Reviews from Google Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/reviews-from-google

Display your Google Reviews on Your WordPress Website

30 active installs v3.1 PHP 5.6+ WP 4.6+ Updated Jun 28, 2021
google-my-business-reviewsgoogle-reviewsreviewstactical-engine
85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Reviews from Google Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Reviews from Google has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 4yr ago
Risk Assessment

The 'reviews-from-google' v3.1 plugin exhibits a generally positive security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of known CVEs and unpatched vulnerabilities in its history suggests a history of responsible development or a lack of past security incidents. Furthermore, the static analysis reveals no critical or high-severity taint flows, indicating a good effort to prevent common injection vulnerabilities. The presence of 50% prepared statements for SQL queries and 50% properly escaped output are reasonable, though not exceptional, practices that mitigate some common risks.

Key Concerns

  • No nonce checks found
  • No capability checks found
  • 50% of SQL queries not prepared
  • 50% of outputs not escaped
Vulnerabilities
None known

Reviews from Google Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Reviews from Google Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
2
2 prepared
Unescaped Output
22
22 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
1
Bundled Libraries
0

SQL Query Safety

50% prepared4 total queries

Output Escaping

50% escaped44 total outputs
Attack Surface

Reviews from Google Attack Surface

Entry Points3
Unprotected0

Shortcodes 3

[greviews] includes\templates\fullwidth-reviews-template.php:27
[greviews] includes\templates\reviews-template-1.php:96
[greviews-two-columns] includes\templates\two-columns-reviews-template.php:27
WordPress Hooks 8
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsgreviews.php:25
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsgreviews.php:28
actionwp_headgreviews.php:35
actionadmin_menuincludes\admin-page.php:148
actionadmin_initincludes\admin-page.php:155
actionplugins_loadedincludes\init.php:42
actiondaily_google_reviews_updateincludes\init.php:63
actionwidgets_initincludes\templates\greviews-widget.php:108

Scheduled Events 1

daily_google_reviews_update
Maintenance & Trust

Reviews from Google Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.7.15
Last updatedJun 28, 2021
PHP min version5.6
Downloads2K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings3
Active installs30
Developer Profile

Reviews from Google Developer Profile

Adnan Usman

2 plugins · 90 total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Reviews from Google

Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/reviews-from-google/css/style.css/wp-content/plugins/reviews-from-google/js/greviews.js/wp-content/plugins/reviews-from-google/js/colorpicker.js/wp-content/plugins/reviews-from-google/css/admin.css
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/reviews-from-google/js/greviews.js/wp-content/plugins/reviews-from-google/js/colorpicker.js
Version Parameters
reviews-from-google/style.css?ver=1.0.2reviews-from-google/css/admin.css?ver=1.0.0

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
greviews-title-containergreviews-ratinggreview-contentgreview-relative-timegreview-star-icongreviews-more-linkgreviews-more-link-widgetgreview-container+1 more
Data Attributes
data-lowest_rating
JS Globals
greviews_optionsgreviews_read_more_less
Shortcode Output
<p>You need to configure the google reviews plugin, you can do that <a href='/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=greviews-options'>here</a>.</p><p>There are no reviews to display.</p>
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Reviews from Google