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Auto Publish for Google My Business

by Northern Beaches Websites

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61 Quality Score
Active Installs
18/30

10,000 active installs is a solid mid-tier footprint for a niche local-SEO plugin, enough to suggest real-world usage without putting it in the mainstream.

Update Freshness
10/25

Last updated May 2025 with compatibility tested on WordPress 6.8.5, but the score drops because the update cadence over time has been slow and the PHP 5.2.4 minimum signals legacy code.

User Rating
15/15

A 98 out of 100 from 38 ratings is excellent, though the small sample size of only 38 reviews means the signal is less reliable than scores with thousands of ratings.

Support Health
8/15

Zero support threads opened and zero resolved is a red flag: it either means the plugin never breaks or, more likely, that users have no visible channel to get help when it does.

WP Compatibility
11/15

Tested against WordPress 6.8.5 and works on installations back to 4.0, but the very low PHP 5.2.4 requirement suggests outdated code that may not behave well on modern PHP 8.x servers.

Scores higher than 10% of indexed plugins

About

Auto Publish for Google My Business automatically publishes posts, custom posts and pages to your Google Business page or display Google My Business r …

Active Installs 9k+
Rating ★★★★½ 4.9/5
Last Updated 2025-05-06 2:52am GMT
Requires WordPress 4.0+
Tested Up To 6.8.8
Requires PHP 5.2.4+

Security History

2 known vulnerabilities, all patched
2 Medium

Most recent: November 2, 2023

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What It Does

Auto Publish for Google My Business connects your WordPress site to a Google Business Profile so new posts, pages, and custom post types can be pushed automatically to your Google listing. It also handles review display on your site, letting you showcase Google My Business feedback alongside your other content. In practice it turns your WordPress publishing workflow into a single step that also keeps your local search presence fresh.

Who It's For

This plugin suits small to mid-sized businesses that already maintain a WordPress site and want their Google Business Profile updated without logging into Google separately each time. Local service businesses, multi-location restaurants, dental and medical practices, retail shops, and any operator who treats Google Business as a primary discovery channel will get the most value. If you already publish weekly or more and rely on local search traffic, the automation pays for the install quickly.

Who Should Skip It

If you already use a broader social auto-poster like WP to Buffer that includes Google Business, or if your site rarely publishes new content, the overhead of another connected service is not worth it. Agencies managing dozens of clients may also find the lack of visible support threads and dated PHP requirement a deal-breaker.

The Bottom Line

Auto Publish for Google My Business delivers on a narrow promise with strong user satisfaction, but its zero support threads, low PHP minimum, and moderate overall score of 64.77 mean it is a reasonable rather than outstanding choice. Try it if its specific auto-publish workflow matches your needs, but verify it works on your PHP version before committing.

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