- Requires an active Will's Toolkit membership
- No star ratings, source icons or slider controls
- Custom CSS needs a Squarespace Business plan or higher
- May need a small tweak after Squarespace markup changes
Overview
Simple List Testimonial Style is a code snippet from Will's Toolkit, the membership library run by Squarespace developer Will Myers, rather than a standalone plugin; an active Toolkit subscription is required to open it. It takes a native Squarespace list section in its simple (grid) layout and restyles each item as a clean testimonial card: the quote at the top, a thin divider line, then the person's name on the left and a small circular photo on the right, with a light shadow around the card. In the Toolkit preview it sits under a plain "A few kind words" heading in a three-column grid.
What it includes
One CSS snippet with copy buttons, tagged in the catalogue under Testimonials and List Section, last updated in April 2025 according to the listing. Because it styles Squarespace's own list items, testimonials are added and edited in the normal list section panel, with the description field for the quote, the title for the name and the image for the photo. The Toolkit membership itself also includes the full Code Catalog, the browser extension, the Robo-Will AI assistant, a Slack community and a discount on Will's standalone plugins.
Who it suits
Designers who want a tidy, repeatable testimonial grid for service and consultancy sites without building it from scratch each time, and site owners who are comfortable pasting CSS and prefer a calm, card-based look to a rotating carousel.
Trade-offs
It is deliberately simple: no stars, no source icons, no slider controls. If you want those, a hosted reviews widget is a better fit. You are buying a membership rather than a single snippet, so the value depends on using more of the library. Custom CSS needs a Squarespace Core plan or higher (Business or Commerce on older plans), and styling that targets Squarespace's list section markup can need a small adjustment when Squarespace changes it.
How it installs
Add a list section, choose the simple layout, add your testimonials as list items, then copy the snippet from the Toolkit into Design, Custom CSS. Follow the notes to scope it to the section you want and to set the card background, shadow and divider colour.
Related guide: How to use custom CSS in Squarespace and Best Squarespace plugins in 2026.
- Turns a simple list section into a clean testimonial card grid
- Keeps testimonial content in Squarespace's native list section
- Adds a divider, avatar and card shadow with CSS only
Full specifications
Specifications
Keeps testimonial content in squarespace's native list section
Adds a divider, avatar and card shadow with css only
Quote, divider line, name and round photo on each card
Soft shadow and rounded corners in a responsive grid
Testimonials stay editable as ordinary list items
Part of the will's toolkit code catalog
Designers wanting a repeatable static testimonial grid
Site owners who prefer cards to a carousel
Toolkit members already using the code catalog
No star ratings, source icons or slider controls
Custom css needs a squarespace business plan or higher
May need a small tweak after squarespace markup changes
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