--- title: "How to Find Your Google Place ID for Divi Google Reviews (2026 Guide)" url: "https://divipeople.com/find-google-place-id-divi.md" canonical: "https://divipeople.com/find-google-place-id-divi/" published: "2026-07-25" modified: "2026-07-25" author: "Fahim Reza" description: "Discover 5 reliable ways to find your Google Place ID for Divi Google Reviews. Follow this 2026 guide and get your reviews live today." tags: - "Google Reviews" - "Divi Plugins" - "Place ID" --- # How to Find Your Google Place ID for Divi Google Reviews (2026 Guide) You installed [Divi Google Reviews](https://divipeople.com/docs/divi-google-reviews/), you're ready to show off those five-star ratings on your website — and then a question stops you cold: *what on earth is a Google Place ID, and where do I find mine?* Good news: it takes about two minutes once you know where to look. In this guide we'll walk through five reliable ways to find a Google Place ID in 2026 — including one where you don't have to find it at all, because the plugin does it for you. We'll also cover what changed on Google's side recently, because a few popular tutorials out there are quietly out of date. ## What Is a Google Place ID (and Why Your Divi Site Needs One) A Place ID is the unique identifier Google assigns to every business, landmark, and location in its database. It's a text string that usually starts with `ChIJ` and looks something like this: `ChIJaXQRs6lZwokRY6EFpJnhNNE` — that one belongs to the Empire State Building. When a plugin like Divi Google Reviews talks to the Google Places API, the Place ID is how it says "this business, not any other." Your business name isn't unique. Your address can be formatted a dozen ways. The Place ID points to exactly one listing, which is why every reviews integration asks for it. Two things worth knowing in 2026, because older guides get them wrong: - **Place IDs aren't guaranteed forever.** Google's own documentation recommends refreshing a stored Place ID if it's more than 12 months old. IDs can go stale when a business closes, moves, or when Google updates its database. If your reviews suddenly stop loading after a year, this is the first thing to check. - **Places API (New) is the only version you can enable now.** The legacy Places API can no longer be activated on new Google Cloud projects. Any tutorial telling you to enable the old API is out of date — look for "Places API (New)" in the Cloud Console. ## Method 1: Let Divi Google Reviews Find It for You (Easiest) Here's the part most generic tutorials won't tell you: if you're using Divi Google Reviews, you never have to hunt down the Place ID manually. The plugin has a built-in business search that resolves it behind the scenes. 1. In your WordPress dashboard, go to **Divi → Divi Google Reviews → Settings** and paste in your Google API key (more on getting one below). 2. Open the **Add Business** tab. 3. Type your business name and address, exactly as it appears on Google Maps. 4. Pick your listing from the results and save. The plugin stores the Place ID for you — done. That's the whole workflow. The four methods below are still worth knowing — for verifying you've got the right listing, for troubleshooting, or if you manage client sites and want the ID on file before you ever open WordPress. ## Method 2: Google's Official Place ID Finder Google maintains a free [Place ID Finder](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/places-placeid-finder) on its Maps Platform documentation site. It's the most direct manual method and doesn't require an account or API key. 1. Open the [Place ID Finder](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/places-placeid-finder) page. 2. Click into the search box at the top of the embedded map. 3. Start typing your business name and select it from the suggestions. 4. An info window pops up on the map with your business name, address, and Place ID. Copy the string that starts with `ChIJ`. Tip: search by business name *plus* city ("Riverside Dental Austin", not just "Riverside Dental"). Chains and common names return multiple matches, and grabbing the wrong location's ID is the most common mistake we see in support. ## Method 3: Pull It From Your Google Review Link If you've claimed your business on [Google Business Profile](https://business.google.com/), you already have a Place ID sitting in plain sight. When you use the "Ask for reviews" feature to generate a review link, the long version of that link looks like this: `https://search.google.com/local/writereview?placeid=ChIJaXQRs6lZwokRY6EFpJnhNNE` Everything after `placeid=` is your Place ID. You can also run this in reverse: paste a Place ID into that URL format and open it in your browser. If Google pops up the "rate and review" dialog for the right business, you've confirmed the ID is correct — a handy sanity check before you save anything in your plugin settings. ## Method 4: Inspect the "Write a Review" Button A slightly more technical option, but useful when the Finder tool can't locate a listing. Every business panel in Google Search carries the Place ID in its HTML. 1. Search for your business on Google so the knowledge panel appears on the right. 2. Right-click the **Write a review** button and choose **Inspect**. 