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Free OpenTable Review Widgets for Ecwid

Embed verified-diner OpenTable reviews on any Ecwid site in 60 seconds — works on standalone Instant Sites via the Code element, or on host pages (Wix, WordPress, Squarespace) when Ecwid is embedded. OpenTable's official widget only books tables; BlooTrue actually shows your reviews.

Key facts: 60-second install on Ecwid · shows reviews the official OpenTable widget can't · verified-diner reviews only · works on every Ecwid plan · no OpenTable API key required · schema.org markup on paid plans

Last updated September 27, 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 OpenTable widget, platform-specific install guide. Pick where your restaurant's site lives.

Looking for a different review source? See all OpenTable widgets

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

Why Use BlooTrue for OpenTable on Ecwid?

The free way to put OpenTable reviews on your Ecwid (by Lightspeed) site — OpenTable's own widget only takes reservations.

Shows What OpenTable's Widget Won't

OpenTable's official widget embeds a booking form — it never displays your reviews or star rating. BlooTrue is the free, paste-and-go complement — it pulls reviews from your public OpenTable restaurant page automatically.

Dual-Mode Install

Standalone Ecwid Instant Site? Use the storefront editor's Code element. Ecwid embedded inside Wix / WordPress / Squarespace? Paste on the host page instead.

Verified Diners, Native Stars

Every OpenTable review comes from a diner who honored a real reservation — no drive-by reviews. Ratings are native 1–5 stars, and the widget header shows your real OpenTable average with no conversion.

No OpenTable API Key Required

Works with any public OpenTable restaurant page. No developer application, no API quotas, no restaurant-account login required — just your opentable.com/r/your-restaurant URL.

How Do I Install BlooTrue OpenTable on Ecwid?

Less than a minute. Works for both standalone Instant Sites and embedded-Ecwid setups.

Open the Ecwid Storefront Editor

In your Ecwid (Ecwid by Lightspeed) control panel, open Sales Channels → Storefront, then click Edit Site to launch the storefront editor.

This is the path for a standalone Ecwid Instant Site. If your Ecwid store is embedded inside another host site, skip to step 4.

Add a Code Element

On the page where you want OpenTable reviews to appear, click + Add Element, scroll to the Code element, and drop it into the layout.

Paste in the HTML Field

Click the placed Code element, paste the BlooTrue embed code into the HTML field, and click outside the field to save.

Click Publish. Your OpenTable reviews are now live on the standalone Ecwid Instant Site.

Reviews auto-sync from OpenTable every 24 hours.

Embedded Ecwid: Paste on the Host Page Instead

Most Ecwid merchants run embedded mode — Ecwid is the shopping cart component inside a Wix, WordPress, Squarespace, or plain HTML host site. Paste the BlooTrue embed on the host page's HTML widget instead, alongside the Ecwid storefront component.

Wix: drop a Custom Code or HTML iframe element next to the Ecwid Store component, paste, save, publish.
WordPress: use a Custom HTML block on the page that holds the Ecwid embed, paste, update.
Squarespace: add a Code Block to the page next to the Ecwid embed, paste, save.
Plain HTML site: paste the embed in the page's HTML directly.

The host page is the URL Google indexes, so SEO rich snippets attach to your real domain.

How BlooTrue Compares to Other OpenTable-on-Ecwid Options

OpenTable's widget only books tables. Here's how BlooTrue compares for showing reviews.

Option	BlooTrue	OpenTable official widget	Generic widget apps
Displays your reviews (not just bookings)		—	Higher tier
No widget view caps		—	—
No OpenTable API key needed		—	Sometimes
Ecwid-specific install path		—	—
Works on standalone + embedded Ecwid		—	Generic
SEO rich snippets (JSON-LD)		—	Paid tier
Pricing for full features	$9/mo	N/A	$15+/mo

OpenTable Review Widget for Ecwid (by Lightspeed) — Free, Shows the Reviews OpenTable's Widget Can't

