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Free Yelp Review Widgets for Shopify

Embed Yelp reviews on any Shopify store in 60 seconds — Custom Liquid or Custom HTML. No app required.

Key facts: 60-second install on Shopify · free forever · works on all Shopify plans · no app required — Custom Liquid or HTML · works with any public Yelp profile · unlimited 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 Yelp 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 Yelp widget, platform-specific install guide. Pick where your store lives.

Looking for a different review source? See all Yelp widgets

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

Why Use BlooTrue for Yelp on Shopify?

The easiest way to display Yelp reviews on Shopify — no app, no coding, no monthly fees.

Any Public Yelp Profile Supported

No paid Yelp advertising subscription required. Embed Yelp reviews from any public business profile on your Shopify store.

Unlimited Views

Your widget gets unlimited views on every plan — no caps. Show your Yelp reviews to Shopify visitors with no per-domain fees.

No Shopify App Fees

Pure HTML embed runs in Custom Liquid or Custom HTML sections. No recurring Shopify app-store fees, no app uninstall headaches.

Auto-Sync with Yelp

New Yelp reviews appear on your Shopify store automatically. No manual refresh, no cron job, no maintenance.

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.

Where the reviews and the Yelp rating come from

The star rating and review count in the widget header come from Yelp, exactly as Yelp publishes them for your listing. They are never averaged from the cards on your page. The cards are reviews from your public Yelp page, each credited to Yelp and linked back to your yelp.com/biz page. Paid plans refresh them every day; a free widget keeps the reviews from the day you built it.

Yelp's own options are narrower. The Embed review button on yelp.com puts one recommended review on your site at a time, and it is only on the desktop site. The Yelp Places API (formerly Fusion) returns up to three review excerpts of about 160 characters per business, and it is paid after a 30-day trial.

Yelp's recommendation software and your rating

Yelp's software sorts every review automatically. Yelp says about three quarters of reviews are recommended. The rest sit under “not currently recommended” at the bottom of your Yelp page and do not count toward your star rating or review count. Because the widget header uses Yelp's own rating and count, those reviews never move it. The sorting is automated and Yelp says no employee can override it, so a review can move in or out of the recommended set over time.

Yelp asks businesses not to ask for reviews

Yelp's rule is plain: “Don't ask anyone to review your business.” That covers customers, mailing lists, friends and family, so review-request emails and signs pointing at Yelp work against you there. A widget fits inside the rule: it shows the Yelp reviews you already have and asks nobody for one. If you want to ask customers for reviews, ask on platforms that allow it, such as Google.

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 Shopify

Yelp reviews are about the business, not single products, so the widget shows business-level reviews — best placed in your shop's footer or About page rather than individual product pages.
For multi-region stores, create one Yelp widget per regional Yelp listing (US, Canada, UK) and switch via Liquid templates.
Yelp's review filter occasionally hides reviews from new Yelp users — expected behavior, not a widget issue.

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 on Shopify?

Takes less than a minute. No coding, no Shopify app install.

Paste Your Yelp URL (in the BlooTrue Builder)

In the BlooTrue builder on this page, paste your Yelp business URL (e.g.yelp.com/biz/your-store) into it. Your real Yelp reviews load automatically into the live preview.

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

Customize the Look

Pick one of 100+ styles, choose light or dark theme, set your accent color, and toggle reviewer names / dates / profile images. Everything updates in real time.

Copy the Embed Code

Publish and copy the embed code. The embed is a single HTML snippet — no Shopify app, no external scripts to whitelist.

Paste into Shopify

Theme Editor (recommended): In Shopify admin, go to Online Store → Themes → Customize. On the page where you want the widget, click Add section → choose Custom Liquid → paste the code → Save.

Product / Blog pages: Use the same Custom Liquid section on product pages, or drop a Custom HTML block inside any rich-text area of a blog post.

Sitewide (header/footer): Edit theme.liquid and paste the code just before the closing </body> tag if you want the widget on every page (not usually necessary).

Yelp reviews auto-sync every 24 hours — no further Shopify maintenance needed.

