How to embed Yelp reviews on your website: 2 simple methods

You’ve earned great Yelp reviews, but they’re stuck there. People browsing your site never see them unless they leave to check, and many don’t come back.

The fix is to embed Yelp reviews on website pages where visitors decide to book, call, or buy. It takes a few minutes and no coding.

You have two choices. Yelp allows you to add an embedded review for free. Or you can use a review widget, which lets you add multiple Yelp reviews into a single display.

The first option is fast and free, while the second offers more customization and better design. In this guide, we take a closer look at both options.

Can you embed Yelp reviews on your website?

Yes, you can absolutely embed Yelp reviews on your website. You can do this either by using Yelp’s native HTML embed feature for individual reviews, or by using a third-party widget to display a dynamic feed of multiple reviews.

There are a few rules you’ll want to know before you start:

• Only recommended reviews can be embedded: Reviews that fall under the category “not recommended” by Yelp’s algorithm won’t offer any embed options.
• The embed only works in a desktop browser: It isn’t possible through the Yelp app or the Yelp for Business app or website.
• Photos can’t be embedded: You’re able to use a hyperlink pointing to an image, but you cannot embed it directly onto your website via Yelp.
• Reviews must stay unedited and credited: You can’t rewrite a review, trim it to hide a complaint, or remove the Yelp attribution.

By the end of 2025, Yelp reached over 75 million monthly visitors and 330 million cumulative reviews. Showing that proof on your own pages means visitors don’t have to leave to find it.

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Methods to embed Yelp reviews on a website: Quick comparison

Here’s how the two methods stack up side by side.

If you want a single glowing review on your homepage, the native tool is fine. If you want Yelp reviews on website pages as a real trust section, you’ll outgrow it fast.

Method 1: Yelp’s native “embed review” tool

Using Yelp’s embedded “Review” tool lets you place unique, carefully chosen reviews on your website at no cost, without needing additional plug-ins.

Note: This must be completed on a desktop or laptop web browser. The embed option is not available on mobile apps or within the “Yelp for Business” owner dashboard.

Step 1: Open your Yelp business page on a desktop browser

Go to yelp.com on a laptop or desktop computer and search for your business. Open the public listing, the same page a customer would see.

Don’t use the Yelp app or your Yelp for Business dashboard. The Yelp embed review tool doesn’t exist in either one, which trips up a lot of owners.

Step 2: Find the review you want to embed

Scroll down to the reviews section. Use the sort and filter options to surface your strongest reviews, like “Highest rated” or a keyword search for a product or service you want to highlight.

Step 3: Find and select “Embed review”

Look at the top-right corner of that individual review block and click the More Options icon (the three dots).

Select Embed review from the dropdown menu.

(If you don’t see that option, the review is probably filtered as “not recommended.” Choose a different one.)

Step 4: Copy the Yelp embed code

A box pops up with a short HTML snippet. It includes a link to the review and a script tag that loads Yelp’s widget file. Click Copy code.

(Copy the whole thing. Leaving out the script line is the most common reason an embed shows up as a plain text link instead of a review card.)

Step 5: Paste the code into your website

Open the page where you want the review to appear and add an HTML block. Then paste the code. Here’s where that block lives on popular builders:

• WordPress: Add a “Custom HTML” block in the block editor.
• Wix: Add > Embed Code > Embed HTML.
• Squarespace: Add a Code block.
• Shopify: Add a “Custom Liquid” section in the theme editor.
• Webflow: Drag in an Embed element.

Step 6: Publish and check it on desktop and mobile

Save and publish the page. Then open it live, not in the editor preview, because many builders don’t run scripts inside the editor.

(Check it on your phone too. The card resizes to fit its container, but a narrow sidebar can squeeze it.)

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Method 2: Third-party review widget platform (WiserReview)

Using WiserReview to embed your Yelp reviews allows you to create a dynamic feed (like a carousel, slider, or a grid layout) that automatically updates as you get new reviews.

Step 1: Gather your Yelp review data

Yelp does not provide a native “Export to CSV” button for business accounts, so you will need to manually copy your top reviews into a spreadsheet template.

Open a new spreadsheet in Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel. Create a header row with the following essential column titles required by WiserReview:

• Rating (Enter a numerical value from 1 to 5)
• Review Date (Format exactly as YYYY-MM-DD)
• Reviewer Name
• Review Body (The actual text comment)
• Review Title (Optional: a short headline summarizing the review)

Go to your public Yelp business profile, copy the text and details of your best reviews, and fill out the rows in your spreadsheet.

Export or download the file as a Comma-Separated Values (.csv) file. Ensure the file encoding is set to UTF-8.

Step 2: Create your WiserReview account

Sign up at app.wiserreview.com and create a workspace for your business. Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial, so you can test the full setup before paying.

If you’re on Shopify, Wix, or WooCommerce, install the WiserReview app or plugin during onboarding. For any other site, you’ll add a script later.

Step 3: Upload the CSV to WiserReview

In the left-hand sidebar menu, navigate to Manage Reviews → Import Review.

Choose Import Reviews Via CSV from the available import options and click the Integrate button.

Configure the upload settings:

• Select Source: Choose Custom.
• Task Name: Give it a clear name (e.g., “Yelp Review Import Sept 2026”).
• Select Encoding: Leave as UTF-8.