3. In the developer tools panel, press **Ctrl+F** (or **Cmd+F** on Mac) and search for `data-pid`. 4. The value of that attribute — starting with `ChIJ` — is your Place ID. You'll find the same string in Google Maps by opening your listing, clicking **Write a review**, and inspecting the pop-up's iframe URL. Both routes work; the search-panel one is usually faster. ## Method 5: Chrome Extensions If you look up Place IDs regularly — say, you build Divi sites for local-business clients — a browser extension saves the repeated tool visits. Extensions like PlePer Local SEO Tools or the various "Place ID Finder" add-ons in the Chrome Web Store display a listing's Place ID directly while you browse Google Maps. For a one-off lookup this is overkill; for agency work it's a nice quality-of-life upgrade. ## Troubleshooting: When You Can't Find Your Place ID ### Your business doesn't show up in the Finder The Place ID Finder only surfaces listings Google has indexed. If your business is brand new or unverified, claim and verify it on [Google Business Profile](https://business.google.com/) first — an unverified listing may not appear in search suggestions at all. Once verified, give it a few days and try again. ### You run a service-area business with no storefront Businesses that hide their address (plumbers, cleaners, mobile services) can be harder to pin down in the Finder because there's no map pin to anchor the search. Method 3 — pulling the ID from your own review link — is the most reliable route here, since it comes straight from your Business Profile dashboard. ### Your reviews stopped loading after months of working fine Remember the 12-month rule: Place IDs can go stale. Re-run your business through the Finder (or the plugin's Add Business search) and compare the ID. If it changed, update it and you're back in business. Also check your Google Cloud Console for API key issues — an expired card on the billing account produces the same symptom. ## Putting Your Place ID to Work in Divi With the Place ID sorted, the full setup for showing Google reviews on a Divi site takes about five minutes: 1. In [Google Cloud Console](https://console.cloud.google.com/), create (or select) a project and enable the **Places API (New)**. 2. Under **Credentials**, create an API key. Restrict it to your domain — it's one checkbox and saves you from quota-draining abuse. 3. In WordPress, paste the key under **Divi → Divi Google Reviews → Settings**. 4. Add your business (Method 1 above), then drop the **Google Reviews** module onto any page with the Divi Builder. 5. Choose a layout — list, grid, or carousel — tweak the styling to match your site, and publish. ![Google reviews displayed on a Divi website using the Divi Google Reviews module](https://divipeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/divi-google-reviews-screenshot-1.png) The plugin caches review data, so you won't hammer the API on every page load — good for both performance and your Google Cloud bill. Google's free monthly usage tier comfortably covers a typical small-business site with caching enabled. If you haven't grabbed the plugin yet, you can get [Divi Google Reviews from the Divi Marketplace](https://www.elegantthemes.com/marketplace/divi-google-reviews/), and the [full documentation](https://divipeople.com/docs/divi-google-reviews/) walks through every module setting. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Does my Place ID ever change? It can. A Place ID survives a business name change, but closures, relocations, and Google database updates can retire an ID. Google recommends refreshing any stored Place ID that's more than 12 months old — so if your reviews vanish, re-check the ID before anything else. ### What's the difference between a Place ID and a CID? Google actually has several identifiers for the same listing. The CID is a long number used internally by Google Maps URLs; the Place ID is the `ChIJ…` string used by the Places API. Reviews plugins — including Divi Google Reviews — use the Place ID. If a tool hands you a purely numeric ID, that's a CID, and it won't work in an API integration. ### Is finding a Place ID free? Completely. The Place ID Finder, your review link, and the inspect-element trick cost nothing and need no billing account. You only need a Google Cloud API key (with billing attached) for the next step — actually fetching review data to display on your site — and Google's free monthly tier covers typical small-site usage. ### I have multiple locations. Do I need multiple Place IDs? Yes — every physical location has its own listing and its own Place ID. In Divi Google Reviews Pro you can add multiple businesses and show each location's reviews in separate modules, or side by side on a locations page. ### Can I use someone else's Place ID? Technically any public listing has a discoverable Place ID — that's how directory and comparison sites work. But for a business website you should display your own reviews; showing another company's ratings as social proof will erode trust fast (and can land you in legal trouble). That's everything you need. Find the ID once — or let the plugin find it for you — and your Google reviews stay fresh on your Divi site automatically from then on.