Do you want to display Google Reviews on your WordPress site? Reviews are a great way to show social proof and build credibility. That’s why you see so many online businesses proudly displaying customer Reviews on their websites.
In this tutorial, I will show you to how to easily add Google Reviews in WordPress with Google Reviews Widget plugin
Log into your site’s admin area and then navigate to Plugins > Add New using the sidebar menu.
From the Add Plugins screen, enter “Google Reviews Widget” in the search field and then install the first item listed in the results.
![](https://blog.hostonnet.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/google-reviews-widget.jpg)
Once the plugin has been installed and activated, the settings can be accessed from the newly added Google Reviews sidebar menu item.
![](https://blog.hostonnet.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/google-reviews-widget-menu.jpg)
Configuring the Plugin
Now go to Settings > Google Reviews Widget > Settings > Add Google Places API key (Watch the video)
For adding widget, go to Appearence > Widgets > Google Reviews Widget and click add to sidebar. On Reviews Widget you have to enter the Place ID.
To get that Search for your business on Google. Inspect the “Write a Review” button.
![](https://blog.hostonnet.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/google-review-button-inspect.jpg)
Add the place ID, Click Connect google and then click save.
![](https://blog.hostonnet.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/google-reviews-widget-settings.jpg)
Google Reviews are now displayed in the site sidebar.
![](https://blog.hostonnet.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/google-reviews-widget-sidebar.jpg)