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Yelp Review Widget for GoDaddy — Free, Fills Yelp's Embed Gap

BlooTrue's Yelp Review Widget for GoDaddy is a free, no-app embed that displays your Yelp reviews on any GoDaddy Website Builder site. Yelp does not provide an official embed widget for merchants — its Fusion API is gated for partner apps. BlooTrue fills that gap by pulling reviews from any public Yelp business page and turning them into a paste-ready GoDaddy embed. It works on every modern GoDaddy plan — Basic, Premium, Commerce, and Commerce Plus — because the install happens through the built-in HTML section that ships with GoDaddy Website Builder (the all-in- one DIY editor sometimes referred to internally as GoCentral, distinct from the legacy Website Builder 7 stack). No GoDaddy Online Marketplace install, no per-month fee, no Yelp API key required. The pure HTML embed slots into the Custom Code field of an HTML section and works alongside GoDaddy's built-in design system, so theme colors and fonts carry through naturally. SEO rich snippets — schema.org Review + AggregateRating JSON-LD — are injected automatically.

How to embed Yelp reviews on GoDaddy in 60 seconds

  1. Paste your Yelp business URL (yelp.com/biz/your-business-slug) into the BlooTrue builder that opens when you pick a style below.
  2. Pick a widget style and customize colors, theme, and layout.
  3. Publish, then copy the one-line HTML embed code from the builder.
  4. Open your GoDaddy Website Builder editor and go to the page where you want reviews.
  5. Click Add Section (or the + between sections) and choose HTML.
  6. Click the new HTML section, paste the embed code into the Custom Code field, click Done, then click Publish.

Why doesn't Yelp have an official embed?

Yelp's Fusion API is positioned as a partner-channel product (used by sites like Apple Maps and Trivago) rather than as a merchant self-service product. Yelp does not publish a paste-ready embed widget the way Google publishes Place Cards. Third- party widgets dropped into GoDaddy's HTML section are the standard way GoDaddy sites surface their Yelp reviews on their own page — BlooTrue is the free option in that category.

Free Yelp Review Widgets for GoDaddy

Embed Yelp reviews on any GoDaddy Website Builder site in 60 seconds — pastes into the built-in HTML section. Yelp has no official embed; BlooTrue gives you the missing widget for free.

Choose a Yelp reviews widget style

Pick a style. Add your Yelp reviews in the app.

No code. Your reviews load automatically once you connect your business.

See all styles

Grid

A clean multi-column wall of reviews.

Rating badge

Logo, score and stars in a compact horizontal card.

List

Full-width rows — easiest to read top to bottom.

Slider

Cards glide through one page at a time, with arrows and dots.

Pill badge

The smallest footprint — a one-line rating pill.

Star badge

Just stars and score — no card, blends anywhere.

Card badge

Premium

A floating summary card with rating and review count.

Review spotlight

Premium

One standout review in a clean card.

Marquee

Premium

One always-moving ticker row — great for wide sections.

Score badge

Premium

Big score above a star tile row.

Wall of Love

Premium

A titled testimonial wall — heading, big stars and roomy cards.

Slider · rating header

Premium

Carousel under a centered rating header.

Pill badge · logo top

Premium

Stacked pill with the platform logo above the rating.

Slider · rating panel

Premium

Carousel with a fixed rating summary panel on the left.

Pill badge · logo bottom

Premium

Stacked pill with the platform logo under the rating.

Marquee · 2 rows

Premium

Two ticker rows scrolling in opposite directions.

Pill badge · logo inside

Premium

One-row pill with the platform logo inline.

Excellent badge

Premium

Big rating word, score, stars and a verified count.

Review count badge

Premium

One-line pill leading with your review count.

Top rated badge

Premium

Laurel award badge with your score front and center.

Seal badge

Premium

A round trust seal with score, stars and count.

Banner badge

Premium

A wide strip for footers — score, stars and count in a row.

Rating badge II

Premium

Boxed platform logo beside your rating word, score and stars.

