Adding Google Reviews to SquareSpace Website

Without paying for a service that does this, how can we add our Google reviews API to our Squarespace website? Without adding a screenshot of the reviews or using the Squarespace quotes. Does anybody know the code for this or how we can generate it? Thank you!

I've had trouble embedding the code. 

Hello,

I would like to add my google reviews to my website - is there a free / easy way to do this?

I would like to show my rating, how many reviews I have had and also some examples of the reviews.

I know there are widgets like https://elfsight.com/google-reviews-widget/ but you have to pay for them and the free trial didn't work very well for me.

Thanks for your help!

Hi!

We're sorry you don't try our Google Reviews plugin. Could you please tell us why you didn't like our free plan?
Elfsight offers fully-featured Lite plan with no limitations in functionality ot customization settings. Moreover, there's no any time restrictions, so you can use as longer as you need. There's views limit, but if there won't be enough you can always upgrade it for the subscription plans with rather low costs.

Anyway, if you are interested in using our plugins or if you have any difficulties how to add Google reviews to your website or any other questions - feel free to contact us. We'll be happy to find the solution exactly for your use case.

Best regards,
Elfsight Team

Free plugin with video tutorial for Squarespace  sites. It certainly deserves a second look. 

https://elfsight.com/google-reviews-widget/squarespace/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw7qn1BRDqARIsAKMbHDZlsBGVGchCeDZIORf8CAJarXxZOY7vjartBYvO5fC_pjrUNhNX4CcaAnJ3EALw_wcB

Elfsight only allows 200 page views per month . 

Tagembed offers 1,000 views per month. 🙂

On 4/30/2020 at 11:25 AM, Elfsight said:

Hi!

We're sorry you don't try our Google Reviews plugin. Could you please tell us why you didn't like our free plan?
Elfsight offers fully-featured Lite plan with no limitations in functionality ot customization settings. Moreover, there's no any time restrictions, so you can use as longer as you need. There's views limit, but if there won't be enough you can always upgrade it for the subscription plans with rather low costs.

Anyway, if you are interested in using our plugins or if you have any difficulties how to add Google reviews to your website or any other questions - feel free to contact us. We'll be happy to find the solution exactly for your use case.

Best regards,
Elfsight Team

Would you consider raising views to at least 1,000 per month?

@Sebbo
Unfortunately, and now we can't raise views to 1,000 per month and there are some key reasons why: 

We, as a company, spend a lot of resources on maintaining and support of free widget accounts:

- Elfsight is a cloud-based service. Our team is managing all backend questions like loads on the servers or working with APIs. Thanks to that we provide all our clients with great loading speed and lifetime automatic updates.

- The professional Elfsight support team is always ready to help our clients with installation and settings, no matter what subscription plan you have, even if it’s a free Lite plan.

So as you see, we spend lots of time and money not to limit the users of Lite plan and provide them with all features and other perks of the Elfsight service. 

Thanks for your understanding!

Best regards, 
Elfsight Team 

On 1/11/2021 at 6:42 AM, Elfsight said:

@Sebbo
Unfortunately, and now we can't raise views to 1,000 per month and there are some key reasons why: 

We, as a company, spend a lot of resources on maintaining and support of free widget accounts:

- Elfsight is a cloud-based service. Our team is managing all backend questions like loads on the servers or working with APIs. Thanks to that we provide all our clients with great loading speed and lifetime automatic updates.

- The professional Elfsight support team is always ready to help our clients with installation and settings, no matter what subscription plan you have, even if it’s a free Lite plan.

So as you see, we spend lots of time and money not to limit the users of Lite plan and provide them with all features and other perks of the Elfsight service. 

Thanks for your understanding!

Best regards, 
Elfsight Team 

 

So, does your Elfsight code plugin require a specific plan with Squarespace to work? I tried to plug it in and the code was rejected because my plan doesn't support Javascript or iframes - which i find odd. Any ideas here?

Hi @tuuluuwag, 

Thanks for the question!

Unfortunately, it is not our code that requires some kind of specific plan for Squarespace, but Squarespace's free plan does not support the function of adding HTML code. Therefore, it is probably better to ask the Squarespace support specialist about this. Perhaps they'll help you with your use-case. 

If HTML (or Javascript/iframes) are available due to your current Squarespace plan, but you still have an issue with the Elfsight plugin, don't hesitate to contact our Support Team. We'll be delighted to check everything for you. 

Regards, 
Elfsight Team

@tuuluuwag @Elfsight You will need a Business Plan or higher to use Elfsight widget.

Why elfsights google reviews widget is not responsive for mobile?

On 2/17/2022 at 4:51 AM, squaresolution said:

Why elfsights google reviews widget is not responsive for mobile?

Can you share link to page where you added widget? We will take a look to see if we can use code to make it responsive

On 4/30/2020 at 10:25 AM, Elfsight said:

Hi!

We're sorry you don't try our Google Reviews plugin. Could you please tell us why you didn't like our free plan?
Elfsight offers fully-featured Lite plan with no limitations in functionality ot customization settings. Moreover, there's no any time restrictions, so you can use as longer as you need. There's views limit, but if there won't be enough you can always upgrade it for the subscription plans with rather low costs.

Anyway, if you are interested in using our plugins or if you have any difficulties how to add Google reviews to your website or any other questions - feel free to contact us. We'll be happy to find the solution exactly for your use case.

Best regards,
Elfsight Team

Elfsite didn't work for me either.

I tried to do this through Elfsite but it could not find my google business profile. What do you do when this happens? 

Hi @Mays👋

If you have online business without physical address, you should use Google Maps Embed code. This article will guide you through all the steps - https://help.elfsight.com/article/164-ways-to-set-your-google-place-in-elfsight-google-reviews-widget.

However, if it didn't help, please send us your Business Name and Address. We'll be happy to help!

 

Regards,
Elfsight Team

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Worked for me, cool !!

How do I use this plugins, when my business don´t have an andress and therefor a place id on google? It´s a online business. 

On 8/31/2023 at 7:37 PM, Kesias said:

How do I use this plugins, when my business don´t have an andress and therefor a place id on google? It´s a online business. 

Try use your Business Name then click "Search"

Whats the best widget for google reviews and is there another way to do it through ccs

You will need to use script code (Business Plan/higher), if you use Personal Plan, no way to add reviews automatically, you can do it manually (I meant copy reviews - paste to site with Text Block or List Section or Summary..)

I have a business plan so how do I do it?

On 9/28/2023 at 9:16 PM, sauceboss said:

I have a business plan so how do I do it?

Use this Elfsight Google Reviews (affiliate link) or this link (non-affiliate link), just click link > choose a template > Enter Business Name/Address >> Customize the layout + reviews > Save > Register a free account > Publish >> They will provide an embed code > Edit page (Squarespace) where you want to add reviews > Add a Code Block > Paste this code

I want to speak in favor of Elfsight. The free and lowest-cost plans work very smoothly for a smaller business in a rural area. Super interactive on the site. It gets the job done.

This thread is a mess, and Elfsight is sub-par.