Testimonial Manager Support Thread

Hi Clyde,

First off thanks for making this mod, it saved me a lot of work!

I have scanned this thread and can't really find what I'm looking for, but since it's 50 plus pages long please pardon me if this is repetitious. I have a couple of questions/suggestions...

1. Can you point me in the right direction to make changes so required fields are optional? (my customer only wants the Name field and testimonial text required)

2. Couldn't you fill in the email address from the user's database entry if they are logged in?

My customer is super picky about the customer having to fill things in, he wants to make it as easy as possible for his customers. He has elected to only let logged in customers submit their own testimonials and we are putting a statement up that a customer can optionally email their testimonial directly to the company and the company will add the testimonial for them (this is how they do it now.)

He wants it so that if a user does add a testimonial all they absolutely need to add is their name and a few words in the testimonials text box.

Additional comments I have are that I removed the use of blockquote from your all_testimonials page and replaced it with a div that can be styled, this was more to my clients liking. Also adding a class for the fieldsets and legends may prove helpful as well since you are already instructing them to add to the sytlesheet. (please don't take this as complaining, it's a great mod... these are just suggestions that may make it more flexible for advanced users,)

Thanks again,

Gary777

Hi Again Clyde,

I did a bit more digging and found the solution to turning off the required fields (such as email )in this thread in case anyone searchs how to turn off email (no results were returned):
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpost.php?p=547961&postcount=529

I also came across the additional page specific style sheets and see how you are handling them but don't remember seeing any references in the readme file, you might want to add that in the future.

I also noticed that when I logged in and added a comment my email field was filled in, but I don't know if it was Firefox filling in or your app??? Can you confirm?

After playing around a bit more and thinking more on it it dawns on me that you can auto fill everything but the testimonial title and text if the user is logged in... I am still learning the structure of Zen Cart and this is just beyond my reach at this time (and the amount of time I can afford to devote to it right now) but if you'd be kind enough to point me in the right direction I'll take a stab at it and send the results to you (with detailed steps) so you can include it in the next release... If you have time of course.

Thanks again Clyde, this is great!

Gary777

Gary777:

Hi Again Clyde,

I also noticed that when I logged in and added a comment my email field was filled in, but I don't know if it was Firefox filling in or your app??? Can you confirm?

After playing around a bit more and thinking more on it it dawns on me that you can auto fill everything but the testimonial title and text if the user is logged in... I am still learning the structure of Zen Cart and this is just beyond my reach at this time (and the amount of time I can afford to devote to it right now) but if you'd be kind enough to point me in the right direction I'll take a stab at it and send the results to you (with detailed steps) so you can include it in the next release... If you have time of course.

Thanks again Clyde, this is great!

Gary777

Yes, this is the default behavior for Testimonial Manager.
If the user is logged in the Name and E-Mail fields will be filled in.
Since the other fields are optional and not everyone would use them, they are not set up to be filled in automatically.

Thanks Clyde!

This is just awesome!

Gary777

Hi Clyde,

I've installated this module also but I see nothing on the left column on my homepage.

Before uploading I copied the directories English and named them Dutch, then i've renamed all directories YOUR_TEMPLETE to PC01 and upload it all.

Put in the SQL code. And last made this module visible in the Sidebox.

When i go to my homepage and look at the left column i do not see this Testimonial module.

Did i forgot something of what else went wrong?

Marco_K:

Hi Clyde,

I've installated this module also but I see nothing on the left column on my homepage.

Before uploading I copied the directories English and named them Dutch, then i've renamed all directories YOUR_TEMPLETE to PC01 and upload it all.

Put in the SQL code. And last made this module visible in the Sidebox.

When i go to my homepage and look at the left column i do not see this Testimonial module.

Did i forgot something of what else went wrong?

Nevermind. I got it working.
I added a new Testimonial from the admin page. After that the side box appeared.

