dynamic/silverstripe-elemental-testimonials

Testimonials element for Silverstripe Elemental

4.0.1 2026-06-11 02:39 UTC

Requires

• php: ^8.3
• dnadesign/silverstripe-elemental: ^6.0
• silverstripe/framework: ^6
• symbiote/silverstripe-gridfieldextensions: ^5.0

Requires (Dev)

• silverstripe/recipe-testing: ^4

BSD-3-Clause

• Dynamic

• silverstripe
• testimonials
• elemental

Published on Packagist.org on 2026-06-11 02:39 UTC

README

Testimonials block for SilverStripe Elemental

Requirements

• PHP: ^8.3
• dnadesign/silverstripe-elemental: ^6.0
• silverstripe/framework: ^6
• symbiote/silverstripe-gridfieldextensions: ^5.0

Installation

composer require dynamic/silverstripe-elemental-testimonials

Features

• Testimonials Element Block - Display customer testimonials within Elemental content areas
• Category-Based Filtering - Organize testimonials by categories and display specific subsets
• Random Display Order - Testimonials are shown in random order for variety on each page load
• Configurable Limit - Control how many testimonials display (or show all with 0 limit)
• Rich Testimonial Fields - Includes Title, Content, Author Name, Position, and Affiliation
• Bootstrap 4 Templates - Default templates styled with Bootstrap 4 classes
• CMS Permission Control - Manage testimonial access with dedicated permissions
• GridField Management - Easy testimonial and category management through the CMS

Usage

Elemental Testimonials Block will add the following Element to your site:

• Testimonials

The Testimonials Element pulls testimonials from a specified Testimonial Category. They are displayed on the front-end in a random order. You can also set how many testimonials should display.

Each Testimonial includes the following fields:

• Title
• Content
• Name
• Position
• Affiliation

Screen Shots

Front End sample of a Testimonial Element

The default templates are based off Bootstrap 4 classes/styling

CMS - Testimonials Main Tab

CMS - Testimonials Category Tab

CMS - Testimonials List

CMS - Testimonials Edit

Getting more elements

See Elemental modules by Dynamic

Configuration

See SilverStripe Elemental Configuration

Maintainers

• Dynamic ([e-mail])

Bugtracker

Bugs are tracked in the issues section of this repository. Before submitting an issue please read over existing issues to ensure yours is unique.

If the issue does look like a new bug:

• Create a new issue
• Describe the steps required to reproduce your issue, and the expected outcome. Unit tests, screenshots and screencasts can help here.
• Describe your environment as detailed as possible: SilverStripe version, Browser, PHP version, Operating System, any installed SilverStripe modules.

Please report security issues to the module maintainers directly. Please don't file security issues in the bugtracker.

Development and contribution

If you would like to make contributions to the module please ensure you raise a pull request and discuss with the module maintainers.

License

See License