Why am I being asked to enter a VAT ID?

We collect VAT on all accounts in the European Union that don’t have an EU VAT number on file with us. All VAT numbers are validated with our payment processor Recurly by using the VAT Information Exchange System (VIES) at http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/vieshome.do?selectedLanguage=en

If your billing address is not in the EU, no tax will be added to your invoices.

To avoid being charged VAT tax, add a valid VAT number to your account with an EU billing address.

  1. Click on the Gear Icon in the top right corner
  2. Select My Profile
  3. Enter your VAT number under VAT number (EU only), and click Save Changes

If you are VAT exempt in your country, such as a charity organization or foundation, please contact us at vat@embedsocial.com

Embed Reviews in Godaddy Website Builder

In this tutorial, we will show you how to embed entire reviews feed in your website built with Godaddy Website Builder.

  1. Log in to your GoDaddy account
  2. In the editor section of your page, click Add section
    godaddy website builder

  3. From the right-hand list click HTML (placed on the bottom)
    reviews godaddy

  4. Paste the provide code from EmbedSocial in the ‘Custom Code’ filed and click Publish

    5. html code Godaddy

Read the official tutorial or check the live example.

Direct link to reviews collect form

The EmbedReviews platform provides an option to get a link directly to the hosted reviews form.

You can use this link to send it to your customers via email or create a QR code that when scanned will direct the customers to the reviews collection form.

To get this link, you will need to create a new web collect source. Just follow the steps below:

  1. Go to Sources
  2. Click Add Source
  3. Choose ‘Collect Web Reviews’, and click Add Source

collect reviews

Once the web collect source is created, in its edit section you will see the options to embed a button and customize how the collection form will appear.

So, if you want to only get the link to the hosted form on our servers, just follow the steps:

  1. In the top right section, click Advanced
    advanced otpions
  2. And just copy the provided link as shown below:
    reviews link form

Here is an example: https://embedsocial.com/collect/NZgoB

Or just get the entire button code that displays like the example below, and when clicked you will get the link in the Browser URL bar: Leave us a review

Create more options to collect reviews

You can create a page on your website where you can display your customer reviews and also ask your customers to leave reviews on your website, Facebook or Google.

The idea is to create 3 buttons that will give the options to your customers to leave a review based on their preference.

Check out the demo on how to create the buttons and links to your Facebook page reviews section, your Google location reviews section and also provide a button to a reviews collection form as described in this tutorial.

Why all my Google reviews are not generated?

If you’ve used the Map to provide the location of your business in order to allow the EmbedReviews system to generate your Google reviews, then please continue reading the text below for more instructions.

Please note that we provide the map feature for users who do not manage or know their Google My Business Account.

And because your Google My Business is not connected with our platform, sometimes it will not fetch all your Google reviews.

That is why we suggest the option to ‘Sign In with Google’ and allow our platform to connect via the official Google API.

Our platform is whitelisted by Google and it allows us to have full sync with your Google My Business reviews. The integration is secure and our app is approved and according to the Google guidelines.

To Sign In with Google and connect your Google My Business account, just follow these instructions:

  1. Click ‘Sources’ in the left menu bar
  2. Click the top green button ‘Add Source’
  3. Select ‘Google Location’ and click ‘Add Source’
    add google source
  4. Click ‘Sign in with Google’ and follow the steps to provide the required permissions.
    Sign in with Google

Once you connect with your Google My Business account our system will fetch all your reviews immediately that you can check in the All Reviews sections.

If you need more information, feel free to chat with us for more information.

EmbedReviews + WordPress Setup Instructions

The EmbedReviews platform provides two options to display your reviews on a WordPress website.

1. Embed reviews with a javascript code

Once you’ve generated reviews, you will need to copy the provided code and display in your WordPress website.

To do this, log in to your account and follow the instructions

  • Click on the ‘Reviews Feed’ menu item
  • Click on an existing feed or create new
  • Copy the provided code in the top right settings bar
  • Paste the code in your WordPress post or page text editor

2. Embed reviews with a shortcode

To display reviews on WordPress websites with the help of shortcodes, we’ve built an official EmbedSocial WordPress plugin that can help you do this.

To install* and activate the EmbedSocial plugin follow the steps below:

  1. Log in to your WordPress admin, navigate to ‘Plugins’ and click ‘Add new’
  2. Type EmbedSocial in the search field
  3. Once the result is displayed just click ‘Install now’
    install wordpress plugin
  4. And once the plugin is installed, click ‘Activate’

Next, log in to your EmbedSocial account and follow these steps to get the WordPress shortcode of your reviews feed:

  1. Click on ‘Reviews feed’ in the left sidebar and click on the feed that you want to embed
  2. In the reviews feed edit screen just copy the WordPress shortcode located in the top-right settings bar (as shown below)
    Facebook Reviews WordPress plugin
  3. Go back to your WordPress Page and paste the shortcode into the position where you want your reviews to appear
    WordPress shortcode for Facebook reviews

(* You can also download the plugin and upload it in your WordPress plugins folder. After the upload is finished, you will need to only activate the plugin.)

If you need any help, please chat with us.

google and facebook reviews widget

How to Embed Entire Testimonials Page on Your Website?

The EmbedReviews platform provides a solution to create, embed and automatically update an entire testimonials page.

Testimonials Page Features

Testimonials webpage features

The structure of the EmbedRevews testimonials page includes the following:

  • List of reviews
  • Average rating badge
  • Filters by rating from 1-5
  • Search bar
  • ‘Leave a review’ button

All these options will give an entire perspective of your testimonials and give your future reviewers an option to submit a review in seconds.

Click below to check the demo and browse around the Testimonials Page features.

Testimonials Page Demo >>

If you want to activate and set up your own Testimonials Page, follow the steps below.

Setup Testimonials Page

To set up your new Testimonials page you will only need to change one setting.

First, log in to your EmbedReviews account and go to ‘Reviews Feed’ than edit an existing feed or click to Create New. Once you are in the edit view of your feed, just follow the steps below:

  1. In the right-hand Settings bar, just change the Layout to ‘Testimonials Page‘
  2. Click ‘Save’

activate testimonials page

That’s it.

Now you can just copy the top-right code and embed it in your website body section. Or just create an entirely new Testimonials menu on your website and paste the code in the webpage body section.

Moderation of the testimonials page

If you want to exclude some of the reviews, just navigate to the Moderate tab and un-check the reviews that you don’t want to be displayed in your feed. Click here for the full moderation tutorial >>

Add more reviews to the testimonials page

To include more reviews from other sources in your feed, navigate to the Sources Tab and from the list select the sources that you’ve connected in the platform. If you need to connect more sources, go to the main left menu ‘Sources’ and choose to add more Facebook Pages, Google Locations, Yelp Listings, or manually add custom sources.

Using a web builder or a CMS?

Please note that the code works with all web builders and if you are a WordPress user. To get instructions for specific web builders, just go to our Integrations Knowledge Base or just chat with us.

You can get our official WordPress plugin to embed shortcodes in your pages or posts.

Very excited to see how your new Testimonials Pages will come to life.

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