Click Choose File, select your formatted Yelp CSV file from your computer, and hit Upload & continue.

Step 4: Map your data fields

Once uploaded, WiserReview will display a Field Mapping screen to ensure your spreadsheet data lands in the correct fields.

Review the data mapping preview and click Confirm / Finish Import. Your Yelp reviews will process and appear instantly in your WiserReview dashboard history.

Step 5: Generate your custom widget layout

Navigate to the Widgets section in your sidebar menu.

Click Create New Widget and select a display type (e.g., Carousel, Grid, or Wall of Love).

Use the editor options on the left to change fonts, colors, and badge branding to match your company site style.

Click Install / Save at the top right to generate your master responsive embed script code.

Step 6: Generate and copy the embed code

Once you are satisfied with the widget preview, click the Install button located at the top right of the editor.

WiserReview will generate an HTML/JavaScript code snippet. Click Copy Code to save it to your clipboard.

Step 7: Paste the code on your website

Open your website’s page editor or content management system (CMS) and add the code block where you want the reviews to show up:

• WordPress: Open your target page, add a Custom HTML block, paste the WiserReview snippet, and update the page.
• Shopify: Go to Online Store > Themes > Customize. Add a new section called Custom Liquid or Custom HTML, paste the code, and click Save.
• Wix / Squarespace: Add a Code block or Embed HTML element to the section, paste the script directly into the text field, and hit Publish.
• Framer / Custom HTML: Drop an Embed Component or paste the script directly within your project page code.

Once published, your Yelp widget will load live on your site, automatically reflecting newly approved reviews over time.

Yelp Embed vs. third-party platform widget: Which should you use?

It comes down to how many reviews you want to show and how much you care about the look.

And if you’re building a page just for social proof, look at how other brands structure it in these testimonial page examples.

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Best practices for embedding Yelp reviews

Getting the reviews on the page is half the job. Where and how you show them decides whether anyone reads them.

Place reviews next to the decision, not the footer: Place the Yelp reviews on web pages near the point of decision: near the booking button, on a services page, or just below the pricing. A review buried in the footer mostly goes unseen.

Pick reviews that answer objections: Scan your reviews for the doubts customers have before buying. Price, wait time, cleanliness, and follow-up are common ones. Feature reviews that settle those worries in the customer’s own words.

Keep the Yelp attribution visible: Keep the Yelp name or logo and the link back to your listing in place. It follows Yelp’s brand guidelines and tells visitors the review is real and verifiable, which is the whole point.

Never edit or cherry-pick misleadingly: Don’t trim a review to hide a complaint or change a word. Showing a mix that includes a fair four-star review often reads as more believable than a wall of perfect scores.

Don’t add review schema to Yelp reviews: According to Google’s review snippets guidelines, you should not use any schema markup on reviews obtained from other sites. Adding star rating schema to Yelp reviews will not give you any rich results.

Keep an eye on page speed: Each native embed loads its own iframe. Stack ten and your page gets heavier. If you want many reviews, one widget is lighter than a pile of separate embeds.

Don’t ask customers for Yelp reviews: Yelp’s rules discourage businesses from asking customers to post reviews, and its filter can hide reviews that look solicited. Grow your Yelp profile with good service, and collect reviews for your own site through your own requests instead.

Troubleshooting common problems

Most Yelp review integration problems come down to a handful of causes. Here’s what to check.

The “Embed review” option is missing

You’re probably in the Yelp app or the Yelp for Business dashboard. Switch to yelp.com in a desktop browser.

If you’re already there, that review may be “not recommended.” Yelp only lets you embed recommended reviews.

The embed shows a plain link instead of a review card

This means the script didn’t load. Either the script line got left out when you copied, or your site builder stripped it out.

Re-copy the full Yelp embed code and paste it into an HTML or code block, not a regular text block. Then check the live page, since editor previews often block scripts.

The Embedded Review Disappears or Appears Blank

You pasted the code perfectly, but the page displays an empty void or only a text link instead of a styled review box.

Clear your website’s caching layers through your host or plugins (e.g., WP Rocket, LiteSpeed Cache). Disable browser extensions like uBlock Origin or Privacy Badger temporarily to check if they are blocking the widgets.js script network request.

New Reviews Aren’t Syncing and Showing Up

You received three new 5-star ratings on Yelp this week, but your site’s review slider is still showing older posts.

Log in to your aggregator dashboard (e.g., WiserReview). Locate the widget and click the manual Sync Data or Refresh Feed control link to force pull data immediately.

The Embed Card Looks Cut Off or Layout Shifts (Mobile Devices)

The embedded review looks fine on your desktop browser, but on a smartphone, it pushes off the edge of the screen, creates a horizontal scrollbar, or cuts off text.

Place the embed in a full-width section, or pick a widget layout built for small screens, like a carousel.

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Wrap up

When you add Yelp reviews to website pages, you’re using one of the fastest ways to borrow trust you’ve already earned.

If you only want one or two standout reviews, the native embed does the job for free in a few minutes.

If you want a proper trust section with your branding, multiple reviews, and other sources in the mix, a Yelp website widget is the better long-term setup.

Whichever route you take, put the reviews where people make decisions, and keep them honest. That’s what turns a nice quote into a booked customer.