# Choose a widget type

Compare the widget types, the styles each one offers and the plans that include them, and learn how to change a widget's type later.

A widget's type sets its basic shape on your page: a carousel, a grid, a rating badge, a popup and more. Each type then comes in a choice of styles. Pick the type that fits the space on your page first, then the look.

## The widget types

| Type               | Good for                                                                                      | Styles include                                                                        |
| ------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Carousel**       | Sliding testimonials with arrows and dots: a lot of proof in a little space.                  | **Classic**, **Coverflow**, **Cards Stack**, **Before → After**                       |
| **Masonry Grid**   | A staggered grid of testimonial cards, like a wall.                                           | **Classic Grid**, **Results Board**, **Proof Bento**                                  |
| **Badge**          | A compact star rating to place beside a call to action, a pricing table or a checkout button. | **Rating Badge**, **Compact Badge**, **Floating Proof Tab**, **Review Summary Panel** |
| **Slider**         | One full-width testimonial at a time, for hero sections.                                      | **Spotlight**, **Typewriter**, **Cinematic**, **Scroll Story**                        |
| **Avatars**        | Customer faces first: the real people behind your reviews.                                    | **Stack**, **Grid**, **Orbit**, **Logo Wall**                                         |
| **List**           | A vertical list of testimonials, from social-style feeds to ranked lists.                     | **Social Feed**, **Magazine**, **Numbered**, **Objections**                           |
| **Video**          | Video testimonials only.                                                                      | **Stories**, **Theater**, **Wall**, **Playlist**                                      |
| **Floating Proof** | Popups and announcement bars that float over your pages.                                      | **Proof Toast**, **Proof Bar**                                                        |

1. **Open the type picker**

   In your project, open **Widgets** under **Share** in the sidebar and click **Create Widget**. The **Choose Widget Type** dialog lists every type with a short description.

   ![The Choose Widget Type dialog, listing the widget types](https://assets.retestimonial.com/app-statics/help/shots/widgets-type-picker.f39fd147.webp)

2. **Pick a type and a style**

   Click a type. Then click one of the styles shown, or **Start from Scratch** to begin with the default settings.

3. **Name the widget**

   Enter a **Widget Name**; visitors never see it. Click **Create Widget** and the widget builder opens.

## Styles

You can switch a widget to any style of its type at any time. In the builder, open the **Layout** tab and use the type's style picker, such as **Carousel Style**, **Badge Style** or **Avatar Style**. Click a style to see it in the preview. You can preview every style; your plan's limits still apply when you publish.

## Plans and limits

**Carousel**, **Masonry Grid**, **Badge** and **Video** are available on every plan. **Slider**, **Avatars**, **List** and **Floating Proof** are available on Pro, Premium and Business. The type picker shows every type; if your plan doesn't include the one you choose, a message says so when you click **Create Widget**, and no widget is created.

The number of widgets per project depends on your plan: 2 on Free, 10 on Pro, 20 on Premium and unlimited on Business. Archived widgets count too. The line under **Create Widget** at the top of the page shows your usage. At the limit, you can't create or duplicate a widget. Deleting a widget frees a slot, but it also stops the widget working on any site where it's embedded. Unpublishing or archiving one doesn't free a slot: see [What is the difference between unpublishing, archiving and deleting a widget?](/help/display/widget-questions#what-is-the-difference-between-unpublishing-archiving-and-deleting-a-widget).

If a widget that isn't published yet uses a type your plan doesn't include, the builder shows a banner and the widget can't be published. This can happen when you designed it in the free widget builder before signing up: see [Keep the widget you built before signing up](/help/display/keep-a-widget-you-built-before-signing-up). Upgrade, or click **Switch to a free layout**: the button names the style it moves the widget to, on a type your plan includes (a **Slider** becomes a **Carousel**, for example). Your colours, fonts and card options stay, and the layout settings reset to that style's defaults.

## Change a widget's type

Open the widget in the builder, go to the **Layout** tab and click another type under **Widget Type**. On a smaller screen, tap **Change** next to the current type first. The builder lists **Masonry Grid** as **Masonry**.

The widget keeps its testimonials, and the builder saves the change automatically. If the widget is published, your site shows the new type too. You can only switch to a type your plan includes.

> **Warning:** Switching a widget that's already on your site to one that floats over the page (the **Floating Proof** type, the Badge's **Floating Proof Tab** style or the Video's **Floating CTA** style) changes its embed code. Copy the code again and replace the old one. Otherwise the widget may not appear until a visitor scrolls to where the code sits.

> **Note:** Only the workspace owner and project Admins can create widgets or change their type.

## Next steps

- [Customize a widget](/help/display/customize-a-widget)
- [Embed a widget on any website](/help/display/embed-a-widget-on-any-website)
- [Approve, reject and archive testimonials](/help/manage/approve-reject-and-archive)