Why You Should Consider Adding Reviews To Your Website and How it’s Done

Benefits of Elfsight Plugin

No coding – Requires absolutely no development or design skills. and anyone can create their own rating plugin and embed the installation code into an HTML section on a website. 

Free service – Support specialists are available to install the plugin for you for free, if a user encounters any setup issues.

Mobile friendly – the plugin adapts to any screen size automatically and looks good on all devices. 

Flexible layouts – 6 plugin elements that can be switched on and off: author name and photo, comment, date, icon and star rating. 

Call-to-Action – Add a CTA button to the widget header to get more reviews on the platform of your choice.

Adaptive interface – 5 UI elements that can be colored: Background, Rating Text, Links, Review request button, rating.

Free plan – trial available without a limited period and reasonable pricing. If your website is not attracting that much traffic at the moment, you can use the plugin for free. 

What Reviews are available for adding

This plugin will automatically add reviews from various platforms to your website. You can combine reviews on your products from various sources or choose just one site to display the reviews from there. The reviews will be formatted and inserted in the content of the HTML page the best way possible, which makes it look more natural. Here’s the list of review platforms that plugin supports:

How to add Reviews to your Website: Full Guide

In fact, adding this rating widget on a web page is easy and any internet user with average skills can handle it. Just follow the guide below.

Open All-in-One demo page to create your own plugin. Press Join to Install when you’re done.
Register an account with Elfsight to get access to your admin panel and copy the installation code there.
Sign in to your CMS account and select a site to install Reviews Plugin on it.
Add an HTML element or block to the page or site template where you want to add a  rating widget.
Paste the installation code there that you’ve copied in the Elfsight admin board.
Save the changes and visit your site to see the widget in action.

Adding Reviews to WordPress Website

Adding Reviews plugin to a WordPress website is easy. However, some users prefer Elementor over the default WordPress editor. For simplicity, we’ve combined both embed options.

Use the WordPress editor to add your Reviews into a WordPress website. After adding and modifying them in the Elfsight admin, paste the installation code into the HTML field of the WordPress admin.

And it couldn’t be easier! In most cases, you need to add the installation code to a section of HTML code. 

Here’s how:

Create the Elfsight Reviews plugin in an admin panel.
Copy the installation code.
Log in  your WordPress account.
Go to Pages and select the page you want.
Add a custom HTML block to the required part of the website.
In this block, paste the code that you received in the code generator.
To save the changes, click “Update”.

You can set as many settings as you like in the Elfsight panel and will appear in your Google reviews. No changes are required to your WordPress site.

Set up and embed Reviews in WordPress→

Adding Reviews to Shopify Website

Shopify is one of the most popular platforms for ecommerce entrepreneurs. Everyone knows how important it is to earn customers’ trust. Reviews certainly help to improve Shopify website performance.

Create, adjust and save Reviews plugin for free at elfsight.com
Copy the installation code .Go to the Shopify admin.
Go to the Online Store section of the Shopify site.
Select “Customize” from the dropdown menu.
Select “Add Section” from the left menu.
Click “Add” under “Custom Content”. Remove the pre-installed parts of Shopify.
From the Add Content menu, select Custom HTML.
Embed the Reviews installation code in the HTML section on your Shopify website.
Save all changes. 

Reviews do not need to be updated after adding to Shopify. Authentic testimonials appear on your Shopify site right after people leave them on your profile. If you want to make  changes to the widget’s design or functionality, you can also do it in the Elfsight admin panel. They will be updated immediately on a Shopify site.

Create and embed Google reviews in Shopify→

Adding Reviews to Squarespace Website

Squarespace helps tech newbies build websites and landing pages without coding. When the blocks are pasted one at a time on the Squarespace page, you can add any type of HTML content, including Reviews plugin. Here’s how:

Create, customize, and save reviews on elfsight.com
Copy the installation code.
Go to the Squarespace Admin panel.
Start an HTML code block in a Squarespace Editor by adding a “Code Block”.
Paste the code of the Reviews plugin into this field. 
Save changes.

Showing Reviews on your Squarespace site is easy. The HTML plugin and any changes made to it appear as soon as you save changes at your Squarespace admin. From then on, you don’t have to manually add reviews to the site, they will appear automatically from your profiles.

Create and embed Google reviews in Squarespace→ 

Adding Reviews to Wix Website

Wix is ​​a platform that allows anyone to create a website using pre-built blocks. To add the Reviews section, you need to  go to the Wix admin panel. You then need to find an option to add custom HTML  to Wix there. Don’t worry, it’ll be easy!

Create the Elfsight Reviews plugin in an admin panel. Save the changes.
Copy the installation code.
Log in to your Wix admin panel.
Go to your panel, find the “Settings” menu.
Select ‘Custom Code’ from the drop-down menu to add HTML code there.
Copy your review code and embed it in the “Add custom code” field.

