{"id":29306,"date":"2014-05-12T06:15:52","date_gmt":"2014-05-12T06:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins-wp\/auto-scrolling-testimonials\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T06:15:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T06:15:32","slug":"auto-scrolling-testimonials","status":"publish","type":"plugin","link":"https:\/\/ar.wordpress.org\/plugins\/auto-scrolling-testimonials\/","author":10165665,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"version":"2.0.0","stable_tag":"2.0.0","tested":"7.1.3","requires":"6.0","requires_php":"7.4","requires_plugins":null,"header_name":"Auto Scrolling Testimonials","header_author":"OpenSource Technologies","header_description":"","assets_banners_color":"d8f3fb","last_updated":"2026-09-16 06:15:32","external_support_url":"","external_repository_url":"","donate_link":"","header_plugin_uri":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/auto-scrolling-testimonials\/","header_author_uri":"https:\/\/ost.agency\/","rating":3,"author_block_rating":0,"active_installs":10,"downloads":3335,"num_ratings":3,"support_threads":0,"support_threads_resolved":0,"author_block_count":0,"sections":["description","installation","faq","changelog"],"tags":{"2.0.0":{"tag":"2.0.0","author":"opensourcetech","date":"2026-09-16 06:15:32","revision":3697984}},"upgrade_notice":{"2.0.0":"<p>Security and PHP 8 compatibility update. 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Add each testimonial with a name and website, then show them:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>in the \"Auto Scrolling Testimonials\" widget, which scrolls upwards automatically;<\/li>\n<li>anywhere with the <code>[astlist]<\/code> shortcode, as a list or as a scrolling ticker.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Accessible by design: scrolling pauses on hover and keyboard focus, there is a pause button, and nothing moves for visitors who have turned on \"reduce motion\" on their device. No jQuery needed.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Shortcode<\/h4>\n\n<pre><code>[astlist nop=\"5\" order=\"rand\"] shows a list of testimonials.\n\n[astlist nop=\"6\" scroll=\"yes\" visible=\"3\" title=\"What our clients say\"] shows a scrolling ticker.\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n<ul>\n<li><code>nop<\/code> \u2013 number of testimonials, 1 to 50. Default: 5.<\/li>\n<li><code>order<\/code> \u2013 <code>DESC<\/code> (newest first), <code>ASC<\/code> (oldest first) or <code>rand<\/code>. Default: <code>DESC<\/code>.<\/li>\n<li><code>scroll<\/code> \u2013 <code>yes<\/code> for the scrolling ticker. Default: <code>no<\/code>.<\/li>\n<li><code>visible<\/code> \u2013 testimonials visible at once in the ticker. Default: 3.<\/li>\n<li><code>length<\/code> \u2013 maximum characters per testimonial in the ticker. Default: 150.<\/li>\n<li><code>title<\/code> \u2013 heading above the ticker.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>In your WordPress admin go to Plugins &gt; Add New, search for \"Auto Scrolling Testimonials\", then install and activate it.<\/li>\n<li>Go to AST Testimonials &gt; Add New and add a few testimonials.<\/li>\n<li>Add the <code>[astlist]<\/code> shortcode to a page, or add the widget under Appearance &gt; Widgets.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"will%20my%20testimonials%2C%20widgets%20and%20shortcodes%20survive%20the%20update%20to%202.0.0%3F\"><h3>Will my testimonials, widgets and shortcodes survive the update to 2.0.0?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. Testimonials, their Name and Website fields, widget settings and the <code>[astlist]<\/code> shortcode are unchanged.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"my%20theme%27s%20custom%20css%20no%20longer%20applies\"><h3>My theme's custom CSS no longer applies<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Version 2.0.0 uses classes instead of IDs: <code>#newsticker-demo<\/code> is now <code>.ast-scroller<\/code> and <code>#osttestimonials<\/code> is now <code>.osttestimonials<\/code>.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n<!--section=changelog-->\n<h4>2.0.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Security: the Name and Website fields are now saved with a nonce and permission check, and all output is escaped.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed fatal errors on PHP 8 (removed <code>create_function<\/code>).<\/li>\n<li>New scrolling ticker without jQuery or jCarouselLite, with pause on hover\/focus, a pause button and reduced-motion support.<\/li>\n<li>New <code>scroll<\/code>, <code>visible<\/code>, <code>length<\/code> and <code>title<\/code> shortcode attributes, so the ticker also works in block themes.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed \"Read more\" and website links, and website addresses saved without <code>https:\/\/<\/code>.<\/li>\n<li>Styles and scripts load only where testimonials are shown.<\/li>\n<li>Testimonials are available in the block editor.<\/li>\n<li>Now requires WordPress 6.0 and PHP 7.4 or later. Tested up to WordPress 7.1.<\/li>\n<li>License changed to GPLv2 or later.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.1<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Improved performance.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed some bugs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Add testimonials and show them in an auto-scrolling list, in a widget or with a shortcode.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ar.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/29306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ar.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ar.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ar.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29306"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ar.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/opensourcetech"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ar.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ar.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=29306"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ar.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=29306"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ar.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=29306"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ar.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=29306"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ar.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=29306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}