What other people have to say about a businesses’ services or products plays a big part in the decision making of potential consumers. I know when I shop for an item, I not only compare the products based on the site’s list of features, but also the customer reviews provided.
Bloggers who are selling their own products or services need a way to display customer testimonials on their sites. When building my web services site, Techno Mom Designs, I did some research to figure out the best way to show recommendations from my happy clients. I really wanted to have a space in my sidebar that would show a rotating testimonial, and I wanted it to be easy to manage. After trying several options, I found one I like, aptly named:
Testimonial Manager
This plugin is very easy to use and makes adding and removing testimonials a breeze! You can choose to show them on a page, and/or the sidebar via a widget. The widget automatically rotates the testimonials so a new one (or however many your specify) shows on each page load.
Fields for Testimonials:
- Name
- Company Name
- Website URL
- Testimonial
Avatar options include:
- Use Gravatar
- Upload Image
- No Avatar
I chose not to show avatars for mine, because not everyone I’ve worked for has a suitable image. I also wanted to reduce the amount of space used in my side bar. To see how it looks on my site, view my Testimonials page. Note the sidebar view while you’re there.
Another cool feature is the Custom CSS option! I haven’t played with it much, other than to make my links match the rest of the links on my site, but it looks pretty extensive!
Here are a few screenshots of the backend:
Do you share customer testimonials on your site? What plugin or system do you use?
Note: (12.08.2010) The plugin developer has decided to stop offering support/updates for this plugin and has pulled it from the WordPress plugin database. You can read the update here: http://www.profitplugs.com/testimonials-manager-wordpress/ I’m really sad, cause I love this plugin. I still use it and it’s working great…
can you please send this plugin on muneebkiani at gmail dot com
i need this plugin badly as it fits all my need of theme which i am developingÂ
Hi Erica,
I’m looking for this plugin also. If you don’t mind, please send to me.
Thank you very much
Hi. I enjoyed your review of the testimonials plugin. Can you send me a copy of it as well? Maybe I can post it some place, and give everyone the link? Thanks!
Yet another person looking for a past release of this
Seems the only testimonial plugin I can (can’t) find that has sidebar WITH a thumbnail/avatar functionality. Sad the developer isn’t supporting it anymore.