The Widget Editor gives you full control over how your testimonials look and which ones appear. Open any widget from Dashboard > Widgets and use the settings panel on the left to configure it. Every change previews instantly on the right before you save.
Masonry and carousel layouts require a Pro plan or higher. Hiding the “Powered by KudosWall” badge also requires Pro.
Layout
Choose how testimonials are arranged on the page.
- Grid — A responsive card grid that adapts to the available width. This is the default and works on all plans.
- Masonry — A Pinterest-style layout where cards flow into columns at varying heights, creating a natural staggered look. Requires Pro.
- Carousel — A horizontally scrolling display with optional auto-advance, navigation arrows, and a configurable interval between slides. Requires Pro.
- Columns override — Force a specific number of columns instead of letting the layout respond automatically to screen width.
Carousel-specific options (available when carousel layout is selected):
- Auto-advance: automatically move to the next slide
- Slide interval: time in milliseconds between slides
- Show arrows: show left/right navigation arrows
Theme
Controls the color scheme of the widget cards.
- Light — White cards on a light background. Works well on light-colored websites.
- Dark — Dark cards designed for dark-background sections or pages.
- Auto — Automatically matches the visitor’s operating system preference (light or dark mode).
Display options
Fine-tune what information appears on each testimonial card.
- Max items — The maximum number of testimonials to display. Defaults to 20.
- Show star ratings — Show or hide the star rating on each card. On by default.
- Show reviewer photo — Show or hide the author’s avatar. On by default.
- Show reviewer company — Show or hide the reviewer’s company name. On by default.
- Show date — Show or hide the date the testimonial was submitted. On by default.
- Truncate text — Set a character limit for testimonial text, showing a “read more” link for longer content. Set to off to always show the full text.
- Card border radius — The roundness of card corners: none, small, large, or pill.
- Card shadow — The depth of the card’s drop shadow: none, subtle, or medium.
The widget can display a header section above the testimonials with a title and aggregate rating.
- Header title — The heading text displayed above the testimonials. Defaults to “What our customers say”.
- Header auto stats — When enabled, KudosWall automatically calculates and displays your average rating and total review count from your approved testimonials. On by default.
- Header rating / review count — If you turn off auto stats, you can manually enter the rating and review count to display in the header.
- Hide header — Remove the header section entirely and show only the testimonial cards.
Filters
Control which testimonials the widget displays.
- Filter tags — Only show testimonials that have been tagged with one or more specific tags. Useful for targeting widget content to a specific audience or topic.
- Filter minimum rating — Hide testimonials below a star rating threshold. For example, set to 4 to show only 4- and 5-star reviews.
- Filter type — Show all testimonials, text-only testimonials, or video testimonials only.
- Pinned IDs — Specify testimonial IDs that always appear first, regardless of sort order.
- Excluded IDs — Specify testimonial IDs to never show in this widget, even if they would otherwise match the filters.
Branding
Match the widget to your site’s visual identity.
- Accent color — The color used for star ratings and highlighted elements. Defaults to
#e8527a.
- Background color — The background color of the widget container. Defaults to transparent, so it inherits your page’s background.
- Text color — Override the default testimonial text color. Leave blank to use the theme default.
- Font family — Set the widget’s font to match your site’s typography. Defaults to the system sans-serif.
- Custom font — Load a custom web font by providing a font URL and font name. Useful if your brand uses a hosted font not included in the standard options.
- Animation — Choose fade to animate testimonials in as they load, or none to show them immediately.
- Hide “Powered by KudosWall” badge — Remove the KudosWall attribution badge from the bottom of the widget. Requires Pro.
Advanced
- Locale — Set the widget’s display language. Defaults to
en.
