WordPress is the most common platform restaurants run their websites on. The Make a Rezzy reservation widget drops in as a Custom HTML block — no plug-in, no theme edits, no developer. This article covers the modern block editor, the classic editor, and adding the widget to a sidebar or footer.
Before you start, copy the embed snippet for your widget — see Adding the widget to your site if you have not got that far.
Gutenberg (the modern block editor)
- Open the page where you want the widget — typically your home page or a dedicated Book a table page.
- Click the + button to add a new block, search for Custom HTML, and pick it.
- Paste the full embed snippet into the block.
- Click Update (or Publish) at the top of the page.
- Open the page in a fresh tab to see the widget live. The block editor preview will not usually render the widget — viewing the live page is the only reliable check.
The classic editor
- Open the page or post in the classic editor.
- Switch from the Visual tab to the Text tab. This is important — pasting into the Visual tab will escape the angle brackets and the widget will appear as plain text on the page.
- Paste the snippet at the spot where you want the widget.
- Update the page and view it on the live site.
WordPress widgets (sidebars and footers)
To put the booking widget in a sidebar or footer, open Appearance → Widgets, add a Custom HTML widget block to the area you want, paste the snippet, and save. Some themes also call this area Block Areas or Block Widgets.
Where to go next
- Customising the widget — match the widget to your brand.
- Troubleshooting an embedded widget — the widget will not show, looks broken, or loads slowly.
- Adding the widget to your site — where the embed snippet comes from.