Paid layout
Recent review corner toasts
Display a compact, non-intrusive notification such as “Chloe rated 5 stars on Google” in a bottom corner of your site. Each toast uses a real imported review, its genuine source and its actual published date.
Last reviewed by the Reviews Widget product team.
Interactive preview
See recent review toasts in action
Preview the real toast layout on desktop, tablet and mobile, then start a Pro trial to use it on your website.
How recent review corner toasts work
Select Recent review corner toasts, choose which reviews qualify and set a calm interval. The widget rotates one review at a time without pushing page content or requiring a second embed.
Toasts draw from reviews already imported into your widget across all 17 supported platforms. By default, the newest five-star reviews appear every 12 seconds. Visitors can dismiss them for the rest of their visit, and clicking a linked toast opens the original review.
Controls built for unobtrusive social proof
| Setting | What you can change |
|---|---|
| Placement | Bottom-left or bottom-right, with separate desktop and phone choices and precise side and bottom offsets. |
| Timing | First delay, visible duration, interval, maximum notifications per visit and optional looping. |
| Eligible reviews | Minimum star rating, newest-first or shuffled order. Full review text opens in a pop-up when a toast is clicked. |
| Details | Reviewer photo or initial, review source, actual date and dismiss button. |
| Appearance | Compact or standard size, slide or fade entrance, plus shared colours, stars, borders, corners, shadows and typography. |
Toasts, popups or a floating popover?
Choose toasts when you want the lightest possible signal: a name, rating, source and date, with the full review one click away. Choose Review popups for fuller timed review cards, or the floating reviews popover when you want a persistent card visitors navigate manually.
Responsive, accessible and honest by default
On phones, the card becomes smaller and nearly full width, observes safe-area spacing and keeps its close control easy to tap. Reduced-motion preferences remove entrance movement. Review dates always come from the original review, so the toast never invents false urgency.
Sources & further reading
- W3C — WCAG 2.2 quick reference — dismissible moving content and reduced-motion accessibility
- web.dev — Cumulative Layout Shift — why floating notifications should not move page content
- ACCC — Online reviews guide — truthful and non-misleading presentation of customer reviews