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Not sure why the original Testimonials Manager was taken down, but I only need a simple character length to show in the widget. 30 characters in the testimonial itself. The rest like the name and such do not need editting.

I have included the code to the entire file for you to skim and hopefully make a quick adjustment. It is 3AM and I am about to get to bed, so I figure doing this will put some change in your pocket and something first thing in the morning I can put up. Thanks!!!



<code><?php
if (version_compare($wp_version, '2.8', '>=')) {
class testimonials_manager_widget extends WP_Widget {
// The widget construct. Mumbo-jumbo that loads our code.
function testimonials_manager_widget() {
$widget_ops = array('classname' => 'ww1231', 'description' => __("Display and rotate your testimonials"));
$this->WP_Widget('ww123', __('Testimonials'), $widget_ops);
}
function widget($args, $instance) {
extract($args, EXTR_SKIP);

$data = $instance;
widgetcss($data, $widget_id);
$instanc = get_option('testimonials_manager');
// print_r($instanc['data']);
echo $before_widget;
if ($data['display'] && $data['display'] < count($instanc['data'])) {
$testimonialboxValue = $data['display'];
} else {
$testimonialboxValue = count($instanc['data']);
}
if ($data['title'] != "") {
echo $args['before_title'] . $data['title'] . $args['after_title'];
}

$result_array = array();
if(empty($instanc['data'])) {
echo '<div class="testimonials_manager_widget" style="text-align:center;">';
echo '<strong>There are no testimonial yet</strong>';
echo '</div>';
}else {
shuffle($instanc['data']);

/*

while(count($result_array) < $testimonialboxValue){
$num = array_rand($instanc['data']);
if(!in_array($num,$result_array)){
$result_array[] = $num;
}
}*/

$result_array = array_slice($instanc['data'], 0, $testimonialboxValue);
// print_r($result_array);
if ($testimonialboxValue == 0) {
echo '<div class="testimonials_manager_widget" style="text-align:center;margin-top:-10px;">';
echo '<strong>There are no testimonial yet</strong>';
echo '</div>';
} else {
foreach ($result_array as $x) {
if ($x != - 1) {
$url = $x['url'];
if (substr($url, 0, 7) != 'http://') {
$url = 'http://' . $url;
}
$text = stripslashes($x['text']);
echo '<div class="testimonials_manager_widget">';
if ($x['avatar']) {
if ($x['avatar'] == "gravatar") {
echo get_avatar($x['email'], $size = '160');
} else {
echo '<img src="' . $x['own_avatar'] . '" class="avatar" alt="avatar" width="160" height="160" />';
}
}
echo '<p style="margin-top:-10px;">' . nl2br($text) . '</p>';
echo '<p style="color:#a44b5f;"><strong>' . stripslashes($x['name']) . '</strong></p>';
if ($x['url']) {
echo '<a href="' . stripslashes($url) . '">';
}
if ($x['company']) {
echo stripslashes($x['company']);
}
if ($x['url']) {
echo '</a>';
}
echo '</div>';
}
}
if ($data['page_link'] != "no_page") {
echo '<div style="width:220px;text-align:left; display:block;margin-top:-15px;margin-left:10px;"><a href="';
if ($data['page_link'] == "") {
get_permalink($instance['page_id']);
} else {
echo $data['page_link'];
}
echo '"><strong>MORE> </strong></a></div>';
}
}
}
echo $after_widget;
} // End function widget.
// Updates the settings.
function update($new_instance, $old_instance) {
return $new_instance;
} // End function update
// The admin form.
function form($instance) {
/*
echo '<div id="bareBones-admin-panel">';
echo '<label for="' . $this->get_field_id("title") .'">BareBones Title:</label>';
echo '<input type="text" class="widefat" ';
echo 'name="' . $this->get_field_name("title") . '" ';
echo 'id="' . $this->get_field_id("title") . '" ';
echo 'value="' . $instance["title"] . '" />';
echo '<p>This widget will display the title you choose above followed by a "Hello World!" statement.</p>';
echo '</div>';
*/
if (empty($instance['customcss'])) {
$instance['customcss'] = "\n.testimonials_manager_widget{\n margin: 0px 0;\n padding:5px;\n border: 0px;\n background: none;\n}";
$instance['customcss'] .= "\n\n .testimonials_manager_widget .avatar{\n background: none repeat scroll 0 0;\n border:0px;\n float:right;\n margin-right:-5px;margin-left:5px;\n\n margin-top:-5px;\n padding:2px;\n position:relative;\n}";
}

if (empty($instance['display'])) {
$instance['display'] = "3";
}
if (empty($instance['title'])) {
$instance['title'] = "Testimonials";
}

