Review Collection Widget

The Review Collection widget displays a grid of reviews from Voxel’s review system. Showcase positive reviews from across your site, filter by post type, and customize the layout to match your design.

Overview

Pull reviews from Voxel’s timeline and display them in a beautiful grid layout. Filter reviews by minimum rating, post type, or specific posts. Each review card shows the reviewer, rating stars, review content, and the reviewed post.

Key Features

• Responsive grid layout
• Minimum rating filter
• Post type filtering
• Content line limiting
• Customizable star ratings
• Author avatars and names
• Full styling controls

Setup Instructions

Step 1: Enable the Widget

1. Navigate to Voxel Toolkit → Widgets in your WordPress admin
2. Find Review Collection in the list
3. Toggle the switch to enable the widget

Step 2: Add to Page

1. Edit your page in Elementor
2. Search for Review Collection (VT)
3. Drag the widget to your layout
4. Configure content and styling
5. Save the page

Widget Settings

Content Settings

Setting	Description	Default
Number of Reviews	How many reviews to display	3
Minimum Rating	Only show reviews with this rating or higher (1-5)	4
Post ID	Show reviews for a specific post only	Empty (all)
Author ID	Show reviews from a specific author	Empty (all)
Post Types	Filter by post types (comma-separated)	Empty (all)
Only With Message	Only show reviews that have text content	Yes
Enable Link	Link to the reviewed post	Yes
Content Line Limit	Lines of review text to show before truncating	4

Date Settings

Setting	Description	Default
Date Prefix	Text before the date	“Published on”
Date Format	PHP date format	WordPress default

Styling Options

General

• Number of columns (responsive)
• Gap between reviews

Review Card

• Background color
• Padding
• Border
• Border radius
• Box shadow

Post Image

• Image size
• Thumbnail size selection
• Border radius
• Bottom margin

Post Title

• Alignment
• Typography
• Text color (normal and hover)
• Bottom margin

Rating Stars

• Alignment
• Custom icon
• Icon size
• Active color (filled stars)
• Inactive color (empty stars)
• Icon spacing
• Bottom margin

Author Section

• Alignment
• Avatar size and border radius
• Avatar margin
• Username typography and color
• Section margin

Review Content

• Alignment
• Typography
• Text color
• Margin

Date

• Alignment
• Typography
• Text color

Filtering Reviews

By Minimum Rating

Set a minimum rating (1-5 stars) to only show positive reviews. Most sites use 4 or 5 stars to display only the best reviews.

By Post Type

Enter post type keys separated by commas:

places,events,profile

For Specific Post

Enter a post ID to show only reviews for that listing/post.

From Specific Author

Enter a user ID to show only reviews written by that person.

Use Cases

Homepage Testimonials

Display top reviews across all post types to showcase social proof.

Post Type Archives

Show reviews specific to a category or post type.

Listing Pages

Display reviews for a specific listing using the Post ID filter.

User Profiles

Show all reviews written by a specific user using the Author ID filter.

Troubleshooting

No Reviews Showing

• Check that reviews exist in the Voxel timeline
• Lower the minimum rating filter
• Disable “Only With Message” to include all reviews
• Check post type filter is correct

Wrong Reviews Appearing

• Check your post type filter settings
• Verify the post ID or author ID filters

Layout Issues

• Adjust column count for different screen sizes
• Check gap and padding settings
• Adjust content line limit if text is cut off