{"id":27703,"date":"2021-08-02T17:00:30","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T15:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/?p=27703"},"modified":"2022-02-23T09:54:33","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T08:54:33","slug":"best-google-my-business-plugins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/best-google-my-business-plugins\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Best Google My Business Plugins for WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If there\u2019s one thing Google is good at, it\u2019s creating products and services that integrate into our lives and businesses seemingly seamlessly. Sure, there were some duds along the way, Google+ being the most famous one. For the most part, however, Google\u2019s appeal has always been in creating things people wanted to use.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Some of Google\u2019s services work especially well with websites. <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/add-adsense-to-wordpress\/\">AdSense<\/a> lets you monetize your website. <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/how-to-add-google-translate-wordpress\/\">Google Translate<\/a> lets your visitors translate it. Google My Business is a service that helps businesses stand out on Google Maps and in search results. It\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/what-is-local-seo-and-how-to-do-it-right\/\">must-have for local SEO<\/a>, and with a plugin or two, it can integrate with your website in other ways, too.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The plugins we\u2019ll show you are:<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;22px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#widget-for-google-reviews\">Widget for Google Reviews<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#post-to-google-my-business\">Post to Google My Business<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#reviews-and-ratings-google-my-business\">Reviews and Ratings \u2013 Google My Business<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#we-re-open\">We\u2019re Open!<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<ul class=\"qodef-unordered-list-item qodef-toc\">\n    <li>\n\t        <div class=\"qodef-ul-title-holder\">\n            <span class=\"qodef-ul-title-content\"><a href=\"#revive-old-posts\">Revive Old Posts \u2013 Social Media Auto Post and Scheduling Plugin<\/a><\/span>        <\/div>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"widget-for-google-reviews\"><\/a>Widget for Google Reviews<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;21px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Widget-for-Google-Reviews.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Widget for Google Reviews\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Widget-for-Google-Reviews.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Widget-for-Google-Reviews-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Widget-for-Google-Reviews-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Widget-for-Google-Reviews-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>There\u2019s no better content than user-generated content, right?<\/strong> Especially if that content comes in a form that\u2019s flattering to you and your business, which reviews occasionally might do. Bad ones aside, <strong>it pays off to show off the reviews you get on your Google My Business page<\/strong>, and that\u2019s exactly what the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/widget-google-reviews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Widget for Google Reviews<\/a> does for you.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The premise is very simple \u2013<strong> the plugin lets you use a widget to display Google My Business reviews on your website<\/strong>. It pulls all of the reviews to your WordPress database, promises instant load times, supports pagination, and displays up to five reviews per location.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]That\u2019s what you get with the free version, at least. <strong>The paid Business version lets you combine Google My Business reviews with Facebook and Yelp reviews, allows you to apply a minimum rating filter, and lets you choose from a variety of sorting options.<\/strong> The Business version also lets users leave Google reviews directly on your website.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"post-to-google-my-business\"><\/a>Post to Google My Business<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;21px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Post-to-Google-My-Business.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Post to Google My Business\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Post-to-Google-My-Business.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Post-to-Google-My-Business-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Post-to-Google-My-Business-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Post-to-Google-My-Business-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]It\u2019s common for businesses of all sorts to have blogs these days. Some might do it for the love of the written word. Others might do it for branding. <strong>Then again, for plenty, it might boil down to the good old SEO juice that comes from the content.<\/strong> Thanks to the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/post-to-google-my-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Post to Google My Business<\/a>, your website content can become your Google My Business content in seconds.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Thanks to the Post to Google My Business plugin, <strong>you can create Google My Business posts right from the comfort of your WordPress website\u2019s back end<\/strong>. The plugin is Gutenberg-compatible, and the posts are automatically published to GMB. <strong>Finally, if you have a multisite, you should know this plugin supports it.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The Premium version of the plugin packs a ton of time-saving features that can help you build up your content game on Google My Business. <strong>For starters, it lets you schedule posts for automatic publishing, use any post type from WordPress to create a Google My Business post, choose a location per post or post to multiple locations, and do plenty more.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"reviews-and-ratings-google-my-business\"><\/a>Reviews and Ratings \u2013 Google My Business<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;21px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Reviews-and-Rating.