Testimonial Manager Support Thread

LloydR:

Hi

Can someone please tell me how to remove this add-on, i am getting the following from my clients:

I tried to send a message on the contact us section but everything you click there was linked to posting a testimony...

follow the instructions in the uninstall_testimonials_manager.txt file that is included with the contribution.

Any thoughts on a possible fix rather?

Thank you

LloydR:

Any thoughts on a possible fix rather?

Thank you

TM has no files in common with the contact us page and should not interfere with it in any way.

clydejones:

follow the instructions in the uninstall_testimonials_manager.txt file that is included with the contribution.

No such file in my Zip file

Please reply

LloydR:

No such file in my Zip file

Please reply

how 'bout uninstall.txt

Sorry also nothing

I have:
install.txt
readme.txt
upgrade.txt

mine is:
testimonial_manager_v1-4-4.zip

LloydR:

mine is:
testimonial_manager_v1-4-4.zip

Run this sql statement using the Zen-Cart Sql Patches tool
(admin -> tools -> install sql patches)
For best results, copy-and-paste the code into the query field and press 'Send'.

#Testimonials Manager SQL Uninstall
# For Zen-Cart 1.3.8
# Last Updated: 03/26/2008

SET @configuration_group_id=0;
SELECT @configuration_group_id:=configuration_group_id 
FROM configuration_group
WHERE configuration_group_title= 'Testimonials Manager'
LIMIT 1;

DELETE FROM configuration WHERE configuration_group_id = @configuration_group_id;
DELETE FROM configuration_group WHERE configuration_group_id = @configuration_group_id;
DELETE FROM configuration WHERE configuration_key = 'DEFINE_TESTIMONIAL_STATUS';

INSERT INTO `configuration` VALUES (NULL, 'Product option type Select', 'PRODUCTS_OPTIONS_TYPE_SELECT', '0', 'The number representing the Select type of product option.', 0, NULL, NULL, now(), NULL, NULL);
INSERT INTO `configuration` VALUES (NULL, 'Upload prefix', 'UPLOAD_PREFIX', 'upload_', 'Prefix used to differentiate between upload options and other options', 0, NULL, NULL, now(), NULL, NULL);
INSERT INTO `configuration` VALUES (NULL, 'Text prefix', 'TEXT_PREFIX', 'txt_', 'Prefix used to differentiate between text option values and other option values', 0, NULL, NULL, now(), NULL, NULL);
INSERT INTO `configuration` VALUES (NULL, 'Image Handler Version', 'IH_VERSION', '2.0', 'This is used by image handler to check if the database is up to date with uploaded image handler files.', 0, 100, NULL, now(), NULL, 'zen_cfg_textarea_small(');

DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `testimonials_manager`;

Manually delete the following files:

admin/testimonials_manager.php
admin/includes/boxes/extra_boxes/testimonials_manager_tools_dhtml.php
admin/includes/extra_datafiles/testimonials_manager.php
admin/includes/functions/extra_functions/testimonials_manager_functions.php
admin/includes/languages/english/testimonials_manager.php
admin/includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/testimonials_manager.php
admin/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/button_new_testimonial.gif

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

Based on the following:

clydejones:

You'll have to change the error handling code in includes/modules/pages/testimonials_add/header_php.php

And

You'll have to change the code in the submission form
includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_testimonials_add_default.php

I'm trying to modify the code so that the Testimonial Title doesn't show up when someone adds their testimonial. I changed the ~includes/modules/pages/testimonials_add/header_php.php by commenting out:

$error = false;
   //   if ($testimonials_title == '') {
   //     $error = true;
   //     $messageStack->add('new_testimonial', ERROR_TESTIMONIALS_TITLE_REQUIRED);
  //    }
```then I changed the ~includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_testimonials_add_default.php by commenting out the following:

<label class="inputLabel" for="testimonials_name"><?php echo TEXT_TESTIMONIALS_NAME; ?></label>

Error: Testimonials title required.This won't allow it to show up. Any help would be appreciated.

Cheers

Happyworker:

Based on the following:

I'm trying to modify the code so that the Testimonial Title doesn't show up when someone adds their testimonial. I changed the ~includes/modules/pages/testimonials_add/header_php.php by commenting out:

$error = false;
// if ($testimonials_title == '') {
// $error = true;
// $messageStack->add('new_testimonial', ERROR_TESTIMONIALS_TITLE_REQUIRED);
// }

> ```
<fieldset>
<!--<label class="inputLabel" for="testimonials_title"><?php echo TEXT_TESTIMONIALS_TITLE; ?></label>
<?php echo zen_draw_input_field('testimonials_title', '', 'size="18" id="testimonials_title"') . '<span class="alert">' . ENTRY_REQUIRED_SYMBOL . '</span>'; ?>
<br class="clearBoth" />-->

<label class="inputLabel" for="testimonials_name"><?php echo TEXT_TESTIMONIALS_NAME; ?></label>
<?php echo zen_draw_input_field('testimonials_name', $name, 'size="18" id="testimonials_name"') . '<span class="alert">' . ENTRY_REQUIRED_SYMBOL . '</span>'; ?>
<br class="clearBoth" />
```Now, everything works fine for customers to add testimonials, but I can't approve anything.  When I go into the Admin-->Tools-->Testimonials Manager  I get an error at the top of Zen Cart stating:
> 
> This won't allow it to show up.  Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> Cheers

admin/testimonial_manager.php

look for this section of code

    if (empty($testimonials_title)) {
      $messageStack->add(ERROR_PAGE_TITLE_REQUIRED, 'error');
      $page_error = true;
    }

Perfect, thanks :)

Hi Clyde,

Thanks for this mod which I find very useful in my website. My problem is I'm getting a lot of spam through this mod and would like to require CAPTCHA to prevent this. I know you have advised to look at the CAPTCHA mod and copy it to the testimonial code.

