing. Product GTIN support – sends valid GTIN values when available using WooCommerce’s global unique ID field and common GTIN/EAN/UPC metadata fallbacks. Clear display mode selector – choose New Google store widget, Legacy Google Customer Reviews badge, or no display. New store widget controls – choose bottom-right or bottom-left placement and optional desktop/mobile margins using Google’s current merchantwidget.js integration. Legacy badge controls – keep the old Google Customer Reviews badge for [gmc_review_badge] inline placement or old bottom-left/bottom-right floating placement. Optional GTM/dataLayer event – pushes a privacy-minimized event to an existing dataLayer or gtag setup when enabled. WooCommerce and HPOS-friendly – reads order data through WooCommerce CRUD methods and declares custom order table compatibility. Defensive loading – checks WooCommerce availability, validates settings, and avoids exposing order data when the order key is invalid. Where to configure it After activation, go to WooCommerce -> Google Merchant Center Reviews to enter your Merchant Center ID and configure checkout opt-in, review display mode, new store widget settings, legacy badge settings, script placement, debug mode, and optional GTM tracking settings. External Services This plugin connects to Google services to facilitate Google Customer Reviews / Merchant Center review features. It loads Google’s store widget script from https://www.gstatic.com/shopping/merchant/merchantwidget.js when New Google store widget mode is enabled. It loads Google’s platform script from https://apis.google.com/js/platform.js on the WooCommerce Thank You page to allow customers to opt in for review requests, and when Legacy Google Customer Reviews badge mode is enabled. Service Used: Google Merchant Center Reviews / Google Customer Reviews Data Sent for Review Opt-In: Merchant Center ID, order ID, customer email, delivery country, estimated delivery date, and product GTIN data when available. The plugin validates the WooCommerce order key before outputting this data on the Thank You page. Purpose: Enables Google to send review invitations after a completed order and displays Google’s current store widget or the legacy Google Customer Reviews badge when enabled. Terms of Service: Google Terms Privacy Policy: Google Privacy Google may collect aggregated engagement data for the store widget. The current store widget mode passes widget placement and margin settings to Google; it does not pass customer order data. If the optional GTM/dataLayer event is enabled, the plugin sends a local browser event to the site’s existing analytics/tagging setup. The plugin does not load Google Tag Manager itself. The event payload is limited to event name, order total, currency, order number, item count, shipping country, and product ID/SKU/quantity/line total data; it does not include customer name, email, phone number, street address, postcode, city, or customer ID.