How does BlooTrue compare to Yelp Badge and Elfsight on Shopify?

Why Shopify merchants pick BlooTrue for Yelp

Feature	BlooTrue	Yelp Badge	Elfsight
Works with any public Yelp profile		Claimed only
Widget view caps	None		200/mo
No Shopify app required			—
Works on all Shopify plans
100+ widget styles		Badge only
SEO rich snippets (JSON-LD) built-in		—	Paid tier
Custom accent colors on free plan		—	—
Widgets pricing	$9/mo	Free	$12/mo

Need a detailed comparison? View full comparison

Pricing and feature data as of April 2026. Yelp's native review badge is documented on Yelp's official badges page; Elfsight pricing from Elfsight's official pricing page.

Yelp Review Widget for Shopify — Free, No App Needed

BlooTrue's Yelp Review Widget for Shopify is a free, app-free embed that displays your Yelp reviews on any Shopify store. It works with any Shopify theme via Custom Liquid or Custom HTML sections, requires no coding, and works with any public Yelp business profile — no paid Yelp subscription required. No view caps on any plan. Six widget styles with light and dark themes and 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.

Which Shopify plans does BlooTrue support?

Every Shopify plan (Basic, Shopify, Advanced, Plus) supports the widget. The Custom Liquid section and Custom HTML block are available in every stock Shopify theme and every Shopify Theme Store theme. Shopify App Store apps are not required.

About Yelp reviews in this widget

The Yelp widget puts your Yelp business page's recommended reviews on your site, with the star rating and count Yelp publishes for that page at the top. Yelp's recommendation software sorts every incoming review, and the ones it files as not recommended sit in a separate section at the bottom of your Yelp page, outside the public rating, so they never move your widget's number. Each card is credited to Yelp and links back to your yelp.com/biz page. A common mistake is pasting Yelp's own embed code, which shows one review in an iframe.

Frequently Asked Questions

A customer left me a Yelp review but it is not in my widget, why?

First check whether Yelp filed it under 'not recommended' at the bottom of your Yelp page. Yelp's recommendation software keeps those reviews out of the public rating, and the widget follows the listing as Yelp shows it. On the free plan, a review posted after you built the widget waits until a paid plan refreshes it daily.

Why not just use Yelp's own embed code?

Because it shows one review. The Embed review button on the desktop yelp.com puts a single recommended review on your page. The widget shows many at once, with Yelp's own star rating and review count in the header and each card linked back to your listing at yelp.com/biz/your-business.

Will a Yelp review widget give me star snippets in Google results?

No. The Yelp widget deliberately adds no review schema markup, and since July 2026 Google does not show review stars for reviews a business shows about itself through a widget. You still get the reviews on your pages with Yelp's rating and count in the header; you do not get star snippets from this source.

Is the BlooTrue Yelp widget free for Shopify?

Yes. BlooTrue is free for Shopify stores on every plan (Basic, Shopify, Advanced, Plus). No view caps on any plan. The free plan shows Yelp reviews with BlooTrue branding in the footer.

Do I need a paid Yelp subscription to embed reviews on Shopify?

No. BlooTrue works with any public Yelp business profile. You do not need a paid Yelp advertising or Yelp Business subscription. Just paste your yelp.com/biz/your-business URL into the BlooTrue builder.

Do I need a Shopify app to install BlooTrue?

No. BlooTrue works natively with Shopify theme customization using Custom Liquid or Custom HTML sections — no app install, no app-store approval, no monthly app fees.

Will BlooTrue slow down my Shopify store?

No. The widget loads asynchronously after your page content and is under 20KB. Typical impact on Shopify theme performance is under 50ms — well within Core Web Vitals thresholds.

Does BlooTrue work on Shopify Plus?

Yes, on every Shopify plan including Plus. Any Shopify plan that supports Custom Liquid or Custom HTML sections in the theme customizer — which is every plan — supports BlooTrue.

Can I add the widget to product pages?

Yes. Open any product page in the Shopify theme editor, click Add section → Custom Liquid, and paste the BlooTrue embed. The widget renders inline alongside your product description.