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IvyCat AJAX Testimonials
Easily add rotating or static testimonials to your website. Testimonials can be categorized and rotated dynamically via AJAX or on page load.
The facts
- Rating
- 4.5★ from 16
- Active installs
- 200+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 7 Jul 2015
- Added
- Jun 2012
- Requires WP
- 3.0
- Tested up to
- WP 4.2.39
- Downloads
- 20,624
Our analysis
AI-assistedIvyCat AJAX Testimonials is a WordPress plugin that allows you to manage and display testimonials on your site. It creates a custom post type for testimonials, enabling you to easily add, categorize, and showcase them using shortcodes or a widget. The plugin uses AJAX to load testimonials, improving page load speed by displaying the first testimonial immediately and fetching others in the background.
This plugin is suitable for website owners who want to enhance their site with testimonials, making it easier for visitors to see feedback from customers. It is particularly useful for businesses that rely on social proof to attract new clients.
Best for: This plugin suits businesses and individuals looking to display customer testimonials on their WordPress site.
What it does well
- ✓Creates a custom post type for testimonials
- ✓Supports categorization of testimonials
- ✓Uses AJAX for faster loading of testimonials
- ✓Allows embedding with shortcodes and a widget
- ✓Customizable output template for testimonials
Where it falls short
- •Last updated in July 2015
- •Limited support for multiple testimonials in the widget
- •May require CSS tweaks for consistent styling
Verdict
IvyCat AJAX Testimonials offers a straightforward way to manage and display testimonials, though its age and limited widget functionality may be drawbacks for some users.
From the developer
ivycat's own description of IvyCat AJAX Testimonials, lightly tidied.
IvyCat AJAX Testimonials adds a Testimonials menu item to the WordPress Dashboard navigation.
You can enter Testimonials as easily as entering normal posts and you can even categorize testimonials so you can pull testimonials into different areas of a site based on their group, if needed.
You can embed testimonials in your site using:
- Easy shortcodes in the WordPress editor,
- The built-in Testimonials widget, or
- A PHP snippet that wraps a shortcode.
You can also list multiple testimonials out in a post or page using a shortcode or PHP.
Note: the IvyCat Testimonials Widget does not support listing multiple testimonials yet, although you can embed testimonial lists using shortcodes.
Features
- Creates a Testimonials custom post type, so you, or your customers, can easily add new testimonials and testimonial groups.
- Use simple shortcodes to add testimonials to a page, post, or custom post type.
- Create multiple testimonial groups for categorization.
- Displays one testimonial at a time by default, which can be rotated via AJAX, or only on page refresh.
- The first testimonial displays as soon as the page loads and the rest are pulled in via AJAX, speeding up initial page load.
- Add images to testimonials.
- You set the testimonial order.
- Customize the plugin
- List all testimonials using a shortcode. Great for creating a Testimonials page that displays all testimonials, or a list of testimonials from a specific group.
- Customize the output template for the testimonial list to suit your needs.
Note: Plugin depends upon your theme’s styles and does not contain native styles. You may have to tweak the plugin output template, or your own CSS to make your tesimonial styles consistent with the rest of your site.
Road Map
- Suggest a feature…
- Contribute on GitHub
Tagged as
purpose
Testimonials & Reviews Display
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