BitHub Reviews Widget for Google

BitHub Reviews Widget for Google connects WordPress to the BitHub Reviews service. An administrator explicitly connects a Google Maps business, configures how its reviews are displayed, and then inserts the result with the BitHub Reviews Widget block or the [bithub_reviews] shortcode. The plugin itself does not query Google Places directly from WordPress and does not store the Google API key or the management token in the WordPress database. The BitHub Reviews service performs the Google Places requests and serves the public widget. Features:

• Connect a business using its Google Maps share link.
• Connect an existing BitHub Reviews configuration using a Place ID or saved Maps URL.
• Slider, grid, list and compact rating layouts.
• Minimum-rating and maximum-review filters.
• Responsive desktop, tablet and mobile settings.
• Review text, author, header and slider controls.
• Theme, colors, border, shadow and corner-radius settings.
• Manual review refresh while the management session is active.
• Gutenberg block and [bithub_reviews] shortcode.
• No telemetry or analytics added by this WordPress plugin.
• English interface with included Italian translation.

Documentation and other BitHub WordPress plugins: https://bithub.it/plugin-wordpress/ Web configurator and service documentation: https://bithub.it/strumenti/google-reviews-widget/ External service This plugin relies on the external BitHub Reviews service hosted at https://extractor.able2code.com. The service is an essential part of the plugin: it resolves the Google Maps business, communicates with Google Places API (New) using the API key supplied by the administrator, stores the service-side widget configuration, refreshes review data and serves the public review widget JavaScript. The plugin contacts the BitHub Reviews service only when an administrator explicitly creates, loads, edits, refreshes or manages a widget. After a widget has been inserted on a public page, the visitor's browser loads that widget from extractor.able2code.com as part of the requested service. During initial setup the following data can be sent to the service:

• Google Maps business URL or Place ID.
• Administrator-provided email address.
• Administrator-provided Google Places API key.
• Site language (it or en).
• Widget display configuration.

The WordPress plugin does not save the Google Places API key, email address or management token in the WordPress database. The remote service stores the information required to operate and manage the widget, including the email address and the Google API credential, according to the service implementation and privacy information. When a visitor views a page containing the widget, normal HTTP connection information such as the visitor IP address and user agent can be received by the BitHub service server as part of serving the widget resource. Service documentation: https://bithub.it/strumenti/google-reviews-widget/ BitHub privacy and cookie information: https://bithub.it/privacy-cookie/ Google Places Platform terms and policies apply to the Google Places data used by the service. Google and Google Maps are trademarks of Google LLC. This plugin is not affiliated with or endorsed by Google LLC.

1. Upload the plugin or install it from the WordPress Plugin Directory.
2. Activate BitHub Reviews Widget for Google.
3. Open Tools > BitHub Reviews.
4. Connect a Google Maps business using its share link, email address and a Google Places API key with Places API (New) enabled.
5. Configure and save the widget.
6. Add the BitHub Reviews Widget block or the [bithub_reviews] shortcode to a page.

For an already configured business, use the existing-widget form with the Place ID or original Maps URL and the original Google Places API key.

1.0.0

• First public release.
• Connection to the BitHub Reviews service.
• Create and load existing business configurations.
• Remote widget configuration and manual refresh.
• Gutenberg block and shortcode output.
• English interface and bundled Italian translation.