Customizing the Q&A Widget
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    Article summary

    Products


    Reviews
    Supported plans

    Pro, Premium, Enterprise

    eCommerce Platform

    Shopify, Shopify Plus, BigCommerce

    The Q&A widget lets visitors to your store ask questions about your products as well as view popular questions and answers that have been asked previously.

    In this article, you'll learn how to use the widget editor to match your brand's tone and voice to create a seamless customer experience.

    Available for:

    Merchants using the new beta Q&A widget. If you’re using the previous version of the widget, see this article

    Before you start

    Before you add the Q&A widget to your store, make sure you’ve set up your Q&A emails and other settings. See Setting up Q&A emails

    Accessing the widget editor

    Use the flow below to access the new widget editor:

    1. In your Yotpo Reviews main menu, go to On-Site Widgets.
    2. Click Q&A 3.0.
    3. Customize the widget according to your needs.
    Please note:

    If you haven't yet added the widget to your store, click on the platform relevant to you to learn how to add it:

    Shopify

    BigCommerce

    Customization options

    Q&A placement

    Define where you want to display Q&A in your store.

    This option is available in the General Settings of your Q&A widget.

    SettingDescription
    Q&A placementChoose whether you want Q&A to display:- In the first tab of your Reviews Widget- In the second tab of your Reviews Widget- In a new, separate widget

    Colors & style

    Define the colors, fonts, and other look and feel settings for your widget.

    These options are available in the General Settings of your Q&A widget.

    SettingDescription
    Primary colorThe color used for the aggregated tab names, “Ask a question” button and shopper status
    TextThe color used for the title, shopper names, avatars, and pagination
    BackgroundThe background color of the Q&A widget on the product page on your website

    Widget header

    Define the headline text and summary text.

    These options are available in the Widget Header settings of your Q&A widget.

    SettingDescription
    Headline textWhen on, displays a header at the top of the Q&A widget
    Default: On
    TextThe text that is displayed at the top of the Q&A widget
    Default: Questions & Answers
    Widget summaryThe text that is displayed under the headline
    Default: {answered_questions_count} answered questions

    Questions

    Define the display settings for your questions and answers.
    These options are available in the Questions settings of your Q&A widget.

    SettingDescription
    AvatarWhen on, displays the customer avatar
    Default: On
    Note: The shopper name is the name provided by the user the first time they ask a question or leave a review. Even if that same user later changes the name associated with their email account, the initial name will continue to be applied to all future interactions.
    Name formatChoose to display either the shopper’s first name and initial, or their initials only
    Default: First name + initial
    DateWhen on, displays the date the review was submitted
    Default: On
    Date formatThe date format
    Default: DD/MM/YY
    Store answer titleThe title displayed above any answers you submit
    Default: Store Owner
    Email customizationWe’ll send email notifications to shoppers on your behalf in the following situations:
    • Notify a shopper that an answer was submitted for a question they asked
    • Notify a customer that somebody asked a question about a product they purchased in the past
    To customize these emails, click Go to Q&A email settings.

    Empty state

    Define what your widget looks like before you’ve started displaying Q&A.

    These options are available in the Empty State settings of your Q&A widget.

    SettingDescription
    Empty StateWhen on, and you haven’t published any Q&A yet, displays text inviting shoppers to ask a question
    Default: On
    Subtitle textThe body text of the empty state
    Button textThe button text of the empty state
    Button colorThe color of the button in the empty state

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