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Rich Showcase for Google Reviews
Figures from the Plugin Directory Census · as of 28 Aug 2026
100,000
Active installs, lower bound
Group: 100,000 to 999,999 installs
13
Days since the last release
Group median: 12
4.9
out of 5, from 1,614 ratings
Group median: 4.7 (10+ ratings)
100.0%
Support threads marked resolved, two months
Group: 68.2%
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What is Rich Showcase for Google Reviews and who is behind it?
Rich Showcase for Google Reviews is a WordPress plugin by richplugins. It has been listed in the directory since 8 Oct 2016, so for 9 years. richplugins has 2 plugins with at least 10,000 installs in the census. With 100,000 to 199,999 active installs it belongs to the 100,000 to 999,999 installs group; its last release came 13 days before the reference date, and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.
This is how the author describes the plugin on wordpress.org:
“Show real Google reviews on your WordPress site as a slider, grid, list or rating badge. Free, GDPR-compliant, unlimited widgets and locations.”
Self-description on wordpress.org, retrieved on 10 Sept 2026
When was Rich Showcase for Google Reviews last released?
The last release of Rich Showcase for Google Reviews came 13 days before the reference date; the group median is 12 days.
How many installs does Rich Showcase for Google Reviews have?
Rich Showcase for Google Reviews had 100,000 to 199,999 active installs on the reference date. Within its group, 219 plugins had a higher band and 179 plugins the same band.
The API reports installs only as a lower bound with one significant figure: 100,000 means at least 100,000 and at most 199,999.
Which WordPress version is Rich Showcase for Google Reviews tested with?
No directory notice: tested up to WordPress 7.0, while core stood at 7.1 on the reference date. The notice appears once the field falls below 6.9; that applied to 8.0% of the group.
How does Rich Showcase for Google Reviews compare with its group?
The group holds 399 listed plugins. 50.6% of them had a more recent last release than Rich Showcase for Google Reviews; 5.3% had no release for more than 365 days.
| Figure | Rich Showcase for Google Reviews | Group, 399 plugins |
|---|---|---|
| Days since the last release | 13 | median 12 |
| Rating | 4.9 (1,614) | median 4.7 (10+ ratings) |
| Support threads marked resolved | 100.0% | 68.2% |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 47.6% on 7.1 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | most often 7.4 (41.6%) |
All values on the reference date
| Slug | widget-google-reviews |
|---|---|
| Author | richplugins |
| Active installs | 100,000 to 199,999 |
| Last release | 13 days before the reference date |
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.0 · core on the reference date: 7.1 |
| Requires WordPress | 4.7 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 |
| Rating | 4.9 out of 5 from 1,614 ratings |
| Support threads, two months | 9 of 9 marked resolved |
| Listed since | 8 Oct 2016 |
| Total downloads | 7,538,301, updates included |
| Tags | google, google-reviews, rating, reviews, reviews-plugin |
Tags
| Tag | Plugins with 10,000+ installs and this tag | Rank by installs | Median days since release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 7 | 90 | |
| google-reviews | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| rating | 4 | 2 | 29 |
| reviews | 8 | 2 | 12 |
| reviews-plugin | 1 | 1 | 13 |
Rank 1 has the highest installation band among plugins with 10,000+ installs and this tag; equal bands share a rank.
Class of 2016
Rich Showcase for Google Reviews has been listed since 8 Oct 2016. Of the 200 plugins with 10,000+ installs added in 2016, 87.0% released within the 365 days before the reference date.
Same group, shared tags
Not a recommendation; the same figures for comparison. Alphabetical.
| Plugin | Active installs | Last release | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crowdsignal Dashboard | 200,000 to 299,999 | 44 days before the reference date | 2.7 (34) |
| GA Google Analytics | 400,000 to 499,999 | 18 days before the reference date | 4.9 (158) |
| Google for WooCommerce | 800,000 to 899,999 | 3 days before the reference date | 2.7 (266) |
| Local Google Fonts | 100,000 to 199,999 | 484 days before the reference date | 4.6 (83) |
| Nextend Social Login and Register | 200,000 to 299,999 | 31 days before the reference date | 4.9 (446) |
| OMGF | 300,000 to 399,999 | 17 days before the reference date | 4.7 (212) |
| Reviews Feed | 100,000 to 199,999 | 1 day before the reference date | 4.4 (34) |
| Widgets for Google Reviews | 900,000 to 999,999 | 10 days before the reference date | 4.9 (2,630) |
Do you maintain Rich Showcase for Google Reviews?
If you maintain Rich Showcase for Google Reviews, you can link to this profile, for example from your readme or your website. Both snippets show this badge:
HTML
<a href="https://hafenstudios.com/en/census/plugins/widget-google-reviews/"><img src="https://hafenstudios.com/census/plugins/badge-en.svg" alt="Rich Showcase for Google Reviews in the Plugin Directory Census 01/2026" width="220" height="40"></a>
Markdown
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How to cite
hafenstudios (2026): Rich Showcase for Google Reviews, profile in the Plugin Directory Census 01/2026, reference date 28 Aug 2026. https://hafenstudios.com/en/census/plugins/widget-google-reviews/
Source and status
All values come from the full pull of the public wordpress.org API on 28 Aug 2026 (reference time 21:56:30 UTC). The analysis and text on this page are available under CC BY 4.0; the raw values come from the public wordpress.org API and are in the raw data. How the count was made is set out in the method, what the fields do not say under limits. hafenstudios builds WordPress plugins itself, see the conflict of interest. Corrections to moin@hafenstudios.com; a documented correction leads to a new version. From issue 02 this page will also show the change since the previous reference date. Collected and prepared by Horst Wenzel.
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