Live Reviews

Live Reviews fetch and display reviews directly from external platforms using their APIs. Reviews are cached for 12 hours automatically.

Setting Up API Keys #

Go to Reviewfic > Live Reviews and enter your API credentials.

Screenshot: Live Reviews admin page showing the API key fields for Google and Yelp

a. Google Places #

Display live reviews from Google for any business listed on Google Maps. Google returns up to 5 reviews per request.

Getting a Google Places API Key #

• Go to console.cloud.google.com and create or select a project.
• Enable the Places API.
• Go to Credentials > Create Credentials > API Key.
• Copy the key and paste it into Reviewfic > Live Reviews > Google Places API Key.

Screenshot: Google Cloud Console showing the Places API enabled and an API key created

Finding Your Place ID #

• Visit the Place ID Finder tool at developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/places-placeid-finder.
• Search for your business name and location.
• Copy the Place ID shown below the map (format: ChIJ…).

Screenshot: Place ID Finder tool showing a search result with the Place ID highlighted

Using the Shortcode #

Google

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Adrián Manzanoin the last week

Google

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joao vitor macedo dos santosin the last week

Google

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Dear Google Team, I hope you’re doing well. I’m hoping you can satisfy my curiosity regarding Google Reviews and the Google reviewer system. As someone who frequently travels between Australia and many other countries, I’m interested in understanding how reviewer accounts are managed. Specifically, I have a few questions: • Are updates to my Google reviewer profile handled centrally, or are they influenced by the region I am currently located in? • Is account synchronization for Google Reviews managed globally, or does it vary by country (e.g., Australia vs. United States)? • Do reviewer account reconciliations or system updates occur on a scheduled basis (such as weekly), or are they processed continuously in real time? I appreciate that some aspects of these systems may be proprietary, but any general insight you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time and for the work you do to support the Google Maps and Local Guides community. Kind regards, #LoveGoogle! PS: I must admit, I miss seeing those little photo-view numbers… they told quite a story. 😊💙 PPS: Google, I love doing reviews and sharing great finds! ⭐️ Could you tell me why my profile traffic seems to slow down sometimes? I’d love to keep contributing! Thank you!

Tinai TKB.in the last week

Google

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Ola Adeoyein the last week

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Dario Fernando Álvarezin the last week

Screenshot: Live Google reviews displayed on the frontend using Template 1

b. Yelp Fusion #

Display live reviews from Yelp. The free tier returns up to 3 reviews per request.

Getting a Yelp Fusion API Key #

• Go to yelp.com/developers and log in or create an account.
• Go to Manage App and create a new app.
• Copy the API Key and paste it into Reviewfic > Live Reviews > Yelp Fusion API Key.

Finding Your Business ID #

Your Yelp Business ID is the slug at the end of your Yelp page URL.

Tip: If your Yelp URL is yelp.com/biz/gary-danko-san-francisco, your Business ID is: gary-danko-san-francisco

Using the Shortcode #

Yelp API key is not configured. Go to Reviewfic → Live Reviews to add it.

Screenshot: Live Yelp reviews displayed on the frontend using Template 1