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Rich Showcase for Google Reviews
Beautifully displayed reviews that might cost you a few extra dollars.
HealthyDeclining
82/100
The plugin delivers beautiful reviews easily but carries a premium price tag.
Active installs
~254,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 100k+
Rating
4.9★
1,596 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-62%
Declining fast
1,574 → 604 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MINORdownloads down 62% vs a year ago
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Declining fast · -62% in the last year
1,574/day a year ago→604/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayRich Showcase for Google Reviews is well-regarded as a straightforward, visually appealing plugin for displaying Google reviews, though small businesses may find the premium tier overpriced and the checkout experience lacks currency clarity for non-US users.
What people like
- +Easy to install and configure×4
- +Works reliably and delivers on its core promise of displaying Google reviews×3
- +Good visual design for the widget×2
- +Actively updated and improving over time×2
- +Displays overall rating, review count, and cycles through reviews
Common complaints
- −Premium pricing considered too expensive for small businesses
- −Checkout does not indicate currency, causing confusion for non-US users
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.89★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.90★
- 18%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2025-08-082026-01-052026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 1,596 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-06-01★★★★★Great Plugin and Toolplumberoncall1-shot
- 2026-05-26★★★★★Excellent toolkayavaruamassage
- 2026-05-19★★★★★Must have for most sites200megaton
- 2026-05-19★★★★★Parfaittimrecco
- 2026-05-15★★★★★Great experiencegosafarisafrica1-shot
- 2026-05-14★★★★★Great Plugin & SupportJames
- 2026-05-14★★★★★Excellentneotek9
- 2026-05-06★★★★★excellentslcreations
- 2026-05-05★★★★★Easy to useRudolf Matthys
- 2026-04-26★★★★★Ottimo per semplicità e funzionalitàgetcomm
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
592
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
607
Prior 7-day baseline
1,568
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
32,503
Mean release-day peak (30d)
2,001
Latest day · 2026-06-03(spike)
-2.5%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
14%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
0.42
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
98%
5★ share in analyzed sample
18%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
+20%
Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.91 → 4.89★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered