Widget House Reviews for Google

Description

Display your published Google reviews widget by Widget House on WordPress. Create and customize the widget in Widget House, then enter its Widget ID in the plugin settings.

Widget House is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Google. This plugin is developed by Widget House to display reviews from Google through the Widget House service.

The plugin accepts and validates only the widget’s UUID. Use the Gutenberg block or a shortcode to choose where the widget appears.

Features in version 0.1.2:

• Save a default widget ID for your site.
• Enter a Widget House widget UUID in settings.
• Place the Widget House Reviews for Google block in the WordPress block editor.
• Use [widget_house_google_reviews] or specify a widget ID in the shortcode.
• Enable external service loading explicitly in the plugin settings.

Widget design, review sources, and available layouts are managed in the Widget House configurator. The service offers layouts such as a review slider, carousel, grid, and badge. Availability and limits depend on your service plan.

Version 0.1.2 supports one widget per page. Only the first valid plugin placement on a page is rendered; additional placements are skipped. Different pages can use different widget IDs. There is no account sign-in, widget library, or widget designer inside WordPress.

Account, pricing, and branding

A Widget House account and a published Google Reviews widget are required. Sign up or sign in on the Widget House website; the plugin does not ask for your account password or store account tokens.

The WordPress plugin is free. The separate hosted service has free and paid plans, with its own usage limits and terms. A free service plan may display “Powered by Widget House” branding. This plugin does not remove service branding or change plan limits. Check current plans before use.

The GPL license applies to the packaged WordPress plugin. Widget House’s remote service and hosted runtime are separate and governed by the service terms.

External services and visitor data

This plugin uses the Widget House hosted service to display the widget. Before enabling service loading, review its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

After an administrator enables external service loading, a page containing a valid plugin block or shortcode loads:

• The hosted loader at https://cdn.widget-house.com/google-reviews/scripts/install-widget.js.
• A widget iframe from https://app.platform.widget-house.com/google-reviews-widget.

The service loader passes the widget ID, an instance ID, the parent origin, window width, and the full current page URL to the iframe. The full URL can include query parameters and a URL fragment. Normal browser requests also disclose network information such as the visitor’s IP address and browser metadata. The widget may request additional service or review assets. The service’s privacy policy describes purposes including widget delivery, usage limits, security, and diagnostics, and possible use of cookies and similar technologies.

Do not enable the widget on pages whose URLs contain confidential information. The administrator’s checkbox enables the external service for the site; it is not a visitor consent banner or a consent-management integration. Site owners must assess their own privacy notices and any visitor consent requirements before loading the widget.

To stop this plugin from loading the service, disable external service loading in its settings, remove its blocks and shortcodes, or deactivate the plugin. Clear page caches after changing loading settings. These actions do not close your Widget House account or cancel its subscription.

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