Understanding and using global settings for show reviews
This article explains how to use the global settings feature for your show review widgets. Global settings allow you to define consistent styling options across all your review widgets, saving you time and ensuring a unified and professional look for your storefront.
What are global settings in show reviews?
How to use global settings and how it works?
Global settings are centralized options that let you configure various design aspects for all your show review widgets simultaneously. Instead of customizing each widget individually, you can set default preferences for the following categories:
Branding Style: Controls fundamental visual elements:
Primary/Secondary text color
Corner radius style (straight, rounded, etc.)
Border options (style, width, color)
Date format (e.g., Feb 14, 2023)
Font family
Star Rating: Customizes star appearance:
Icon (e.g., default star)
Icon spacing
Filled/empty star color
Border (show, color, size)
Show rating details (e.g., 4.5)
Shorten review count (e.g., 1.2k)
Call-to-Action (CTA): Configures button appearance:
Primary button background/text color.
Secondary link text color.
Reviewer Display: Controls reviewer information:
Show country flag (if available)
Customer name display (Auto, full, initials)
Customer name format
Date format
By configuring these settings globally, any changes you make within these categories will automatically apply to all your existing and future show review widgets. This ensures a consistent and professional look across your storefront with minimal effort.
Here are the steps to access and utilize the global settings for your show reviews:
Steps:
Navigate to "Show reviews" in your dashboard. Look for a section or menu item labeled Show reviews within your platform's dashboard.
Access the global settings. Within the Show reviews section, find an option to access the global settings. This might be labeled Global Settings, Default Settings, or something similar. Click on Customize within the global settings section to begin.
Select the widget type to preview. On the left side of the customization interface, you will likely see a list of different widget types you might be using (e.g., review box, carousel, star rating widget). Select the specific widget type you want to preview.
Adjust the global settings. Once you've selected a widget type, the customization options for the global settings will appear. As you modify these settings (e.g., change the star color, adjust the date format), you will see a live preview of how these changes will affect the selected widget type on the right side of the screen.
Example 1 (Review Box/Carousel): If you change the corner radius style in the global settings, you will immediately see the impact of this change on the preview of your Review Box or Media Carousel widget.
Example 2 (Rating Icon): If you adjust the appearance of the rating icon (e.g., change its color or shape), you can instantly see how it will look in the preview of the Star Rating widget or Review Box. You can see a one-star rating shape is applied to all widgets.
Important note: Remember that any global settings you adjust here will be applied universally across all your show review widgets. Once you have completed your customizations, click the "Save" button to save your changes. This will ensure a consistent and visually appealing storefront by applying these settings to all your review widgets.
That's how global settings work to streamline the design and management of your show review widgets!
If you need more help, please feel free to contact us via live chat or email us at support@kudosi.ai
Related articles:
Discovering all Kudosi review widgets
Customizing and displaying Review Box
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What are global settings in show reviews?
How to use global settings and how it works?
What are global settings in show reviews?
Global settings are centralized options that let you configure various design aspects for all your show review widgets simultaneously. Instead of customizing each widget individually, you can set default preferences for the following categories:
Branding Style: Controls fundamental visual elements:
Primary/Secondary text color
Corner radius style (straight, rounded, etc.)
Border options (style, width, color)
Date format (e.g., Feb 14, 2023)
Font family
Star Rating: Customizes star appearance:
Icon (e.g., default star)
Icon spacing
Filled/empty star color
Border (show, color, size)
Show rating details (e.g., 4.5)
Shorten review count (e.g., 1.2k)
Call-to-Action (CTA): Configures button appearance:
Primary button background/text color.
Secondary link text color.
Reviewer Display: Controls reviewer information:
Show country flag (if available)
Customer name display (Auto, full, initials)
Customer name format
Date format
By configuring these settings globally, any changes you make within these categories will automatically apply to all your existing and future show review widgets. This ensures a consistent and professional look across your storefront with minimal effort.
How to use global settings and how it works?
Here are the steps to access and utilize the global settings for your show reviews:
Steps:
Navigate to "Show reviews" in your dashboard. Look for a section or menu item labeled Show reviews within your platform's dashboard.
Access the global settings. Within the Show reviews section, find an option to access the global settings. This might be labeled Global Settings, Default Settings, or something similar. Click on Customize within the global settings section to begin.
Select the widget type to preview. On the left side of the customization interface, you will likely see a list of different widget types you might be using (e.g., review box, carousel, star rating widget). Select the specific widget type you want to preview.
Adjust the global settings. Once you've selected a widget type, the customization options for the global settings will appear. As you modify these settings (e.g., change the star color, adjust the date format), you will see a live preview of how these changes will affect the selected widget type on the right side of the screen.
Example 1 (Review Box/Carousel): If you change the corner radius style in the global settings, you will immediately see the impact of this change on the preview of your Review Box or Media Carousel widget.
Example 2 (Rating Icon): If you adjust the appearance of the rating icon (e.g., change its color or shape), you can instantly see how it will look in the preview of the Star Rating widget or Review Box. You can see a one-star rating shape is applied to all widgets.
Important note: Remember that any global settings you adjust here will be applied universally across all your show review widgets. Once you have completed your customizations, click the "Save" button to save your changes. This will ensure a consistent and visually appealing storefront by applying these settings to all your review widgets.
That's how global settings work to streamline the design and management of your show review widgets!
If you need more help, please feel free to contact us via live chat or email us at support@kudosi.ai
Related articles:
Discovering all Kudosi review widgets
Customizing and displaying Review Box
Updated on: 16/04/2025
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