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Free OpenTable Review Widgets for WordPress

Embed your verified-diner OpenTable reviews on any WordPress site in 60 seconds — works with Gutenberg and Classic Editor. No plugin required.

Key facts: 60-second install on WordPress · free forever · works with any public OpenTable restaurant page · no plugin required — Gutenberg or Classic Editor · schema.org markup on paid plans · unlimited widget views

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 OpenTable 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 WordPress? All review widgets for WordPress

Why Use BlooTrue for OpenTable on WordPress?

The easiest way for fine-dining rooms, bistros, cafés, steakhouses, and restaurant groups to display verified-diner reviews — no plugin, no coding, unlimited views.

Any Public OpenTable Restaurant Page Supported

Just your restaurant’s public OpenTable URL. Embed reviews from any public OpenTable restaurant page on your WordPress site — no login, no setup on the OpenTable side.

Unlimited Views

Your widget views are unlimited on every plan, free or paid. Show your OpenTable reviews on your homepage, menu page, and private-dining page with no per-domain fees.

No Plugin Bloat

Pure HTML embed runs in Gutenberg and Classic Editor. No plugin to install, update, or break on the next WordPress core release.

Auto-Sync with OpenTable

New verified-diner reviews appear on your site automatically on paid plans; free widgets keep the reviews imported at setup. No manual refresh, no scheduled tasks, no WP-Cron dependency.

How Do I Install BlooTrue on WordPress?

Takes less than a minute. No coding, no plugin install.

Paste Your OpenTable restaurant URL (in the BlooTrue Builder)

In the BlooTrue builder on this page, paste your OpenTable restaurant URL (e.g.https://www.opentable.com/r/your-restaurant) into it. Your real verified-diner reviews load automatically into 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 WordPress plugin, no external scripts to whitelist.

Paste into WordPress

Gutenberg (Block Editor): In your page or post editor, click the + button → search for "Custom HTML" → paste the code into the block → click Preview to verify → Publish.

Classic Editor: Switch to the Text tab (not Visual), paste the code where you want the widget to appear, then switch back to Visual and click Update.

Sidebars / Footers: Appearance → Widgets → drag the Custom HTML widget to your sidebar or footer area → paste → Save.

OpenTable reviews auto-sync every 24 hours — no further WordPress maintenance needed.

How does BlooTrue compare to manual copy-paste and Elfsight on WordPress?

Why WordPress restaurants pick BlooTrue for OpenTable

Feature	BlooTrue	Manual copy-paste	Elfsight
Works with any public OpenTable restaurant page		Manual
Widget view caps	None		200/mo
No WordPress plugin required			—
100+ widget styles		—
SEO rich snippets (JSON-LD) built-in		—	Paid tier
Custom accent colors on free plan		—	—
Widgets pricing	$9/mo	Free	$12/mo

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OpenTable Review Widget for WordPress — Free, No Plugin Needed

BlooTrue's OpenTable Review Widget for WordPress is a free, plugin-free embed that displays your OpenTable reviews on any WordPress site. It works with both Gutenberg (block editor) and the Classic Editor, requires no coding, and works with any public OpenTable restaurant page — from fine-dining rooms and neighborhood bistros to cafés, steakhouses, and multi-location restaurant groups. Every review comes from a verified diner who booked through OpenTable and honored the reservation, and the widget shows real 1–5 star ratings — the header rating is your live OpenTable average, no conversion, no percentages. Unlimited widget views on every plan. 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 BlooTrue work on WordPress.com?

Self-hosted WordPress (wordpress.org, the 95% case) supports the widget fully. On WordPress.com, the Business tier or higher supports custom HTML and works. The free WordPress.com plan strips script tags for security, so the widget will not render there.

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 WordPress?

Yes, BlooTrue is completely free for WordPress. No credit card, no plugin needed, and BlooTrue never caps widget views on any plan, free or paid. The free plan shows OpenTable reviews with BlooTrue branding in the footer.

Does OpenTable have an official review widget for WordPress?

No. OpenTable’s official website widget only takes reservations — it never displays your reviews. BlooTrue fills that gap and works with any public OpenTable restaurant page. Just paste your opentable.com/r/your-restaurant URL into the BlooTrue builder.

Do I need a WordPress plugin to use BlooTrue?

No. BlooTrue uses a pure HTML embed that works in Gutenberg's Custom HTML block, the Classic Editor's Text tab, and the Custom HTML sidebar/footer widget. No plugin to install, configure, or update.

Will the BlooTrue OpenTable widget slow down my WordPress site?

No. The widget loads asynchronously after your page content, so it never blocks rendering. The script is under 20KB and reviews are served from a CDN cache. Typical load impact is under 50ms — well within Core Web Vitals thresholds.

Does it work on WordPress.com or only self-hosted WordPress?

Self-hosted WordPress works perfectly. WordPress.com Business plan and above also allow custom HTML and work fine. The free WordPress.com plan strips script tags for security — the widget will not load there. Upgrade to a paid WordPress.com plan or migrate to self-hosted WordPress (wordpress.org) to use the widget.

Can I customize the widget to match my WordPress theme?

Yes. The widget supports light and dark themes, 8 preset accent colors plus a free custom hex picker, two card layouts (reviewer-first or review-first), and toggles for reviewer names, dates, review text, and profile images. The outer background is transparent, so it blends with any WordPress theme automatically.