Help & Instructions
This page includes all kinds of helpful tips for getting you up and running.
Contents:
- Adding a New Testimonial
- Editing a Testimonial
- Selecting Testimonial Theme via Shortcode
- Outputting Random Testimonials
- Output a List of Testimonials
- Output a Testimonial in the Sidebar
- Outputting a Testimonial Slider
- Outputting a Testimonial Slider in the Sidebar
- Front End Testimonial Submission
- Testimonial Filters
- Outputting a Count of your Testimonials
- Outputting a Testimonials Search Form
- Options
Adding a New Testimonial
Adding a New Testimonial is easy! There are 3 ways to start adding a new testimonial
How to Add a New Testimonial
- Click on "+ New" -> Testimonial, from the Admin Bar or
- Click on "Add New Testimonial" from the Menu Bar in the WordPress Admin or
- Click on "Add New Testimonial" from the top of the list of Testimonials, if you're viewing them all.
New Testimonial Content
You have a few things to pay attention to:
- Testimonial Title: this content can be displayed above your Testimonial.
- Testimonial Body: this is the content of your Testimonial. This will be output and displayed about the Testimonial Information fields.
- Client Name: This field is displayed first, below the Testimonial Body. The field title is just an example use - of course you don't have to put the client name here.
- Position / Location / Other: This field is displayed second, below the Client Name. The field title is just an example use - you can put whatever you want here.
- Location / Product Reviewed / Other:This field is optional and is displayed third, below Position / Location / Other. The field title is just an example of how it can be used - typically this item is used for the Item the Testimonial is being left about and will match the itemReviewed Schema.
- Rating: This field is displayed in different locations, depending on your theme, and represents the out of 5 rating for the item reviewed. If you are collecting ratings with your Testimonials, place them in this field.
- Featured Image: This image is shown to the left of the testimonial, as a 50px by 50px thumbnail by default.
- Testimonial Category: This field is useful for grouping and organizing your Testimonials. This can be useful if you want to display Testimonials about a certain topic as a group.
Editing a Testimonial
This is as easy as adding a New Testimonial!
- Click on "Testimonials" in the Admin Menu.
- Hover over the Testimonial you want to Edit and click "Edit".
- Change the fields to the desired content and click "Update".
Deleting a Testimonial
This is as easy as adding a New Testimonial!
- Click on "Testimonials" in the Admin Menu.
- Hover over the Testimonial you want to Delete and click "Delete".
You can also change the Status of a Testimonial, if you want to keep it on file.
Controlling Testimonial Theme via Shortcode
- To select a theme via the Shortcode, use the following shortcode syntax:
- To get the full list of Themes available to your version of Easy Testimonials, we recommend using the