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Free Google Review Widgets for Blogger

Embed Google reviews on any Blogger blog in 60 seconds — Layout HTML/JavaScript gadget for sitewide placement or a post in HTML view for inline placement. No app, no monthly fee.

Key facts: 60-second install on Blogger · free forever, free Blogger plan supports it · no Blogger app store (Blogger has none) · Layout gadget or Post HTML view · .blogspot.com + custom domain · schema.org markup on top of stock theme

Last updated September 25, 2026·by Mike Ragimov

SEO + AI schema · paid plans

Review schema markup, on paid plans

Paid widgets add schema.org Review and AggregateRating JSON-LD to the page they sit on, so search engines and AI answer engines can read your Google reviews as structured data. Google does not show review stars for reviews a business shows about itself, so the gain is readability, not stars. The free plan shows the reviews without the schema. See how the schema works

Install guides

Same widget, platform-specific install guide. Pick where your blog lives.

Looking for a different review source? See all review widgets

Setting this up on a different platform? See all Google review widgets · Want a different review platform on Blogger? All review widgets for Blogger

Why Use BlooTrue for Blogger?

The fastest way to put live Google reviews on your Blogger blog — even though Blogger has no native Google Reviews gadget despite both being Google products.

Fills Bloggers Missing Google-Reviews Gadget

Blogger and Google Reviews are both Google products, but Blogger has no native gadget for Google reviews. Some bloggers manually copy reviews into post text — BlooTrue auto-syncs the live reviews via the Layout gadget instead.

No App Store Install (Blogger Has None)

Blogger does not have a third-party app marketplace. BlooTrue is a pure HTML embed — paste into the Layout HTML/JavaScript gadget or into a post via HTML view. No third-party install pipeline to worry about.

Sitewide via Layout, or Inline Per-Post

The Layout gadget approach shows your reviews on every blog page (sidebar / footer / header) in one paste. Or paste inline inside a single post via the editors HTML view. Both are 60-second installs.

Auto-Sync with Google

New Google reviews appear on your Blogger blog automatically every 24 hours. No manual copy-paste, no re-publishing posts, no admin work.

How Do I Install BlooTrue on Blogger?

Two placement modes, both under a minute. No coding, no app install.

Build your widget on this page

Use the BlooTrue builder on this page. Search for your business name or paste your Google Maps share link — your Google Business profile loads automatically, along with your real reviews for the live preview.

Takes about a minute. Free plan, no credit card.

Customize the Look

Pick one of 100+ styles (Slider, Marquee, Grid, List, Masonry, Badge, Compact Badge), choose light or dark theme, set your accent color, and toggle reviewer names / dates / profile images on or off. Everything updates in real time.

Copy the Embed Code

Publish and copy the embed code. The embed is a single HTML snippet — no Blogger app install (Blogger has no app store), no theme-XML edits, no scripts to whitelist.

Paste into Blogger — Two Placement Modes

Sitewide (Layout HTML/JavaScript gadget — recommended): In your Blogger dashboard, open Layout. Click Add a Gadget in the sidebar, footer, or header region. From the gadget list pick HTML/JavaScript. Paste the embed code into the content box (you can leave the title blank or set one like "What our customers say"), and click Save. Your Google reviews now appear on every page of the blog.

Inline (single post via HTML view): Open Posts → Edit on the post you want to add reviews to. In the editor toolbar, find the Compose / HTML view toggle in the top-left and switch to HTML view. Paste the embed code where you want the widget to appear in the post body. Click Save or Publish directly from HTML view, then view the live post.

Blogger quirk to know: The Compose view sometimes auto-escapes HTML when you switch back to it from HTML view — only sometimes, which makes the bug confusing. The safe pattern is: stay in HTML view after pasting, save / publish from HTML view, view the post to confirm the widget renders, and only then optionally switch back to Compose for further visual editing. The Layout gadget approach above does not have this issue because gadgets do not have a Compose mode.

Reviews auto-sync from Google every 24 hours — no further Blogger maintenance needed.

How does BlooTrue compare to manual Google-review copy-paste on Blogger?

Why Blogger users pick BlooTrue over manually copying review text into posts.

Feature	BlooTrue	Manual copy-paste
Live sync — new reviews appear automatically		—
Star rating + reviewer profile photo		—
Sitewide placement via Layout gadget		—
No risk of misquoting reviewer text		—
SEO rich snippets (Review + AggregateRating)		—
Works on .blogspot.com and custom domain
Setup time	60 sec	Recurring

Want a side-by-side with the most-used embed widget? BlooTrue vs Elfsight

Pricing as of April 2026. Yotpo pricing from Yotpo's official reviews page; Stamped pricing from Stamped's official pricing page; Reviews.io pricing from Reviews.io's official pricing page; Elfsight pricing from Elfsight's official pricing page.

