OwlCyberSecurity - MANAGER
Edit File: page-setting-fig.php
<p>To correctly use this plugin you need to know two things - <b><u>Google Place ID</u></b> and <b><u>Google Places API key</u></b>. These are two different values, please do not confuse them.</p> <p style="background: #eee; padding: 4px 10px; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid #ccc; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; text-align: center; line-height: 32px; color: #304cd3;">There is nothing complicated and the whole process will not take even 5 minutes,<br>and as a reward you receive a constantly updated and collected Google Rating and Reviews!</p> <hr></hr> <h3 id="place_id"><u>I. Google Place ID</u></h3> <p><b>First of all, you need to find Google Place ID:</b> this is the identification of your Google Place (business). It should be like that: <b>ChIJ..</b>, for instance: ChIJ3TH9CwFZwokRIvNO1SP0WLg. If you know it, go to <a href="#fig_api_key">How to create Google API key</a></p> <p style="background: #eee; padding: 2px 6px; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid #ccc; font-size: 14px;"><b>Please keep in mind: your Google Place must have a physical address</b>, because Google Place API, which is used in this plugin, works only with physical Google places, it's not possible to connect an area or virtual place. Unfortunately, it's a limitation of Google, not specifically the plugin.</p> <p>The standard way to find your Google Place ID is to go to <a href="https://developers.google.com/places/place-id" target="_blank">https://developers.google.com/places/place-id</a> and search for your company name. But sometimes it just doesn’t work.</p> <h3 class="subheader">How To Find Any Google Place ID</h3> <div class="grw-flex-row"> <div class="grw-flex-col3"> <b>1</b> Find your business in Google (you should see preview, rating and reviews like on the demo right screenshot) </div> <div class="grw-flex-col7"> <div class="box-img"><img src="<?php echo GRW_ASSETS_URL . 'img/google_placeid_1.png'; ?>"></div> </div> </div> <div class="grw-flex-row"> <div class="grw-flex-col3"> <b>2</b> Open page source: right-click and choose “<b>View page source</b>” </div> <div class="grw-flex-col7"> <div class="box-img"><img src="<?php echo GRW_ASSETS_URL . 'img/google_placeid_2.png'; ?>"></div> </div> </div> <div class="grw-flex-row"> <div class="grw-flex-col3"> <b>3</b> Find “<b>data-place-id</b>” on the page source and copy the characters within the quotes (as shown on the screenshot). You now have your Google Places ID. Paste this in the search field to connect the reviews </div> <div class="grw-flex-col7"> <div class="box-img"><img src="<?php echo GRW_ASSETS_URL . 'img/google_placeid_3.png'; ?>"></div> </div> </div> <hr></hr> <h3 id="fig_api_key"><u>II. Google Places API key</u></h3> <div class="grw-flex-row"> <div class="grw-flex-col"> <b>1</b> Go to your <a href="https://console.developers.google.com/apis/dashboard?pli=1" target="_blank">Google Cloud Console</a> dashboard. If you new user agree Google terms: </div> <div class="grw-flex-col"> <div class="box-img"><img src="<?php echo GRW_ASSETS_URL . 'img/google_key_1.png'; ?>"></div> </div> </div> <div class="grw-flex-row"> <div class="grw-flex-col"> <b>2</b> Select your existing project or create new: </div> <div class="grw-flex-col"> <div class="box-img"><img src="<?php echo GRW_ASSETS_URL . 'img/google_key_2.png'; ?>"></div> <div class="box-img"><img src="<?php echo GRW_ASSETS_URL . 'img/google_key_2_1.png'; ?>"></div> </div> </div> <div class="grw-flex-row"> <div class="grw-flex-col"> <b>3</b> Wait for creation and then click '<b>ENABLE APIS AND SERVICES</b>': </div> <div class="grw-flex-col"> <div class="box-img"><img src="<?php echo GRW_ASSETS_URL . 'img/google_key_3.png'; ?>"></div> </div> </div> <div class="grw-flex-row"> <div class="grw-flex-col"> <b>4</b> Type '<b>Places API</b>' in the search area, select the first result '<b>Places API</b>' and click '<b>ENABLE</b>' button: </div> <div class="grw-flex-col"> <div class="box-img"><img src="<?php echo GRW_ASSETS_URL . 'img/google_key_4.png'; ?>"></div> <div class="box-img"><img src="<?php echo GRW_ASSETS_URL . 'img/google_key_4_1.png'; ?>"></div> </div> </div> <div class="grw-flex-row"> <div class="grw-flex-col"> <b>5</b> After enable the Places API, click '<b>Navigation menu</b>', select '<b>APIs & Services</b>' and '<b>Credentials</b>': </div> <div class="grw-flex-col"> <div class="box-img"><img src="<?php echo GRW_ASSETS_URL . 'img/google_key_5.png'; ?>"></div> </div> </div> <div class="grw-flex-row"> <div class="grw-flex-col"> <b>6</b> On Credentials page click '<b>+ CREATE CREDENTIALS</b>' and select '<b>API key</b>': </div> <div class="grw-flex-col"> <div class="box-img"><img src="<?php echo GRW_ASSETS_URL . 'img/google_key_6.png'; ?>"></div> </div> </div> <div class="grw-flex-row"> <div class="grw-flex-col"> <b>7</b> After creation of API key you need to copy & paste it to the plugin's settings (<b>please do not restrict the key</b>, the plugin can't work with a restricted API key, it's a limitation of Google): </div> <div class="grw-flex-col"> <div class="box-img"><img src="<?php echo GRW_ASSETS_URL . 'img/google_key_7.png'; ?>"></div> </div> </div> <div class="grw-flex-row"> <div class="grw-flex-col"> <b>8</b> Now, you need to enable Google Billing. It's mandatory step to use the API key. <b>Don’t worry, <a href="https://developers.google.com/maps/billing-credits" target="_blank">Google is currently giving $200 free credit a month</b></a> and it should be enough to use the plugin for connecting several Google places without additional fees except this free $200 credits. Go to <a href="https://console.cloud.google.com/project/_/billing/enable" target="_blank">https://console.cloud.google.com/project/_/billing/enable</a>, select your recent created project and click '<b>CREATE BILLING ACCOUNT</b>': </div> <div class="grw-flex-col"> <div class="box-img"><img src="<?php echo GRW_ASSETS_URL . 'img/google_key_8.png'; ?>"></div> </div> </div> <div class="grw-flex-row"> <div class="grw-flex-col"> <b>9</b> Agree Google terms, fill your contact information and start using your Google API key with the plugin. </div> </div> <p style="text-align:center"><b>Congratulation! Now you need to <a href="<?php echo admin_url('admin.php?page=grw-builder'); ?>" target="_blank">create your first widget and connect Google reviews</a>,<br>then you can show this widget in a sidebar or like a shortcode on the any page of your website.</b></p>