Getting Started
Connect Your Google Business Profile
Last updated: October 7, 2026
All Google setup lives in one place: Components > MuRu Reviews > Settings (the same values System > Global Configuration edits).
What to fill in
- Review sources -- tick Google (and Manual reviews in Pro).
- Google Place ID -- your Business Profile place ID. A finder link is built into Settings.
- Google API key -- a Places API (New) key. Follow Google's setup guide to create one.
- Display defaults -- layout, review count (
0= show everything cached), minimum rating, and show toggles. - Cache duration -- default 12 hours. The frontend always serves the cache, never Google directly.
Restrict your API key by IP address, not HTTP referrer. All Google calls run server-side, so a referrer restriction would block your own server.
Fetch your reviews
Back on the Dashboard, click Refresh Now. You should see your average rating, total count, and cached reviews. If the fetch fails, the Dashboard shows the API error inline.
Google shows a rating but no review texts? That is usually a Google-side state -- some profiles have rating-only reviews, or the key/project lacks review data. The Dashboard says so explicitly instead of blaming your filters.
Next step
Publish your reviews with a module, shortcode, menu item, or the SP Page Builder addon.