Testimonial Manager Support Thread

paul3648:

Thank you Clyde - that works great!

Glad to help!

Ok. For awhile I couldn't get images to load - fixed that by adding the testimonials folder to the /images folder. whew!

However; the author's url is not "clickable". Is that the link you are working on.

PS Have I mentioned how awesome this mod is???? :hug:

addendum to last post by me! Images are linked to author's url. DOY! What more could I ask????

Forgive me???? :wacko:

charmedbytina2:

addendum to last post by me! Images are linked to author's url. DOY! What more could I ask????

Forgive me???? :wacko:

Just a note on images.

if someone does a testimonial for one of your products, you can use your own product image and in the author's URL field you can add a link to your product info page (yoursite.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=??_??&products_id=?)

clydejones:

The way the code is now written it will show the full size image and the sidebox will show a thumnail image.

I'm revising the code for both tpl_testimonials_manager_default.php and tpl_testimonials_manager_all_testimonials_default.php so that an image will be displayed as a thumnail.

I'm also revising the code to take care of the "link" problem you described.

Clyde;
Any progress on this yet?

Cheers!

Einstin:

Clyde;
Any progress on this yet?

Cheers!

You can check things out here

clydejones:

You can check things out here

Clyde;
I like where this is headed. Looks good. Personally for me I would like to see a couple things from this. Call it my wish list. Not sure how popular it would be with others but I know that for what I am looking for this is what I would want.

1. The ability to insert the product name and it display either bolded and/or h2/h3 and that be the text link to the product instead of the image.

2. The user have the ability to submit their image and that image contain the tag necessary for those of us that use the lightbox effect.

3. When the user submits an image then either gd or imagemagick automatically resize/resample any images submitted larger than desired or set in admin configuration as limits.

4. Adjustable settings in admin for image position of either left/center/right.

I know all this would involve quite a bit of code. After all, I did say it was a wish list!

Cheers!

Einstin:

Clyde;
I like where this is headed. Looks good. Personally for me I would like to see a couple things from this. Call it my wish list. Not sure how popular it would be with others but I know that for what I am looking for this is what I would want.

1. The ability to insert the product name and it display either bolded and/or h2/h3 and that be the text link to the product instead of the image.

2. The user have the ability to submit their image and that image contain the tag necessary for those of us that use the lightbox effect.

3. When the user submits an image then either gd or imagemagick automatically resize/resample any images submitted larger than desired or set in admin configuration as limits.

4. Adjustable settings in admin for image position of either left/center/right.

I know all this would involve quite a bit of code. After all, I did say it was a wish list!

Cheers!

#4 can be accomplished by changing the following declaration in either
testimonials_manager_all_testimonials.css or testimonials_manager.css

.testimonialImage {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
text-align: center;/* change to left, right or center */
}

#3 some of the images (original size 500 x 500) on the site I indicated have been resized to the limits set in the admin configuration (80 x 80)

#2 those using lightbox will have to work out how to adjust the current code to work with that mod. Check the support forum and/or the authors of the mod.

#1 the testimonial title could serve this purpose.

The way the code is now written it will show the full size image and the sidebox will show a thumnail image.

I'm revising the code for both tpl_testimonials_manager_default.php and tpl_testimonials_manager_all_testimonials_default. php so that an image will be displayed as a thumnail.

I'm also revising the code to take care of the "link" problem you described.

Einstin:

Clyde;
Any progress on this yet?

Cheers!

Here's the fix.

Just unzip the file - rename the YOUR_TEMPLATE folder to match the name of the custom template you are using on your site upload the entire includes folder to your server.

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clydejones:

Here's the fix.

Just unzip the file - rename the YOUR_TEMPLATE folder to match the name of the custom template you are using on your site upload the entire includes folder to your server.

Clyde;
I grabbed the fix and posted it. Works just fine too I might add. Many thanks! One thing I forgot to mention than has been happening is that if I edit a testimonial from the admin and then update it loses the picture. The image still exists on the server but it removes the image information from the db and I have to edit it again and reupload the pic. Is this just me? I haven't seen anyone else refer to having this problem.

Cheers!

Einstin:

Clyde;
I grabbed the fix and posted it. Works just fine too I might add. Many thanks! One thing I forgot to mention than has been happening is that if I edit a testimonial from the admin and then update it loses the picture. The image still exists on the server but it removes the image information from the db and I have to edit it again and reupload the pic. Is this just me? I haven't seen anyone else refer to having this problem.

Cheers!

