Popis
Advanced Testimonial is a dedicated testimonial and customer-review management plugin for WordPress. Manage reviews as regular posts, group them, and display them anywhere with a shortcode or Gutenberg block.
Key ideas:
- One plugin, one purpose — professional testimonial management, not a generic slider.
- Lightweight and performance-first: frontend assets load only when needed, no jQuery, no heavy libraries.
- Multiple display layouts: Grid, List, Card, Carousel, Masonry and Spotlight.
- Schema.org Review markup for richer search results.
- Translation-ready, accessible, and built on the WordPress Coding Standards.
External services
This plugin includes an optional Demo Library that loads ready-made testimonial sets from a remote service hosted on GitHub Pages: https://devmonowar.github.io/wp-plugin-demo-library/
It connects to this service only when you:
- open the Demo Library screen — to download the list of demos and show their preview images; and
- click Import Demo — to download that demo’s testimonials and images into your site’s Media Library.
No data from your site is sent to the service; only public demo files (JSON and images) are downloaded. The service is provided by the plugin author. Source code: https://github.com/devmonowar/wp-plugin-demo-library — it is served by GitHub Pages, whose terms and privacy policy apply (https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy).
Obrázky
Bloky
Tento plugin poskytuje 1 blok.
- Advanced Testimonial Display customer testimonials in grids, carousels, cards and more.
Inštalácia
- Upload the
advanced-testimonialfolder to/wp-content/plugins/. - Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen in WordPress.
- Add testimonials under the new Testimonials menu.
- Display them anywhere with the
[advanced_testimonial]shortcode or the Advanced Testimonial block.
Časté otázky
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How do I display testimonials?
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Use the
[advanced_testimonial]shortcode anywhere, or add the Advanced Testimonial block in the editor. Example:[advanced_testimonial layout="grid" columns="3" group="clients" limit="9"]. -
Which layouts are available?
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Grid, List, Card, Carousel, Masonry and Spotlight. Set the
layoutattribute, or pick it in the block. -
How do I group testimonials?
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Create groups under Testimonials Groups, assign testimonials to them, then filter with the
groupattribute, e.g.[advanced_testimonial group="clients"]. -
Can I change the colors and styling?
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Yes. Go to Testimonials Settings Styles for primary/accent/text colors, border radius, spacing, card shadow and button style. Add your own rules under Advanced Custom CSS.
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How do I override the templates?
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Copy any file from the plugin’s
templates/folder into anadvanced-testimonial/folder in your theme — for exampleyour-theme/advanced-testimonial/grid.phporyour-theme/advanced-testimonial/item.php. The plugin loads the theme copy automatically, so your customizations survive plugin updates. -
Does it work in the block editor?
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Yes — a no-build Gutenberg block with a live preview and full inspector controls (layout, group, columns, order, autoplay and show/hide toggles). It also supports Wide and Full alignment.
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Are there hooks for developers?
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Yes. Filters:
advanced_testimonial_query_args,advanced_testimonial_item_data,advanced_testimonial_review_html,advanced_testimonial_output,advanced_testimonial_template. Actions:advanced_testimonial_before_card,advanced_testimonial_after_card. -
Is it accessible and translation-ready?
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Yes — ARIA roles, keyboard navigation, visible focus styles, RTL support, and a bundled
.potfile for translations.
Prispievatelia a vývojári
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Prispievatelia
Preložiť „Advanced Testimonial“ do vašho jazyka.
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Zoznam zmien
2.0.2
- New: Tools tab — one-click Starter Demo, demo Import/Export, Clear Cache, Reset Settings, Debug Mode and System Info.
- New: Demo Library — import ready-made testimonial sets (with images) from the online library, with an offline starter fallback.
- New: optional heading via the
titleshortcode attribute / block control, rendered inside the testimonials wrapper so it always aligns with the content. - New: style settings — Avatar Shape, Rating Icon (star or heart) and Default Rating.
- New: click-to-copy shortcodes on the Groups list and a per-testimonial row action; a „Settings“ link on the Plugins screen; a testimonial-specific menu icon; and an empty-state call to action.
- Accessibility: carousel/slide ARIA roles, screen-reader slide labels, corrected dot semantics, and visible keyboard focus styles.
- Developer hooks: new
advanced_testimonial_before_card/advanced_testimonial_after_cardactions and anadvanced_testimonial_review_htmlfilter, plus documented filters and template-override / FAQ docs. - Uninstall: an opt-in „Remove all plugin data when deleting the plugin“ option that removes testimonials, groups, meta, options and transients.
- Assets are versioned by file modification time so updates always bust browser caches.
- Verified clean against the WordPress Coding Standards, Plugin Check and i18n.
2.0.1
- Complete rewrite from the ground up as a dedicated testimonial and customer-review plugin.
- New: testimonial post type with groups and rich review fields (rating, company, designation, verified badge, logo, location, socials).
- New: six display layouts — Grid, List, Card, Carousel, Masonry and Spotlight.
- New:
[advanced_testimonial]shortcode and a no-build Gutenberg block with live preview. - New: Settings page (General, Styles, Performance, Advanced) with full theming controls.
- New: Schema.org Review markup, accessibility, RTL support and lightweight vanilla-JS carousel (no jQuery).
- Performance: frontend assets load only when testimonials are present.