=== Plugin Name ===
Contributors: jgwhite33
Donate link: http://ljapps.com/
Tags: Google, reviews, slider, testimonials, Google Places reviews
Requires at least: 3.0.1
Tested up to: 5.6
Stable tag: 7.5
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Easily create a slider to display your Google Places business reviews in your Posts, Pages, and Widget areas!

== Description ==

A great way to boost your customer confidence and increase SEO! You work hard for your 5 star business Google reviews, now you can easily display them on your WordPress site! Put your Google reviews in a slider (or responsive grid) in your widget areas or directly on the post! Google limits the number of reviews you can pull from them to 5, but unlike similar plugins, this one can automatically check for new Google reviews every day and add them!

Note: Google recently changed their Places API and now your business must have a physical location for this plugin to work. The pro version will still work for all locations.

Feature List:

* Create a really cool slider. Sort of like an image slider, but with your Google Places reviews.
* Not in to sliders? Then display Google reviews in a responsive grid or list.
* Choose to display only high rating reviews.
* Download your Google Places reviews and save them in your database.
* Create multiple templates to use on your Posts, Pages, & Widget areas.
* Display the Google reviews using a shortcode, template function, or use a widget.
* Template display options like: show/hide star rating, show/hide date, border radius, background and text colors.
* Choose how many Google Places reviews to display per a row and even have multiple rows.
* Sort them by date or show them randomly.
* Use custom CSS if you like.
* Hide Google reviews that do not include text.

This plugin uses the Google Places API to get your reviews. The API only returns the 5 most helpful reviews. When Google changes the 5 most helpful the plugin will automatically add the new one to your database. Thus slowly building up a database of reviews. The Pro version allows you to manually add other Google reviews.

Check out our other free versions!
[Google](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-google-places-review-slider/)
[Yelp](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-yelp-review-slider/)
[TripAdvisor](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-tripadvisor-review-slider/)
[Thumbtack](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-thumbtack-review-slider/)


[Upgrade to Pro for More Features:](https://ljapps.com/wp-review-slider-pro/)

* Multiple locations, languages, and social pages support.
* Download all your Google reviews from multiple locations and create an overall review slider or filter by location.
* Super cool graphs and charts of your reviews.
* Outstanding customer support via email and a forum.
* Create a really cool summary badge of your reviews!
* Front end submission form.
* Get email notifications when new low reviews are found.
* More Review Template styles! Currently 8 style to choose from. Even have complete control using child themes!
* Download your reviews from 65+ review sites! Yelp, TripAdvisor, Facebook, Airbnb, WooCommerce, etc... 
* Create a summary review slider from your WooCommerce product reviews!
* Even add reviews manually.
* Hide certain reviews from displaying. Sometimes even 5 star reviews should be hidden.
* Create floating Summary Badges and Review Badges, that can display a slide-out of reviews when clicked.
* Built in pagination support so you can load more reviews with a button click.
* Trim long reviews and add a read more link.
* Add the google icon and link to your Google Places page.
* Download all your reviews in CSV format to your computer.
* Advanced slider controls like: Autoplay, slide animation direction, hide navigation arrows and dots, adjust slider height for each slide.
* Change the minimum rating of the reviews to display. Allows you to hide low rating reviews.
* Hide short or long reviews based on word count.
* Display reviews by a certain type or mix them all together on one slider (Facebook, Yelp, Google, TripAdvisor, manually input).
* Pick and choose only certain reviews to display in a template.
* Display a summary of your review ratings in a Google Search Result. You can automatically create the correct review snippet markup!
* More date display options (MM/DD/YYYY, DD/MM/YY, DD/MM/YYYY, YYYY-MM-DD, DD Mmm YYYY, Time Since)
* Access to all new features we add in the future!

== Installation ==

1. Upload `wp-google-reviews` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
3. Look for the WP FB Reviews menu item in your admin.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= How do I request a new feature? =

We are always looking for features to add. Just post on the support forum or contact us on the bottom of this [page.](http://ljapps.com/wp-review-slider-pro/)


== Screenshots ==

1. Create a beautiful review slider on your posts or pages! More styles available in Pro version.
2. Lots of customizable options. Even input CSS if you want.
3. All your reviews show up in a list.
4. Even use it on your sidebar!
5. Create as many templates as you like.

== Changelog ==
= 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

== Upgrade Notice ==