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Reviews and Rating\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Reviews-and-Rating.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Reviews-and-Rating-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Reviews-and-Rating-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Reviews-and-Rating-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Reviews are so important to businesses that you can\u2019t have enough review plugins to connect your WordPress website with your Google My Business page \u2013 just don\u2019t have them all activated at once. <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/g-business-reviews-rating\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reviews and Ratings \u2013 Google My Business<\/a> <strong>is a plugin that uses both shortcode and a widget to display Google reviews on your WordPress website, among other interesting things.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]For example, the plugin will let you customize what the columns look like. <strong>They\u2019ll be fully responsive, that\u2019s for sure, and they\u2019ll have your pick from no less than 96 designs and themes.<\/strong> This plugin is all about customization, even letting you set a customer review length range for review display \u2013 besides the somewhat standard rating range.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]It doesn\u2019t stop there. <strong>This plugin will also let you choose icons to replace Google\u2019s icons, give you a live preview in the Settings, and let you selectively hide reviews. It will do all that, and more, while remaining free to use.<\/strong> You will have to provide your Google Billing Account, though, and you will have the ability to limit your API requests per day to stay in your free allowance.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"we-re-open\"><\/a>We\u2019re Open!<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;21px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Were-Open.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"We\u2019re Open\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Were-Open.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Were-Open-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Were-Open-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Were-Open-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]There\u2019s something heartwarming in the announcement that a business is open. It might be because businesses were forced to close for too long, and people have grown to miss them as places where they would stop by and see familiar faces. Well, with <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/opening-hours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">We\u2019re Open!<\/a>, <strong>you can proudly announce that your business is open \u2013 and when.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>This plugin lets you add <a href=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/how-to-display-opening-hours-in-wordpress\/\">opening hours<\/a> to your website in a variety of formats using a widget or shortcode.<\/strong> It has great options like setting up three groups of openings per day \u2013 in case you have two lunch breaks \u2013 and it has a separate Covid-19 option to set the date of temporary closure if need be.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The plugin is free, and it lets you customize it to your heart\u2019s content. <strong>Most importantly, however, is that you can integrate it with Google My Business and use the hours you\u2019ve set there on your website.<\/strong> That way you don\u2019t have to do it twice.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\"><a id=\"revive-old-posts\"><\/a>Revive Old Posts \u2013 Social Media Auto Post and Scheduling Plugin<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;21px&#8221;]<div class=\"qodef-single-image-holder   qodef-has-border \">\n    <div class=\"qodef-si-inner\" >\n                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Revive-Old-Posts.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Revive Old Posts\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Revive-Old-Posts.jpg 969w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Revive-Old-Posts-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Revive-Old-Posts-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Revive-Old-Posts-620x331.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>                        <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_column_text]Whether you have an online store, a small business, a big business, or just a blog \u2013 you\u2019ll want to give <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/tweet-old-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Revive Old Posts<\/a> a try. <strong>This plugin lets you post your content to Twitter and Facebook seamlessly, and if you give the Pro version a go \u2013 it\u2019ll do it for Google My Business, too!<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The trick with this plugin is that the only way it can be used as a GMB plugin is if you purchase the Pro version. <strong>This will also give you support for posting on other websites, including LinkedIn, Tumblr, and VKontakte.<\/strong> You\u2019ll be able to share on up to 50 accounts, and you\u2019ll be able to choose the delay between social media post shares.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;28px&#8221;][vc_column_text]The things you get with the free version are okay, too, but they won\u2019t include sharing of RSS feeds, or the support for custom WordPress post types, or sharing images and video from your media library directly to social networks. <strong>So for all it\u2019s worth, you should consider this a premium plugin if you plan to get the most of it \u2013 or to get it to work with Google My Business, at all!<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;68px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"qodef-h4\">Let\u2019s Wrap It Up<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The ability to connect your WordPress website with so many different networks and services is one of the things that make it a great hub for any kind of business endeavor. So when you want to make sure that the people in the vicinity of your store can find out that you\u2019re there without taking their eyes off the smartphone screen, you create a Google My Business page. And then, you connect it to your website so that you don\u2019t have to post or set things up twice. It\u2019s as easy as that.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interested in WordPress plugins that work with Google My Business? 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