How to Add Google Reviews to WordPress

Google does not give WordPress a native reviews block. You add Google reviews by connecting your Google Business Profile in a tool like ReviewsJet, then dropping a plugin shortcode on the page. Skip a Custom HTML script tag. Themes and security plugins often strip it, so the widget never appears.

Key takeaways

• Search for your business by name and city in ReviewsJet, then pick the listing
• Publish the reviews you want before the shortcode can show them
• Install the ReviewsJet WordPress plugin and paste the shortcode
• View the live site after you update the page

Why doesn't Google let you paste reviews into WordPress?

Google keeps Business Profile reviews on Google. There is no official “copy this widget into WordPress” button, and a Maps embed only shows a map, not a review wall you control. WordPress also has no built-in Google reviews block. That is why every working setup uses a plugin, a hosted widget, or the Places API.

A screenshot of a five-star Google listing does not update when the next review lands. Hand-typing quotes into a testimonial block also goes stale. A live widget pulls the reviews you publish and keeps the layout on your homepage, service pages, or footer.

If you want the same reviews on a site that is not WordPress, the same ReviewsJet account can display Google reviews on any website. WordPress is the one platform where the install path is a shortcode, not a script tag.

What is the fastest way to add Google reviews to WordPress?

The fastest reliable path is a dedicated plugin plus a shortcode. Connect Google once by searching for the business, pick a layout, paste the shortcode, and update the page. You do not create a Google Cloud project or a Places API key. ReviewsJet finds the listing from the name search, or from a Maps URL if you choose Paste a link instead.

Create a free account at app.reviewsjet.com, connect Google as your source, then follow the plugin steps below. Free lets you publish 5 reviews from 1 source and still create unlimited widgets.

How do you connect Google reviews in ReviewsJet?

Open ReviewsJet, add Google as a connected source, and type your business name and city in Your business on Google. Pick the listing from the results. ReviewsJet fills the Maps URL and fetches the reviews server-side. Prefer Paste a link instead only when you already have the Business Profile or Maps URL.

You then choose which reviews to publish. Only published reviews appear in the WordPress widget.

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On Free you get 1 review source, so Google can be that source. Professional ($7.99/month) raises the cap to 2 sources and 150 published reviews. Advanced ($19.99/month) is the recommended plan: unlimited published reviews, unlimited sources, auto-publish by rating, and automatic daily sync. See pricing for the current limits. New paid workspaces get a 14-day trial.

You cannot reply to imported Google reviews from ReviewsJet. Replies to Google reviews still happen in Google’s own dashboard. Replies in ReviewsJet work for reviews collected on a ReviewsJet form or typed in by hand.

How do you install the ReviewsJet WordPress plugin?

Install “ReviewsJet” from Plugins → Add New, activate it, then paste the shortcode from Get the code. That is the whole WordPress-specific step. The plugin exists because a script tag in a Custom HTML block is stripped by a great many themes and security plugins, and the widget then renders nothing.

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The code never changes. Reviews you publish later appear automatically, with nothing to reinstall.

How do you add the Google reviews shortcode?

Paste the shortcode from Get the code into a Shortcode block, a page builder shortcode widget, or any widget area that accepts shortcodes. Gutenberg, Classic Editor, and Elementor all accept it. After you update the page, view the live site (not only the editor canvas) to confirm the reviews render.

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What if the import is quiet or the page is blank?

The connect screen starts at 5 stars only. A long Google history can arrive as a short set because that is the filter. Lower "Only import reviews rated" when 4-star reviews belong on the page. Picking the wrong result from the name search imports the wrong listing. If you paste a link instead, a Google search URL will not import; use the Maps place link from the overview or Share.

If the WordPress page is blank, confirm the reviews are published, the shortcode matches the widget you created, and you are viewing the live URL rather than the editor canvas.

Search for the business, publish a short set, install the plugin, and paste the shortcode on the page that needs trust. Start free at app.reviewsjet.com.