wpCJ Testimonials

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Overview

This freeware plugin help you manage a list of testimonials that you can place anywhere in your blog using shortcodes, php calls or widgets.

Optionally, you can specify what “product” a given testimonial is refering to so basically you can use this plugin to present testimonials about differente products or services.

Installation and Setup:

The easiest way to install it is using the WordPress buil-in installation feature. Look for wpCJ Testimonials, click on Install and then Activate.

If you prefer to use the old fashion way then download the plugin zip file, uncompress it anywhere in your hard disk and then upload it to your plugin directory.

Visit the Plugins module of you WordPress installation, locate wpCJ Testimonials in the plugin list and click on “Activate”.

Once you have activate it, a new option is added to your WordPress Settings  Module named wpCJ Testimonials.

There you have three options to set:

• Template: This setting is used to specify the “layout” of a testimonial. You can use a pure HTML template or, much better, a CSS powered template. It’s up to you, just be sure to include the pseudo-tags that the plugin provides ([CLIENT] [COMPANY] [LCOMPANY] [WEBSITE] and [TESTIMONIAL]).
• Link Attribute: You can specify if the links that the plugin create based on the website of the clients, will have the attribute rel=”nofollow” or not.
• Zap Me!: It just tell the plugin that you want to completelly uninstall the plugin so the next time it gets deleted, it delete any trace of the plugin from your WordPress installation.

Usage

Once you have set the configuration settings of the plugin, it will allow you to introduce the testimonials.

Handling Testimonials

The Manage Testimonials page have two section: An upper section where you add or edit testimonials and a lower section showing the current list of testimonials.

There are two mandatory fields for any testimonial: Client and Testimonial.

Optionally you can especify the client’s company and the client’s website.

There is a fifth field named “Product”. This field is useful if you want to store different testimonials for different products or services. All you have to do is especify a unique “product key” for every object you want to store testimonials to. Or leave it blank if they are not useful to you.

If you need to edit a testimonial, click on the Client Name in the Testimonial List and then proceed to edit it. Click on Save Changes when you are done and that’s it.

Showing Testimonials

wpCJ Testimonials allows you show your testimonials in every possible way alloed by WordPress:

• Shortcodes: If you need to add a list of testimonials to any post or page, use the shortcode [wpcjt]. It has two optional parameters: limit and product. Limit define the number of testimonials to be show (default 1) and Product defines the criteria to use when the plugin choose the testimonials to show.
  I.e.- [wpcjt limit="3" product="wpCJ"]
• Widgets: If you need to show a testimonial box in any of your sidebars, just add a wpCJ Testimonials widget to it. This widget needs three parameters: Title, Number of Testimonials and Product. They are pretty self-explanatories… or not?
• PHP Calls: Just in case you need to add testimonials to your themes, we have provided an option to do so. Just add the following code to your theme:
  <?php if ( function_exists(‘wpcjt’) ) wpcjt($limit,$product); ?>

Uninstallation:

Nothing strange here. Just be sure to click on the Zap Me! field in the Setting page of the plugin when you need to delete all trace of the plugin from your current installation.

Download:

The plugin is hosted in WordPress.org so go for it!

By the way… Have you tried wpCJ?

Support:

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Version History:

Version 1.0 (July 31th, 2009): First public release.