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FV Testimonials: Changelog

2.1

  • Fixes and improvements in new testimonials system

2.0

  • Major re-write of code

1.13

  • Fixes to make work testimonials with featured images and legacy testimonials images

1.12.6

  • Fixed testimonial ordering in backend

1.12.2

  • Added possibility to to see the original image size or the image in list view

1.12.1

  • Repaired slug creation for images

1.12

  • Fixed few performance issues

1.11

  • Fixed parsing templates

1.10

  • Fixed images conversion from 0.9.x version
  • Fixed exclude shortcode conversion from from 0.9.x version
  • Fixed db conversion – old shortcode used in any other db table
  • Order menu available to editors

1.0

  • Major upgrade – FV Testimonials is now using custom post type

0.9.6

  • Check for Upgrade Notice – a major upgrade will come shortly, database backup is recommended

0.9.5

  • Fixed problems if no image directory was set

0.9.4

  • Published in WordPress repository

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  1. Next version of Foliopress Testimonials is comming next week. All the compatibility issues with latest WordPress will be resolved.

    Peter

  3. Interested in trying out this plugin. Do you expect to have version compatible with WP 3.0.1 soon? – Thanks!

  6. Hi Sharon,

    yes the version compatible with WP3.0 has been released – FV Testimonials 0.9.4 Basic, you can download it above.

    Zdenka

  8. I got the plug in installed fine and was able to create and have post a testimonial.

    However, when I try to insert an image I get this error;

    Warning: move_uploaded_file(D:\Inetpub\wwwroot\defaultweb\ra-wordpress.com//original/lynn.jpg) [function.move-uploaded-file]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in D:\Inetpub\wwwroot\defaultweb\ra-wordpress.com\wp-content\plugins\fv-testimonials\model\image-class.php on line 373

    Warning: move_uploaded_file() [function.move-uploaded-file]: Unable to move ‘C:\WINDOWS\Temp\php119.tmp’ to ‘D:\Inetpub\wwwroot\defaultweb\ra-wordpress.com//original/lynn.jpg’ in D:\Inetpub\wwwroot\defaultweb\ra-wordpress.com\wp-content\plugins\fv-testimonials\model\image-class.php on line 373

  9. Hi Kaye

    could you please go to the Options, and check if you have set the path where the uploaded images should be stored? Just write in the directory, for example /testimonials then click Save. Now you can go back to your testimonial and the image uploading should work.

    Thanks for reporting this problem, Zdenka

  11. You’re welcome Kaye. You actually discovered a bug here, we just released a fixed version it so this won’t happen again.

    Zdenka

  12. Hello, I’m using your FVeditor on one website, and FV testimonials seems also very interesting since it has images support. But I’ve a question: Does it is possible to show only one and random testimonial?

  13. Hi Ivan,

    at the moment you can display one testimonial, but the random feature is not included. We will consider adding this in the next release. Thanks for your comment, Zdenka

  14. How do I add testimonials to the sidebar?? Adding the shortcode is not working… [Testimonials: f ] Please provide some inputs

  15. Just curious, will FV Testimonials 0.9.4 Basic be/is compatible with WordPress 3.1 (WP 3.1 RC 2 as of this posting)?

    I know some plugin authors already have their plugins compatible with 3.1 just wandering about FV Testimonials 0.9.4 Basic.

    Thanks, and thanks for a great plugin.

  17. Hi Jacob,

    adding testimonials anywhere to the template is possible with the function fpt_get_testimonials, which is available only in PRO version of FV Testimonials.

    Zdenka

  18. Hi Zdenka.

    I have done the install, added a testimonial, and added the shortcode [testimonials:all] to the text of the page where I want them to display, but they are not displaying.

    I should be able to do this with the basic version, correct? I’m not editing the template, just calling the testimonials from the text area using the shortcode.

    Any thoughts?

    You can take a look at my pages on the above link, under Client Testimonials.

  19. Hi Sharon,

    did you approved the testimonial you’ve added? All testimonials are unapproved right after adding, so in the list of testimonials you should click the link ‘Approve’ next to the testimonial name. Approved testimonials have darker gray background, while unapproved have border around them. Only approved testimonials are displayed. Hope this helps, Zdenka

  20. Oh Zdenka! I feel stupid now! No, I had missed the “status” section where I had to approve the comment! It’s working perfectly now, and FV Testimonials has one of the nicest layouts I’ve seen.

    Thank you so much for correcting my stupidity!

    Anyway, thanks again, it’s working beautifully!

  21. Greetings. I researched your site before installing the Testimonials plugin to ensure it was compatible with WordPress 3.1. I see the post by Roy and Zdenka claiming that it is. However, when I attempt to install and activate, I got the following error:

    Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting T_OLD_FUNCTION or T_FUNCTION or T_VAR or ‘}’ in /home/content/29/3996029/html/devroot_sohgave/wp-content/plugins/fv-testimonials/model/main-class.php on line 18

    So the question remains…do you have an idea when the plugin will be compatible with version 3.1? Thanks… this plugin looks promising… assuming I can get it to work with 3.1.