Quote badge

Premium

Speech-bubble card — count headline, stars and a review-us footer.

Heading badge

Premium

Platform heading with stars, score and count.

Accent pill badge

Premium

A solid pill in your accent color with the review count.

Line badge

Premium

Score, stars and count in one slim line.

Top rated badge II

Premium

Big score and stars over an underlined review count.

Banner badge · mini

Premium

Compact banner — boxed logo, score, stars and count.

Masonry

Premium

Staggered columns that fit any review length.

Preview every style here for free, as long as you like. Six styles are free forever, in light or dark. The ones marked Premium need a paid plan to publish on your site, and you get them free for 7 days after you sign up.

Reviews keep coming in — keep them fresh automatically. Free widgets show a fixed snapshot; upgrade to display more and auto-refresh them on a schedule.

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Key facts: 60-second install on GoDaddy · fills Yelp's missing embed gap · works on every GoDaddy plan · uses GoDaddy's built-in HTML section · no Yelp API key required · schema.org markup on paid plans

Last updated

SEO + AI schema · paid plans

Get golden stars in Google search results

On paid plans, every BlooTrue widget injects schema.org Review + AggregateRating JSON-LD straight into your page — so Google and AI answer engines can read your ratings and reviews as structured data, and your pages become eligible for star-rating rich snippets. (Google treats a business's own reviews on its own site as "self-serving" and doesn't guarantee stars for them — product/service reviews are the most reliably eligible; either way your reviews become machine-readable for search and AI.)

google.com/search?q=your+business
Your Businesshttps://yourbusiness.com › reviews

Your Business — Trusted by 500+ Happy Customers

See what 127 verified customers are saying — read real Google reviews, ratings, and detailed feedback about our services, pricing, and team.

4.9
(127)
This is what your customers see when they Google you — powered by BlooTrue's JSON-LD.
  • Zero config — it just works

    The moment you embed a BlooTrue widget, JSON-LD markup is injected automatically. No extra tags, no developer time.

  • Google Rich Results valid

    Every field follows Google's current structured-data guidelines — LocalBusiness, AggregateRating, and Review — so it passes the Rich Results Test out of the box.

  • Standalone schema endpoint Paid plans

    For star ratings to appear under your parent page's blue link in Google, search engines need the schema on the parent page itself — iframe-embedded schema is not propagated to the host page. Paid plans expose a JSON-LD endpoint per widget that you drop into your<head>for SERP rich snippets on product, landing, or legacy pages. Schema markup is a paid feature: free-plan widgets display your reviews but don't emit JSON-LD, so free pages aren't eligible for rich snippets.

What gets injected automaticallylive
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@type": "LocalBusiness",
  "name": "Your Business",
  "aggregateRating": {
    "ratingValue": "4.9",
    "reviewCount": "127"
  }
}
</script>

Star-snippet visibility is ultimately decided by Google — valid schema is a prerequisite, not a guarantee. BlooTrue ships the markup; Google decides which queries get stars. For SERP rich snippets to appear under your parent page's link, the schema must be served on the parent page itself — that's what the standalone JSON-LD endpoint (paid plans) is for. Schema markup is a paid feature, so free-plan widgets display your reviews but don't emit JSON-LD. Independent studies find pages with valid review schema see materially higher click-through rates than plain listings.

Install guides

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

WordPress

Gutenberg block, Classic Editor, or sidebar widget. No plugin.

View install guide

Shopify

Drop into any theme section or product page. Works on all plans.

View install guide

BigCommerce

Paste into a Web Page's HTML view or Page Builder HTML widget.

View install guide

Joomla

Drop into a Custom HTML module. Works with Joomla 3, 4, and 5.

View install guide

Drupal

Custom Block (Full HTML format) or Layout Builder. Works on Drupal 7–11.

View install guide

Google Sites

Insert → Embed → Embed code on the new Google Sites.

View install guide

Weebly

Drag the Embed Code element onto the page in Weebly's editor.

