=== WP Review Slider ===
Contributors: jgwhite33
Donate link: http://ljapps.com/
Tags: facebook reviews, social proof, testimonial slider, facebook recommendations, twitter
Requires at least: 3.0.1
Tested up to: 7.0
Stable tag: 14.3
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Display Facebook Page reviews and recommendations in a slider or grid. Uses the official Facebook API. Reviews are saved locally on your server for fast loading. Includes Twitter tweet sliders too (now X).

== Description ==

Display Facebook Reviews and Recommendations on Your WordPress Site in Under 2 Minutes.

This plugin downloads your Facebook Page reviews and recommendations once and stores them in your WordPress database on your own server. Your site serves reviews locally for fast loading, better performance, and a smoother visitor experience.

This plugin uses the **official Facebook API** — not illegal crawling or scraping methods used by some similar plugins. That means a more reliable, compliant way to show Facebook social proof on your site.

You work hard for your 5-star reviews, ratings, and positive recommendations on your Facebook page. Now you can easily display them on your WordPress site to boost customer confidence and social proof.

Facebook switched from a 1–5 star rating scale to Positive or Negative recommendations. This plugin includes a setting to save recommendations with a rating value so you can still display them as 5-star reviews when you want.

Here's a quick video demonstration of adding reviews in less than 2 minutes!

[youtube https://youtu.be/J8V3lzUHfkA]

**Twitter (now X) support is included too!** Search Twitter, download positive tweets about your business, and display them in a slider or grid alongside your Facebook reviews.

### How it Works

**Facebook:**
1. Easily connect to our Facebook app with a couple of button clicks.
2. Click the Retrieve Reviews button to download your Facebook reviews and recommendations into your WordPress database.
3. Create a review template and paste the shortcode in a post, page, or widget area.

**Twitter (now X):**
1. Search for tweets mentioning your business or service.
2. Click the download icon next to the tweets you want to save.
3. Display them using the same template and shortcode system.

### Feature List:

* Download Facebook Page reviews and recommendations and securely store them on your server for fast local loading.
* Uses the official Facebook API for a reliable, compliant connection.
* Create an engaging slider — like an image slider, but with Facebook reviews and Twitter tweets (now X).
* Prefer a grid or list? Display reviews in a responsive layout instead of a slider.
* Show Facebook recommendations as 5-star reviews or as positive recommendations.
* Download and display positive tweets from Twitter (now X).
* Create multiple templates for posts, pages, and widget areas.
* Display reviews using a shortcode, template function, or widget.
* Customize display options: show/hide stars, dates, border radius, background and text colors.
* Choose how many reviews per row and use multiple rows.
* Sort by date or show reviews randomly.
* Add custom CSS for further styling.
* Hide reviews or Twitter tweets that do not include text.

Check out our other free versions!
[Google](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-google-places-review-slider/)
[Yelp](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-yelp-review-slider/)
[TripAdvisor](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-tripadvisor-review-slider/)
[Thumbtack](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-thumbtack-review-slider/)
[WooCommerce](https://wordpress.org/plugins/review-slider-for-woocommerce/)
[Airbnb](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-airbnb-review-slider/)

[Upgrade to Pro for More Features:](https://wpreviewslider.com/)

* US Based customer support via email and a forum.
* Download your reviews from Yelp, TripAdvisor, Google, and 80+ other reviews sites!
* Group your reviews by language, tags, Post Id, or Categories so you can show exactly the review you want.
* Create a summary WooCommerce slider with your latest product reviews!
* Front end review submission form!
* Get email notifications when new low reviews are found.
* Hide certain reviews from displaying.
* Create a really cool summary badge!
* Manually add reviews to your database.
* Download all your reviews in CSV format to your computer.
* Access to 10 Review Template styles!
* Full control over review templates by using child themes.
* Advanced slider controls like: Autoplay, slide animation direction, hide navigation arrows and dots, adjust slider height for each slide.
* Change the minimum rating of the reviews to display. Allows you to hide low rating reviews.
* Use a minimum and maximum word count so you can hide short or long reviews.
* Add a read more link to long reviews which shows the rest of the review when clicked!
* Display reviews by a certain type or mix them all together on one slider (Facebook, Yelp, Google, TripAdvisor, manually input).
* Specify which Facebook page to display reviews from per a template.
* Individually choose which reviews you want to display per a template.
* Display a summary of your review ratings in a Google Search Result. You can automatically create the correct review snippet markup!
* Access to all new features we add in the future!

