Contao GoogleBusinessReviews Bundle

About

A Contao bundle that displays Google My Business reviews (*).

Installation

Install composer if you haven't already, then enter this command in the main directory of your Contao installation:

composer require w3scout/contao-googlebusinessreviews-bundle

Requirements:

• Google Cloud Console Account
• Google Business Account
• Google Places API Key
• Google Place ID

How to set up a Google Places API Key:

Google Docs Places API

DON´T FORGET TO RESTRICT YOUR API KEY!
https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/places/web-service/get-api-key#restrict_key

How to find your Google Place ID:

Go to the Google Places ID Finder page Google Places ID Finder and search for your business. When your business is found, click on the marker and copy the Place ID out of it.

How to find the URL to your Google My Business entry:

Go to your Google My Business entry, copy the URL out of the browser address bar and remove everything after your business name.

How to find the "Write a new review" link":

Go to your Google My Business entry and click on "Write a review". Copy the link out of the browser address bar.

(*) Known limitations:

the Google Places API returnes max. 5 reviews.
If you need more, you need to request access to the Business Profile API: https://developers.google.com/my-business/content/overview?hl=de (not supported yet)