  22. Hi Shawn,

    The error you’re getting is probably because your server is still running some old version of PHP. You’ll need at least PHP 5 here.

    Thanks for asking, Zdenka

  24. Thanks for the feedback Zdenka/Roy. Unfortunately I’m required to stay on PHP4 :( so that means I can’t use this particular plugin which is a shame. Nice work though and glad to know where the problem lies. I’ll keep my eye on this plugin for future endeavors. Keep up the good work and again, thanks for the feedback.

    p.s. I like Croftvs.com. Well done.

    s

  25. I added to my page [Testimonials: all] and that worked great to display them. However, how do I give visitors to the site the ability to add a testimonial. I don’t see a shortcode or anything to do that.

  26. Hi Valerie,

    you’re right, there is no option for adding testimonials directly from visitors. Testimonials section should be nice, well kept with good formatting. Therefore we think it is better if you enter testimonials yourself. If you can use some form for collecting testimonials, why not use comments?

    Zdenka

  27. Hi Valerie,

    We often think about adding an add your own testimonial form (with picture).

    Thanks for the suggestion.

    Zdenka, let’s try to add this to at least the pro version sometime soon. We can use the built-in WordPress text parsing for comments and just need an image uploader. Of course the image uploader is a security issue but I think we have one now which is safe (i.e. disallows anything other than images and won’t allow execution of the files until they are vetted: it should also not let the visitor know where the files are going – when approved the image should be moved to a different directory).

  28. Is it possible to use the FV Testimonials Pro version and add my testimonials to one of the text widgets in my sidebar? (Or any other widget…)

    And if so, what is the exact text that I would add?

    I have added and approved one testimonial. ID 1 Featured. Approved.

  29. Hi Edward,

    at the moment the shortcode for testimonials doesn’t work in ordinary text widget. We’re sorry for this inconvenience and we’ll work towards improving this and making the shortcode work in normal text widgets.

    The way how you can get the testimonial shortcode into the widget now is the PHP widget plugin. Once this plugin is installed, you can use the ‘PHP Code’ widget. You will need to insert following code inside: <?php echo apply_filters('the_content', '[Testimonials: your_settings]'); ?>

    You can see the normal testimonial shortcode wrapped into piece of code – use the setting of your choice instead ‘your_settings’.

    Zdenka

  30. Your instructions worked perfectly to display on the widget. Now I cannot get either the excerpt or the image to show up on either the Testimonials Page or the new widget. Any ideas?

  31. Hi Edward,

    so if I understand it correctly, you can display the testimonial, but not the excerpt or the image. THis is hard to debug without actually see the problem. Could you please post the shortcode and ideally also the site where this doesn’t work? Thanks!

    Zdenka

  32. Yes, the ability for a user to enter their own testimonial makes most sense :)

  33. I’d be very interested in purchasing this if it had the ability for a customer to enter a testimonial themselves, which are left pending until approved/deleted.

    Also a testimonial rotator, with a link to see more/full testimonials.

  34. Hi Vitaly,

    at the moment we don’t have form for adding new testimonials by users themselves, but we’re planning to add this feature soon.

    A testimonials rotator is available in PRO version, and it can be set up by adding the corresponding code into the theme template.

    Zdenka

  35. Hi, I changed my wordpress url and now when using the testimonials i get the following error: Warning: move_uploaded_file(https://cdn.foliovision.com/xxx/original/phanny-chan-convergys.jpg) [function.move-uploaded-file]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /xxx/wp-content/plugins/fv-testimonials/model/image-class.php on line 740Warning: move_uploaded_file() [function.move-uploaded-file]: Unable to move ‘/data/20/tmp_new/phpMvDip1’ to ‘//cdn.foliovision.com/xxx/original/phanny-chan-convergys.jpg’ in /xxx/wp-content/plugins/fv-testimonials/model/image-class.php on line 740and Error while moving uploaded file to it’s new location: ‘//cdn.foliovision.com/xxx/original/phanny-chan-convergys.jpg’ Everything else was updated except from images !Testimonial updated if i change my url back to include /wpadmin by default it works without issue. I have deleted the plugin and reinstalled the plugin but still not working. Please advise what is causing this error asap as this is effecting my site. thanks

  36. Hi Allen,

    this sounds like a problem with permissions, have you tried Maintenance Checks in the Testimonials options tab?

    Zdenka

  38. Hi Michele,

    at the moment we do not have a shortcode for this in the free version of this plugin.

    Displaying one random testimonial is enabled only in the PRO version so far, when adding directly in the template.

    Zdenka

  39. Hi Zdenka,

    I’ve been trying to display it in the php code widget with the following;

    All I’m getting is a fast cgi error

    What am I doing wrong?

  40. I have a client who has the title and company name in addition to the name of the person, and I’d like to attach CSS styles to them individually, so I could italicize the company name for instance. Are there additional fields for this in the pro version?

  41. Hi Michelle,

    You don’t really need individual fields. You can add a class to title, the company and the name.

    We’re considering adding additional fields but at the same time, we’re trying to keep FV Testimonials easy to use straight out of the box.

    What the pro will do for you is give you multiple images and give you categories so you can show testimonials for individual services and products.

    Making the web work for you, Alec

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