I got as far as determining that the files affected would be tpl_testimonials_add_default.php and header_php.php under testimonials pages but I am not confident enough that I know where exactly to insert the code especially on the header_php.php which even after looking at the contact page I couldn't figure out where to put the code. :wacko:

Would you be kind enough to let me know where exactly to enter it? Thank you so much in advance!!! :D

clydejones:

Take a look at the Captcha mod in the downloads section.

You should be able to modify the testimonial mod by following the way that mod is set up.

sunflowertami:

Hi Clyde,

Thanks for this mod which I find very useful in my website. My problem is I'm getting a lot of spam through this mod and would like to require CAPTCHA to prevent this. I know you have advised to look at the CAPTCHA mod and copy it to the testimonial code.

I got as far as determining that the files affected would be tpl_testimonials_add_default.php and header_php.php under testimonials pages but I am not confident enough that I know where exactly to insert the code especially on the header_php.php which even after looking at the contact page I couldn't figure out where to put the code. :wacko:

Would you be kind enough to let me know where exactly to enter it? Thank you so much in advance!!! :D

This should help.

Make sure you have the captcha mod installed.

unzip the file.
rename the YOUR_TEMPLATE folder (includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE) to match the name of your custom template.

Upload the entire includes folder to your server.

[Attachment no longer available]

HI Clyde,

Thank you so much for working on this. I have installed the captcha mod, and made sure it worked. Renamed the folder in your file to my template. However I see no captcha on the testimonial page. I see it on the others where I have captcha working like contact us page but nothing comes up on the testimonial page. What did I do wrong?

Tami

clydejones:

This should help.

Make sure you have the captcha mod installed.

unzip the file.
rename the YOUR_TEMPLATE folder (includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE) to match the name of your custom template.

Upload the entire includes folder to your server.

[Attachment no longer available]

Hi Clyde,

Could this have something to do with configuration? On the captcha mod, there is a configuration option where you can trigger the captcha to true or false. The option for testimonial manager does not appear on the configuration though only those in the original mod appears e.g contact us, tell a friend etc. I think there maybe another file to add to make this work?

sunflowertami:

HI Clyde,

Thank you so much for working on this. I have installed the captcha mod, and made sure it worked. Renamed the folder in your file to my template. However I see no captcha on the testimonial page. I see it on the others where I have captcha working like contact us page but nothing comes up on the testimonial page. What did I do wrong?

Tami

sunflowertami:

Hi Clyde,

Could this have something to do with configuration? On the captcha mod, there is a configuration option where you can trigger the captcha to true or false. The option for testimonial manager does not appear on the configuration though only those in the original mod appears e.g contact us, tell a friend etc. I think there maybe another file to add to make this work?

Try this.

Just unzip the file and upload the entire includes folder to your server.

[Attachment no longer available]

Yippee!! that worked! :clap:

clydejones:

Try this.

Just unzip the file and upload the entire includes folder to your server.

[Attachment no longer available]

sunflowertami:

Yippee!! that worked! :clap:

Glad it got sorted.

Clyde,
I have been getting quite a bit of bogus spam accounts generated through what looks like the testimonial manager. Every instance shows they where at ```
http://mistkits.com/index.php?main_page=testimonials_add&zenid=???????????????????????????

Every time it happens I modify my .htaccess file to send them to a site that no man on earth should ever visit...LOL:blush:

I have a captcha, but I am sure it is not the one you referenced in an earlier post. I don't have the captcha with ttf & gd, I have the captcha anti robot registration. should I remove that one, replace it with the one you recommended, and then use the zip you provided, or do you thing your zip will work with what I have?

Thanks for the great contrib!

daneh:

Clyde,
I have been getting quite a bit of bogus spam accounts generated through what looks like the testimonial manager. Every instance shows they where at ```
http://mistkits.com/index.php?main_page=testimonials_add&zenid=???????????????????????????

> 
> Every time it happens I modify my .htaccess file to send them to a site that no man on earth should ever visit...LOL:blush:
> 
> I have a captcha, but I am sure it is not the one you referenced in an earlier post. I don't have the captcha with ttf & gd, I have the captcha anti robot registration. should I remove that one, replace it with the one you recommended, and then use the zip you provided, or do you thing your zip will work with what I have?
> 
> Thanks for the great contrib!

captcha using ttf & gd works with several forms (by default) including the Contact Us page, the Create Account, the Tell a Friend form and a couple of others. The code also makes it easier to modify additional forms to work with it.

captcha anti robot registration as far as I can tell only works on the Create Account page. 

So, I'll let you decide which one you want to use.

*or do you thing your zip will work with what I have?*

No the fixes I've provided will not work with captcha anti robot registration