Testimonial Manager Support Thread

[clydejones]

Yes, having a way to adjust the date would be nice because I too added a bunch of old testimonials to my site and they all have the date that I added them. Then when I found the images I wanted to add to them the date changes to the date I added the image to the testimonials. The date changes whenever you edit the testimonial. It would be great to add a date and have it stay the same. Thank you for a great addition to Zen Cart. Testimonials are more important than most businesses realize. I also read that adding audio and images to your testimonials makes them work even better, so you might want to consider a way that one could add audio files.

Thanks Clyde. We just started using your plugin. Our comments were given on different days but they reflect the same date in our system (which is the date we added them at first, then the dated we corrected them for the missed spelling.)

Here's a quick fix for this.

Just unzip the the attached, copy the sql statement to admin -> tools -> install SQL patches and click send.

Upload the entire admin folder to your server.

Attachment 2028

[Alex Clarke]

Hi Clyde,

Great work with this, just what I was looking for! :)

Just wondering... is it possible to display a link to the customers website (underneath their testimonial)?

[Alex Clarke]

Ok, I figured it out! :)

Here's what to do...

tpl_testimonials_manager_default.php at line 53 add:

<div id="testimonialLink"><?php echo '<a href="' . $page_check->fields[testimonials_url] . '" target="_blank">' . $page_check->fields[testimonials_url] . '</a>';?></div>

tpl_testimonials_manager_all_testimonials_default.php at line 72 add:

<div id="testimonialLink"><?php echo '<a href="' . $testimonials->fields[testimonials_url] . '" target="_blank">' . $testimonials->fields[testimonials_url] . '</a>';?></div>

That's it!

I hope this helps someone else.

[clydejones]

Ok, I figured it out! :)

Here's what to do...

tpl_testimonials_manager_default.php at line 53 add:

<div id="testimonialLink"><?php echo '<a href="' . $page_check->fields[testimonials_url] . '" target="_blank">' . $page_check->fields[testimonials_url] . '</a>';?></div>

tpl_testimonials_manager_all_testimonials_default.php at line 72 add:

<div id="testimonialLink"><?php echo '<a href="' . $testimonials->fields[testimonials_url] . '" target="_blank">' . $testimonials->fields[testimonials_url] . '</a>';?></div>

That's it!

I hope this helps someone else.

Alex,

Sorry I didn't get you an answer on this, I've been up to my hip-boots working on a clients site. Glad you got it working.

I didn't include this feature because I didn't want to have it on a web page without the author's express permission same with the e-mail address.

I'll work on this for a future release.

[Alex Clarke]

No problem Clyde. I hope the clients site is going well! :)

You've got a good point about the 'privacy issues' regarding posting website and/or email addresses.

Once again, thanks for your work on this contribution.

[clydejones]

No problem Clyde. I hope the clients site is going well! :)

You've got a good point about the 'privacy issues' regarding posting website and/or email addresses.

Once again, thanks for your work on this contribution.

Its going fairly well, I've learned a good deal about Zen Cart can and can't do with and without modifications.

[sircuss]

Is it possible to use this to generate random quotes to the right of the main logo in the header area with an image behind the quotes?

[clydejones]

Is it possible to use this to generate random quotes to the right of the main logo in the header area with an image behind the quotes?

Not really, a better choice would be a dedicated random quotes contribution which I don't believe is available.

[rajeev83]

Hello
I have downloaded the testimonial manager from download section but still it is not working, the problem is that there is no layout box appearing for this
The steps that i have done are
uploaded the relevant files to admin folder
uploaded the relelvant files to include folder changed the template name from Your_template to Classic as im using the default one
exceuted the SQL statements from the admin
but still not layout box

Just wondering I am using 1.3.6 so will it work on it

[Alex Clarke]

Have you turn the box on from your admin (tools | layout box controller)?