View install guide

Webnode

Drag the HTML widget into your Webnode page editor.

View install guide

Jimdo

Add a Widget/HTML element. Works on Jimdo Creator and Jimdo Dolphin.

View install guide

Duda

Drag the HTML widget from the sidebar in the Duda editor.

View install guide

Blogger

Layout HTML/JavaScript gadget or paste in a Post's HTML view.

View install guide

Notion

Embed via /embed → wrap the HTML in a CodePen / JSBin URL.

View install guide

Canva

Canva Sites takes a URL embed, not raw HTML.

View install guide

OpenCart

Information page Source view, or HTML Content module via Layouts.

View install guide

PrestaShop

Built-in HTML Block module — works on PrestaShop 1.7 and 8.x.

View install guide

Ecwid

Storefront editor Code element, or paste on the host page (Wix/WP).

View install guide

Big Cartel

Custom Page HTML view, or theme code injection on Diamond plan.

View install guide

Lightspeed

Lightspeed eCom Custom Code, or paste in a Page Source view.

View install guide

Jumpseller

Custom Page HTML view, or paste into theme.liquid in the theme editor.

View install guide

iFrame

Generic iframe wrapper — for locked-down CMSes that strip <script> tags.

View install guide

Wix

Wix Editor HTML Embed element. 60-second install, free plan supported.

View install guide

Squarespace

Code Block, 60 seconds. Needs Core or above, not Personal.

View install guide

Webflow

Embed element inside any section. CMS collection compatible.

View install guide

Framer

Code Override or HTML embed. Plays nicely with Framer Motion.

View install guide

WooCommerce

Custom HTML block on any shop, product, or landing page. No plugin.

View install guide

Elementor

Drag the HTML widget into any section — works on free Elementor.

View install guide

Divi

Add a Code module anywhere in the Divi Builder — front or back end.

View install guide

Square Online

Add an Embed code section in the Square Online site editor.

View install guide

Magento

CMS block or page via the Magento / Adobe Commerce admin.

View install guide

Wix Studio

Embed element in the Wix Studio editor — agency and client sites.

View install guide

Hostinger

Embed code element in Hostinger Website Builder. AI sites too.

View install guide

Carrd

Embed element on any Carrd one-pager — needs Pro Standard.

View install guide

GoHighLevel

Custom JS/HTML element in the funnel or website builder.

View install guide

ClickFunnels

Custom JS/HTML element on any page or funnel step.

View install guide

Showit

Embed Code widget on the design canvas — desktop and mobile.

View install guide

Kajabi

Custom Code block in any page or landing page section.

View install guide

HubSpot

Embed / HTML module in the page editor — CMS free tier included.

View install guide

Systeme.io

Drag a Raw HTML element into any funnel or site page. Works on the free plan.

View install guide

Leadpages

Drag the HTML widget onto your landing page and paste. No code needed.

View install guide

Unbounce

Custom HTML element in Classic, Custom Code block in Smart Builder.

View install guide

Kartra

Add a Custom Code (HTML) component in the Kartra page builder.

View install guide

Instapage

Add an HTML widget in the Instapage builder and paste the embed.

View install guide

Teachable

Add a Custom HTML block in the Teachable page editor.

View install guide

Thinkific

Text & Media section → code view → paste. Renders on the live page.

View install guide

Podia

Add a custom code / embed section in the Podia site editor.

View install guide

Bubble

Drag an HTML element onto any page in the Bubble editor.

View install guide

Tilda

Add the T123 HTML code block and paste. Renders on the published page.

View install guide

Strikingly

App Store & HTML section → HTML app → paste (Pro plan and up).

View install guide

Odoo

Drag the Embed Code building block into any Odoo website page.

View install guide

Durable

Add a Custom Code block in the Durable editor and paste.

View install guide

10Web

Elementor HTML widget — 10Web runs on WordPress + Elementor.

View install guide

SITE123

Custom Code page type (or Settings → Plugins custom code).

