Getting Started — Plugixa Testimonial

This guide walks you from a clean WordPress install to a published testimonial section in under five minutes.

Install

From the WordPress.org plugin directory

1. In wp-admin, go to Plugins → Add New.
2. Search for Plugixa Testimonial.
3. Click Install Now, then Activate.

From a ZIP file

1. Download plugixatestimonial.zip from your Plugixa account (for Pro) or WordPress.org (for Free).
2. In wp-admin, go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin.
3. Choose the ZIP and click Install Now, then Activate.

What happens on activation

When you activate the plugin, the installer:

• Creates 8 database tables with prefix {wpdb_prefix}plugixatestimonial_*.
• Seeds 4 default views: Grid, Slider, Masonry, List.
• Sets sane defaults in the plugixatestimonial_settings option.
• Registers the [plugixa_testimonials] and [plugixa_testimonial_form] shortcodes.
• Registers the Gutenberg block.
• Registers the Elementor widget if Elementor is active.
• Grants 5 custom capabilities (plugixa_testimonial_manage, _edit, _delete, _approve, _settings) to the Administrator role.
• Backfills language_code + translation_group UUIDs on any existing rows if multilingual is active.

No pages, posts, or menus are created — you get a clean slate.

First look

After activation, a new Plugixa Testimonial menu appears in wp-admin:

Menu item	What it does
Dashboard	Stats, charts, recent testimonials, quick actions
Testimonials	Create, edit, order, filter, approve
Categories	Organize testimonials into groups
Views	Design presets (layout, colors, typography, pagination)
Shortcodes	Saved shortcode configurations + visual builder
Custom Fields PRO	Define custom fields per testimonial
AI Generator PRO	Generate testimonials from topic, URL, or document
Google Reviews PRO	Import reviews from Google Business Profile
Requests	Email customers with tokenized submission links
Settings	Global plugin configuration (10 tabs)
Account	Your Plugixa license and upgrade link

Activating your license (Pro)

After purchasing a license:

1. Go to Plugixa Testimonial → Account.
2. Enter the license key from your purchase email (or click the Activate License link there).
3. Freemius downloads the Pro ZIP, which populates wp-content/plugins/plugixatestimonial/pro/.
4. Next page load: the sidebar, settings tabs, and in-form gates unlock automatically.

Free users can skip this step. See Free vs Pro for what each tier unlocks.

Publish your first testimonial

1 · Create a category (optional but recommended)

Go to Plugixa Testimonial → Categories → Add New.

• Name — a label like “Product Reviews” or “Happy Customers”.
• Slug — auto-generated from the name (URL-friendly).
• Description — optional; can be displayed above filtered testimonials.

Save. You now have an empty category.

2 · Create a testimonial

Go to Plugixa Testimonial → Testimonials → Add New.

Fill in:

• Client Name — full name of the person (required).
• Testimonial Text — rich-text (required).
• Role / Company — optional context.
• Rating — 1–5 stars (optional).
• Photo — upload from the Media Library (initials fallback if empty).
• Category — pick the category you just created.
• Status — approved to make it live, pending / draft / rejected to hide.

Click Save.

3 · Display testimonials on a page

Create a new WordPress page (Pages → Add New), and add the shortcode:

[plugixa_testimonials]

Or use the Plugixa Testimonial Gutenberg block and pick a view/category from the block sidebar. See Blocks.

Publish the page. Visit it on the frontend — your testimonials are live.

4 · Load demo data (optional, Pro)

If you have a Pro license and want to explore with sample content:

1. Go to Plugixa Testimonial → Dashboard.
2. Click Load Demo Data (visible only when the site has zero testimonials).
3. The seeder inserts 4 categories, 12 testimonials (varied statuses and ratings, 3 featured), 5 themed views, and 5 shortcodes.

Click Reset Demo Data at any time to truncate and re-seed.

What to do next

• Customize the design — see Views.
• Organize with categories — see Categories.
• Filter and paginate — see Shortcodes.
• Let visitors submit testimonials — see Submission Form.
• Email customers for testimonials — see Testimonial Requests.
• Enable social-proof popups — see Social Proof.
• Generate testimonials with AI PRO — see AI Generator.
• Import from Google PRO — see Google Reviews.

Quick tips

• The plugin ships with a reasonable default view, so [plugixa_testimonials] on its own produces a usable grid immediately.
• All utility classes are prefixed pxt-* so the plugin never clashes with your theme.
• JSON-LD schema is on by default — search engines start treating your testimonials as structured Review data right away.
• The admin SPA auto-detects WPML/Polylang — enabling a multilingual plugin is the only setup step to activate translation features.

System requirements

Requirement	Minimum
WordPress	6.0
PHP	8.0
MySQL	5.7 (or MariaDB 10.3)
Browser	Current Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge

Optional: WooCommerce 7.0+, Elementor 3.0+, WPML or Polylang, OpenAI / Google AI API key (Pro AI), Google Places API key (Pro Reviews).

The plugin does not require Node.js or a build step — assets are precompiled and shipped with the ZIP.

Uninstalling

Deactivating the plugin leaves your data in place. To remove all data:

1. Plugins → Deactivate Plugixa Testimonial.
2. Plugins → Delete.
3. When prompted, confirm “Also delete all plugin data”.

Alternatively, from the admin: Settings → Advanced → Delete all data before deactivating.

Your testimonials, categories, views, shortcodes, requests, custom fields, and settings are dropped. This is irreversible.