A sidebar is one of the most valuable pieces of screen real estate on your site. Whether it sits alongside a blog post, a documentation page, or a product landing page, it is always visible and always working to build trust with your visitors. Feedspace offers several widgets that are designed to shine in narrow, vertical layouts, and choosing the right one means your social proof looks intentional and polished rather than squeezed in.
The four widgets that work best in a sidebar are the Vertical Scroll widget, the Carousel widget with autoplay, the Avatar Group widget, and the Avatar Blocks widget. Each one suits a slightly different goal, and each one is described below so you can match the right widget to your layout.
The Vertical Scroll widget is ideal for sidebars because its natural direction of motion matches the shape of the column it lives in. Reviews scroll upward inside a fixed-height container, so the widget occupies a consistent amount of vertical space without pushing other sidebar elements out of position. This makes it a great choice when you want visitors to read multiple testimonials without any interaction on their part. Set the height to fit your sidebar comfortably, and the widget handles the rest automatically.
The Carousel widget with autoplay enabled is best when you want a compact footprint that still surfaces a variety of reviews. A single card is displayed at a time, keeping the width requirements very modest, and the autoplay feature cycles through your testimonials without any visitor interaction needed. This widget is particularly well suited to sidebars where you want a lively, rotating display that draws the eye without taking up excessive vertical space. Enable autoplay in the widget settings and your sidebar will always feel fresh.
The Avatar Group widget is the ideal choice when you want maximum trust signal with minimum space. It displays a row of reviewer avatars alongside a star rating and a review count, communicating credibility at a glance without requiring any scrolling or animation. Because the layout is entirely horizontal and very compact, it fits comfortably even in the narrowest sidebars and looks sharp at any column width. Place it near the top of your sidebar to make an immediate impression before visitors scroll any further down the page.
The Avatar Blocks widget is best when you want a structured, grid-style layout that scales gracefully to narrow widths. Each block displays a reviewer avatar and a short snippet, arranged in a clean grid that reflows naturally as the column narrows. This widget is a strong fit for documentation sidebars or resource pages where a tidy, structured appearance reinforces a professional tone. The block format gives each reviewer a clear visual presence without the widget ever feeling cluttered, even in tight spaces.
Overview Feedspace gives you twelve distinct widgets, and each one is engineered for a specific placement, content type, and audience moment. Choosing the right widget means your reviews appear exactly where visitors are most ready to trust them, turning social proof into action rather than background noise. This guide walks...
Overview Feedspace offers an easy way to display your customer reviews stylishly on your website. By embedding reviews through Feedspace widgets, you can enhance your website’s credibility and design. With options like Carousel and Masonry widgets, you can showcase your reviews in a way that best fits your site’s look....
Overview The Carousel widget displays your reviews as a horizontal sliding row of cards, showing one or a few at a time and looping back to the beginning once it reaches the end. By default, visitors must click the navigation arrows or drag the carousel manually to move between cards....