?>

<p><label>Widget Title:<br /><input name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name("title") ?>" type="text" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($instance['title'], ENT_QUOTES); ?>" style="width:100%;" /></label></p>
<p><label>No. of items to rotate:<br /><input type="text" name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name("display") ?>" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($instance['display'], ENT_QUOTES); ?>" style="width:100%;" /></label></p>
<p><label>Custom CSS:<br /><textarea name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name("customcss") ?>" style="width:100%; height:200px;"><?php echo htmlspecialchars($instance['customcss'], ENT_QUOTES); ?></textarea></label></p>
<p><label>Full testimonials page:<br />
<select name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name("page_link") ?>" style="width:100%">
<?php

add_filter('posts_where', 'filter_testimonial');
query_posts($query_string);
// query_posts("post_content LIKE '%[show_testimonial]%'&post_status=publish&post_type=page");
if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post();

?>
<option value="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" <?php if ($data['page_link'] == "") {
if (get_permalink($instance['page_id']) == get_permalink()) {
echo "selected";
}
} else {
if ($data['page_link'] == get_permalink()) {
echo "selected";
}
}

?>><?php the_title(); ?></option>
<?php
endwhile;
else:
?>
<option value="no_page">No page with testimonial short code</option>
<?php
endif;
// Reset Query
wp_reset_query();

?>
</select></label></p> <?php
} // end function form
} // end class WP_Widget_BareBones
// Register the widget.
add_action('widgets_init', create_function('', 'return register_widget("testimonials_manager_widget");'));
} else {
add_action("widgets_init", array('testimonials_manager_widget', 'register'));
register_activation_hook(__FILE__, array('testimonials_manager_widget', 'activate'));
register_deactivation_hook(__FILE__, array('testimonials_manager_widget', 'deactivate'));

class testimonials_manager_widget {
function activate() {
$data = array('title' => 'Testimonials' , 'display' => '3' ,);
update_option('testimonials_manager_widget' , $data);
}
function deactivate() {
delete_option('testimonials_manager_widget');
}

function control() {
$data = get_option('testimonials_manager_widget');
if (!isset($data['customcss']) || $data['customcss'] == "") {
$data['customcss'] = "\n.testimonials_manager_widget{\n margin: 10px 0;\n padding:10px;\n border: 0px;\n background: #fff;\n}";
$data['customcss'] .= "\n\n.testimonials_manager_widget .avatar{\n background:#fff none repeat scroll 0 0;\n border:0px;\n float:right;\n margin-right:-5px;\n margin-top:-5px;\n padding:2px;\n position:relative;\n}";
}
if (!isset($data['display']) || $data['display'] == "") {
$data['display'] = "3";
}
if (!isset($data['title']) || $data['title'] == "") {
$data['title'] = "Testimonials";
}

?>
<p><label>Widget Title:<br /><input name="title" type="text" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($data['title'], ENT_QUOTES); ?>" style="width:100%;" /></label></p>
<p><label>No. of items to rotate:<br /><input type="text" name="display" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($data['display'], ENT_QUOTES); ?>" style="width:100%;" /></label></p>
<p><label>Custom CSS:<br /><textarea name="customcss" style="width:100%; height:200px;"><?php echo htmlspecialchars($data['customcss'], ENT_QUOTES); ?></textarea></label></p>
<p><label>Full testimonials page:<br />
<select name="page_link" style="width:100%">
<?php

add_filter('posts_where', 'filter_testimonial');
query_posts($query_string);
// query_posts("post_content LIKE '%[show_testimonial]%'&post_status=publish&post_type=page");
if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post();

?>
<option value="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" <?php if ($data['page_link'] == "") {
if (get_permalink($instance['page_id']) == get_permalink()) {
echo "selected";
}
} else {
if ($data['page_link'] == get_permalink()) {
echo "selected";
}
}

?>><?php the_title(); ?></option>
<?php
endwhile;
else:
?>
<option value="no_page">No page with testimonial short code</option>
<?php
endif;
// Reset Query
wp_reset_query();

?>
</select></label></p>
<?php
if (isset($_POST['title'])) {
$data['title'] = attribute_escape($_POST['title']);
$data['display'] = attribute_escape($_POST['display']);
$data['customcss'] = attribute_escape($_POST['customcss']);
$data['page_link'] = $_POST['page_link'];
update_option('testimonials_manager_widget', $data);
}
}

function widget($args) {
extract($args, EXTR_SKIP);
$data = get_option('testimonials_manager_widget');
$instance = get_option('testimonials_manager');

echo $args['before_widget'];
if ($data['display'] && $data['display'] < count($instance['data'])) {
$testimonialboxValue = $data['display'];
} else {
$testimonialboxValue = count($instance['data']);
}
if ($data['title'] != "") {
echo $args['before_title'] . $data['title'] . $args['after_title'];
}

$result_array = array();
while (count($result_array) < $testimonialboxValue) {
$num = array_rand($instance['data']);
if (!in_array($num, $result_array)) {
$result_array[] = $num;
}
}
if ($testimonialboxValue == 0) {
echo '<div class="testimonials_manager_widget" style="text-align:center;">';
echo '<strong>There are no testimonial yet</strong>';
echo '</div>';
} else {
foreach ($result_array as $x) {
if ($x != - 1) {
$url = $instance['data'][$x]['url'];
if (substr($url, 0, 7) != 'http://') {
$url = 'http://' . $url;
}
$text = stripslashes($instance['data'][$x]['text']);
if (!isset($data['customcss']) || $data['customcss'] == "") {
$data['customcss'] = "\n.testimonials_manager_widget{\n margin: 10px 0;\n padding:10px;\n border: 0px;\n background: none;\n}";
$data['customcss'] .= "\n\n.testimonials_manager_widget .avatar{\n background:none repeat scroll 0 0;\n border:0px;\n float:right;\n margin-right:-5px;\n margin-top:-5px;\n padding:2px;\n position:relative;\n}";
}
echo '<div class="testimonials_manager_widget">';
if ($instance['data'][$x]['avatar']) {
if ($instance['data'][$x]['avatar'] == "gravatar") {
echo get_avatar($instance['data'][$x]['email'], $size = '160');
} else {
echo '<img src="' . $instance['data'][$x]['own_avatar'] . '" class="avatar" alt="avatar" width="160" height="160" />';
}
}
echo $text;
echo '<p style="color:#a44b5f;"><strong>' . stripslashes($instance['data'][$x]['name']) . '</strong></p>';
if ($instance['data'][$x]['url']) {
echo '<a href="' . stripslashes($url) . '">';
}
if ($instance['data'][$x]['company']) {
echo stripslashes($instance['data'][$x]['company']);
}
if ($instance['data'][$x]['url']) {
echo '</a>';
}
echo '</div>';
}
}
if ($data['page_link'] != "no_page") {
echo '<div style="width:100%;text-align:right; display:block;"><a href="';
if ($data['page_link'] == "") {
get_permalink($instance['page_id']);
} else {
echo $data['page_link'];
}
echo '"><strong>MORE></strong></a></div>';
}
}
echo $args['after_widget'];
}

function register() {
register_sidebar_widget('Testimonials Manager', array('testimonials_manager_widget', 'widget'));
register_widget_control('Testimonials Manager', array('testimonials_manager_widget', 'control'));
}
}
}

?><code>

2010-11-27 by Nile Flores

Answers (2)

2010-11-27

idt answers:

Are you using Wordpress 3? If so then add this:
$text = substr($x['text'], 0, 30);
above

$text = stripslashes($x['text']);


Nile Flores comments:

Did not work.

idt comments:

Can I have your new codes with the line I suggested above please?

idt comments:

What's version of your Wordpress?

If you're using below 2.8, please do this:
Add this:

$text = $instance['data'][$x]['text'];
$text = substr($text, 0, 30);

above this line
$text = stripslashes($instance['data'][$x]['text']);

Also, what happened after you added the code I suggested above? If nothing happen and you're using Wordpress 2.8 or above then it could be that the widget was not using the code above.

Nile Flores comments:

Sry...did not work.

2010-11-28

Pau answers:

try this. find the code below:

echo '<p style="margin-top:-10px;">' . nl2br($text) . '</p>';

replace with:

echo '<p style="margin-top:-10px;">' . substr(nl2br($text), 0, 30) . '</p>';

<strong>30</strong> represents the number of character you want to display in your testimonial.

Nile Flores comments:

Sry...did not work.