Testimonial Manager Support Thread (for ZC v1.5.x)

Can we get this with Captcha? I added this to a new website, and almost immediately started getting SPAM submissions. We really like having the Testimonials, but right now, find ourselves having to remove upwards of 20 a day from spamming.

paperthreads:

Can we get this with Captcha? I added this to a new website, and almost immediately started getting SPAM submissions. We really like having the Testimonials, but right now, find ourselves having to remove upwards of 20 a day from spamming.

You can always install a CAPTCHA module if you want one, and configure this module to use it.. But this module will not be updated to include it if that's what you are asking.. If anything it will be updated (when someone has time) to use the same CSS anti-spam method built into Zen Cart v1.5.1.

paperthreads:

Can we get this with Captcha? I added this to a new website, and almost immediately started getting SPAM submissions. We really like having the Testimonials, but right now, find ourselves having to remove upwards of 20 a day from spamming.

I have a Captcha installed on the Testimonial Manager Add page.

One of these module has to be installed before it will work.

CAPTCHA using TTF, GD and GUEST REVIEWS
or
[CAPTCHA using TTF & GD & Telephone Not Required on

](http://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=631)

What I had done is add a CAPTCHA module to the new customer creation page. Then I turned my Testimonial Manager to only allow testimonials from logged in customers. Therefore, if you're logging in to create a testimonial, then you already would have passed the CAPTCHA test when you created your account.

That seems to work and I've gotten no spam (and also not annoyed people with too many CAPTCHA boxes on my website).

Jeff_Mash:

What I had done is add a CAPTCHA module to the new customer creation page. Then I turned my Testimonial Manager to only allow testimonials from logged in customers. Therefore, if you're logging in to create a testimonial, then you already would have passed the CAPTCHA test when you created your account.

That seems to work and I've gotten no spam (and also not annoyed people with too many CAPTCHA boxes on my website).

This is how I handled it in the past.. No need to add Catpcha to a form that only registered users could access..

I am having an issue with the quote marks that are added to the testimonial. The block with the quote is not large enough for the entire quote mark image to be displayed. If the testimonial is just one line, I have just a very small portion of the image showing. I am sure that it worked when I initially installed it, but any ideas where to look for what broke it.
Url is www.ironeagletactical/store/

Thanks for a great plugin
Dan

joeminer81:

I am having an issue with the quote marks that are added to the testimonial. The block with the quote is not large enough for the entire quote mark image to be displayed. If the testimonial is just one line, I have just a very small portion of the image showing. I am sure that it worked when I initially installed it, but any ideas where to look for what broke it.
Url is www.ironeagletactical/store/

Thanks for a great plugin
Dan

You would need to adjust the CSS that comes with this module.. BTW, the link to your store doesn't work..

Additional info on the quote mark issue, it only happens on the the View All Testimonials page. If you view the testimonials one at a time, it works correctly.
What would be required to remove the large quotes entirely?

Dan

Corrected link: https://www.ironeagletactical.com/store

Ok, I have it working for right now. This is how I corrected it-
In file tpl_display_all_testimonials_default.php
Line 49 <div class="testimonial">

I changed Line 49 to <div> to match the line 26 in the working file tpl_testimonials_manager_default.php

So, yes it was a CSS issue in .testimonial.

joeminer81:

Ok, I have it working for right now. This is how I corrected it-
In file tpl_display_all_testimonials_default.php
Line 49 <div class="testimonial">

I changed Line 49 to <div> to match the line 26 in the working file tpl_testimonials_manager_default.php

So, yes it was a CSS issue in .testimonial.
Or you could have updated the .testimonial class in the stylesheet, but glad you got it worked out..

I have a 1.5 Zen Cart site: Horse-Logos http://horse-logos.com/ . It had Testimonial Manager on it (not the latest version). I put in a new Zen Cart Template: http://www.picaflor-azul.com/free-demos/index.php?main_page=index&template_switch_id=yorkshire_clean. I then noticed that the testimonials were gone. So I tried to fix that by updating my Testimonial Manager to the latest version. My site turned to just blank pages (Firefox Browser). So then I uninstalled the Testimonial Manager but my site remained just blank pages. So then I downloaded Testimonial Manager again (just in case the first downloaded zip file was missed up). I tried installing Testimonial Manager again. I got these messages on the admin side:

Success Testimonials Manager v1.5.4 install completed!
Success Successfully Updated settings for box: testimonials_manager.php

But my site is still just blank pages. So, how much would it costs for someone to figure out what went wrong?

When I try checking my site with the Chrome browser I get this message:

Server error
The website encountered an error while retrieving http://horse-logos.com/. It may be down for maintenance or configured incorrectly.
Here are some suggestions:
Reload this webpage later.
HTTP Error 500 (Internal Server Error): An unexpected condition was encountered while the server was attempting to fulfill the request.

So you can access the ADMIN, but not the Shopping Site?

jonisolis:

I have a 1.5 Zen Cart site: Horse-Logos http://horse-logos.com/ . It had Testimonial Manager on it (not the latest version). I put in a new Zen Cart Template: http://www.picaflor-azul.com/free-demos/index.php?main_page=index&template_switch_id=yorkshire_clean. I then noticed that the testimonials were gone. So I tried to fix that by updating my Testimonial Manager to the latest version. My site turned to just blank pages (Firefox Browser). So then I uninstalled the Testimonial Manager but my site remained just blank pages. So then I downloaded Testimonial Manager again (just in case the first downloaded zip file was missed up). I tried installing Testimonial Manager again. I got these messages on the admin side:

Success Testimonials Manager v1.5.4 install completed!
Success Successfully Updated settings for box: testimonials_manager.php

But my site is still just blank pages. So, how much would it costs for someone to figure out what went wrong?

When I try checking my site with the Chrome browser I get this message:

Server error
The website encountered an error while retrieving http://horse-logos.com/. It may be down for maintenance or configured incorrectly.
Here are some suggestions:
Reload this webpage later.
HTTP Error 500 (Internal Server Error): An unexpected condition was encountered while the server was attempting to fulfill the request.

Blank pages = an error log.. What do the error logs say??

Has the META Error been corrected?

Installed the Plug-in and all works great except after doing the Meta changes detailed in the instructions the page title displays
META_TAG_TITLE_PAGE_TEXT

Other than that its a great mod :smile:

Blank pages = an error log.. What do the error logs say??

OK, how do I read the error log?

Yes, when my site was blank I was still able to log in and view the ADMIN of the site.

jonisolis:

Blank pages = an error log.. What do the error logs say??

OK, how do I read the error log?

You should see a folder called "logs" in the main root directory of your store. In there will be a bunch of files which ZenCart creates. Just look for the most recent file in there after you get a blank page. Open it with a text editor and it should tell you what problem occurred.

Testimonial Manager is pretty-much working like a dream. Things are posting, alerting, emailing (mostly), a glorious day to be alive.

However, when I approve the Testimonial, the e-mail notifying the author is not streaming out. Otherwise, it's performing flawlessly. I don't see anything in the configuration settings or anywhere else that would be impeding this. Perhaps, I am misreading what is being sent out at submission and I must manually e-mail the author but ....

Any ideas??

Hi

I have just installed this and on the whole it works well...but after I have viewed the testimonials, the 'read more' and testimonial titles on the sidebox change colour to the same as the background so they become invisible.

https://www.e-football.com.au/testimonials_manager.html?testimonials_id=3

Any ideas?

Thanks