Title: API version confusion
Last modified: April 2, 2025

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# API version confusion

 *  Resolved [Gal Baras](https://wordpress.org/support/users/galbaras/)
 * (@galbaras)
 * [1 year, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-version-confusion/)
 * The last few releases mentioned the new Places API, and the plugin now offers
   a checkbox to use the old API, if created before March 1, 2025.
 * Is Google phasing out the old API? If so, when?
 * Will there be a need for any migration when this happens?
 * Are the setup instructions still the same for a new site and/or widget?
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fapi-version-confusion%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [richplugins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/widgetpack/)
 * (@widgetpack)
 * [1 year, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-version-confusion/#post-18396314)
 * Hi [@galbaras](https://wordpress.org/support/users/galbaras/),
 * Thank you for your question.
 * Migration is not necessary because both API responses are converted into the 
   same reviews when connected in the plugin. The checkbox for the old Places API
   is needed for API keys where the owner has not enabled the new API (in Google
   Console).
 * Additionally, the old Places API offers two sorting methods (recent and newest),
   and the plugin uses both when connecting reviews, while only the “newest” method
   is used when refreshing. This allows the plugin to display more reviews compared
   to the new API.
 * Thanks!

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 * Last activity: [1 year, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-version-confusion/#post-18396314)
 * Status: resolved