Community Add-Ons

FYI... moved Scrolling Customer Testimonials to a separate contribution path. The mod can be found here: http://www.oscommerce.com/community/contributions,7111

I'm not going to post updates here in order to avoid confusion with the original Customer Testimonials v3 tree.

Features

• Built on Customer Testimonials v5.1 code base
• Captcha verification on testimonial submittals
• Moved admin functions to dedicated Configuration menu
• Localized testimonials. Testimonials now appear in user’s language. Only see what matches your language. What good are testimonials if your customer can’t read them?
• Added new language support:
o French
o German
o Portuguese
• Emails to admin now come from admin mail address. Why? Old method used testimonial writer's email address. Several problems with this approach including that Admin's spam filter may catch the email and prevent timely notification to admin. This change is optional. Do not change the code if you don't want to change this feature (see instructions).
• Captcha admin functions (set public / private keys) have a separate admin area. Captcha code can be used elsewhere on your website.
• CT InfoBox now only appears on non-SSL pages, preventing a problem where the user can receive a SSL warning from their Web browser that not all of the elements on the page are secure. It also removes the CT box from parts of your store where it is not needed, such as the Checkout process and Account pages.
• New admin functions:
o Enable/Disable Customer Testimonials module ("kill switch")
o Enable/Disable customer image uploads as part of testimonials
o Turn on/off users ability to email authors
o Enable/Disable reCaptcha to protect testimonial author's email address
o Limit Testimonial viewing to registered users
o Limit Testimonial writing to registered users
o Enable/Disable reCaptcha function on testimonial forms
o Option for static or new scrolling testimonials feature
o Various settings to control scrolling features
o Switch on/off reCaptcha form verification (anti-spam bot)

English_______________

Added code against sql injection, recommended by "faaliyet"


Español______________

Código añadido contra sql injection, recomendado por "faaliyet"

FULL PACKAGE

english_______________

Corrected box catalog/includes/boxes/customer_testimonials.php
Added Spanish language

espanol______________

Corregido box catalog/includes/boxes/customer_testimonials.php
Añadido lenguaje español

FULL PACKAGE

Fixed few bugs in swf file.

Well, this is nice testimonial display using flash for Home page or info box.

See that in action here:

http://www.cartzlink.com/

Installation / Upgrade is quite simple copy the catalog files in your catalog folder.

add following lines where you wish to display flash testimonial


<!-- Please don't remove this line --- added by http://www.cartzlink.com/ -->
<div class="testimonial">
<a href="customer_testimonials.php"><div class="testimonial_heading">&nbsp;&nbsp;Testimonials</div></a>
<div class="testimonial_body">
<script type="text/javascript">
AC_FL_RunContent( 'codebase','http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0','width','215','height','170','src','customer_testimonials_flash','quality','high','pluginspage','http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash','wmode','transparent','movie','customer_testimonials_flash.swf', 'FlashVars', 'currentPage=customer_testimonials_flash.php' ); //end AC code
</script><noscript><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0" width="215" height="170">
<param name="movie" value="customer_testimonials_flash.swf" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
<param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
<param name="FlashVars" value="currentPage=customer_testimonials_flash.php" />

<embed src="testPane.swf" width="215" height="170" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed>
</object>
</noscript>
<div class="login_enternal"></div>
</div>
</div>
<!-- End : added by http://www.cartzlink.com/ -->

Well, this is nice testimonial display using flash for Home page or info box.

See that in action here:

http://www.cartzlink.com/


Installation is quite simple copy the catalog files in your catalog folder.

add following lines where you wish to display flash testimonial


<!-- Please don't remove this line --- added by http://www.cartzlink.com/ -->
<div class="testimonial">
<a href="customer_testimonials.php"><div class="testimonial_heading">&nbsp;&nbsp;Testimonials</div></a>
<div class="testimonial_body">
<script type="text/javascript">
AC_FL_RunContent( 'codebase','http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0','width','215','height','170','src','customer_testimonials_flash','quality','high','pluginspage','http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash','wmode','transparent','movie','customer_testimonials_flash.swf', 'FlashVars', 'currentPage=customer_testimonials_flash.php' ); //end AC code
</script><noscript><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0" width="215" height="170">
<param name="movie" value="customer_testimonials_flash.swf" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
<param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
<param name="FlashVars" value="currentPage=customer_testimonials_flash.php" />

<embed src="testPane.swf" width="215" height="170" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed>
</object>
</noscript>
<div class="login_enternal"></div>
</div>
</div>
<!-- End : added by http://www.cartzlink.com/ -->

Customer Testimonials v.4.0
Author: Bill Kellum

This contribution allows your customer to post a testimonial about your site or your products with the option of uploading an image of them using your products.

