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Trustie brings reviews, testimonials, and Google Business reviews to any WordPress site.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Use it standalone for testimonials and Google reviews \u2014 no WooCommerce needed. Or pair it with WooCommerce for product reviews, star ratings, and automated review request emails. Everything stored in your database, on your server.<\/p>\n\n Trustie is the free foundation of the Tracksies<\/a> plugin family \u2014 and it's a proper plugin, not a free-tier trap. No feature limits. No \"upgrade to unlock.\" No monthly fees. Just reviews that work.<\/p>\n\n Everything above, plus:<\/p>\n\n Trustie is built with accessibility in mind: keyboard navigation, visible focus indicators, screen reader announcements for form submissions and content loading, and descriptive labels on interactive controls. We test against WCAG guidelines and actively work to improve accessibility with every update.<\/p>\n\n Google Reviews (no WooCommerce needed)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Testimonials (no WooCommerce needed)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Product Reviews (WooCommerce required)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Every shortcode accepts optional attributes for customisation. See the shortcode reference<\/a> for full details.<\/p>\n\n Trustie is the free starting point. When you're ready for more, the rest of the family is here:<\/p>\n\n Every Tracksie connects to every other Tracksie. Your review data flows into customer profiles, informs loyalty tiers, feeds analytics \u2014 automatically.<\/p>\n\n Visit tracksies.com<\/a> to meet the family.<\/p>\n\n Full documentation is available at docs.tracksies.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n Trustie uses the Appsero SDK for optional, opt-in diagnostic data collection. This helps us troubleshoot issues and improve the plugin.<\/p>\n\n Appsero Terms of Service<\/a> | Appsero Privacy Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n This plugin connects to the following external services:<\/p>\n\n Trustie uses the Google Places API to retrieve your Google Business reviews for display on your site.<\/p>\n\n Google Terms of Service<\/a> | Google Privacy Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n Trustie uses the Appsero SDK for optional, opt-in diagnostic data collection.<\/p>\n\n Appsero Terms of Service<\/a> | Appsero Privacy Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n When you opt in to Appsero diagnostic tracking (see above), Trustie uses icanhazip.com<\/a> to determine your server's public IP address for environment diagnostics. This service is operated by Cloudflare, Inc.<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n Cloudflare Terms of Use<\/a> | Cloudflare Privacy Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n For detailed setup instructions, see the installation guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n Yes. Trustie works on any WordPress site. You get testimonials, Google Reviews, the floating widget, the reviews page, and the visual designer \u2014 no WooCommerce required. WooCommerce adds product reviews, star ratings, and review request emails.<\/p><\/dd>\n Add your Google API key and Place ID in Trustie > Settings > Google Reviews, then use the Yes \u2014 Trustie has a built-in visual Designer (Trustie > Designer) where you can set brand colours, star styles, border radius, shadows, and more. It detects colours from your active theme automatically. Designer guide<\/a><\/p><\/dd>\n Trustie enhances them. It uses WooCommerce's native review system but gives you better-looking review cards, star summaries, rating breakdowns, and display shortcodes. Your existing reviews keep working.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes. Set a star rating threshold in settings \u2014 testimonials at or above that rating publish automatically. Below it, they go to moderation.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes. Google Reviews output JSON-LD LocalBusiness and AggregateRating schema automatically. Testimonials output Review schema. WooCommerce product reviews use standard WooCommerce schema. All of this helps search engines display rich results with star ratings.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes. Trustie includes honeypot spam protection on the testimonial submission form. You can also require a minimum star rating and moderate submissions manually.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes. Trustie auto-detects Strong Testimonials, Easy Testimonials, and Starter Templates and offers one-click import. You can keep or remove the originals. Import tools guide<\/a><\/p><\/dd>\n Go to Trustie > Settings > Import. If you have existing WordPress comments on WooCommerce products, Trustie can convert them to proper star-rated reviews with a configurable default rating. One click.<\/p><\/dd>\n When a WooCommerce order is marked complete, Trustie can automatically send an email asking the customer to leave a review. You set the delay (days after order), customise the email content with placeholders, and Trustie handles the rest. Email setup guide<\/a><\/p><\/dd>\nWorks Without WooCommerce<\/h4>\n\n
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[trustie_google_reviews]<\/code> \u2014 Display your Google Business reviews with aggregate rating and schema markup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n
[trustie_testimonials]<\/code> \u2014 Display testimonials in grid, list, or masonry layout<\/li>\n[trustie_testimonial_form]<\/code> \u2014 Customer testimonial submission form<\/li>\n[trustie_testimonial_slider]<\/code> \u2014 Auto-advancing testimonial carousel<\/li>\n[trustie_testimonial_grid]<\/code> \u2014 Grid layout wrapper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n
[trustie_reviews]<\/code> \u2014 Reviews for a specific product with optional form and summary<\/li>\n[trustie_all_reviews]<\/code> \u2014 Reviews from all products in a grid<\/li>\n[trustie_reviews_page]<\/code> \u2014 Full reviews page with pagination<\/li>\n[trustie_review_form]<\/code> \u2014 Standalone review submission form<\/li>\n[trustie_rating]<\/code> \u2014 Average star rating for a product<\/li>\n[trustie_rating_badge]<\/code> \u2014 Compact rating badge (stars + count)<\/li>\n[trustie_loop_stars]<\/code> \u2014 Lightweight stars for product archives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\nPart of the Tracksies Family<\/h4>\n\n
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Does this work without WooCommerce?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
How do I show Google reviews?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
[trustie_google_reviews]<\/code> shortcode on any page. Full setup guide: Connecting Google Reviews<\/a><\/p><\/dd>\nCan I customise the colours and styling?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Does this replace WooCommerce's built-in reviews?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Can testimonials be auto-approved?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Does Trustie help with SEO?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Is the testimonial form spam-protected?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Can I import testimonials from another plugin?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
How do I convert product comments to reviews?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
How do review request emails work?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
What happens if I upgrade to Trustie Pro?<\/h3><\/dt>\n