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How to add the Review Widgets to your Website

In order to display your reviews on your website you need to add the Review Widget to your site:

As part of all of our packages we do offer a free service to add the widgets for you all we would require to complete this is access to your site so feel free just to contact us at [email protected] or call your local RevU Rep and we will arrange this for you.

  • Using Embed Code
  • To a WordPress Site

Add the Review Widget to a Website Using Embed Code

To add the Review Widget to a business website using the embed code follow these steps:

Please Note: This guide runs through all the steps to access the widget code from the RevU Portal. You will also find the codes in your Welcome Email so you can skip to Step 5 if you have your welcome email available.

  1. Log in to your RevU account.
  2. Before you can add the Review Widget to a website using embed code the following must be completed:
    • Create a Review Widget
  3. If you have multiple locations, select the location you would like to access the Review Widget embed code for from the Business Dashboard.
  4. From the menu go to Publish > Review Widget.
  5. At the bottom of the screen, click <–>Get Embed Code.

5. Copy the embed code to be placed on your website page.

6. Log in to your website builder and navigate to the page you wish to add the Review Widget to.

7. Paste the embed code into the HTML view of your page or another appropriate module.

8. Preview and publish your page. The Review Widget has been successfully added to your web page.

Once you’ve added the embed code to your web page, changes you make to the Review Widget in RevU (and publish) are automatically updated on your web page. You do not need to update or replace the embed code.

Add the Review Widget to a WordPress Website

To add the Review Widget to a WordPress site follow these steps:

Please Note: This guide runs through all the steps to access the widget code from the RevU Portal. You will also find the codes in your Welcome Email so you can skip to Step 5 if you have your welcome email available.

  1. Log in to your RevU account.
  2. Before you can add the Review Widget to a website using embed code you must complete the following:
    • Create a Review Widget
    • Download and install the WordPress plugin.
  3. If you have multiple locations, select the location you would like to access the Review Widget embed code for from the Business Dashboard.
  4. From the menu go to Publish > Review Widget and click <–> Get Embed Code to copy the embed code.

5. Login to your WordPress site and go to Plugins then locate the Review Widget Plugin.

6. Enter a title or name for your widget and paste the embed code into Step 1 – Obtaining a new or additional Embed Code. Click Click to Save Review Code >>.

7. You will have created a shortcode shown under My Existing RevU Embed Shortcodes: to use to place the Review Widget on a page of your WordPress website. Using your cursor, select and copy the shortcode.

8. Go to the page of your WordPress site you want to add the Review Widget to and paste the shortcode into a paragraph or other appropriate module.

9. Preview and publish the page. The Review Widget has been successfully added to your web page.

Once you’ve added the embed code for a Review Widget to your web page, any changes you make to the Review Widget in RevU (and publish) are automatically updated on your web page. You do not need to update or replace the embed code.

Updated on December 19, 2019

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