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Merchant Center Reviews for WooCommerce<\/strong> connects WooCommerce with Google Customer Reviews \/ Google Merchant Center review features.<\/p>\n\n The plugin adds the Google Customer Reviews opt-in prompt to the WooCommerce order confirmation page, helping eligible stores request post-purchase feedback from customers. It also lets you choose a clear review-display mode: Google's current floating store widget<\/strong> for bottom-left or bottom-right placement, or the legacy Google Customer Reviews badge<\/strong> for inline shortcode placement or old floating badge behavior.<\/p>\n\n The checkout opt-in data is only output on a valid WooCommerce order-received URL after the order key has been checked. The optional Google Tag Manager\/dataLayer event is privacy-minimized and excludes direct customer contact and address fields.<\/p>\n\n After activation, go to WooCommerce -> Google Merchant Center Reviews<\/strong> to enter your Merchant Center ID and configure checkout opt-in, review display mode, new store widget settings, legacy badge settings, script placement, debug mode, and optional GTM tracking settings.<\/p>\n\n This plugin connects to Google services to facilitate Google Customer Reviews \/ Merchant Center review features. It loads Google's store widget script from Google may collect aggregated engagement data for the store widget. The current store widget mode passes widget placement and margin settings to Google; it does not pass customer order data. If the optional GTM\/dataLayer event is enabled, the plugin sends a local browser event to the site's existing analytics\/tagging setup. The plugin does not load Google Tag Manager itself. The event payload is limited to event name, order total, currency, order number, item count, shipping country, and product ID\/SKU\/quantity\/line total data; it does not include customer name, email, phone number, street address, postcode, city, or customer ID.<\/p>\n\n\n WooCommerce must be installed and active. You also need a Google Merchant Center account with Google Customer Reviews enabled for your store.<\/p><\/dd>\n Go to WooCommerce -> Google Merchant Center Reviews<\/strong> and enter the numeric Merchant Center ID in the Google Merchant ID section.<\/p><\/dd>\n No. The Google Customer Reviews opt-in is intended for the WooCommerce order confirmation page. This plugin only outputs order-specific opt-in data on the order-received page after validating the WooCommerce order key.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes. In Review Display: New Store Widget or Legacy Badge<\/strong>, choose one display mode first:<\/p>\n\n Choose New Google store widget<\/strong> for new installations and for stores following Google's current store widget instructions. Choose Legacy Google Customer Reviews badge<\/strong> only if you need the old inline shortcode placement or are intentionally keeping the old badge behavior.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes. When enabled, the plugin pushes a privacy-minimized event to an existing The optional GTM\/dataLayer event includes event name, order total, currency, order number, item count, shipping country, and product ID\/SKU\/quantity\/line total data. It does not include customer name, email, phone number, street address, postcode, city, or customer ID.<\/p><\/dd>\n For the review opt-in, Google requires order-related data such as Merchant Center ID, order ID, customer email, delivery country, estimated delivery date, and product GTIN values when available. This plugin validates the WooCommerce order key before outputting that opt-in data on the thank-you page.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes. The plugin declares WooCommerce custom order table compatibility and reads order data through WooCommerce CRUD methods.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\nKey features<\/h4>\n\n
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merchantwidget.js<\/code> integration.<\/li>\n[gmc_review_badge]<\/code> inline placement or old bottom-left\/bottom-right floating placement.<\/li>\nWhere to configure it<\/h4>\n\n
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https:\/\/www.gstatic.com\/shopping\/merchant\/merchantwidget.js<\/code> when New Google store widget mode is enabled. It loads Google's platform script from https:\/\/apis.google.com\/js\/platform.js<\/code> on the WooCommerce Thank You page to allow customers to opt in for review requests, and when Legacy Google Customer Reviews badge mode is enabled.<\/p>\n\n\n
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\/wp-content\/plugins\/merchant-center-reviews-for-woocommerce\/<\/code>, or install the ZIP from the WordPress Plugins screen.<\/li>\n\n
What is required to use this plugin?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Where do I enter my Google Merchant Center ID?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Does the opt-in appear on every page?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Can I display a Google badge or store widget?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
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[gmc_review_badge]<\/code> or the old floating badge behavior.<\/li>\nWhich mode should I choose?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Does this plugin support Google Tag Manager?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
dataLayer<\/code> or gtag<\/code> setup. The plugin does not load Google Tag Manager itself.<\/p><\/dd>\nWhat customer data is sent to the optional GTM event?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
What customer data is sent to Google Customer Reviews?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Does this plugin support WooCommerce HPOS\/custom order tables?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
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style.css<\/code> file.<\/li>\n.js<\/code> files.<\/li>\n1.0.2 - 2025-03-05<\/h4>\n\n
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