Hi
can you tell me which files change for HEBREW not english ?
Hebrew its RTL not LTR

Thank you so much

dmagic:

Hi
can you tell me which files change for HEBREW not english ?
Hebrew its RTL not LTR

Thank you so much

If you're talking about the entire Zen Cart installation, I believe it would be in your includes/languages/hebrew.php

clydejones:

If you're talking about the entire Zen Cart installation, I believe it would be in your includes/languages/hebrew.php

just change the english.php to hebrew.php ?

Thank you

dmagic:

just change the english.php to hebrew.php ?

Thank you

Why not just download the hebrew language pack available here:
www.zen-cart.com/index.php?main_page=product_contrib_info&cPath=40_46&products_id=390

clydejones:

Why not just download the hebrew language pack available here:
www.zen-cart.com/index.php?main_page=product_contrib_info&cPath=40_46&products_id=390

i have the zen cart in hebrew
just ask how to change your mod to hebrew

Thanks

dmagic:

i have the zen cart in hebrew
just ask how to change your mod to hebrew

Thanks

All you should have to do is translate the language files into hebrew then upload them as indicated below.

If you don't want to translate them, then just upload the language files as indicated below

Change the YOUR_LANGUAGE folder to match the language you are using and the YOUR_TEMPLATE folder to match the name of your custom template.

includes/languages/YOUR_LANGUAGE/extra_definitions/YOUR_TEMPLATE/testimonials_manager_defines.php
includes/languages/YOUR_LANGUAGE/YOUR_TEMPLATE/testimonials_add.php
includes/languages/YOUR_LANGUAGE/YOUR_TEMPLATE/testimonials_manager.php
includes/languages/YOUR_LANGUAGE/YOUR_TEMPLATE/testimonials_manager_all_testimonials.php
includes/languages/YOUR_LANGUAGE/html_includes/define_testimonials_add.php
includes/languages/YOUR_LANGUAGE/html_includes/YOUR_TEMPLATE/define_testimonials_add.php

I have spent an hour searching through the thread and I am sure I am probably missing it somewhere, but I can not find where to change the font color on the testimonials. I have changed the main CSS file to add .testimonial and the appropriate formatting, but there is no change. Also, the buttons are not displaying correctly on the page.

http://www.amatkins.com

Thanks again for all that you do!

AMATKINS:

I have spent an hour searching through the thread and I am sure I am probably missing it somewhere, but I can not find where to change the font color on the testimonials. I have changed the main CSS file to add .testimonial and the appropriate formatting, but there is no change. Also, the buttons are not displaying correctly on the page.

http://www.amatkins.com

Thanks again for all that you do!

It appears that some of the files are missing.

Make sure the following files are uploaded to their proper location(s)

Change the name of the YOUR_TEMPLATE folder to match the name of your custom template folder.

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
includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/buttons/english/button_submit_testimonials.gif
includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/buttons/english/button_testimonials.gif
includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/buttons/english/button_view_testimonials.gif

you can change the color in this CSS declaration

.testimonial {
color: #000;/* change this to color of your choice*/
padding: 0 5px 5px 5px;
text-align:left;
}

Hi AMATKINS,

If you are using your own template it will be in an override directory using your template name like this:

/includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/css

If you are using the default template it will be here:
/includes/templates/template_default/css

My guess is that you are currently saving the css file to a dir that is being over rode...

I hope this helps,

Gary777

Thanks!! I had missed renaming 2 of the folders to Custom.:frusty:

Hi

How do i reduce the amount of entries it shows on the front page
www.DigitalSAonline.co.za
Bottom left corner

Thank you

LloydR:

Hi

How do i reduce the amount of entries it shows on the front page
www.DigitalSAonline.co.za
Bottom left corner

Thank you

admin -> configuration -> testimonial manager -> Number Of Testimonials to display in Testimonials Sidebox

Im a epic noob
thank you

Hi Clyde

Thank you for this wonderfull module and your faithfull ongoing support of it. I've been using it for a while now and this has to be one of my favourite favourites.

I wanted to ask you please, if there was an easy way to display the truncated side box text in the header? I have only few sideboxes down the left side of my site in an effort to keep things uncluttered. I'd like to move the text to the header, if possible?

I be gratefull for a push in the right direction. :blush:

Many thanks
Warren