How to Add Game Reviews in WordPress (Step by Step)

If you review games on your website, you probably want to add boxes in your article summarizing your review. 

These are very common on review sites and can help you engage your website readers and have many SEO benefits so that you can rank better. 

In this guide, I’ll show you how to add game reviews in WordPress step-by-step without using any custom code. The method is so easy that you can do it in literally a couple of minutes. 

Let’s get started. 

How to Add Game Reviews in WordPress 

To add game reviews in WordPress, we’ll be using the Ultimate Blocks WordPress plugin which is a free Gutenberg blocks plugin. 

Here are the step-by-step instructions on how to add game reviews in WordPress using Ultimate Blocks. 

Step 1. Install Ultimate Blocks WordPress Plugin 

From your WordPress Dashboard, go to Plugins > Add New and then search for the ‘Ultimate Blocks’ plugin. Install and activate the first plugin as shown in the image below. 

Step 2. Insert Review Block 

Open the post/page where you want to add the game review and then click on the (+) icon to insert a new block. Search for the ‘Review’ block and insert it into your post. 

Step 3. Insert Game Review Information into the Block

After inserting the block, add your game review information such as the game’s title, author name, summary, features, and more. You can also give each feature a star rating with this block. 

Here’s an example of a game review using the Review block in Ultimate Blocks. 

Step 4. Set Game Schema 

After adding all the information to the review block, you’ll have to change the schema of the review box. This is a crucial step as it tells search engines what type of Review is published on the page. 

To do this, select the review block and click on the Block tab in the right sidebar. This opens the review block’s settings. Now, click on the Review schema tab which opens the schema settings for the block. 

Change the ‘Item Type’ to Game and add other information such as review publisher, review publication date, and more. 

Step 5. Customize The Review Block (Optional) 

Once you’re done with all the above steps, you can go ahead and customize the review block according to your liking. 

This is optional but can help you make the review block look more appealing and on-brand to your website. 

In the review block settings, you’ll find a lot of customization options starting with the rating type. You can set this to either percentage or star. 

You also have the option to enable or disable the CTA button. If you’re using an affiliate link to redirect users to the game’s download page, this can be very useful. 

The review block also has an option to display pros and cons which can be very useful as well. 

Lastly, you can switch to the Style tab of the block and customize the colors and dimensions of the review block. 

Conclusion 

So, this is how to add game reviews in WordPress using the Ultimate Blocks plugin. The whole process is very simple and quick. 

Adding a game review box at the end of your game reviews can help you improve your engagement and also get an additional boost in your rankings. Just make sure to set the schema type to Game while adding the review box. 

If you have any questions about this tutorial or need help with using the Ultimate Blocks plugin, feel free to drop your questions in the comments below.