CustomView: Display Reviews Your Way for Google Reviews
v1.2.12by Forward Technologies · updated 2 months ago
Display your business's Google Reviews anywhere on your WordPress site using the [customview_reviews] shortcode.
- Rank
- #69,524
- No change yet
- Active installs (est.)
- ≈ 3
- Fewer than 10 reported · High
- Total downloads
- 733
- 733 all-time
- Rating
- –
- 0 reviews
- Support resolved
- –
- 0 of 0 threads, last 2 months
CustomView at a glance
CustomView is a WordPress plugin by Forward Technologies with fewer than 10 active installs, the #69,524 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. It has no reviews yet. Version 1.2.12 came out on Aug 20, 2026 and is tested up to WordPress 7.1.4. Among the 2 plugins tagged “places api”, it ranks #2. It was first released in 2025.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 27, 2026, 16 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats22 downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | CustomView |
|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 10, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 9, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 11 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 11 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 0 |
Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.
Estimated installs
≈ 3 · +200.0% in the last 30 days
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| Date | Estimated installs |
|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2026 | 3 |
| Nov 10, 2026 | 2 |
| Nov 9, 2026 | 2 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 2 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 6 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 6 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 6 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 6 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 6 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 5 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 6 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 7 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 4 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 1 |
Rank over time
#69,524 · up 3,173 in the last 30 days
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2026 | #69,524 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | #71,690 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | #54,702 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | #53,598 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | #54,159 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | #53,656 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | #56,823 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | #69,139 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | #48,912 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | #64,479 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | #72,697 |
Growth %
Average +7.60% a day in the last 30 days
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| Date | Growth |
|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2026 | +50.00% |
| Nov 10, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 9, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 8, 2026 | -66.67% |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 2, 2026 | +20.00% |
| Nov 1, 2026 | -16.67% |
| Oct 31, 2026 | +100.00% |
| Oct 30, 2026 | -57.14% |
| Oct 29, 2026 | +75.00% |
| Oct 28, 2026 | +300.00% |
Active installs band
Fewer than 10 on WordPress.org
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 10, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 9, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
Search rankings
Where it appears in WordPress.org search for the searches you track, checked every day.
See where CustomView ranks in search
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Change log
From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org- Rank #64479 → #54159
- Tested up to 7.1.3 → 7.1.4
Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 1.2.12
- Requires WordPress
- 5.8
- Tested up to
- 7.1.4
- Requires PHP
- 7.0
- First released
- Jul 29, 2025
- Last updated
- Aug 20, 2026
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about CustomView
How many websites use CustomView?
CustomView is active on fewer than 10 WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. That makes it the #69,524 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.
How many times has CustomView been downloaded?
733 times in total since 2025.
When was CustomView last updated?
Version 1.2.12 came out on Aug 20, 2026 (2 months ago).
Is CustomView compatible with the latest WordPress?
Yes. It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current version.
Is CustomView still maintained?
Yes. Its last release was 2 months ago. No support threads were opened in the last two months.
What rating does CustomView have?
No one has reviewed CustomView on WordPress.org yet.
What are the best alternatives to CustomView?
The plugins most like CustomView, by the tags they share, are Reviews Feed (100K+), Rich Showcase for Google Reviews (100K+) and Site Reviews (60K+). Compare all alternatives
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | ≈ 3 |
| Reported installs | Fewer than 10 |
| Rating | – |
| Reviews | 0 |
| Total downloads | 733 |
| Author | Forward Technologies |
| First released | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Version | 1.2.12 |
| Requires WP | 5.8 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 |
| Last updated | Aug 20, 2026 |
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