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Free Google Play Review Widgets for Joomla

Embed Google Play reviews on any Joomla page in 60 seconds — Custom HTML module, paste, save. Your Google Play rating and reviews, embedded on your website.

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Key facts: 60-second install on Joomla · free forever, no plugin needed · installs via the Custom HTML module · no view caps on any plan · daily review auto-sync on paid plans · schema.org markup on paid plans

Last updated ·by Mike Ragimov

SEO + AI schema · paid plans

Review schema markup, on paid plans

Paid widgets add schema.org Review and AggregateRating JSON-LD to the page they sit on, so search engines and AI answer engines can read your Google Play reviews as structured data. Google does not show review stars for reviews a business shows about itself, so the gain is readability, not stars. The free plan shows the reviews without the schema. See how the schema works

Install guides

Also available for other platforms

Same widget, platform-specific install guide. Pick where your pages live.

Looking for a different review source? See all review widgets

Setting this up on a different platform? See all Google Play review widgets · Want a different review platform on Joomla? All review widgets for Joomla

Review widgets for every platform

The same widget, built from whichever platform your reviews live on. Free plan on every one.

Reviews on more than one platform? Blend them into one widget

How to Add Google Play Reviews to Joomla

Connect your Google Play profile in BlooTrue, pick a style, then paste one embed code into the Custom HTML module on Joomla and publish.

  1. 1

    In the Joomla admin, create a Custom module (System → Site Modules → New → Custom).

  2. 2

    Switch the editor to code view (or set your editor to 'None' in user settings).

  3. 3

    Paste the BlooTrue embed code and assign the module to a template position and menu pages.

  4. 4

    Save & publish — the widget renders in that position.

TinyMCE strips script tags on save — switch the editor to 'None'/CodeMirror before pasting, or the embed silently disappears.

Where the Code Goes on Joomla

Joomla holds the embed in a Custom module, created from System, then Site Modules, then New, then Custom, and shown wherever you assign a template position and menu items.

The admin form shows only your code; nothing renders until you open the site. Width comes from the template position you pick, and module chrome such as Cassiopeia's card style adds its own padding. TinyMCE removes script tags on save, so set your account's editor to None or CodeMirror before pasting, and check Text Filters in Global Configuration if your user group is filtered. Clear the cache under System after publishing.

If the widget does not show on Joomla

  • If the saved module is empty, TinyMCE stripped the script; switch your editor to None or CodeMirror in your user settings and paste again.
  • Module saved but nothing on the site? Check the Menu Assignment tab so the module shows on the pages you expect, and confirm the position exists in your template.
  • Old content still showing after edits usually means Joomla's page cache; go to System, Clear Cache, and reload the front end.

Still blank? Our help article Widget not showing covers the checks that apply on every site.

Official documentation: Joomla: Site Modules: CustomGoogle Play: View and analyze your app's ratings and reviews

Google Play Review Widget for Joomla — Free, No Plugin

Embed Google Play reviews on any Joomla page with a single copy-paste embed code. Your Google Play rating and reviews, embedded on your website. Installs via the Custom HTML module.

Where Google Play reviews help most on Joomla

App companies on Joomla often run a blog and a help centre next to the landing pages.

Put the Google Play widget on the home page and on any page that ranks for searches like best app for a task, where visitors are comparing options. Help articles are read by people who already installed the app, so leave the widget off them. Posts that explain a problem the app solves bring in readers who check ratings before installing, and a compact widget beside the store link at the end of those posts meets them at that moment.

About Google Play reviews in this widget

The Google Play widget puts your app's Play Store rating out of 5, its review count and the user reviews from its store listing on your site, all read from Google Play. Reviews on Google Play come from Google accounts that installed the app, and the header figure is Google's, not one the widget works out. Site owners' usual mistake is picking the Google source instead of Google Play. Google reviews belong to a Business Profile, the map listing for a shop or office, and are unrelated to your app. Choose Google Play and paste the store listing URL.

Google Play Widget on Joomla — FAQ

Is the BlooTrue Google Play review widget free for Joomla?
Yes. BlooTrue is completely free to embed Google Play reviews on Joomla. No plugin, no recurring fee, unlimited views. The free plan shows your reviews with BlooTrue branding in the footer; paid plans remove the branding.
How do I install the widget on Joomla?
In the Joomla admin, create a Custom module (System → Site Modules → New → Custom). Switch the editor to code view (or set your editor to 'None' in user settings). Paste the BlooTrue embed code and assign the module to a template position and menu pages. Save & publish — the widget renders in that position.
Anything specific to Joomla worth knowing before I embed?
TinyMCE strips script tags on save — switch the editor to 'None'/CodeMirror before pasting, or the embed silently disappears.
Where should I place Google Play reviews on Joomla for the biggest lift?
A full-width module position under the article intro on the homepage.
Do the reviews stay up to date automatically?
Paid plans auto-sync your Google Play reviews daily, so the widget always shows your latest 5-star reviews without touching Joomla again. The free plan shows the reviews imported at setup.
What Google Play link does the builder want for my app?
Your app's store listing, whose address starts with play.google.com/store/apps/details?id= followed by the app's package name, for example com.example.myapp. That listing holds the rating, the review count and the user reviews the widget reads. Paste it, pick a layout and copy the one-line embed onto your download page.
Do my iOS App Store reviews show in the Google Play widget?
No. The Google Play widget reads one thing, your app's Play Store listing, so its header carries the Play rating and count and its list holds the reviews Android users left there. Apple's store is a different platform with its own reviews, and nothing from it can enter this widget; use it on the Android download page.
Our last update brought a wave of one-star Play reviews, will they show on my site?
Not on the free plan, which lists only Google Play reviews rated four stars and above. The store rating in the header is a separate matter: it is the figure from your listing, so if that rating fell after the release, the header shows the lower number the next time the widget refreshes, and free widgets never refresh.

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