May 24, 2024

Simple Testimonials Showcase Plugin

This plugin allows you to create and display testimonials in multiple ways.

Based on fully responsive & flexible jQuery carousel plugin – Slick by Ken Wheeler, help you to manage and display all testimonials, reviews or quotes on slider in multiple ways!

Plugin Features

Grid or Slider Layouts
Translation Ready
Fully Responsive & Compatible with all Major Browsers
Easy to Use
Custom Post Type
Ability to add Author Name, Description, Role and Organization to the Testimonials
Awesome Support

How to Use

For creating a new testimonial, you will simply need to click on the link “Add New”? under Testimonials Showcase from WordPress main menu.
You will be redirected to the new testimonial page where you can add the testimonial details in input fields.
Once the testimonial created, you will be redirected to testimonial listing page where you can view full detail, edit or delete the testimonial.

Installation

Minimum Requirements

WordPress 4.4 or greater
PHP version 5.2.4 or greater
MySQL version 5.0 or greater

Automatic installation

Automatic installation is the easiest option as WordPress handles the file transfers itself and you don’t need to leave your web browser. To do an automatic install of Simple Testimonials Showcase, log in to your WordPress dashboard, navigate to the Plugins menu and click Add New.

In the search field type Simple Testimonials Showcase and click Search Plugins. Once you have found our Testimonials Showcase plugin you can view details about it such as the point release, rating and description. Most importantly of course, you can install it by simply clicking “Install Now”.

Manual installation

The manual installation method involves downloading our Testimonials Showcase plugin and uploading it to your webserver via your favourite FTP application. The WordPress codex contains instructions on how to do this here.

Updating

Automatic updates should work like a charm; as always though, ensure you backup your site just in case.

Screenshots

Add New - Add new testimonial & fill details of it.
Edit Testimonial - User can edit any kind of detail of testimonial.
Testimonials - List of added testimonials for admin site.
Shortcode Builder Icon - Click on the highlighted icon to generate testimonials shortcode.
Shortcode Builder Form - User can add shortcode in page/post after specifying required values in form.
Settings - Users can change color options of Simple Testimonials Showcase on front end.
Layout Quote - User can display testimonials in form of quote layout.
Layout Grid - User can also display testimonials in form of grid layout.

FAQ

How can I create the testimonial slider/showcase?

1.Please create testimonial using your WordPress admin panel in “Testimonials Showcase” > “Add New”.

How can I display the testimonial slider?

There are three ways to add Testimonials:

You can add shortcode into page/post using shortcode generator. You can find shortcode generator in page or post visual tab of editor.
You can copy and paste this shortcode into your post or page: (shortcode with default values) [simple_testimonials total_post=”6″ layout=”grid” fade=”false” slides=”3″].
Paste the following strings into the template source code : (shortcode with default values) <?php echo do_shortcode('[simple_testimonials adaptiveheight="true" arrows="false" dots="true" fade="true" infinite="true" slidestoshow="1" total_post="6" layout="quote"]'); ?>

Note – You can customize attribute’s values according to your need.

I have some problems with the plugin’s work. What Information should I provide to receive proper support?

Please make sure that the problem hasn’t been discussed on our plugin’s support forum yet.
If not, please provide the following data along with your problem’s description:

The link to the page, on which the problem occurs.
The plugin’s name and version.
The version of your WordPress installation.
Copy and paste your error message.

Changelog

1.1.6

Fix – Fixed a security vulnerability.

1.1.5

Fix – Fixed the shortcode generator icon issue in classic editor menu.

1.1.4

Tweak – Added compatibility for WordPress 5.5.

1.1.3

WP 4.9 Compatibility – Resolved the color picker issue in settings.

1.1.2

Fix: Resolved admin notice conflict with other plugins.
Feature: Added “autoplayspeed” parameter for slide speed.
Feature: Added “speed” parameter for slide fade animation.

1.1.1

Note: Implement security
Note: Font Awesome library update to 4.7.0

1.1.0

Feature: Added new slide properties
Feature: Added Background & Text Color options for Quote & Grid Layout
Feature: Included Less files to highly customized the front end for developers.
Tweak: CSS Optimized

1.0.0

Initial release