Testimonial Manager Support Thread

i just tried option #1 again.... it worked this time. not sure why it didn't last time, but once again, thanks for your help + patience!

I recently added this mod to my site. Does this affect the default reviews option? My write reviews are no longer working...not sure if it's related. Thanks!

joyjoy:

I recently added this mod to my site. Does this affect the default reviews option? My write reviews are no longer working...not sure if it's related. Thanks!

Testimonial Manager is a stand alone module and does not have anything to do with the default Zen Cart reviews.

Thanks Clyde. I figured it out. Something I did. :smile:

May i know how to i make it optional for customers to fill in their EMAIL in the "add testimonial" section?

I also would like to delete the title when they submit the testimonial :)

I am using 1.5.1

Thank you ya!

juneloweelyn:

May i know how to i make it optional for customers to fill in their EMAIL in the "add testimonial" section?

I also would like to delete the title when they submit the testimonial :)

I am using 1.5.1

Thank you ya!

edit the following files and either delete or comment out what you don't want or need

includes/modules/pages/testimonials_add

includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_testimonials_add_default.php

For anyone interested there is a way around to showing the testimonials on the main page if your site has the side boxes disabled on the main page. It's a little bit of work but we just did it with one of my websites and it works great.

Using Banner Display Groups set a banner to display only on the main page. We use the group 4 for this.

Look for this code on the tpl_main_page.php file

							<!-- bof BANNERS GROUPSET 4 -->
							<?php
                                  if (SHOW_BANNERS_GROUP_SET4 != '' && $banner = zen_banner_exists('dynamic', SHOW_BANNERS_GROUP_SET4)) {
                                    if ($banner->RecordCount() > 0) {
                                ?>
							<div id="bannerFour" class="banners">
								<?php echo zen_display_banner('static', $banner); ?>
							</div>
							<?php
                                    }
                                  }
                                ?>
							<!-- eof BANNERS GROUPSET 4 -->

and replace for

							<!-- bof BANNERS GROUPSET 4 -->
							<?php
                                  if ($this_is_home_page && (SHOW_BANNERS_GROUP_SET4 != '' && $banner = zen_banner_exists('dynamic', SHOW_BANNERS_GROUP_SET4))) {
                                  //if (SHOW_BANNERS_GROUP_SET4 != '' && $banner = zen_banner_exists('dynamic', SHOW_BANNERS_GROUP_SET4)) {
                                    if ($banner->RecordCount() > 0) {
                                ?>
							<div id="bannerFour" class="banners">
								<?php echo zen_display_banner('static', $banner); ?>
							</div>
							<?php
                                    }
                                  }
                                ?>
							<!-- eof BANNERS GROUPSET 4 -->

This piece of code will allow to show this banner only on the main page.

Now go to banner manager and add the testimonials you want to show on main page in the html text box. Customize to your taste. It's a little bit of work entering manually each testimony but is a one time job and it does the trick, which is showing rotating testimonials on the main page.

To view how it looks visit https://www.byvalenti.com

Hope this helps :D

Just like the title says:

I don't have a Testimonial Manager under tools in my admin panel...therefore I can't delete or edit testimonials.

The admin folder for this module on my local is the same as my server; they are both named "admin". (I haven't got around to renaming the one on my server yet for security purposes)

So...they are named the same thing, that can't be the issue. Why don't I have a Testimonial Manager under Tools in my admin panel?

Also...I already renamed every instance of YOUR_TEMPLATE in this module before I uploaded.

Thanks!

organelle67:

Just like the title says:

I don't have a Testimonial Manager under tools in my admin panel...therefore I can't delete or edit testimonials.

The admin folder for this module on my local is the same as my server; they are both named "admin". (I haven't got around to renaming the one on my server yet for security purposes)

So...they are named the same thing, that can't be the issue. Why don't I have a Testimonial Manager under Tools in my admin panel?

Also...I already renamed every instance of YOUR_TEMPLATE in this module before I uploaded.

Thanks!

Make sure you have uploaded ALL of the following files/folders

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

clydejones:

Make sure you have uploaded ALL of the following files/folders

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

Ha! Ha! That did it Clyde...thank you very much for helping me. I had uploaded the Includes and it's sub-directories (which is what you usually only need to do with these modules) and did not have those Admin files uploaded. But I think it will be good now.

Thanks again, I admire the way you respond and help people with your module...top notch! :thumbsup:

Would be nice if the customer could choose which order they are leaving a testimonial for and that then adjusted a database field.

Customers could then have a notice in their account that they hadn't left a testimonial for their order, and then once they did leave one, the notice would go away.

What you think?

DigitalShadow:

Would be nice if the customer could choose which order they are leaving a testimonial for and that then adjusted a database field.

Customers could then have a notice in their account that they hadn't left a testimonial for their order, and then once they did leave one, the notice would go away.

What you think?
That would be a good idea.

I have lots more ideas, just wish I had the time to learn to code them all :(

How easy would it be to change the code so the sidebox could be moved into the footer?

DigitalShadow:

How easy would it be to change the code so the sidebox could be moved into the footer?

Not all that easy, would require some substantial re-writing.

There must be a guide somewhere where someone has taken a sidebox and moved it onto a page or as part of the site somewhere else.

DigitalShadow:

There must be a guide somewhere where someone has taken a sidebox and moved it onto a page or as part of the site somewhere else.

I believe you've asked a similar question in another thread.

As I said it would take substantial re-writing to accomplish this.

Yeah, I'm sure I remember a thread where someone had modified a sidebox to become an item that could be used on a page.

Did you see my other question

"Would be nice if the customer could choose which order they are leaving a testimonial for and that then adjusted a database field.

Customers could then have a notice in their account that they hadn't left a testimonial for their order, and then once they did leave one, the notice would go away.

What you think?"

DigitalShadow:

Yeah, I'm sure I remember a thread where someone had modified a sidebox to become an item that could be used on a page.

Did you see my other question

"Would be nice if the customer could choose which order they are leaving a testimonial for and that then adjusted a database field.

Customers could then have a notice in their account that they hadn't left a testimonial for their order, and then once they did leave one, the notice would go away.

What you think?"

Again, this would require a substantial re-write which would include connection to both the customer table and product/category table.

clydejones:

Evidently the issue has been solved. I just checked the site and was able to view individual testimonials

Hello Clyde, I'm currently experiencing this issue with the .php in the middle of the link. When I remove the .php i can see the correct page. The title and read more link have the .php in the link.

http://www.internationalentertainmentstore.com/index.php?main_page=testimonials_manager.php&testimonials_id=1

When I click the View All link i get this page which is nto correct.
http://www.internationalentertainmentstore.com/index.php?main_page=FILENAME_TESTIMONIALS_MANAGER_ALL

When I click on Add Testimonial I see the following page which is also incorrect.
https://www.internationalentertainmentstore.com/index.php?main_page=FILENAME_TESTIMONIALS_ADD

Any help is appreciated.