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Spotlight Reel video testimonial widget

Video testimonials as tall cards that expand when a visitor hovers over them, a small interactive reel built to get a clip played.

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Customize the Spotlight Reel

Customization

Stars, buttons and links
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Colors & size
Rating star icon color
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Type & card shape
How large the whole widget renders
Match my page is usually best. The widget takes on your section color
A different arrangement on phones. Switch the preview to Mobile to see it
Font family used for reviews
Badges & Metadata
Show ratingStar rating icons
Heading & buttons
Show a headingHeader title above widget
Show the overall scoreAn aggregate rating above the reviews
Show a tab per platformOne tab for each review source
Show a call-to-action buttonCall-to-action button
Show a Write a review buttonSends visitors to your review form
Show "Powered by"Footer brand watermark
SAMPLE REVIEWS

LIVE PREVIEW: Spotlight Reel

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“We put the review wall under our pricing table and prospects quote the reviews back to us on calls.”

Jamie Whitfield
Jamie Whitfield
Founder & CEO @ Northbeam Studio
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Spotlight Reel

Try this widget on your website

Copy the code below and paste it into your website.

<div data-storyproof-demo data-layout="spotlight"></div>
<script async type="text/javascript" src="https://storyproof.io/widget.js"></script>
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What is the Spotlight Reel widget?

In StoryProof, the Spotlight Reel shows your video testimonials as a short row of cards, and the card under the cursor expands to take the spotlight. It is video only, and it is designed to turn a section break into a moment of motion that ends with someone pressing play.

Because it has its own designed treatment, its settings are short: you choose whether star ratings show, plus the heading, colours, size and background every layout shares. Its background is transparent by default, so the reel sits directly on your section.

The preview on this page is a simplified stand-in that rotates one review with a queue beside it. The widget you embed draws your own video reviews as expanding cards.

Where the Spotlight Reel works best

  • A section break on a landing page, where you want movement without a whole video section.
  • Just above a demo or sign-up button, when a customer saying it on camera is more convincing than your own copy.
  • Coaching, course and service pages, where buyers want to see and hear the person before they believe the result.

When to choose a different layout

  • Choose the Video Carousel when you have more clips and want visitors to slide through them.
  • Choose the Featured Review when your best reviews are written rather than recorded.

What the Spotlight Reel can show

Video reviews shown by their poster frames and, if you switch it on, star ratings. Author and card settings are deliberately not offered, because the cards have their own design.

Setting it up

  1. 1Use your few strongest clips. A reel is for standout videos, not your whole library; the Video Gallery is the place for that.
  2. 2Leave the background transparent unless the reel needs a panel of its own to stand out from the section.
  3. 3It sits inline only and is not delivered as a pop-up.

Spotlight Reel questions

Can the Spotlight Reel show written reviews?

No. It is a video-only layout. For a written review given the stage, use Featured Review or Quote Spotlight.

How is it different from the Video Carousel?

The carousel is a sliding track that moves with arrows, dots or autoplay. The reel keeps its cards in place and expands whichever one the visitor hovers.

Why does it have so few settings?

Settings that would change nothing on its designed cards are hidden rather than offered. Ratings, the heading band, colours, size and background still apply.

Related layouts

Further reading: Review widgets: what they are and how to choose one · Compare every layout

1-Line Embed Integration

Embed on Any Platform With One Snippet

No developer skills needed. Copy your widget's two-line snippet, paste it into your site builder, and your testimonials appear wherever you put it.

Works With Every Website Builder:

FramerWebflowWordPressShopifyNext.js / ReactHTML / Tailwind
embed-widget.html
<div data-storyproof-widget="YOUR_WIDGET_ID"></div>
<script src="https://app.storyproof.io/embed.js" async></script>
Loads asynchronouslyEdits apply without re-pasting
Previous layoutFeatured ReviewOne hero review, the rest listed beside itNext layoutFull-width SliderOne review at a time, edge to edge

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