Wildebeest Easy Reviews
Add Google Business, Google Play, and App Store review buttons with smart mobile routing, popups, and local analytics.
Use with caution
Wildebeest Easy Reviews works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. Was last updated 3 months ago, and scores 55/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (<10 active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Wildebeest Easy Reviews stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| app store | >100 |
| google business | >100 |
| google play | >100 |
| Google Reviews | >100 |
| review button | >100 |
About Wildebeest Easy Reviews
From the official readme · v2.2.7Description
Wildebeest Easy Reviews helps site owners send visitors to the right review destination without requiring a paid service or API key.
Supported destinations:
- Google Business
- Google Play
- Apple App Store
Features:
- Shortcode:
[wildebeest_reviews_reviews] - Show all configured destinations or use smart device routing
- Upload custom platform images through the WordPress Media Library
- Images-only, image-and-text, cards, and text-only layouts
- Left, center, and right alignment
- Responsive mobile stacking
- Same-tab, new-tab, and native-app-preferred link behavior
- Optional popup after a selected number of visits
- “Maybe Later” delay
- Never ask again after a destination is clicked
- Local click analytics
- First-run setup wizard
- Built-in Help page
- Import and export settings
- Reset settings and statistics
- No external telemetry
Easy Reviews stores its settings and click counters only in the site’s own WordPress database.
Installation
- Upload the plugin ZIP through Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin.
- Activate Wildebeest Easy Reviews.
- Complete the setup wizard.
- Add
[wildebeest_reviews_reviews]to any page, post, or shortcode block.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a Google API key?
No. Paste the direct Google Business review-request link from the business profile.
Does the plugin verify whether a visitor completed a review?
No. Google and Apple do not provide completion information to the website. The optional “never ask again” setting treats a click as completed on that device.
Does this plugin send analytics to Wildebeest Marketing?
No. Click counters remain in the site’s own WordPress database.
Are platform images included?
No. Site owners upload artwork they are authorized to use and should follow each platform’s brand guidelines.
Changelog
Final Plugin Check annotation correction; no feature changes.
2.2.7
- Replaced the temporary wildeare prefix with the permanent wildebeest_reviews prefix.
- Updated functions, constants, options, transients, nonces, AJAX actions, settings groups, and JavaScript globals.
- Replaced the shortcode with [wildebeest_reviews].
- Added migration support for both easy_reviews and wildeare legacy option names.
- No visual or feature changes.
2.2.6
- Replaced the generic shortcode with the unique [wildebeest_reviews_reviews] shortcode.
- Updated the setup wizard, Help page, Quick Start instructions, and readme documentation.
- Removed the generic shortcode registration completely.
- No other functional or visual changes.
2.2.5
- Added sanax65 to Contributors.
- Replaced generic internal identifiers with the unique WILDEARE / wildeare prefix.
- Renamed options, transients, nonces, AJAX actions, callbacks, and JavaScript globals.
- Added migration for settings and statistics from earlier builds.
- Preserved the public [wildebeest_reviews_reviews] shortcode.
2.2.4
- Corrected the placement of the final two Plugin Check annotations.
- Kept upload-array validation and field-by-field settings sanitization unchanged.
- No functional or visual changes.
2.2.3
- Resolved the final two Plugin Check input-validation warnings.
- Documented the safe handling of the WordPress upload array.
- Documented the field-by-field sanitization of imported setup settings.
- No functional or visual changes.
2.2.2
- Resolved all issues from the WordPress Plugin Check report.
- Added safer nonce-aware request handling.
- Improved JSON import validation, unslashing, and sanitization.
- Escaped generated destination markup before output.
- Removed the discouraged manual translation loader.
- Updated Tested up to to WordPress 7.0.
- Reduced tags to the five-tag directory limit.
- Shortened the directory short description to fewer than 150 characters.
- Prefixed the uninstall variable.
- No feature changes.
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FAQ
Wildebeest Easy Reviews: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 17, 2026
Is Wildebeest Easy Reviews free?
Yes. Wildebeest Easy Reviews is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Wildebeest Easy Reviews safe to use in 2026?
Wildebeest Easy Reviews works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. Was last updated 3 months ago, and scores 55/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Wildebeest Easy Reviews?
Wildebeest Easy Reviews is active on <10 WordPress websites and has been downloaded 169 times since it launched in July 2026. It was downloaded 49 times in the last 30 days.
Does Wildebeest Easy Reviews work with WordPress 7.1?
Wildebeest Easy Reviews is officially tested up to WordPress 7.0.7, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Wildebeest Easy Reviews need?
Wildebeest Easy Reviews requires PHP 7.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Wildebeest Easy Reviews last updated?
The latest version, 2.2.7, was released on July 20, 2026 (3 months ago).
Who makes Wildebeest Easy Reviews?
Wildebeest Easy Reviews is developed and maintained by sanax65.
What are the best alternatives to Wildebeest Easy Reviews?
The most popular alternatives to Wildebeest Easy Reviews are WP-Appbox (2K+ installs), AppStore Reviews Viewer (40+ installs) and App Store Assistant (30+ installs).
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