Available on the Free plan
The Verified Reviews Counter displays your total verified reviews, providing up-to-date social proof that builds shopper confidence. This guide shows you how to install and customize the widget to fit your store’s look and feel.
Considerations
You can only enable the widget after collecting more than 20 verified reviews.
Add the Verified Reviews Counter
To add the Verified Reviews Counter on your store front:
Step 1: Enable Judge.me app embed
To enable Judge.me app embed:
Go to your Shopify theme editor:
From your Shopify admin, go to Online Store > Themes.
Find the theme you want to edit and click Customize.
From the menu on the left, click the App embeds icon (the third icon).
Enable the "Judge.me" app embed.
Click Save on the top right.
Step 2: Add the Verified Reviews Counter block
To install the Verified Reviews Counter in Shopify theme editor:
Go to Shopify theme editor:
From your Shopify admin, go to Online Store > Themes.
Find the theme you want to edit and click Customize.
From the dropdown menu at the top, select the template you want to show the Verified Reviews Counter.
Add the Verified Reviews Counter block:
On the left panel, find the section where you want to add the Verified Reviews Counter and click (+) Add section.
Go to the Apps tab
Select the Verified Reviews Badge block.
Hover over the block, hold the 6-dot icon (⋮⋮), and drag it up or down to change its position.
Click Save on the top right.
Customize the Verified Reviews Counter
1. Widget style
To change the style of the Verified Reviews Counter:
From your Judge.me admin, go to Settings > Widgets.
Scroll down to find the Verified Reviews Counter card and click Customize.
In the Theme section, under Widget style, choose from the following styles:
"Branded" – features the Judge.me logo and color palette to highlight that your reviews are verified by Judge.me, reinforcing trust and credibility.
"Classic" – features a clean, standalone badge without Judge.me branding.
Click Save.
2. Link to a Reviews page
To link your Verified Reviews Counter to a Reviews page:
From your Judge.me admin, go to Settings > Widgets.
Scroll down to find the Verified Reviews Counter card and click Customize.
Scroll down to the Design section.
Check the box next to "Link widget to All Reviews Page if available".
In the All Reviews Page URL field, enter the link to your All Reviews page.
Click Save.
3. Branded style: Badge orientation
If you select Branded as the widget style for the Verified Reviews Counter, to change its orientation:
From your Judge.me admin, go to Settings > Widgets.
Scroll down to find the Verified Reviews Counter card and click Customize.
In the Theme section, under Badge orientation, select from the following options:
"Horizontal" – the Judge.me logo appears beside the badge, creating a wide layout that fits well in headers or footers.
"Vertical" – the Judge.me logo appears below the badge, creating a compact stacked layout that works well in narrow spaces like sidebars.
Click Save.
4. Branded style: Color
If you select Branded as the widget style for the Verified Reviews Counter, to change its color:
From your Judge.me admin, go to Settings > Widgets.
Scroll down to find the Verified Reviews Counter card and click Customize.
Scroll down to the Color section.
Choose from the following options:
"Default counter colors" – uses the standard Judge.me color
"Custom color" – select your own colors using the color picker
Click Save.