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Free Yelp Review Widgets for WordPress

Embed Yelp 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 Yelp profile · no plugin required — Gutenberg or Classic Editor · schema.org markup on paid plans · 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 site 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 WordPress? All review widgets for WordPress

Why Use BlooTrue for Yelp on WordPress?

The easiest way to display Yelp reviews — no plugin, no coding, unlimited views, no paid Yelp subscription.

Any Public Yelp Profile Supported

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

Unlimited Views

Your widget gets unlimited views on every plan — no caps. Show your Yelp reviews on as many pages as you like 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 Yelp

New Yelp 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.

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 WordPress

The Yelp star icon must remain visible inside the widget — do not override it with CSS in your WordPress theme.
If your theme uses Gutenberg, paste the embed snippet inside an HTML block (not a Shortcode block) so the widget loads on first render.
For WooCommerce product pages, the Yelp widget works alongside Google review widgets on the same product without breaking either one.

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 WordPress?

Takes less than a minute. No coding, no plugin 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-business) 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 (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.

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

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

Why WordPress users pick BlooTrue for Yelp

Feature	BlooTrue	Yelp Badge	Elfsight
Works with any public Yelp profile		Claimed only
Widget view caps	None		200/mo
No WordPress plugin required			—
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 WordPress — Free, No Plugin Needed

BlooTrue's Yelp Review Widget for WordPress is a free, plugin-free embed that displays your Yelp reviews on any WordPress site. It works with both Gutenberg (block editor) and the Classic Editor, 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 (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 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 WordPress?

Yes, BlooTrue is completely free for WordPress. No credit card, no plugin needed, unlimited views with no caps. The free plan shows Yelp reviews with BlooTrue branding in the footer.

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

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