Google Review Widget for Blogger — Free, No App Needed

BlooTrue's Google Review Widget for Blogger is a free embed that displays your reviews on any Blogger blog (.blogspot.com or custom-domain) via the Layout HTML/JavaScript gadget or by switching a post to HTML view. The Blogger free plan supports this fully — there is no upgrade, no premium tier, and no third-party Blogger app store install because Blogger has no marketplace. The Layout gadget approach places the widget sitewide (sidebar / footer / header), runs across every blog page, and avoids the editor-state quirk where Bloggers Compose view can auto-escape pasted HTML when you toggle back from HTML view. The inline post-HTML approach is for cases where you only want reviews to appear inside one specific article — paste while in HTML view, save from HTML view, then view the live post. 100+ widget styles (slider, marquee, grid, list, masonry, badge, compact badge) with light and dark themes plus a free custom color picker. On paid plans, schema.org Review + AggregateRating JSON-LD is added to the page where the embed runs inline rather than inside an iframe, so search engines and AI assistants can read the reviews as structured data. Google does not show review stars for reviews a business shows about itself, so the gain is readability, not stars.

Does Blogger have native Google Reviews integration?

No. Even though Blogger and Google Reviews are both Google products, Blogger does not have a built-in Google reviews gadget. Some bloggers manually copy and paste review text into a post — but that is static and goes stale the moment a new review comes in. BlooTrue auto-syncs the live Google reviews via the Layout gadget so the displayed reviews always reflect your current Google Business profile.

About Google reviews in this widget

Your Google widget shows the reviews on your Google Business Profile, and the number above the cards is the Google rating and review count as Google reports them, not an average of the cards. Anyone with a Google account can rate you from Maps or Search, no purchase needed. Google offers no review embed and the Business Profile has no widget, so pasting a Maps embed gives owners a map, not reviews. The free plan keeps the 4-star-and-up Google reviews imported at creation; a review left on Maps next week needs a paid plan's daily refresh.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does the rating in my Google widget not match the average of the reviews it shows?

Because the header number is what Google publishes for your Business Profile, not a figure BlooTrue works out from the cards. The free plan shows only your 4-star-and-up Google reviews, so averaging those cards would give a higher number than Google does. Keeping Google's rating and count means visitors see the figure from Maps.

Can I get an embed code for reviews from my Google Business Profile?

No. The Business Profile gives you a link for asking customers to review you, but no embed code and no widget. The BlooTrue builder finds your profile when you type the business name, city and country, then hands you a one-line embed to paste into your website with no plugin, in about a minute.

Will embedding Google reviews put star ratings under my site in Google search?

No. Google's review-snippet rules exclude reviews a business shows about itself through an embedded widget. A paid widget still emits schema.org Review and AggregateRating JSON-LD carrying your Google rating, and that markup reaches your page when the builder renders the embed inline rather than in a sandboxed iframe, so search engines and AI assistants can read your reviews as structured data.

Is the BlooTrue Google review widget free for Blogger?

Yes. BlooTrue is completely free to embed Google reviews on Blogger. Blogger itself is free, and BlooTrue adds no fee on top — no app install (Blogger has no third-party app store), no monthly cost, no view caps on any plan, no credit card. The free plan shows your Google reviews with BlooTrue branding in the footer.

What is the difference between Layout placement and Post-HTML placement on Blogger?

Layout placement uses Bloggers built-in HTML/JavaScript gadget (Layout → Add a Gadget → HTML/JavaScript) and shows the widget sitewide in a region you choose — sidebar, footer, header. Post-HTML placement pastes the embed inside a single blog post by switching the post editor from Compose to HTML view.

Why does my embed disappear after I switch back to Compose view?

Bloggers Compose view sometimes auto-escapes HTML when you switch back from HTML view — that is, it converts your <script> and <div> tags into plain text so they show up as code instead of running. Annoyingly, it does this only sometimes, which makes it confusing.

Does BlooTrue work on .blogspot.com blogs and on Blogger custom domains?

Yes — both. The widget is a pure client-side HTML embed, so it works identically whether your blog lives at yourname.blogspot.com (the free Blogger subdomain) or on a custom domain you have mapped through Blogger Settings → Custom domain. There is no domain verification, no DNS configuration, and no plan upgrade required.

Is the widget compatible with Blogger themes like Contempo, Soho, Emporio, Notable?

Yes. The widget is pure client-side HTML and JavaScript, so it works in every Blogger theme — modern themes (Contempo, Soho, Emporio, Notable), classic themes (Simple, Picture Window, Awesome Inc., Watermark, Ethereal, Travel, Dynamic Views), and any custom XML theme you have uploaded. No theme-specific edits are required.

Will the widget slow down my Blogger blog?

No. The widget loads asynchronously after your page content, so it never blocks rendering. The script is under 20KB, reviews are served from a CDN cache, and lazy loading defers any image fetches until the widget enters the viewport. Typical impact on Largest Contentful Paint is under 50ms — well within Googles Core Web Vitals thresholds.

Will embedded Google reviews help my Blogger SEO?

Yes. Bloggers stock theme already injects some basic schema.org markup (Article, BlogPosting). BlooTrue layers schema.org Review and AggregateRating JSON-LD on top of that — cleanly, without conflict — so search engines and AI assistants can read your reviews as structured data alongside the article markup. Google does not show review stars for a business's own reviews shown through a widget, so expect readability rather than stars.