The Judge.me Widget 3.0 are redesigned to be more trendy, user-friendly, and better showcase your reviews with a new widget theme (Slider), custom form template, and various features such as pinning reviews and customizing border styles. You can upgrade to Widget 3.0 with one click from your settings.

In this article, we'll explain more about the new features you can find in Widget 3.0.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

  1. New review widget theme: Carousel/Slider
  2. Pin reviews in the widget
  3. Choose widget primary and secondary colors
  4. More customizations for the Widget Header
    1. Add Judge.me Medals
    2. Customize the Widget Media Grid
    3. Display “collected by Judge.me” by default
  5. More customizations for the Widget Body
    1. Choose border Style
      1. Square corner
      2. Round corner
    2. Choose pagination type
      1. Standard pagination
      2. "Load More" button
  6. Redesigned Widget Form
  7. New question type and template in custom forms

1. New review widget theme: Slider

We've added a new widget theme called Carousel/Slider is added, while also adapting the 3 existing themes to the new widget design. You can find it in Settings > Review Widget > Widget Themes > Widget Themes.

The Slider theme lets you display your reviews in a Slider layout, where each review is displayed as a card. Customers c click on the arrows to move back and forth, or click on each card to see the full review.


judge.me widget 3.0 carousel theme


2. Pin reviews in the widget

You can "pin" some specific reviews to always display them on top, regardless of the filters your customer may apply. To pin reviews, simply go to the Reviews dashboard (judge.me/index) and click on the "Pin" icon.


judge.me widget 3.0 pinned reviews in widget

3. Choose widget primary and secondary colors

You can customize your widget elements with a primary color and secondary color in Settings > Review Widget > Widget Header > Widget Color:

  • Primary color: This color will be applied to buttons, star ratings, links, and upvote buttons.
  • Secondary color: This color will be applied to the background of the review replies/Q&A, selected options, section divisors, and other secondary elements. We suggest the use of lighter color than your primary color.

Note:

This setting will update the star color for Judge.me widgets. If you want to set a different color for the Preview Badge stars, please choose the color in Preview Badge Settings.

judge.me widget 3.0 widget color settings

judge.me widget 3.0 widget color



4. More customizations for the Widget Header

4.1. Add Judge.me Medals

You can now add Judge.me Medals to a dedicated section in your Review Widget Header. You can find this setting in Settings > Review Widget > Widget Header >  Judge.me Medals.

  • If the medals are displayed on the Review Widget of a product, it will reflect the reviews of that specific product.
  • If the medals are displayed on the All Reviews Page and Floating Reviews Tab, they will reflect the total reviews of your stores.

Consumers can rely on Judge.me medals that are awarded to stores as an indicator of transparency and authenticity. Stores obtain Transparency medals if they publish at least 80% of the total verified reviews they receive, and stores are awarded Authenticity medals if at least 80% of the reviews they publish are verified reviews.

judge.me widget 3.0 medals settings

4.2. Customize the Widget Media Grid

You can customize the title of your media grid and add a link to view more photos in the grid. Find this setting in Settings > Review Widget > Widget Header > Widget Media Grid.

judge.me widget 3.0 media grid settings

4.3. Display “collected by Judge.me” by default

Letting consumers know how reviews are collected and managed is essential to help you comply with the EU Consumer Protection Act. This also explains how Judge.me verified buyer badge works to indicate review quality.

This feature is enabled automatically by default on Widget 3.0. It is also available in existing Judge.me widgets (Widgets 2.0) but not enabled by default. You can find it in Settings > Review Widget > Widget Header > Widget Review Text Header.

judge.me widget 3.0 text header settings

judge.me widget 3.0 header

5. More customizations for the Widget Body

5.1. Choose border Style

You can select the square or round corner for your review widget in Settings > Review Widget > Widget Body > Border Style. This will be applied to widget containers, star rating bars, buttons, images, search input, etc.

judge.me widget 3.0 border style settings

Square corner

judge.me widget 3.0 border style square

Round corner

judge.me widget 3.0 border style round

5.2. Choose pagination type

You can choose either standard pagination (1 2 3 4..) or a “Load More” button in Settings > Review Widget > Widget Body > Pagination Type. The "Load More" button will be either square or round depending on the border style setting. This feature is also available in existing Judge.me widgets (Widgets 2.0).

judge.me widget 3.0 pagination settings

Standard pagination

judge.me widget 3.0 standard pagination

"Load More" button

judge.me widget 3.0 load more

6. Redesigned Widget Form

In the new widget form, we have rearranged the order of the fields to make it more user-friendly:

  • Put star rating first, name/email later
  • Upload photo & video in the same media field

To customize your widget form fields, go to Settings > Review Widget > Widget Form > Widget Review Form.

judge.me widget 3.0 new widget form


7. New question type and template in custom forms

We've added a new question type called Slider, where users can drag the scale to choose the value. You can create custom forms in More > Custom Forms. Learn more about custom forms here.

judge.me widget 3.0 custom form slider question settings

judge.me widget 3.0 custom form slider questions

A new default template called Demographic questions.

judge.me widget 3.0 custom form demographic questions