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Free TripAdvisor Review Widgets for Google Sites

Embed TripAdvisor reviews on any Google Sites page in 60 seconds — Embed code block, paste, save. Traveler proof, embedded where bookings happen.

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Key facts: 60-second install on Google Sites · free forever, no plugin needed · installs via the Embed code block · no view caps on any plan · daily review auto-sync on paid plans · schema.org markup on paid plans

Last updated ·by Mike Ragimov

TripAdvisor reviews for small attractions on Google Sites

Google Sites is free, and small attractions, guides and guesthouses use it when nobody has time for a bigger builder. TripAdvisor reviews suit many of those sites. The fixed frame Google Sites puts around every embed shapes how much of them a page can show, and where they are most useful.

Should TripAdvisor reviews get their own page on Google Sites?

Often, yes. A dedicated Reviews page in the top navigation gives the embed a frame you can make as tall as you like, which suits traveller reviews of several sentences each.

Keep the home page lighter: a sentence about what travellers say on TripAdvisor and a link to the Reviews page do more there than a cramped frame with a scrollbar.

Does TripAdvisor work for a small museum or heritage attraction?

Yes. TripAdvisor lists attractions alongside hotels and restaurants, and visitors review a museum, a garden or a heritage railway in the same way.

For a volunteer-run attraction with a free Google Sites site, the widget brings the traveller reviews people check when planning a day out onto a page you control. Put it on the page with opening times and tickets, where visitors settle their plans, rather than on a page they read once they have decided.

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 TripAdvisor 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

The same widget, built from whichever platform your reviews live on. Free plan on every one.

Reviews on more than one platform? Blend them into one widget

How to Add TripAdvisor Reviews to Google Sites

Connect your TripAdvisor profile in BlooTrue, pick a style, then paste one embed code into the Embed code block on Google Sites and publish.

  1. 1

    Open your site in new Google Sites.

  2. 2

    Choose Insert → Embed → Embed code.

  3. 3

    Paste the BlooTrue embed code and click Next → Insert.

  4. 4

    Publish the site — the widget renders inside the embed frame.

Google Sites sandboxes embeds in an iframe of fixed size — drag the embed's frame taller if reviews look clipped.

Where the Code Goes on Google Sites

In new Google Sites the embed code is added through Insert, then Embed, then the Embed code tab, and after Next and Insert it becomes a block on the page.

Google Sites runs every embed inside a sandboxed iframe of fixed size, so the block does not grow with the reviews; drag the frame's handles taller if the bottom of the widget is clipped. The frame shows a preview of the rendered widget in the editor. Because the widget lives in that iframe, nothing it adds, including structured data, is part of the host page's DOM.

If the widget does not show on Google Sites

  • If the bottom of the widget is cut off, click the embed block and drag its lower handle to make the frame taller.
  • If the embed shows a scrollbar, the iframe is shorter than the reviews; enlarge the frame instead of expecting it to grow.
  • If visitors see the old version, click Publish again; Google Sites keeps edits unpublished until you do.

Still blank? Our help article Widget not showing covers the checks that apply on every site.

Official documentation: Google Sites: Add Google files, videos, website content, & moreTripAdvisor: Management Responses Posting Guidelines

TripAdvisor Review Widget for Google Sites — Free, No Plugin

Embed TripAdvisor reviews on any Google Sites page with a single copy-paste embed code. Traveler proof, embedded where bookings happen. Installs via the Embed code block.

Where TripAdvisor reviews help most on Google Sites

For a small hotel, B&B or holiday rental, the Google Sites site is the brochure, and the booking engine is either built in or linked from it.

Two places count. The home page, just under the hero photo, is where a visitor who found you on TripAdvisor checks that you are the same place with the same score. The rooms or property page, right above the Book now button, is where they decide. If the site has a page per room or per unit, the widget can repeat on each. Skip the contact and directions pages: a guest looking up your address has usually booked already, and the reviews there only push the map down.

About TripAdvisor reviews in this widget

Your TripAdvisor widget shows the traveler reviews from your TripAdvisor listing, each with the traveler's 1 to 5 bubbles. The summary at the top is the listing's overall bubble rating and review count, as reported by TripAdvisor, which is not your ranking position: a listing at '#3 of 120 restaurants' still shows its bubbles, not a 3. Travelers write reviews on the listing without booking through TripAdvisor, and TripAdvisor's own Review Snippets are small badges with little styling control. Hoteliers sometimes expect the Travelers' Choice award in the header; the widget shows reviews and the bubble rating.

TripAdvisor Widget on Google Sites — FAQ

Is the BlooTrue TripAdvisor review widget free for Google Sites?
Yes. BlooTrue is completely free to embed TripAdvisor reviews on Google Sites. No plugin, no recurring fee, unlimited views. The free plan shows your reviews with BlooTrue branding in the footer; paid plans remove the branding.
How do I install the widget on Google Sites?
Open your site in new Google Sites. Choose Insert → Embed → Embed code. Paste the BlooTrue embed code and click Next → Insert. Publish the site — the widget renders inside the embed frame.
Anything specific to Google Sites worth knowing before I embed?
Google Sites sandboxes embeds in an iframe of fixed size — drag the embed's frame taller if reviews look clipped.
Where should I place TripAdvisor reviews on Google Sites for the biggest lift?
The homepage banner area and a dedicated Reviews page in the top navigation.
Do the reviews stay up to date automatically?
Paid plans auto-sync your TripAdvisor reviews daily, so the widget always shows your latest 5-star reviews without touching Google Sites again. The free plan shows the reviews imported at setup.
Will the widget show my TripAdvisor ranking, like #2 of 85 hotels in town?
No. The header takes your listing's overall bubble rating and its review count from TripAdvisor; the ranking position is a separate figure TripAdvisor works out against other businesses in your area, and it is not part of the widget. Each review card keeps the 1 to 5 bubbles the traveler gave.
Does embedding TripAdvisor reviews require one of TripAdvisor's paid business products?
No. The BlooTrue builder reads any public TripAdvisor listing from its URL, with no TripAdvisor business subscription needed. TripAdvisor does hand out its own Review Snippets and rating widgets, but they are small badges you cannot restyle, whereas this embed is one line of code showing the traveler reviews themselves with their bubble ratings.
How does the widget handle TripAdvisor reviews with 1 or 2 bubbles?
On the free plan only reviews of 4 bubbles and above appear, and the widget holds whatever TripAdvisor showed on the day you created it. Paid plans refresh from TripAdvisor daily, so a review TripAdvisor removes for breaking its guidelines drops off your widget on the next refresh, while the header keeps TripAdvisor's own bubble rating.

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