== Installation ==

1. Upload the plugin folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
3. Look for the **WP Reviews** menu item in your admin.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Are reviews stored on my server? =

Yes. After you download reviews from Facebook, they are saved in your WordPress database on your own server. Your site displays those stored reviews locally instead of calling Facebook every time someone visits a page, which helps pages load faster.

= Does this plugin use the official Facebook API? =

Yes. This plugin connects through the official Facebook API. It does not use illegal scraping or crawling methods that some other review plugins rely on.

= Can I show Facebook recommendations as star ratings? =

Yes. Facebook now uses Positive and Negative recommendations instead of 1–5 stars for many pages. This plugin includes a setting to save recommendations with a rating value so you can display them with star ratings on your site.

= Can I display Twitter tweets too (now X)? =

Yes. You can search Twitter, download positive tweets, and display them in the same slider or grid templates as your Facebook reviews.

= Can I filter which reviews are displayed? =

Yes. You can create multiple templates with different settings, including options to hide reviews without text and control how many reviews appear per row.

= How do I request a new feature? =

We are always looking for features to add. Just post on the support forum or contact me on the bottom of this [page.](https://wpreviewslider.com/contact/)


== Screenshots ==

1. Create a beautiful review slider on your posts or pages! More styles available in Pro version.
2. Lots of customizable options. Even input CSS if you want.
3. All your reviews show up in a list.
4. Even use it on your sidebar!
5. Create as many templates as you like.
6. Now download and display tweets from Twitter (now X)!
7. Easily pick and choose which tweets to download!

== Changelog ==
= 14.3 =
* duplicate review fix

= 14.2 =
* bug fix

= 14.1 =
* Updated admin styling for WordPress 7.0.
* Improved README for clarity and search.

= 14.0 =
* Fixed security issue.
* Fixed: Date handling for Facebook reviews now properly converts to MySQL datetime format
* Fixed: Improved efficiency by reusing calculated timestamp values

= 13.9 =
* freemius sdk update

= 13.8 =
* small bug fix

= 13.7 =
* added ability to hide or initial Last Name of reviewer.
* added feature to hide certain reviews

= 13.6 =
*compatible with new Google version
= 13.4 =
* small bug fix
= 13.3 =
* updated Freemius SDK
= 13.2 =
* PHP 8.2 warning notice fixed.
= 13.1 =
* download review fix
= 13.0 =
* bug fix
= 12.8 =
* bug fix
= 12.7 =
* update database tables. smoother read more.
= 12.6 =
* updated Freemius SDK
= 12.5 =
* small bug fix with transparent color not being saved sometimes.
= 12.4 =
* fix bug that actually didn't get fixed last time.
= 12.3 =
* small bug fix where menu page showing up for non-admins
= 12.2 =
* small bug fixes
= 12.1 =
* Read More template function fix for foreign language. Also added read more length setting.
= 11.9 =
* New Welcome page. CSS fix.
= 11.7 =
* Added swipe to scroll on slider.
= 11.6 =
* Added feature so you can hide particular FB pages depending on what site you are using the plugin on.
= 11.5 =
* Changed stars to SVG. Added verified star option. Added avatar hide, show, initial image options.
= 11.4 =
* small bug fix
= 11.3 =
* CSS added for icon width
= 11.2 =
* small bug fix with color of text in pop-up.
= 11.1 =
* small bug fixes
= 11.0 =
* This version fixes a security related bug.
= 10.9 =
* small bug fix
= 10.8 =
* New logo and style changes.
= 10.7 =
* added ability to display recommendations as star values.
= 10.6 =
* another fix conflict with Google version. Added show or hide icon feature.
= 10.5 =
* fix for conflict with Google version.
= 10.4 =
* added read more function
= 10.3 =
* review date format will now use WordPress setting
= 10.2 =
* plugin is now translatable to other languages
= 10.1 =
* updated CSS and minified
= 10.0 =
* updated go pro link
= 9.9 =
* added attribute lazy loading to profile images.
= 9.8 =
* Added alt tags to Facebook logo.
= 9.7 =
* fixed PHP notice
= 9.6 =
* fixed PHP notice for widget style
= 9.5 =
* bug fix when hovering over slider
= 9.4 =
* CSS fix for slider on mobile
= 9.3 =
* fixed css on reviews dashboard widget
= 9.2 =
* added recent reviews dashboard widget
= 9.1 =
* small bug fix, when updating to Pro version.
= 9.0 =
* Updated database tables so id is primary key.
= 8.9 =
* small bug fixes.
= 8.8 =
* small bug fix for edge browser display CSS
= 8.7 =
* small bug fix when copying image to local
= 8.6 =
* small bug fix when checking review length
= 8.5 =
* Updated alt tags for review Avatars
= 8.4 =
* Updated so local avatars are deleted if all reviews are deleted.
= 8.3 =
* changed template date format so it now uses WordPress Admin setting.
= 8.2 =
* Added welcome screen with instructions to get started.
= 8.1 =
* bug fix when deleting plugin.
= 8.0 =
* small bug fix with cache directory creation
= 7.9 =
* small changes with admin notice.
= 7.8 =
* Added Twitter support. You can now search and download tweets to display on your site.
= 7.7 =
* Added recommended icon. Changed logo.
= 7.6 =
* Small fix for conflict with other free versions.
= 7.5 =
* Small bug fix.
= 7.4 =
* Small text changes. Tested with latest WordPress version.
= 7.3 =
* Small bug fix with profile pics.
= 7.2 =
* modified public css to fix small display issue in some sites. profile pics are now attempted to serve from local server
= 7.1 =
* modified public js so no longer auto updates missing fb images
= 7.0 =
* Small bug fix.
= 6.9 =
* Small bug fix.
= 6.8 =
* Small bug fix.
= 6.7 =
* Small bug fix with review downloads.
= 6.6 =
* Fix for expired FB profile pics.
= 6.5 =
* Fix for FB recommendations.
= 6.4 =
* Small bug fix.
= 6.3 =
* Small bug fix.
= 6.2 =
* Small bug fix.
= 6.1 =
* Now using app to pull reviews.

