How do I add a Yelp reviews widget to my website?
For a single review, use Yelp's free Embed review: open the review on Yelp.com on a computer, choose More options, then Embed review, and paste the code into your page. It shows that one review with your current rating and review count.
To show all your Yelp reviews in one widget, import them. With testimonials.ltd you paste yelp.com/biz/your-business into Claude or ChatGPT, every review comes across with its stars, name, photo and date, and you paste one snippet into your site. You pay once, not every month.
How do you put all your Yelp reviews on your website?
Five steps, about ten minutes, and no Yelp developer key.
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Copy your Yelp business link
Open your business page on Yelp in a browser and copy the address. It looks like yelp.com/biz/your-business. Links from Yelp's country sites work too.
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Ask Claude or ChatGPT to import the reviews
With the testimonials.ltd connector added, say: import my Yelp reviews from this link, put 4 and 5 stars live and the rest in my approval queue.
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Check what came across
Every review arrives word for word with its star rating, the reviewer's name and photo, the date and any photos they posted, in every language your page has.
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Pick a widget format
Choose a wall, carousel, marquee or rating badge, set your colours, and mix in your Google reviews or the testimonials you collect if you like.
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Paste one snippet into your site
Copy the embed code into a Custom HTML block (WordPress), Embed HTML (Wix), a Code block (Squarespace) or a Custom Liquid section (Shopify).
What does Yelp's own embed do, and where does it stop?
Yelp's embed is free and stays current. It was built for featuring a review, not for a reviews section.
With an embedded review, the business’s rating and review count stays up to date.
- One review per code. Yelp says you can embed any recommended review by copying the code it provides. Ten reviews means ten snippets, each in Yelp's own layout.
- Desktop only. The option sits in the review's More options menu on Yelp.com on a computer, not in the Yelp app.
- No photos. Photos attached to a review are not part of the embed.
- The API is no shortcut. Yelp's Fusion API returns up to three review excerpts per business, so tools built on it can show three short snippets, not your full reviews.
Embed your favorite reviews on your website, share them on social media, and link back to your Yelp page.
The same Yelp page has one firm don’t: never ask anyone, customers included, to write a Yelp review. So a Yelp widget shows what people chose to write. To collect new words of praise, send your own testimonial form, which sits in the same widget.
Which option fits your site?
Yelp's embed suits one standout review; an import suits a full reviews section. Five ways to show Yelp reviews on your website, compared on what visitors see, freshness and cost. We checked each one on 4 November 2026.
| Option | Who makes it | Shows reviews | Updates itself | Cost shape | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yelp Embed review | Yelp | One review per snippet | Rating and count, yes | Free | Featuring a single standout review |
| Yelp Fusion API | Yelp | Up to three excerpts | Yes | API plan and a developer | Apps that need live Yelp data |
| WordPress plugins | Third parties on WordPress.org | Varies by plugin | Varies | Free to paid add-ons | WordPress sites only |
| Syncing widget | Elfsight and others | Yes | Yes, on the tool's schedule | Monthly plan; free tiers carry branding and view caps | A hands-off feed of one Yelp page |
| Import and own | testimonials.ltd | Every review, word for word | No, you run the import again | One payment, no monthly fee | Yelp next to Google, Facebook and your own testimonials |
When Yelp's embed is enough: you want one or two standout reviews on a page and you like Yelp's layout. When a plugin or syncing tool fits: you run WordPress and want a free plugin such as Widgets for Yelp Reviews, or you want a feed that refreshes itself and accept a monthly bill. Elfsight's free plan caps views at 200 a month with their branding.
When importing wins: you want every review, with photos, in your own design, next to your Google and Facebook reviews, without a subscription. Run the import again when new reviews come in; only new ones are added.
What does an imported Yelp widget look like?
It looks like a wall of cards with stars, review text, the reviewer's name and photo, plus an optional rating badge. Our wall widget and rating badge on a test page, captured from the real embed script. The reviews are real LigoSocial reviews from Trustpilot, AppSumo and the Chrome Web Store; imported Yelp reviews use the same cards, stars included.
Import them by chat
Connect Claude or ChatGPT to testimonials.ltd and paste your Yelp link. Reviews arrive with their stars, the reviewer's name and photo, the date and review photos, word for word, from Yelp's country sites too. Free workspaces import 25 reviews a month; paid plans import all of them.