View install guide

IONOS

Content → Elements → HTML Module (not on every plan).

View install guide

Zoho Sites

Drag the Code Snippet element onto any page and paste.

View install guide

Softr

Blocks → Static → Custom code (Basic plan and above).

View install guide

Looking for a different review source? See all Yelp widgets

Setting this up on a different platform? See all Yelp review widgets

Why Use BlooTrue for Yelp on GoDaddy?

The only free way to put Yelp reviews on your GoDaddy site — Yelp itself doesn't offer an embed.

Fills Yelp's Missing Embed

Yelp doesn't publish an official embed widget for merchants. BlooTrue is the free, paste-and-go alternative — pulls reviews from your public Yelp page automatically.

No Marketplace App Required

Pure HTML embed. No GoDaddy Online Marketplace install, no permission scopes, no recurring add-on fee. Works on every plan from Basic to Commerce Plus.

Built-in HTML Section Compatible

Drops straight into the HTML section that ships with modern GoDaddy Website Builder (GoCentral). Theme colors and fonts carry through naturally.

No Yelp API Key Required

Works with any public Yelp business profile. No Yelp Fusion application, no API quotas, no business-level claim required.

What makes a Yelp widget different from a Google review widget?

Yelp's review ecosystem has its own API rules, review filter, and attribution requirements. Knowing them up front avoids surprises after you embed.

How BlooTrue pulls Yelp reviews — the Yelp Fusion API

BlooTrue uses Yelp's official Yelp Fusion API to fetch review data. The widget makes one server-side request per business listing roughly every 24 hours, well inside Yelp's default daily request budget of 5,000 calls. Yelp returns the most recent 3 reviews per business via the Fusion endpoint plus the aggregate star rating and review count. BlooTrue caches the response, so your site never hits Yelp directly — visitor traffic to your page does not consume Yelp API quota. Because the data comes through the official Fusion API, every review remains attributed to the original Yelp listing with a link back, which is what Yelp's display guidelines require.

Yelp's review filter and what shows up in the widget

Yelp runs an algorithmic content filter that quietly hides reviews it classifies as low-quality, suspicious, or written by users with very little Yelp activity. These “not recommended” reviews still exist on the Yelp listing under a separate tab, but the Fusion API only returns the publicly-displayed (recommended) set. BlooTrue's widget shows whatever Yelp shows publicly — no more, no less. This is by design and protects you from displaying content that Yelp itself has flagged. If a review disappears from your widget overnight, it almost always means Yelp's filter reclassified it; this is normal Yelp behavior, not a widget bug.

Yelp Elite reviews and how the widget surfaces them

Yelp Elite Squad members are vetted reviewers selected by Yelp for their writing quality and community contributions. Their reviews carry an “Elite” badge inside the Yelp ecosystem and tend to be longer, more detailed, and more trusted by readers. BlooTrue's widget preserves the Elite designation when it's present, so visitors can see at a glance which reviewers Yelp itself has identified as credible. If you actively cultivate relationships with local Elite reviewers, those reviews show up alongside everyone else's — the widget doesn't boost or sort by Elite status, but it doesn't hide it either.

Yelp display compliance: logo, star icon, attribution

Yelp's display guidelines require that any third-party widget (a) display the Yelp logo or wordmark on each review card or in the widget header, (b) use Yelp's official red star icon for ratings rather than a substitute, and (c) link each review back to its source URL on yelp.com. BlooTrue handles all three automatically — you don't need to add anything to your embed code. Removing the Yelp logo or replacing the star icon (e.g. with a gold star to match your brand) violates Yelp's terms, so the widget doesn't expose those as customizable. If you need full visual control, use the BlooTrue Google widget instead, which has no such third-party constraints.