As the administrator, you will be notified via email that a customer has posted a testimonial and you must allow it in the admin before it will be visiable to the public.

As the administrator, you will be able to view the text and the image (if an image was uploaded) and have the option to allow the text, image or both.

As the administrator, you will be able to edit both the text and the image.

A new image setting will be established in the Configuration | Images section of your admin to allow you to set the size of the images that are uploaded by your customers.

New installation instructions as well as upgrade instructions included with this download.

Support:
http://forums.oscommerce.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=230089&view=findpost&p=1325388

Screenshots included.

Enjoy,
Bill Kellum

Sorry, forgot to add this one:

The infobox doesn't seem to display the title of the testimonial.

In catalog/includes/boxes/testimonials.php -

Find:
'text' => '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_CUSTOMER_TESTIMONIALS, tep_get_all_get_params(array('language', 'currency')) .'&testimonial_id=' . $random_testimonial['testimonials_id']) . '"><b><center>' . $testimonial_titulo . '</center></b><br>' . strip_tags($testimonial) . '... ' . TEXT_READ_MORE . '</a>'

Replace with:

'text' => '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_CUSTOMER_TESTIMONIALS, tep_get_all_get_params(array('language', 'currency')) .'&testimonial_id=' . $random_testimonial['testimonials_id']) . '"><b><center>' . $random_testimonial['testimonials_title'] . '</center></b><br>' . strip_tags($testimonial) . '... ' . TEXT_READ_MORE . '</a>'

DUMMY FILE.

Rob

Hi All,
No file upload, as mine have now been extensively modified.
I get table issues with customer_testimonial_write.php, and fixed by replacing:

<!-- body_text //-->
<td width="100%" valign="top">
<form name="customer_testimonial" method="post" action="<?php echo tep_href_link(FILENAME_CUSTOMER_TESTIMONIALS_WRITE, 'action=insert', 'NONSSL'); ?>">
<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td class="pageHeading" colspan="2"><?php echo HEADING_TITLE2; ?></td>

with

<!-- body_text //-->
<td width="100%" valign="top"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<form name="customer_testimonial" method="post" action="<?php echo tep_href_link(FILENAME_CUSTOMER_TESTIMONIALS_WRITE, 'action=insert', 'NONSSL'); ?>">
<td class="pageHeading" colspan="2"><?php echo HEADING_TITLE2; ?></td>

The location of the form tag doesn't really matter, but i moved it to make it easier to compare.

Rob

FULL PACKAGE with UPDATE INSTRUCTIONS

* Fixed button define in catalog/customer_testimonials.php as detailed in the forum...

Scott

Full package

Update from 3.6 (see below only)
---------------------------------

NOTE: for the file catalog/includes/modules/customer_testimonials.php there are TWO versions

Version 1 = Includes the email address of the customer submitting the testimony with a link that reads "Click to email the author"
Version 2 = Excludes the email address link of the customer submitting the testimony

BEFORE uploading this file choose one of these versions and rename the file to "customer_testimonials.php"

Scott

Upgrade path included in installation.txt - Full package

Since v3.5(1)
-------------
* Added further multi-lingual support in all areas
* Added email validation to the catalog and the admin
* Added date added field in the catalog
* Added language defines in catalog/includes/languages/english.php
* Added admin link in testimony submission email
* Removed unnecessary case in catalog
* Removed erroneous language defines
* HTML fixes in both the catalog and the admin
* Adjusted the admin language defines for consistency
* Rewrote code in catalog/customer_testimonials_write.php to make this addon compatible with my osC reCaptcha addon
* Rewrote code in catalog/includes/modules/customer_testimonials.php significantly
* Added screenshots to save bandwidth
* Added a new button in the catalog

Scott

Minor changes has been made:

* added default style buttons
* Changed testimonials listing table style in admin
* Fixed minor html errors on customers_testimonials_write.php file

demo: mnkedition.oscommerce-packages.com

This is full version based on Customer Testimonials 3.5

Customer Testimonials v3.5 is a pretty extensive rewrite of this addon with many bug fixes and formatting changes... I haven't prepared an update guide because it took me so much work to get this ready and wanted to get it out there - perhaps someone else could as it should not be that hard to do. Please note the the sql has changed...

