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To correctly use this plugin you need to find and create two things - Google Place ID and Google Places API key respectively. These are two different values, please do not confuse them.

<h3 id="place_id">I. Google Place ID</h3>
First of all, you need to find Google Place ID: this is the identification of your Google Place (business). It should be like that: ChIJ..., for instance: ChIJ3TH9CwFZwokRIvNO1SP0WLg. If you know it, go to <a href="#fig_api_key">How to create Google API key</a>
Please keep in mind: your Google Place must have a physical address, because Google Place API, which is used in this plugin, works only with a phisical Google places, it's not possible to connect area or virtual place. Unfortunately, it's a limitation of Google, not specifically the plugin.
The standard way to find your Google Places ID is to go to <a href="https://developers.google.com/places/place-id" target="_blank">https://developers.google.com/places/place-id</a> and search for your company name. But sometimes it just doesn’t work.

<h4>How To Find Any Google Place ID…</h4>

 1. Search for your business on Google.
 <img src="<?php echo GRW_PLUGIN_URL . '/static/img/google_placeid_1.png'; ?>">


 2. Inspect the “Write a Review” button. To do this in Firefox, right-click and choose “Inspect Element“. In Chrome, right-click and choose “Inspect“. (Most browsers follow a similar process.)
 <img src="<?php echo GRW_PLUGIN_URL . '/static/img/google_placeid_2.png'; ?>">


 3. Find “data-pid” as shown above. (This part is a little tricky, but just look inside the &lt;a&gt; tag until you find data-pid=).
 <img src="<?php echo GRW_PLUGIN_URL . '/static/img/google_placeid_3.png'; ?>">


 4. Copy the characters within the quotes (as shown above). You now have your google Places ID. Paste this somewhere you can easily find it.

<h3 id="fig_api_key">II. Google Places API key</h3>

 1. Go to your <a href="https://console.developers.google.com/apis/dashboard?pli=1" target="_blank">Google Console</a> dashboard. If you new user agree Google terms:
 <img src="<?php echo GRW_PLUGIN_URL . '/static/img/google_key_1.png'; ?>">


 2. Select your existing project or create new:
 <img src="<?php echo GRW_PLUGIN_URL . '/static/img/google_key_2.png'; ?>">
 <img src="<?php echo GRW_PLUGIN_URL . '/static/img/google_key_2_1.png'; ?>">


 3. Wait for creation and then click 'ENABLE APIS AND SERVICES':
 <img src="<?php echo GRW_PLUGIN_URL . '/static/img/google_key_3.png'; ?>">


 4. Type 'Places API' in the search area, select the first result 'Places API' and click 'ENABLE' button:
 <img src="<?php echo GRW_PLUGIN_URL . '/static/img/google_key_4.png'; ?>">
 <img src="<?php echo GRW_PLUGIN_URL . '/static/img/google_key_4_1.png'; ?>">


 5. After enable the Places API, click 'Navigation menu', select 'APIs & Services' and 'Credentials':
 <img src="<?php echo GRW_PLUGIN_URL . '/static/img/google_key_5.png'; ?>">


 6. On Credentials page click '+ CREATE CREDENTIALS' and select 'API key':
 <img src="<?php echo GRW_PLUGIN_URL . '/static/img/google_key_6.png'; ?>">


 7. After creation of API key you need to copy & paste it to the plugin's settings (please do not restrict the key, the plugin can't work with a restricted API key, it's a limitation of Google):
 <img src="<?php echo GRW_PLUGIN_URL . '/static/img/google_key_7.png'; ?>">


 8. Now, you need to enable Google Billing. It's mandatory step to use the API key. Don’t worry, <a href="https://developers.google.com/maps/billing-credits" target="_blank">Google is currently giving $200 free credit a month</a> and it should be enough to use the plugin for connecting several Google places without additional fees except this free $200 credits. Go to <a href="https://console.cloud.google.com/project/_/billing/enable" target="_blank">https://console.cloud.google.com/project/_/billing/enable</a>, select your recent created project and click 'CREATE BILLING ACCOUNT':
 <img src="<?php echo GRW_PLUGIN_URL . '/static/img/google_key_8.png'; ?>">


 9. Agree Google terms, fill your contact information and start using your Google API key with the plugin.

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