= 6.0 =
* Small bug fix.

= 5.9 =
* Small bug fix.

= 5.8 =
* Small bug fix.

= 5.7 =
* Small bug fix with language characters.

= 5.6 =
* Small bug fix.

= 5.5 =
* Small bug fix.

= 5.4 =
* Fix so now can work with Google widgets version.

= 5.3 =
* Fix so now can work with Google version.

= 5.2 =
* Small bug fix avatars.

= 5.1 =
* Small bug fix with emoticons.

= 5.0 =
* Small bug fix.

= 4.9 =
* Small bug fix with special characters.

= 4.8 =
* Small bug fix.

= 4.7 =
* Small bug fix with date.

= 4.6 =
* Small bug fix with date.

= 4.5 =
* Small bug fix.

= 4.4 =
* Small bug fix with date.

= 4.3 =
* Another small bug fix with date.

= 4.2 =
* Small bug fix with date.

= 4.1 =
* Added backup method if FB blocks API call.

= 4.0 =
* Small bug fix.

= 3.9 =
* updated instructions

= 3.8 =
* RTL support

= 3.6 =
* Small bug fix.

= 3.5 =
* delayed jquery call

= 3.4 =
* added alt tag to review images.

= 3.3 =
* Small bug fix.

= 3.2 =
* Small bug fix.

= 3.1 =
* Small bug fix.

= 3.0 =
* WordPress V4.9 compatible fix of color picker.

= 2.9 =
* Small bug fix.

= 2.8 =
* Small bug fix.

= 2.7 =
* Small bug fix.

= 2.5 =
* auto adjust slide height

= 2.4 =
* Fixed CSS problem when displaying more than one slider on the page at a time.

= 2.3 =
* Small bug fix.

= 2.2 =
* Small bug fix. Fixed conflict with google version.

= 2.1 =
* Small bug fix. Added ability to page through FB page list.

= 2.0 =
* Small bug fix. Widget not displaying under certain conditions.

= 1.9 =
* Small bug fix. Word count not working for another language.

= 1.8 =
* Small bug fixes.

= 1.7 =
* Small bug fixes.

= 1.6 =
* Small bug fix where fb image not displayed.

= 1.5 =
* Small bug fixes. Now lists more pages.

= 1.4 =
* Small bug fixes. Fixed problem with FB pages not showing up.

= 1.3 =
* Small bug fixes. Fixed problem with ' in FB page name.

= 1.2 =
* Small bug fixes.

= 1.1 =
* Small bug fixes.

= 1.0 =
* First Version