See how the import worksShow them in any of 10 formats
Yelp reviews sit next to your Google reviews and the testimonials you collect. Sort by newest or highest rated, filter by label, pick a format and paste one snippet:
Where to paste the snippet
- WordPressAdd a Custom HTML block where the reviews go, paste, update the page.
- WixAdd, then Embed Code, then Embed HTML, and paste into the code box.
- SquarespaceAdd a Code block to the section and paste.
- ShopifyOnline Store, Themes, Customize, add a Custom Liquid section, paste.
- WebflowDrag a Code Embed element onto the page, paste, publish.
Two rules for any review widget
Keep every word. Editing a review turns it into your words, and Yelp's terms bar implying that Yelp endorses you. Our cards never change the text.
If you pick, do not call it everything. The FTC's 2024 rule on reviews bars suppressing negative reviews or presenting a selection as all of them.
And skip the promise of search stars: Google's review snippet rules exclude reviews copied from other sites.
Most local businesses have more Google reviews than Yelp reviews. The Google review widget page covers the same import for your Google Maps listing, and our free wall of love builder shows how the cards look before you sign up.
Questions people ask
Short answers to what business owners ask most about showing Yelp reviews on their own site.
Does Yelp have a reviews widget for websites?
Yelp has an Embed review feature, which gives you code for one recommended review at a time. The embedded review keeps your rating and review count up to date, but you have to embed each review separately, it is only available on Yelp.com on a computer, and review photos are not included.
How do I embed my Yelp reviews on my website?
For one review, open it on Yelp.com on a computer, choose the More options menu on the review, pick Embed review and paste the code into your page. For many reviews in one widget, import them into a tool such as testimonials.ltd, or connect a syncing widget, and paste a single snippet.
How do I add Yelp reviews to WordPress?
Paste Yelp's Embed review code into a Custom HTML block for a single review. For more, install a Yelp reviews plugin from WordPress.org, or import your reviews into testimonials.ltd and paste its snippet into a Custom HTML block. Check how a plugin gets its reviews before you install it: ones built on Yelp's API show at most three excerpts.
What does 'embed review' mean on Yelp?
It is Yelp's option to show a single review on another website. Yelp gives you a short piece of code; when you paste it into your page, that review appears with your current Yelp rating and review count and a link back to Yelp.
Do Yelp review widgets show all my reviews?
Only if they hold a copy of your reviews. Yelp's own embed shows one review per snippet, and widgets built on Yelp's Fusion API get up to three short excerpts per business. An import copies every review that is public on your Yelp page, word for word, so the widget can show all of them.
Can I use Yelp reviews on my website?
Yes. Yelp's guidance for business owners says to embed your favourite reviews on your website, share them on social media and link back to your Yelp page. Keep the reviewer's words unchanged and do not suggest that Yelp endorses your business.
Can I ask customers to leave a Yelp review for my widget?
No. Yelp tells business owners not to ask anyone to write reviews, including friends, family and customers. You can tell people to find you on Yelp. To gather fresh testimonials of your own, use your own testimonial form instead.
How to see Yelp reviews without the app?
Open yelp.com in any web browser and search for the business. Every review on its page is visible without the app, and the desktop site is also where the Embed review option lives.
What comes across when testimonials.ltd imports Yelp reviews?
Each review's text, its star rating, the reviewer's name and profile photo, the date and any photos attached to the review, word for word and in every language on your page. It is a one-time copy: run it again later to add new reviews, and the ones you already have are skipped.
Can I show a Yelp rating badge on my website?
Yes. Yelp's embedded review shows your rating and count next to the review. With testimonials.ltd, the rating badge format averages your imported Yelp reviews and can read, for example, Excellent on Yelp, or combine Yelp with Google and Trustpilot into one score.
Is there a free Yelp reviews widget?
Yelp's Embed review is free, one review at a time. Syncing tools have free plans with limits: Elfsight's free plan, for example, allows 200 widget views a month and shows Elfsight branding. Paid plans for those tools renew monthly.
Do people still use Yelp?
Yes, especially in the US for restaurants, home services, salons and other local businesses, where a Yelp page is often one of the first results for a business name. That is why showing your Yelp reviews on your own site is worth the ten minutes.
Will Yelp reviews on my site give me stars in Google?
No. Google's review snippet guidelines say not to aggregate reviews or ratings from other websites, and local businesses cannot get star snippets for reviews about themselves. Show the reviews for your visitors, not for search stars.