Strikingly installation
Strikingly Testimonials With an HTML Section
A Strikingly site is a stack of sections, and third-party code lives in one of them: the HTML app, found under App Store & HTML when you add a new section. Paste the StoryProof div and script together into that app, publish, and the widget becomes one more band on your page. Strikingly ties custom code to its paid plans, so check yours first.
- Both lines for one HTML app
- Footer custom code when several sections share it
- Plan check before you start
Code for Strikingly
Paste into the HTML app
Enter your widget id. For a single widget, paste both lines into one HTML app. If you add widgets to several sections, the script can move to the footer custom code box instead.
Part 1 · One widget: both lines in the HTML app
Add New Section › App Store & HTML › HTML
<div data-storyproof-widget="YOUR_WIDGET_ID"></div>
<script src="https://app.storyproof.io/embed.js" async></script>Part 2 · Several widgets: div only in each HTML app
Each App Store & HTML section › HTML
<div data-storyproof-widget="YOUR_WIDGET_ID"></div>Part 3 · …and the script once in the footer
Settings › Advanced › Custom Code › footer
<script src="https://app.storyproof.io/embed.js" async></script>Save the HTML app, publish the site and open the live address. Strikingly warns that one missing character can stop custom code working, so paste the copied lines rather than retyping them.
Your widget id is used only to fill in the code on screen. Nothing is stored.
The problem, solved
Strikingly site owners ask, StoryProof answers
- Problem 1
Strikingly has no testimonial source
Typing quotes into a text section means copying them in by hand and never knowing which were cleared for use.
How StoryProof solves it
Testimonials arrive in StoryProof, stay private until you approve them, and only the ones you pick show in each widget.
- Problem 2
Not sure what to paste where
The HTML app shows an empty code window and no hint about scripts versus markup.
How StoryProof solves it
The StoryProof embed is only a div carrying your widget id and one async script, and both can go into that window together.
- Problem 3
A full-width band looks too heavy
Strikingly sections stretch across the page, and a tall wall of cards can swamp a short site.
How StoryProof solves it
Choose a compact layout such as a carousel or a badge for the band, from the widget layouts StoryProof offers.
- Problem 4
Three sections, three copies of the script
Pasting the full snippet into every HTML app loads the same file repeatedly.
How StoryProof solves it
Load embed.js once from the footer custom code and it fills every StoryProof div on the page.
- Problem 5
Customers meet me offline
A market stall or studio visit ends before anyone thinks to ask for a review.
How StoryProof solves it
Print the collection link as a QR code or hand it over directly, and the replies land in StoryProof for approval.
In StoryProof
Add it to your Strikingly site
Step 1 of 4
Pick a layout that suits a section band
Decide the layout and choose which approved testimonials appear, then copy the embed code.
Step 2 of 4
Add an App Store & HTML section
In the editor, click Add New Section, scroll to App Store & HTML and add it where the proof should sit in your page order.
Step 3 of 4
Open the HTML app and paste
Click into the new section, choose the HTML app and paste both StoryProof lines. Save.
Step 4 of 4
Publish and view the live site
Publish, then load the site address in a private window and scroll to the new section on desktop and on a phone.
A Strikingly page before and after
Before
- A text section with two quotes pasted from emails
- No record of who agreed to be quoted
- The same quotes since launch
After
- An App Store & HTML section holding a compact widget
- Only approved testimonials shown
- New stories collected through a link or QR code
Before you start
Strikingly limits
Paid plans only
Strikingly describes the HTML section as a Pro feature and footer custom code as Pro and VIP. On a free site, link to your Wall of Love instead.
One stray character breaks it
Strikingly’s HTML Embed help warns that a missing or misplaced character stops custom code working. Paste copied lines rather than typing them.
No Strikingly app from StoryProof
StoryProof is not in Strikingly’s App Store. It goes in through the HTML app as pasted code.
Badge until upgrade
Widgets carry a small "Powered by StoryProof" badge until Pro.
From Strikingly docs, not a test site
Menu names come from Strikingly’s help pages as shown in search results on 2026-11-13, not a full read. Nobody has run the steps on a live Strikingly site for this guide.
FAQ
Questions people ask
Short answers to what usually comes up next.
Where is the HTML option in Strikingly?
Click Add New Section and look under App Store & HTML. The HTML app inside that section takes custom code.
Do I need both lines in every HTML section?
No. One script per page is enough. Put it in one HTML app or in the footer custom code, and use only the div elsewhere.
Can I use this on the free Strikingly plan?
Strikingly limits custom code to paid plans. A plain link to your Wall of Love works on any plan.
How do I get new testimonials into the section?
Send your collection link, approve what comes in, and add the stories you want to the widget.
Still have a question? Ask the StoryProof team or book a demo.
Give your Strikingly site a real proof band
Collect testimonials with one link and drop the widget into an HTML section.
Sources
- HTML Embed, Strikingly Support. Checked 2026-11-13.
- Add Custom Code (HTML, CSS, and JavaScript), Strikingly Support. Checked 2026-11-13.
Last updated 2026-11-13.