BlooTrue's OpenTable Review Widget for Ecwid is a free, app-free embed that displays your OpenTable reviews on any Ecwid (Ecwid by Lightspeed) site. OpenTable's official website widget only takes reservations — it never shows your reviews or your star rating, so the verified-diner praise you earned stays locked on opentable.com. BlooTrue fills that gap by pulling reviews from any public OpenTable restaurant page and turning them into a paste-ready Ecwid embed. Every OpenTable review comes from a verified diner — someone who booked through OpenTable and honored the reservation — so there are no drive-by reviews from people who never ate at your restaurant. Ratings are native 1–5 stars; the widget header shows your real OpenTable average with no conversion. Ecwid is unusual compared to BigCommerce or Shopify: it's primarily designed to be embedded inside other websites (Wix, WordPress, Squarespace, Weebly, plain HTML) rather than be a standalone store. So the install path branches. For a standalone Ecwid Instant Site (Ecwid-hosted site with its own URL), paste the BlooTrue embed via the storefront editor's Code element. For embedded-Ecwid setups (the more common path), paste the embed on the host page's HTML widget instead — outside the Ecwid iframe — because the iframe is sandboxed and the reviews look better surrounding the Ecwid store. Ecwid was acquired by Lightspeed in 2021; the product is now Ecwid by Lightspeed but the dashboard still says Ecwid in most places. No OpenTable API key, no developer application, no restaurant-account login required.

Why doesn't OpenTable's own widget show reviews?

OpenTable's official widget is built for one job: booking tables. It embeds a reservation form, not your reviews — the verified-diner feedback stays on OpenTable's own directory. OpenTable does not publish a review-display embed the way Google publishes Place Cards. Third-party widgets are the standard way restaurants on Ecwid surface their OpenTable reviews — BlooTrue is the free option in that category, for fine-dining rooms, neighborhood bistros, cafés, steakhouses, and restaurant groups alike.

About OpenTable reviews in this widget

Your OpenTable widget shows the diner reviews from your restaurant's OpenTable page, the one at opentable.com/r. The score heading the widget is the overall star rating and review count OpenTable reports for that page, rather than a number built from the cards. Every review comes from a diner who booked through OpenTable and honoured the reservation, so nobody who did not sit down at your tables can post one. OpenTable's own website widget only takes reservations; pasting it in the hope of seeing diner reviews gets you a booking form, since OpenTable has no review embed.

Frequently Asked Questions

I already have the OpenTable reservation widget on my site, does it show reviews too?

No. OpenTable's reservation widget takes bookings and offers no way to show diner reviews. The BlooTrue widget is a separate one-line embed built from your opentable.com/r restaurant URL, showing the reviews diners left after honouring a reservation, with the OpenTable rating and review count in the header taken from your page.

Are OpenTable reviews worth embedding if diners can only review after a reservation?

Yes, because that rule is what sets OpenTable apart. OpenTable only opens the review form to a diner who honoured a reservation booked through OpenTable, so every card on your site comes from a person who ate at your restaurant on a known date. Sites that let anyone post cannot say that about their reviews.

How quickly does a new OpenTable review reach my website?

On a paid plan, by the next day: the widget refreshes from your OpenTable page every 24 hours, so a review written after last night's reservation appears the following day, and the BlooTrue badge is removed. On the free plan the diner reviews are the ones imported when you first published the widget; new ones do not arrive.

Is the BlooTrue OpenTable widget free for Ecwid?

Yes. BlooTrue is completely free for Ecwid (by Lightspeed). No app marketplace install, no recurring app fee, unlimited widget views, no credit card. Works on every Ecwid plan, including the free tier.

Doesn't OpenTable already have an official widget for websites?

Yes — but it only takes reservations. OpenTable's official website widget is a booking form; it never displays your reviews or your star rating. Your verified-diner reviews stay locked on opentable.com. BlooTrue fills that gap.

Do I need an OpenTable API key or developer access?

No. BlooTrue works with any public OpenTable restaurant page — no API key, no developer application, no restaurant-account login required. Just paste your full restaurant URL (https://www.opentable.com/r/your-restaurant) into the BlooTrue builder.

My Ecwid store is embedded in Wix (or WordPress / Squarespace) — where do I paste the embed code?

Paste it on the host site, not inside Ecwid. Ecwid's storefront iframe is sandboxed and your reviews look better placed alongside your Ecwid store on the host page. In Wix, drop a Custom Code element. In WordPress, use a Custom HTML block. In Squarespace, use a Code Block.

Standalone Ecwid Instant Site vs embedded Ecwid — which path applies to me?

If your site URL is on an Ecwid-hosted domain (myrestaurant.company.site or a custom domain pointed at Ecwid Instant Site), use the storefront editor's Code element flow. If your Ecwid store is embedded inside another host site, paste the BlooTrue embed on the host page instead.

Does this work with Ecwid by Lightspeed (the rebranded version)?

Yes. Ecwid was acquired by Lightspeed in 2021 and the product is now officially "Ecwid by Lightspeed", but the dashboard still says Ecwid in most places and the install paths are unchanged.

Will the widget slow down my Ecwid site?

No. The widget loads asynchronously after page content, so it never blocks rendering. The script is under 20KB and reviews are served from a CDN cache. Typical impact on Largest Contentful Paint is under 50ms.