Adding and Managing the Top Rated Local® Review Widget

Add a Review Widget or Top Rated Local® Badge to Your Website

Adding a Top Rated Local® review widget or badge to your website is an effective way to display your positive reputation and build customer trust. You can customize the widget's appearance, placement, and functionality.


Access Review Widgets and Badges

  1. Log in to Marketing 360®.

  2. Open the App Bar drop-down menu and select Reputation.

  3. From the page menu, select Widgets. This page shows all your existing widgets and their details (ID, Domain, Type).

  4. To manage an existing widget, hover over it and click the pencil icon to edit or the vertical ellipses (⋮) to embed or delete it.
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Build a New Review Widget

Click the blue New Widget button in the top-right corner to start.


Widget Configuration Steps

  1. Enter your domain: Include the full URL (e.g., https://websites360.com).

  2. Select a Widget Type: Choose the visual style you want (e.g., Corner With Custom Text, Display Rating Score™, Large Reviews Widget).

  3. Enter Header and Sub Header text: If you chose a widget type with custom text, enter your desired text here.

  4. Identify the Mobile Widget Type: For corner and tab widgets, select the mobile display option you prefer (e.g., Pin Widget, Tab - Rating Score™).
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  5. Select a Business Type: This determines the text used in the widget (e.g., "Top Rated Local®" for local marketing).

  6. Select a Left or Right position: This determines the screen corner where the widget will appear.

  7. Select a Click Behavior:

    • Popup Modal: Displays the ratings and reviews in a pop-up window on your site.

    • New Tab To Your Profile: Opens your full Top Rated Local® profile in a new browser tab.

  8. Select Popup Content: (If you chose Popup Modal) Choose whether the modal displays Show Reviews or Show Rating Sources.

  9. Click the blue Save Widget button.


Add a Review Widget to Your Website

Once saved, you need to embed the widget's HTML code into your website's footer.


For Websites 360® Sites

You can add the code directly to your website's Footer content or use Google Tag Manager. To add the code to your footer:

  1. Open the Websites app and select Pages.

  2. Under Global Content (top-right corner), click Footer.

  3. Click the (+) button where you want to add the code.

  4. Select HTML from the menu.

  5. Paste the embed code into the new HTML block and click Save.


Troubleshooting: Turn Off Your Mobile Footer

If you have a custom mobile footer enabled, it can interfere with the widget's display. You can turn it off:

  1. Select Settings at the top of the Websites app.

  2. Select Mobile on the left-hand sidebar.

  3. Scroll down to Mobile Footer and turn off the toggle switch labeled Use Custom Mobile Footer.


For Other Website Platforms

  1. On the Widgets page, click the Embed button next to your widget.

  2. Click Copy Embed Code.

  3. Navigate to your website platform's editing suite and paste the code into the Footer script section of your website.


Edit or Delete an Existing Widget

  • Edit: Hover over the widget name on the Widgets page and click the blue Edit icon. All configuration options are the same as building a new widget. Note: Once a widget is created, its embed code never changes, so you don't need to re-embed the code after editing.

  • Delete: Hover over the widget title, click the icon, select Delete, and confirm your choice.

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