Choose useful context
A role, organization or service type can help readers understand why a story is relevant. More detail is not automatically more credible. A private email address, phone number or exact appointment information usually serves a different purpose from public attribution. Decide what belongs on the page and keep the collection record separate from the public display.
Check names and affiliations
Confirm spelling, the requested public name and whether an organization is actually part of the endorsement. A person describing their own experience does not necessarily speak for their employer. Do not add a company logo or authoritative-looking title merely to strengthen a quotation. This guide offers an editorial check, not a license to use anyone’s identity or brand.
Keep time visible when it matters
Roles, locations and products change. A historical account can be accurate without representing today’s relationship. Where relevant, identify the period or review the item when the underlying facts change. Do not silently update an old testimonial to suggest a current customer relationship that has not been established.
Test the public rendering
Boast documents configurable display fields. Inspect the actual output after choosing them, including initials, company and job title. A field hidden in one widget might still appear on a direct page or downloaded image. Use fictional data for the first check and compare every intended surface. Publish only the approved attribution, with a way for the responsible team member to handle a correction later.
An original decision example
Illustrative attribution: a contributor approves a first name and service category but not an employer name. Keep the employer field internal or omit it according to the actual agreement. Do not use a company logo to compensate for the shorter public identity; the visual implication can exceed what the contributor authorized.
Sources used for this page
These records support the facts and comparisons above. Merchant-controlled records are labelled so you can separate product claims from independent evidence.
- Boast form-field descriptions — Merchant documentation · boast.io · Merchant-controlled · checked 2026-09-24
- Boast widget fields and filters — Merchant documentation · support.boast.io · Merchant-controlled · checked 2026-09-24