Collect and showcase customer reviews where they matter most — right on your product pages. The Review Widget lets you display star ratings, review text, and powerful visuals like photos and videos to build trust, inspire buying confidence, and turn customer feedback into social proof that sells.

Install the Review Widget

🎦 Learn how to install the Review Widget with our interactive guide

Step 1: Enable Judge.me app embed

In your Shopify admin, go to Online Store > Themes.
Find the theme you want to edit and click Customize.
Navigate to App embeds and enable Judge.me.
Click Save.

Step 2: Add the Review Widget

Click Add section > Apps > Review Widget.
Drag the block to adjust its position.
Click Save.

Review Widget settings

All customization options can be accessed from Widgets > Review Widget > Customize in your Judge.me settings.

Hide the review date

To hide your review date:

From your Judge.me admin, go to Widgets > Review Widget > Customize.
In the Theme section, uncheck the box Show review date.
Click Save to apply your changes.

Customize the widget colors

To customize your widget colors:

From your Judge.me admin, go to Widgets > Review Widget > Colors.
Adjust the color options as needed.
Click Save to apply changes to your storefront.

Basic color customizations

Option	What it applies to
Primary color	Stars, buttons, and links across widgets and emails
Star color	Stars in the Review Widget only
Secondary color	Reply backgrounds, dividers, and other secondary elements

Advanced color customizations

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Option	What it applies to
Review filter color	Rating filter buttons
"Write a review" text color	Text color in the "Write a review" button
"Write a review" background color	Background color of the Write a review button
Reviewer name text color	Color of the reviewer’s name
Verified buyer badge text color	Text color of the Verified Buyer badge
Verified buyer badge background color	Background color of the Verified Buyer badge
Pagination color	Text color of pagination numbers

Set the default sorting method

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To set your default sorting method:

From your Judge.me admin, go to Widgets > Review Widget > Customize.
Scroll down to Search and pagination.
Under Default sorting method, choose your preferred option from the dropdown, then click Save.

Option	What it does
Most Recent	Shows the newest reviews first
Highest Rating	Displays reviews with the highest star ratings first
Lowest Rating	Displays reviews with the lowest star ratings first
Only Pictures	Shows only reviews that include at least one image
Pictures First	Prioritizes image reviews, followed by text-only reviews
Videos First	Shows reviews with videos before others
Most Helpful	Displays reviews with the most thumbs-up (likes) from customers first

Choose how reviewer names are displayed

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To customize how reviewer names appear:

From your Judge.me admin, go to Widgets > Review Widget > Customize.
Scroll to the Review card details section.
Under Reviewer name format, choose one of the following options, then click Save.

Option	How names will appear
Show full name	Reviewer name will appear as "John Smith"
Shorten last name	Reviewer name will appear as "John S"
First name only	Reviewer name will appear as "J. Smith"
Initials	Reviewer name will appear as "J. S"
Anonymous	Reviewer name will appear as "Anonymous"

Show review source

You can choose to:

Show links to Judge.me Review Site
Show review collection policy information: A link will be added at the bottom of the widget with information about the collection process and policies.

Choose Review Widget themes

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To change the theme of your Review Widget:

From your Judge.me admin, go to Widgets > Review Widget > Customize.
In Theme > Widget theme, choose from these options:

Theme	Example
Default
Cards
Align
Slider

Hide the Review Widget when there's no review

To hide the Review Widget on products without reviews:

From your Judge.me admin, go to Manage Reviews > Moderation > Review restriction > Web reviews,
Choose either "Only buyers who have received a review request email and API users" or "Only buyers who have received a review request email".
Click Save.

Other Review Widget customization options

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Use this table as a guide to see what you can customize in the Review Widget.

Option	Description
Text	Customize text in your default or customers’ preferred language.
Border style	Choose between square and round corners.
Photos/videos	Enable photos/videos display and grid layout.
Medals	Show Judge.me trust medals on your widget.
Review search bar	Enable a search bar for reviews.
Keyword search	Allow customers to search using keywords generated from your reviews (excluding imported reviews).
Widget rating filter	Display the rating filter to sort reviews by rating (1-5).
Pagination/Load more	Choose between paginated reviews or "Load More".
Reviewer card details	Avatar, location, country flag Review length: show full review or limit the number of lines shown Upvote/downvote buttons Social media share buttons Show product variants if possible
Custom forms	Personalize the display of your custom questions in the widget: horizontal or vertical display.

Customize the texts in the Review Widget

To adjust the texts in your Review Widget:

From your Judge.me admin, go to Widgets > Review Widget > Customize.
Click Customize text.
Adjust the texts to your likings and click Save.

In the Heading tab

Review list

Available on the Awesome plan

Option	Default texts
Widget title	Customer Reviews
Average rating text	`{{ average_rating }}` out of 5

Text header

Option	Default texts
Header (with reviews) label	Based on `{{ number_of_reviews }}` review/reviews
Header (no reviews) label	Be the first one to review this product

Customize the Review Widget with CSS

To apply more custom styling to your Review Widget:

From your Judge.me admin, go to Widgets > Review Widget > Customize.
Scroll down to Advanced and open the Custom CSS (Advanced) editor.
Add in the CSS code.
Click Save.

To remove the "Review Title" from the Review Widget form	.jdgm-form__fieldset:nth-child(3) { display: none; }
To hide the "Review Title" from all reviews in the Review Widget	.jdgm-rev__title { display: none; }

Collect reviews with the Review Widget

In addition to sending review request emails, you can collect reviews directly on your product pages using the Review Widget.

When a customer submits a review via the Review Widget:

They’ll receive a confirmation email to verify their review.
The review is marked as verified if:
- Judge.me detects a fulfilled order tied to the reviewer.
- The reviewer confirms by clicking the link in the confirmation email.

Manage how reviews are displayed

You have full control over how reviews appear on your widget. To adjust moderation settings, go to Manage Reviews > Moderation in your Judge.me admin. For full details, see our review publishing guide.

Setting	What it does
Auto-publish	Automatically publish new reviews as they come in.
Rating for auto-publish	Only auto-publish reviews with a rating in your chosen criteria.
Web reviews	Enable or disable the option for customers to submit reviews directly via the Review Widget.
Spam filter	Automatically block spammy reviews.
Censor PII	Hide personal identifiable information in submitted reviews.
Profanity filter	Block reviews containing inappropriate or offensive language.