After completing these steps, reviews section will appear in Wix displayed. Whenever you change the HTML plugin on Elfsight’s page, the changes are automatically reflected on your Wix site.

Create and Embed Reviews in Wix→

Adding Reviews to WooCommerce Website

Many users of various CMSs prefer to work with a visual editor rather than the default editor as it eliminates the need to deal with HTML. WooCommerce is a website plugin that makes it easy for business owners to make changes to their web pages.

Build the Elfsight Reviews widget  free of charge in an administration area. Save.
Copy the installation code.
From the website admin panel, select the desired site.
Either from the list of sites or from the admin page, select “edit with WooCommerce “.
Drag the “HTML” element to the desired area of ​​the page. 
To save the changes in WooCommerce click “Update”.

You can use this tutorial to add review HTML code to any web site built with WooCommerce. Just repeat the process for as many pages as needed and the reviews widget will appear instantly on your WooCommerce site. 

Set up and embed reviews in WooCommerce→

Adding Reviews to Facebook Page

You have the option to add customized content to your Facebook Page. For it you have to create a Custom Tab at your Facebook Page and embed there any HTML content you want. Adding a section with reviews from various platforms for a social media audience to see might be a great way to build trust among the audience. Follow the steps below and get the Custom Tab at your Facebook Page working:

Choose a tab creation service, e.g. B. Woobox.com.
Sign up  for  the service with your Facebook Page credentials.
Open the dropdown menu in the upper right corner and select your page.
Click Static Tabs in the menu and press Create  New Tab. Select the HTML tab.
In the editor that appears, add the code installation code of the plugin.
Click Save Settings. Done!

After completing these steps, reviews widget will appear in your Facebook Page embedded in a custom HTML tab. Whenever you change the HTML plugin on Elfsight’s page, the changes are automatically reflected on your Facebook Page.

Set up and embed reviews in Facebook Page→

Where to Place Reviews on Website

It’s highly important that your potential customers read the reviews about your company at the right moment. Here are some suggestions on where to place reviews on your website:

Start page – Highlight a section with our HTML reviews plugin on your home page. Rotate individual reviews on your products or company from time to time with slider layout or display a feed of handpicked reviews.

Floating Badge – Add rating badge to website template, so it would be displayed on every page of your site before the eyes of its visitors withouth intrfering with the main content.

About Us page – Select texts that help bring added value to your services or position your brand as a partner. Use reviews in a way that facilitates conversations with your audience.

Product or Service pages – Display reviews widget on specific products or services you provide on the HTML pages dedicated to promote them to show how your offerings are performing.

Pricing Page – It’s a good idea to feature a grid of your best customer reviews on the pricing page or in cart to push the visitors to making a positive buyibg desidion without having second thoughts.

Lead Page – Raising a trust among your audience and potential customers is highly important for a successful lead aquisition. Placing a reviews section on your lead page may become a gamechanger for your business.

The Benefits of Customer Reviews

There are several main reasons why adding reviews to a website is very important for any business or brand.

Show the visitors that your business listens to customers.

It’s not a secret that negative and neutral comments provide your business with an opportunity to learn and grow. But few realise that displaying reviews that say something bad about your products for everyone to see may also be beneficial. You can create personalised responses that target specific problems and display negative reviews along with your comments in an HTML plugin. This will convince the visitors you are a responsible brand or reseller, resulting in fewer negative comments and increased customer retention.

Customer reviews are marketing and sales tools for your company.

The other main reason for sharing your reviews with your potential customers is that positive comments can be used in an HTML section of customer reviews during lead acquisition. Having a widget with real reviews on your products from trusted platforms added to your website or landing page can help you get more orders and applications, as well as add more contacts to your CRM. 

According to Digital.com report, more than 30% of consumers consider good reviews to be a deciding factor when considering buying various products online. So don’t just pat yourself on the back the next time you get a five star review on any reviews platform. Make sure everyone knows how well your company is performing.

Inbuilt rating snippet 

Your rating will be displayed directly in the search results page of Google by the means of Rich snippets. You don’t have to implement any schema markup on your website. Our All-in-one review plugin already includes the necessary markup for Google, so all  you have to do is add the plugin to your site. Right after that your rating will appear in the search results.

BrightLocal research shows that high ratings in snippet have a positive effects on CTR growth and has a positive impact on your website’s organic traffic and SEO positioning. 

Customer Reviews In A Nutshell

Widget with products and services reviews from outside platforms add valuable information and progress reports for your customers and site visitors. The fact that you embed real ratings on your site creates trust. Make the most of your customers’ opinions and use their justified criticism and suggestions to optimize your company. 

Customer reviews section will add social proof to your website. Your potential clients will know that you are a trusted brand. So customer feedback gives you insight into how you can improve your product and the overall shopping experience. This is an opportunity you cannot miss.

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