Full-Width Google Reviews Widget

An edge-to-edge band of reviews. Breaks up a long page and gives reviews a section of their own.

Best for: Long homepages between sections

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Priya S.
2 days ago
★★★★★

Booked a cab at short notice and the driver arrived early. Clean car, fair price, no haggling. Will use again.

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Daniel R.
a week ago
★★★★★

Genuinely helpful from the first call. They explained the options instead of upselling me.

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Aisha K.
2 weeks ago
★★★★★

Turned up on time, finished ahead of schedule and left the place spotless.

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Tom W.
3 weeks ago
★★★★☆

Great service and good communication throughout. Only wish they opened earlier on Sundays.

Live preview with sample reviews. On your site it shows your real Google reviews and updates itself.

When the Full Width layout is the right choice

A full-width band gives reviews a section of their own, edge to edge. On a long homepage it does structural work as well as persuasive work — it breaks the page into chapters and signals a change of subject.

When to use something else

Avoid it on short pages. A full-width band on a page with three sections dominates rather than punctuates, and reviews end up outweighing whatever you were actually selling.

Practical tip Place it after the section that raises the most doubt — usually pricing. Proof is most persuasive immediately after the objection it answers.

Add the Full Width widget to your website

Connect your Google Business Profile, pick this layout, and paste the snippet where the reviews should appear. It works the same in WordPress, Shopify, Wix, Squarespace, Webflow and plain HTML — there is no plugin and no build step.

<script src="https://growmelocally.com/widget/reviews/YOUR_TOKEN.js" async></script>

The async attribute means it never blocks your page from rendering, and it draws inside a shadow root so your CSS and the widget cannot interfere with each other.

Generate my widget — free

Questions about the Full Width widget

Does the full-width layout work inside a boxed theme?

Yes. It fills whatever container you place it in, so in a boxed layout it spans the content width rather than the viewport.

How many reviews does it show?

Usually four to six across, dropping to fewer columns on narrower screens so text stays readable.

Other layouts

Frequently asked questions

Does the full-width layout work inside a boxed theme?
Yes. It fills whatever container you place it in, so in a boxed layout it spans the content width rather than the viewport.
How many reviews does it show?
Usually four to six across, dropping to fewer columns on narrower screens so text stays readable.
Is the Google reviews widget free?
Yes. Generating the widget and embedding it on your site is free on every plan, including the free one. It keeps pulling new reviews as they come in, with no cap on how many pages you put it on.
Do I need to install a plugin?
No. It is one script tag, so there is no plugin to install, update or have break after a WordPress core release. That also means it works identically on Shopify, Wix, Squarespace, Webflow and hand-written HTML, none of which accept WordPress plugins.
Will the reviews update automatically?
Yes. The widget reads your live Google Business Profile, so a review left this morning appears without you touching the code. Responses are cached briefly so a busy page never hammers the API, which means a brand-new review can take a few minutes to show.
Will a reviews widget slow my website down?
It should not. The script loads asynchronously so it never blocks your page from rendering, and the reviews are fetched after your content is already on screen. The widget renders inside a shadow root, which also means it cannot inherit or fight your site CSS — the usual cause of embedded widgets looking broken.