Admin Settings Page – Configure your Google API key and add one or more Place IDs in the Shift8 Business settings.
Shift8 for Google Business syncs your business info and hours from Google My Business to WordPress, storing data in a custom post type for easy display.
External services
This plugin connects to the Google Places API to retrieve business details based on Place IDs. This connection is required to display business information within the plugin.
It sends the Google API key and the requested Place ID each time the API is queried. No user-identifiable information is transmitted during this process.
This service is provided by Google:
– Google API Terms of Service
– Google Privacy PolicyShared Settings Area:
This plugin shares a common settings area with other Shift8 plugins. To avoid conflicts, shared functions such as shift8_main_page are wrapped with function_exists checks.
Want to see the plugin in action?
You can check out our demos or contact us at Shift8web for more information and live examples.
Features
- Polls Google My Business daily (or on-demand via WP CLI) to fetch location data
- Uses a custom post type to store and display business information
- Settings page to define your Google Places API key
- Easily manage multiple Place IDs in a single admin interface
- Automates updates so your WordPress site always has the most recent business hours and info
