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Vertical Scroll Widget vs. Horizontal Scroll Widget in Feedspace: Which One Fits Your Page?

Last updated on June 12, 2026

Overview

Feedspace offers two animated scroll widgets that bring your testimonials to life: the Vertical Scroll widget and the Horizontal Scroll widget. Both display reviews in a continuous, auto-scrolling loop, and each one is designed to shine in a specific placement on your page. Understanding where each widget performs at its best helps you make the most of your social proof.

Vertical Scroll Widget

The Vertical Scroll widget is purpose-built for placements where the reading direction flows naturally from top to bottom. It stacks testimonials in a column and animates them upward in a smooth, continuous loop, pulling the visitor’s eye down the page as they read. This makes it an ideal fit for tall sidebar sections, dedicated testimonials sections within a long-form landing page, and any area where vertical real estate is available. Because the cards move along the same axis as natural page scrolling, visitors engage with the content without any friction.

Horizontal Scroll Widget

The Horizontal Scroll widget is built to span the full width of a page like a marquee ticker, making it the standout choice for hero sections and above-the-fold social proof strips. It displays testimonial cards side by side and scrolls them left in a seamless loop, creating an immediate impression of momentum and volume. This widget works especially well when you want visitors to see social proof the moment they land on your page, before they scroll at all. It is equally strong as a divider between two page sections, adding energy and credibility in a compact horizontal band.

Choosing the Right One

Pick the Vertical Scroll widget when you want to fill a tall column, enrich a sidebar, or anchor a testimonials section that sits mid-page and benefits from a top-to-bottom reading flow. Pick the Horizontal Scroll widget when you want full-width impact, a marquee-style strip at the top of your page, or a visually dynamic band that grabs attention before the visitor begins scrolling. Both widgets loop continuously and are fully customisable inside Feedspace, so either choice delivers a polished, professional result.

What You Can Do Next

  • Follow the step-by-step guide to create a Vertical Scroll widget and embed it in your sidebar or testimonials section.
  • Follow the step-by-step guide to create a Horizontal Scroll widget and place it in your hero or above-the-fold area.
  • Browse the full widget comparison guide to explore every Feedspace widget and find the one that fits your specific page layout.
  • Open the Feedspace Share tab to start building your chosen widget and copy the embed code for your website.

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