Yelp tips for GoDaddy Website Builder

  • GoDaddy's HTML section element renders the Yelp widget without any GoDaddy plan upgrade required.
  • If your GoDaddy template uses the "Reviews" section, you can replace it with the BlooTrue Yelp widget for greater control over styling and review filtering.
  • GoDaddy's mobile preview renders the Yelp widget exactly as it appears in production — what you see is what visitors see.

Want more on Yelp itself? See the Yelp widget overview or our guide to embedding Yelp reviews on any website.

How Do I Install BlooTrue Yelp on GoDaddy?

Takes less than a minute. No coding, no marketplace install, no Yelp API key.

1

Pick a Style Below, Then Build It in the App

Pick any style on this page; it opens the BlooTrue builder in the app. Paste your Yelp business URL (e.g. yelp.com/biz/your-business-slug) and your real reviews load automatically into the live preview.

No sign-up, no Yelp API key, no business-level claim required.

2

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.

3

Copy the Embed Code

Publish and copy the embed code. The embed is a single HTML snippet — no marketplace app install, no theme file edits.

4

Paste into GoDaddy Website Builder

Step 1: Open your GoDaddy Website Builder editor and go to the page where you want reviews.

Step 2: Click Add Section (or the + between two existing sections) and choose HTML from the section type list.

Step 3: Click the new HTML section to open its editor panel and paste the embed code into the Custom Code field.

Step 4: Click Done, then click Publish at the top of the editor.

Reviews auto-sync from Yelp every 24 hours. Works the same on Basic, Premium, Commerce, and Commerce Plus plans.

How BlooTrue Compares to Other Yelp-on-GoDaddy Options

Yelp doesn't offer an embed. Here's how BlooTrue compares to the next-best paths.

OptionBlooTrueYelp officialGoDaddy add-ons
Free Yelp embed available
Higher tier
No widget view caps
No Yelp API key needed
Sometimes
No GoDaddy marketplace install
Custom layouts and accent colors
Limited
SEO rich snippets (JSON-LD)
Paid tier
Pricing for full features$9/moN/A$15+/mo

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the BlooTrue Yelp widget free for GoDaddy Website Builder?

Yes. BlooTrue is completely free for GoDaddy. No marketplace app, no recurring fee, unlimited views, no credit card. The free plan shows your Yelp reviews with BlooTrue branding in the footer.

Does Yelp offer its own embed widget for GoDaddy?

No. Yelp does not provide an official embed widget for businesses to display their reviews on their own site. Yelp's Fusion API is gated and primarily intended for partner apps, not merchant self-embeds. BlooTrue fills that gap by pulling reviews from any public Yelp business page and turning them into a paste-ready GoDaddy embed.

Do I need a Yelp API key or Yelp Fusion access?

No. BlooTrue works with any public Yelp business profile — no Yelp API key, no Yelp Fusion application, no business-level claim required. Just paste your yelp.com/biz/your-business-slug URL into the BlooTrue builder.

Do I need a GoDaddy app or marketplace install to display Yelp reviews?

No. BlooTrue uses a pure HTML embed code that pastes directly into the built-in HTML section in GoDaddy Website Builder. There is no GoDaddy Online Marketplace install, no recurring add-on fee, and no permission scopes to approve.

Where exactly should I paste the embed code on GoDaddy Website Builder?

Open your GoDaddy Website Builder editor, navigate to the page where you want reviews, then click Add Section (or the + button between two sections) and choose HTML. Click the new HTML section to open its editor panel, paste the embed code into the Custom Code field, click Done, then click Publish at the top of the editor. This is the modern GoDaddy Website Builder (GoCentral) flow — not the legacy Website Builder 7.

Will the widget slow down my GoDaddy 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. GoDaddy itself serves Website Builder pages through a global CDN, so the combined impact on Largest Contentful Paint is under 50ms — well within Google's Core Web Vitals thresholds.

Does the widget work on every GoDaddy Website Builder plan?

Yes. BlooTrue works on every modern GoDaddy Website Builder plan — Basic, Premium, Commerce, and Commerce Plus — because the HTML section is available across all plans and the widget is pure HTML.

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