GeoDirectory Embeddable Ratings Badge

The GeoDirectory Embeddable Ratings Badge is a feature inspired by popular rating widgets like the one from TripAdvisor. It allows listing owners to create and display a widget with live ratings from your directory on their own websites. This widget serves as social proof, building trust with visitors and providing specific rating details.

Key Features of the Embeddable Ratings Badge:

1. Highly Customizable: Users can customize the widget to match the style of their website. The admin can control every aspect of the badge’s design, and users can either customize it themselves or have restrictions imposed, like fixed branding colors.
2. Embed Code Control: You can determine who is allowed to generate the embed code for the widget: everyone, logged-in users, or listing owners.
3. User Styling: Users can style the widget to match the design of their website.
4. Font Awesome Detection: The script can detect if the user’s website uses Font Awesome for icons and adapt the widget to match the site’s rating styles. If Font Awesome is not detected, a lightweight HTML star icon is used.
5. Content Delivery Network (CDN) Option: There is an option to use a CDN to reduce the load on your server and ensure fast widget delivery. However, this requires access to a CDN.
6. Branding: You can use a branding image or text to personalize the widget to your directory’s branding.

The Embeddable Ratings Badge is a valuable tool for directory owners, as it can drive traffic to your website, improve directory SEO, and earn natural backlinks from websites using the widget. It’s a feature that enhances the value of your directory for both listing owners and visitors.