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Testimonial Carousel

Learn how to install, customize, and manage the Testimonial Carousel widget

Updated over a week ago

Available on the Free plan

The Testimonial Carousel widget allows you to showcase customer text reviews in an elegant, quote-style carousel.

By placing carousels strategically across your store, you can build trust and highlight authentic customer feedback right where it matters most. Whether on your homepage, product, or collection pages, each widget is fully customizable to match your brand.


How it looks

The Testimonial Carousel typically includes these elements by default:

  • The "Customers are saying" header

  • The featured reviews


Considerations

  • On older iPhone models running iOS 16 or below (e.g., iPhone 7, iOS 14–16), the stylings for the Testimonial Carousel may not be applied correctly. In these cases, all reviews are rendered in a stacked list format instead of a sliding carousel.


Set up the Testimonial Carousel

Step 1: Enable Judge.me app embed

For the Testimonial Carousel to work, the app embed needs to be enabled.

To enable Judge.me app embed:

  1. From your Shopify admin, go to Online Store > Themes.

  2. Find the theme you want to edit and click Customize.

  3. Click the App embeds icon (third one on the left panel).

  4. Enable Judge.me app embed.

  5. Click Save.

Step 2: Add the Testimonial Carousel block

To install the Testimonial Carousel in Shopify theme editor:

  1. Go to Shopify theme editor:

    • From your Shopify admin, go to Online Store > Themes.

    • Find the theme you want to edit and click Customize.

  2. At the top of the theme editor, use the dropdown to select the template where you want to show the Testimonial Carousel.

  3. Add the block:

    • On the left panel, inside Template, click (+) Add section.

    • Go to the Apps tab and select Testimonials Carousel.

    • Hover over the block, hold the 6-dot icon (⋮⋮), and drag it up or down to change its position.

  4. Click Save.

You can add the Testimonial Carousel block on different pages or different Testimonial Carousel blocks on one page, each can be uniquely styled and configured to display different reviews to serve your specific purposes.


Customize your Testimonial Carousel

To customize your Testimonial Carousel:

  1. Go to Shopify theme editor:

    • From your Shopify admin, go to Online Store > Themes.

    • Find the theme you want to edit and click Customize.

  2. At the top of the theme editor, use the dropdown to select the template where you added the Testimonial Carousel.

  3. On the left panel, inside Template, locate the Testimonial Carousel block.

  4. Click on the block to view and adjust the available settings below.

1. Sample reviews

If you haven’t collected any reviews yet, or your current filters return no matching reviews, you can still enable sample reviews to see how the Testimonial Carousel looks in the preview of your Shopify Theme Editor.

To do so:

  • Inside the REVIEWS SELECTION section, enable "Show sample reviews (Preview only)".

  • Click Save.

2. Type of reviews

To choose which reviews you want to appear in the Testimonial Carousel:

  • In the Reviews selection field inside the REVIEWS SELECTION section, choose from the following options and click Save:

Option

What it means

All reviews

This is the default option.

The Testimonial Carousel will display any reviews.

Product reviews

The Testimonial Carousel will display only Product-level reviews.

Store reviews

The Testimonial Carousel will display only Store-level reviews.

Current product

The Testimonial Carousel will display reviews from the product where it is installed.

This is only available if the Testimonial Carousel is placed on a product page.

Current collection

The Testimonial Carousel will display reviews from all products inside the collection where it is installed.

This is only available if the Testimonial Carousel is placed on a collection page.

Featured reviews

The Testimonial Carousel will display only reviews you've featured.

To feature a review:

  • From your Judge.me admin, go to Reviews.

  • Click the "heart" icon on the left to feature the reviews you want to.

These featured reviews also appear in the Reviews Carousel and Pop-up Reviews widget if they are set to show only featured reviews.

Custom products

The Testimonial Carousel will display only reviews from a specific product using a manual selector.

3. Type of ratings

To choose the ratings you want to show in the Testimonial Carousel:

  • In the Star rating field inside the REVIEWS SELECTION section, choose from the following options:

    • "All" to show reviews of all ratings

    • "5-star only" to show only 5-star reviews

    • "4 to 5-star only" to show only 4-star and 5-star reviews

    • "3 to 5-star only" to show only 3, 4, and 5-star reviews

  • Click Save.

4. Number of reviews

To set how many reviews you want to show in the Testimonial Carousel:

  • In the Maximum review number field inside the REVIEWS SELECTION section, enter the number of reviews you want to show (1–30).

  • Click Save.

5. Layout

Field

Option

Quote mark size

  • Small

  • Medium

  • Large

  • Extra large

  • Hidden

Product name text size

  • Small

  • Medium

  • Large

  • Extra large

  • Hidden

Verified reviewer

  • Badge (verified icon only)

  • Text ("Verified")

Card height

  • Compact

  • Medium

  • Tall

  • Extra tall

Text size

  • Extra Small

  • Small

  • Medium

  • Large

  • Extra large

  • Huge

Stars size

  • Small

  • Medium

  • Large

  • Hidden

Arrows position

  • Sides

  • Bottom

  • Hidden

Maximum width

Adjust from 600 to 1600px

6. Styling

Field

Options

Default value

Corner styling

Square, Soft, Round, Extra round

Soft

Quote marks

Serif, Typewriter, Basic, Bold, Cartoon, Sand serif

Serif

Card color

Set the background color for cards

#F9F9F9 (very light gray)

Stars and quote marks color

Set color for stars and quote marks

#108474 (Judge.me green)

Text color

Choose text color

#000000 (black)

Arrows color

Choose arrows color

#000000 (black)

Show border

Show/hide card border and select border color if shown

Hidden

Show drop shadow

Show or hide card shadow

Hidden

7. Behavior

To customize the moving speed between each review:

  • Scroll down to the BEHAVIOR section.

  • In the Transition speed field, adjust the timing to your likings (0-60 seconds).

  • Click Save.

8. Header

To adjust the "Customers are saying" header text:

  • Scroll down to the HEADER section.

  • In the Header text field, adjust the default "Customers are saying" texts to your likings.

  • Click Save.

To disable the average rating under the header:

  • Scroll down to the HEADER section.

  • Disable "Average rating text".

  • Click Save.


Example use cases

You can use the Testimonial Carousel widget to:

  • Place testimonials on multiple pages to build trust: Add Testimonial Carousels to your homepage, product pages, or collection pages. This helps customers see positive feedback wherever they are on your store, increasing their trust and comfort in making a purchase.

  • Promote seasonal campaigns with reviews of specific products: If you're launching a seasonal collection or running a holiday campaign, you can show reviews only for some products in the carousel. This creates a more relevant and timely message for your shoppers.

  • Showcase your best reviews with filters: Highlight only your highest-rated reviews—such as 5-star or featured ones—to inspire confidence and influence buying decisions. This is especially useful on high-traffic or conversion-focused pages.

  • Customize the carousel to match your branding: You can adjust fonts, colors, quote mark styles, and layout to fit your store's design. Plus, you can use different styles on different pages to match the look and feel of each section of your site.


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