I believe this will fix this issue.

Just unzip the file and upload the admin folder to your server.

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clydejones:

Try this and see if it helps:

open both includes/templates/classic/css/testimonials_manager_all_testimonials.css and includes/templates/classic/css/testimonials_manager.css

find the following declaration and add the highlighted portion.

blockquote {
margin:0 !important;
padding:0 !important;
background: url(../images/lftblockquote.png) top left no-repeat;
border:1px solid navy;
height:1%;
position: relative;
}

Save the files and upload them to your server.

I did this but it still persists and it still won't show the text on IE....

any idea?

keylesslocks:

I did this but it still persists and it still won't show the text on IE....

any idea?

check the suggestion in this thread

clydejones:

I believe this will fix this issue.
Just unzip the file and upload the admin folder to your server.

Worked like a charm! Thanks Clyde :cool:

I'm having a hard time figuring things out. I guess one basic question would be, is "your template" the template your currently using?

Here's what the mod is looking like on my site...any ideas what I might have done wrong?

http://dod.hoganpugs.com/zen/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=4

Thanks!

pRS317:

I'm having a hard time figuring things out. I guess one basic question would be, is "your template" the template your currently using?

Here's what the mod is looking like on my site...any ideas what I might have done wrong?

http://dod.hoganpugs.com/zen/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=4

Thanks!

change the YOUR_TEMPLATE directories to match the name of your custom directory (in your case - arch_shoppe)

You are missing several language files.

Make sure ALL the following files are installed

includes/extra_datafiles/testimonials_manager_filenames.php
includes/functions/testimonials.php
includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/YOUR_TEMPLATE/testimonials_manager_defines.php
includes/languages/english/YOUR_TEMPLATE/testimonials_add.php
includes/languages/english/YOUR_TEMPLATE/testimonials_manager.php
includes/languages/english/YOUR_TEMPLATE/testimonials_manager_all_testimonials.php
includes/languages/english/html_includes/define_testimonials_add.php
includes/languages/english/html_includes/YOUR_TEMPLATE/define_testimonials_add.php
includes/modules/pages/testimonials_add
includes/modules/pages/testimonials_manager
includes/modules/pages/testimonials_manager_all_testimonials
includes/modules/sideboxes/YOUR_TEMPLATE/testimonials_manager.php
includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/sideboxes/tpl_testimonials_manager.php
includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_testimonials_add_default.php
includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_testimonials_manager_all_testimonials_default.php
includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_testimonials_manager_default.php
includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/css/testimonials_add.css
includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/css/testimonials_manager.css
includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/css/testimonials_manager_all_testimonials.css

That did the trick! I suppose I really need to learn how to use an FTP program. Gret work and thanks!

Hi Clyde. What have I done wrong here and how do I fix it please.

Crooked_Halo:

Hi Clyde. What have I done wrong here and how do I fix it please.

Make sure you've renamed ALL the YOUR_TEMPLATE folders to match your custom template name.

Also make sure the following files have been uploaded to your server

includes/extra_datafiles/testimonials_manager_filenames.php
includes/functions/testimonials.php
includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/YOUR_TEMPLATE/testimonials_manager_defines.php
includes/languages/english/YOUR_TEMPLATE/testimonials_add.php
includes/languages/english/YOUR_TEMPLATE/testimonials_manager.php
includes/languages/english/YOUR_TEMPLATE/testimonials_manager_all_testimonials.php
includes/languages/english/html_includes/define_testimonials_add.php
includes/languages/english/html_includes/YOUR_TEMPLATE/define_testimonials_add.php
includes/modules/pages/testimonials_add
includes/modules/pages/testimonials_manager
includes/modules/pages/testimonials_manager_all_testimonials
includes/modules/sideboxes/YOUR_TEMPLATE/testimonials_manager.php
includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/sideboxes/tpl_testimonials_manager.php
includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_testimonials_add_default.php
includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_testimonials_manager_all_testimonials_default.php
includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_testimonials_manager_default.php
includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/css/testimonials_add.css
includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/css/testimonials_manager.css
includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/css/testimonials_manager_all_testimonials.css

Ive got it! You're a bloody legend! I had added:

includes/languages/english/YOUR_TEMPLATE/testimonials_add.php
includes/languages/english/YOUR_TEMPLATE/testimonials_manager.php
includes/languages/english/YOUR_TEMPLATE/testimonials_manager_all_testimonials.php

to the wrong area. Thanks for taking the time to help. :clap: