- ℹ️ XF versions
- 2.2.x
- 2.3.x
Introducing the Testimonials add-on for XenForo 2
The XenCustomize Testimonials add-on for XenForo 2 empowers community forums to gather, manage, and showcase user testimonials with ease. Designed with flexibility and engagement in mind, this add-on offers comprehensive features like testimonial replies & reactions, carousel sliders, user permissions, approval workflows, customizable categories, display modes, and a rich multimedia experience, including attachments, photo uploads, and a built-in rating system. With multiple display options, widget placements, and integration capabilities, the XenCustomize Testimonials add-on enhances your community’s ability to feature user feedback and reviews in a professional and engaging way.
User Testimonials Submission: Allow users to submit testimonials with detailed content, star ratings, and images to share their experiences, adding credibility to your community.
User Permissions & Moderation Control: Set granular permissions per user group, including moderation controls for approving, editing, and deleting testimonials.
Categorized Testimonials Index: Organize testimonials by categories for a clear, structured display on the index page, making it easy for visitors to browse feedback by type.
Multiple Display Modes: Showcase testimonials in various layouts — choose from Top Aligned Grid, Bottom Aligned Grid, or Compact List to match your site’s design.
Photo & Attachment Support: Users can attach images and files to their testimonials, providing a richer, more engaging display.
Rating System: Built-in star rating system enables users to rate their experiences, making it easier to assess the overall sentiment of the feedback.
Testimonial Reply System: Transform testimonials into dynamic conversations. Users can post replies, react, and receive alerts, creating ongoing engagement.
Testimonial Widgets: Display testimonials in different widget positions on your forum, such as latest testimonials in a carousel or sidebar to increase visibility.
Convert Post to Testimonial: Allows admins and moderators to convert thread posts into testimonials with customizable options, ensuring a consistent, visually-matching layout in the Testimonials section.
Import Support: Easily migrate testimonials from other add-ons such as [Xenbros] Testimonial, with built-in import tools for a seamless transition.Click on each feature for detailed documentation and real-world examples (screenshots).
- Categorized Testimonial Index
- Display testimonials organized by categories on the index page.
- Customize the appearance of each testimonial category using three display modes:
- Review Top Aligned Grid
- Review Bottom Aligned Grid
- Compact List
- Control the number of testimonials displayed per category on the index page.
- Complete control over which testimonial categories appear on the index page.
- Empty testimonial categories (those with no testimonials) will not be displayed on the index.
- Support for sorting categories, ensuring that changes to category display order in ACP are reflected on the index page.
- Optionally utilize multiple widget positions above and below the testimonials.
- Testimonial View
- Title
- Buttons
- Share
- More options menu
- Edit testimonial
- Edit testimonial image
- Move testimonial
- Reassign testimonial (v2.2.1)
- Change dates (v2.2.2)
- Delete testimonial
- Select for moderation
- Delete
- Undelete
- Approve
- Unapprove
- Reassign (v2.2.1)
- Move
- Overview tab
- Rating
- Testimonial content
- Testimonial photos gallery
- Action bar
- Reactions
- Report
- Edit
- Delete
- IP
- Reply to testimonial (v2.3.4)
- Reply action bar (edit, delete, report, react, warn, approve, unapprove)
- Reply list below main testimonial content
- Author profile
- Custom testimonial image or User avatar
- Full name or User name
- Social media profile links
- Facebook profile icon and link
- X profile icon and link
- @Username and user banner
- Job title and optionally linked job website
- Company name and optionally linked to company website
- Sidebar blocks
- Information
- Author
- Publish date
- Last update date
- Widget position
- Latest testimonials widget (Carousel slider)
- Share this testimonial
- Information
- Testimonial Categories
- Add/edit category
- Title
- Open Graph Title (v2.2.4)
- Meta Title (v2.2.4)
- Description
- Meta Description (v2.2.4)
- Testimonial Type: (v2.2.4)
- Parent category
- Display order
- Always moderate testimonials posted in this category
- Show category on index
- Number of testimonials
- Display mode
- Override default 'Category display mode' (Default value: Review Top Aligned Grid)
- Review Top Aligned Grid
- Review Bottom Aligned Grid
- Compact List
- Override default 'Category display mode' (Default value: Review Top Aligned Grid)
- Sort categories
- Delete category
- Add sibling or child category
- Category permissions
- Category filters
- Add/edit category
- Category Display Modes
- Testimonial Image
- Enable or disable the Testimonial Image feature in your admin options.
- Testimonial submitters can upload a large (400x400px) thumbnail.
- Testimonial image is used extensively throughout the public-facing interface of the Testimonials add-on.
- Widgets
- Latest Testimonials - Widget options includes:
- Maximum entries
- Display style
- Simple Carousel
A simple view, designed for narrow spaces such as sidebars, displaying testimonials in a carousel style slider. - Full Carousel
A full size view, displaying testimonials in a carousel style slider.
- Simple Carousel
- Category limit
All categories or your choice of selection.
- Latest Testimonials - Widget options includes:
- Widget Positions
- XenCustomize Testimonials: Index above testimonials
A position inside the main content area of the index above the testimonials. - XenCustomize Testimonials: Index below testimonials
A position inside the main content area of the index below the testimonials. - XenCustomize Testimonials: Testimonial Sidebar
Displays inside the sidebar block on the testimonial view page.
- XenCustomize Testimonials: Index above testimonials
- Admin Options
- Enable Testimonial Image
- Fallback Image Type (v2.2.3)
- Author's avatar
- Default image (from the style property)
- Default Display Mode
- Review Top Aligned Grid
- Review Bottom Aligned Grid
- Compact List
- Default Testimonial List Order
- Last Update
- Submission Date
- Title
- Testimonials Per Page
- Allowed Testimonial Attachment File Extensions
- Maximum Testimonial Attachment File Size (KB)
- Maximum testimonial reply length (v2.3.4)
- Importer
- Built-in importer for [Xenbors] Testimonial 1.1.0 add-on.
- Imports testimonials from [Xenbors] Testimonial 1.1.0 to [XenCustomize] Testimonials.
- Convert Post to Testimonial
- Introduced a powerful feature that allows you to convert thread posts into testimonial entries!
- Streamlined process accessible directly via posts.
- Excludes the first post of a thread to maintain thread integrity.
- Enables admins and moderators to easily repurpose user content as testimonials for better visibility.
- Customizable options during conversion, including destination category, title, rating, and testimonial state.
- Added a new post message template for threads when a post is converted into a testimonial:
- Includes a snippet of the testimonial, a link to the full review, and a category link for more related testimonials.
- Transfers key post data (attachments, post date, user) to the testimonial while ensuring engagement continuity.
- Fully permission-controlled with the new user group permission "Testimonials: Convert post to testimonial".
- Introduced a powerful feature that allows you to convert thread posts into testimonial entries!
- New BB Code: [testimonial_view]
- Introduced a custom BB Code for displaying testimonials in a consistent layout across your site!
- Ensures converted posts visually match testimonials in the dedicated Testimonials section.
- Fully customizable via the less template for seamless theme integration.
- Introduced a custom BB Code for displaying testimonials in a consistent layout across your site!
- Inline Moderation
- Delete testimonials
- Undelete testimonials
- Approve testimonials
- Unapprove testimonials
- Reassign testimonials (v2.2.1)
- Move testimonials
- Reassign Testimonial Ownership (v2.2.1)
- Added functionality to allow admins and moderators to reassign the owner of a testimonial.
- New permission under Testimonials: Moderator permissions - “Reassign testimonial”.
- Inline Moderation Support:
- Enabled the option to reassign multiple testimonials at once using inline moderation tools.
- Two-Way Alerts:
- Implemented alerts and push notifications for both the previous and new owner upon reassignment.
- User Group Permissions: Testimonials
- View testimonial
- View testimonial attachments
- React to testimonial
- Add testimonial
- Add testimonials without approval
- Upload attachments to testimonials
- Edit own testimonial
- Delete own testimonial
- Time limit on editing/deleting own testimonials (minutes) (v2.2.4)
- Reply to testimonials (v2.3.4)
- Reply to own testimonials (v2.3.4)
- User Group Permissions: Testimonials (Moderator)
- Use inline moderation on testimonials
- View deleted
- View moderated
- Approve / unapprove testimonials
- Edit any testimonial
- Reassign testimonial (v2.2.1)
- Delete any testimonial
- Undelete testimonials
- Hard-delete any testimonial
- Rebuild Caches
- Rebuild testimonials
- Rebuild testimonial categories
- Testimonials: Optimize testimonial images (v2.3.0)
- Rebuild user testimonial counts
- Rebuild testimonial embed metadata
- Attachments
Testimonials index example (v2.2.3)
Yes, an importer is already included in the add-on! This allows you to seamlessly import existing testimonial data from the discontinued [Xenbros] Testimonial 1.1.0 (later renamed and deleted [OzzModz] Testimonial) add-on. The importer is built-in at no additional cost, ensuring an easy transition of your testimonials to our platform without losing any valuable data.
