vBTestimonials
 

vBTestimonials
Developers: derekivey
Version: 1.0.1
vBulletin Version: 3.5.4
File Edits: 0
Template Edits: 2 (Optional)
New Phrases: 157
Uses Plugins: Yes!
Difficulty: Easy

Description: This hack adds a Testimonial system to your site, allowing your users to leave feedback about your products or services.

*** I Strongly Recommend That You Backup Before Installing/Upgrading This Hack! I am not responsible for any damage this hack causes to your forum, so backup! ***

Planned features for a later release:

• Anything that is suggested.

Features Added To Version 1.0.1

• Added Average Ratings
• Added Categories Support
• Got Rid of Some Hard Coded Text, Replaced with Phrases

Features Added To Version 1.0.0

• Make the templates XHTML Transitional
• Fixed WOL Bug

Features Added To Version 1.0.0 Beta 2

• Added Report System
• Made the templates look better
• Added WOL Support (Partially, Will fix the rest of it in the next version)

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I am still learning php, and will try and help you if you have any problems with this hack.

I have added screen shots of this hack in action below.

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Thanks!

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great hack i like it
*installed

Sweet :)

Have a big thx for it dude. like to test it now :-)

Great, glad all of you like it. When it goes stable I plan to change the layout of the list of testimonials and put them in separate boxes. Right now the layout looks kind of dumb :P. The stable version will be out when I see that no one is really having any problems with this hack.

Derek

Installed and working like a charm. Cheers. ;)

Just awesome! :D

great idea..

thanks m8!

Can we use this hack as a guestbook?

Well, as I see it, that's kind of what it is. I plan on using this as a "guestbook"

Testimonial, as I see it, might not be the proper word.
"Testimonial" reminds me of dead people, lol. But, looks like it's going to be an awesome hack, definitely going to install it and use it as a guestbook.

Yeah I didn't know what to call it lol. It's basically meant for customers or users to provide feedback about services/products your site has. But you can probably use it as a guest book too.

It's ok derekivey. It's all good.

Just to continue on with this thought, lol, the thesaurus mentions this for "testimonial"
Again, makes me think of lawyers and dead people.
:devious:
rich

Just curious, as I have not yet installed this, but, does one have to be "logged in" to the forum to be able to leave a "testimonial"??

If so, that would negate the 'guestbook" abilities for this hack.

EDIT: Forget that, installed, see that you can. Sorry. Nice install by the way.

Great, glad you like it :). Yes it does allow that if you set the usergroup permissions for guests to allow it.

I like it.

In fact, I'm leaving it as "Testimonials".

:)

Please don't forget to add WOL locations support.

Thank you, good work.

It's nice to tell Admin about new testimonials without moderation too.

also it's nicer to use class="smallfont"

and to replace align="left" with align="$stylevar[left]", the same for right alignment.

Ok Thanks for the suggestions. I will add those to the next beta version which should be out tonight some time.

Derek

Version 1.0.0 Beta 2 has been released. Upgrade should be simple, just follow the readme file. I added a Reporting system, made the templates look better, and added WOL support.

Let me know if you have any problems.

Derek

Thanks Derek
but when i try to add some testimotionals (vbtestimotionals.php?do=add) i got same page ( vbtestimotionals.php )
seems it caused by another plugin(s), which hooks i had to check ?
PS: i'm using vB3.5.3

Still doesnt work after upgrading

Dear derekivey

In newt releases please, separate the screen shoots from the hack, because I cann't download 1.6 MB every time.

I have 56K dial-up :(

thank you I'll check and retutn

Ok sorry about that Milad. I will update the zip file and remove them. IrPr, what is not working? The Who's Online? If so I'm aware of that, it currently shows as Viewing Testimonials for every testimonials page. That will be fixed in the next version.

Version 1.0.0 Released! This is the stable release, I have decided to take this out of the beta phrase because no one has found any bugs with it. I haven't found any bugs either. As always, please follow the readme file for how to install/upgrade, and let me know if you run into any problems.

Thanks,
Derek

Any changes from version 1.00 beta 2? Or is it just out of beta now?

I fixed the Who's Online bug, and also made all the templates XHTML Transitional.

Can you have testimonies by category?

What I mean is:
Can you have people choose from a selection of things they are giving a testimony for (i.e. products)

Sorry guys, forgot to add the xml file to the zip file. If you just downloaded the zip file a few minutes ago, please redownload it and import the product file, make sure to select overwrite when you import it.

Derek

No, that is currently not a feature. I will add it to my to do list.

Derek

i get this when i try to submit a testimonial:

Fatal error: Unable to proceed with save while $errors array is not empty in class vb_datamanager_pm in /includes/class_dm.php on line 758

what gives? im going to look into it right now

Make sure you edited the PM Settings in the vBTestimonials Options.

thank you
there are two unphrased phrases!! in adding page
- Testimonial
- Rating of Our Service

also I suggest you convert add, edit and report links into images

thanks

Thanks for reporting the unphrased phrases. I will get them added to the next version.

I suggest that you add at the top of vBTestimonials an average of ratings

what do you think?

Nice idea, I'll get that added as well :).

Just wondering when will the update be released?

Sorry that I haven't released it yet. I've been busy working on my phpBB Forum Hosting script, the update of this hack should be released sometime this week when I get a chance to work on it.

Again sorry for the delay.

Derek

Actually Version 1.0.1 will be released later tonight, I am almost done with it :).

Derek