Since v3.2
----------
* Modified the sql to do away with url and instead use email address
* Modified the catalog infobox formatting a little bit
* Modified the layout of the catalog files and functionality
* Added a new button to the catalog and updated all other buttons added by this addon
* Altogether rewrote error message logic to be consistent with osC standards in the catalog
* Fixed the success page bug so that it redirects to the success page properly
* Fixed the module email address bug, now "mailto:" is automatically added to email addresses
* Fixed the update issue in the Admin where it changed from Update to Insert
* Fixed the update issue in the Admin where it would not append updated info to the database properly
* Added a bunch of language defines that weren't there
* Integrated the email message mod into the base code
* Removed ALOT of superflous code that had crept into the addon
* Many, many, many other small things and some larger ones :)

Scott

wanted to have an email notification whenever i got a testimonial submissin here's the instructions to add one :) Thansk for everyones hard on this great contrib!

some folks have asked me why the urls were not working correctly on the testimonials page to click the offsite url entered by customers. i have added the code to pre-populate that filed with "http://" so that customer can see that it is needed to work properly. I know that the code "could" be edited in other ways to remedy this but it was a quick copy/edit from html_output.php for me.

near line 134 after this code:
$html_text = tep_db_prepare_input($HTTP_POST_VARS['html_text']);
}
break;
}
}
add:
// Output a form testimonials url input field
function tep_draw_testimonial_url_input_field($name, $value = '', $type = 'text', $reinsert_value = true) {
$field = '<input type="' . tep_output_string($type) . '" name="' . tep_output_string($name) . '"';
$field .= ' value="http://"';
$field .= '>';
return $field;
}
// Output a testimonials url field
function tep_draw_testimonial_url_field($name, $value = '') {
return tep_draw_testimonial_url_input_field($name, $value);
}
and then simply change the call to that function on line (or near) 177 to:
<td class="main"><?php echo tep_draw_testimonial_url_field('testimonials_url', $testimonials_url); ?></td>

now that field will show "http://" by default, solving this small issue :)

Package complet avec installation en français

Ajout dans catalog/includes/application_top.php

if ( ($session_started == true) && (PHP_VERSION >= 4.3) && function_exists('ini_get') && (ini_get('register_globals') == false) ) {
extract($_SESSION, EXTR_OVERWRITE+EXTR_REFS);
}

Avant ces lignes :

// set SID once, even if empty
$SID = (defined('SID') ? SID : '');

**********************************

Complete package with french install

Add in catalog/includes/application_top.php

if ( ($session_started == true) && (PHP_VERSION >= 4.3) && function_exists('ini_get') && (ini_get('register_globals') == false) ) {
extract($_SESSION, EXTR_OVERWRITE+EXTR_REFS);
}

Before this lines :

// set SID once, even if empty
$SID = (defined('SID') ? SID : '');

This is a repackage to take care of a sql injection vulnerability as discussed in forum thread here onwards:

http://forums.oscommerce.com/index.php?showtopic=230089&st=40#

The code changes are to prevent sql injection and sanatize the string.

This is the full package

italian and german added!

Full package

2 bugs fixed...

1)open this file:
catalog/includes/languages/english.php or your language file

and add before ?>
define('IMAGE_BUTTON_INSERT', 'Insert:');

2)Add your insert image for IMAGE_BUTTON_INSERT into catalog/includes/languages/images/english/buttons/button_submit.gif

Enjoy...

Note: No file in the zip file.

This is a heavily updated mod of http://addons.oscommerce.com/info/839
All credit to the original Authors.
This mod lets customers write testimonials of your site. You approve or not in the admin.