Hey Vidar,
Currently there is no way to do this with any existing version of the plugin, however I will add it to the feature request list for a future version.
In the meantime, you can use the following code to achieve this. Place it in the template in which you wish to display the shortened, random testimonial.
<?php
if( class_exists( 'WP_Testimonial' ) ) {
if( $testimonial = get_posts( array(
'post_type' => 'testimonial',
'posts_per_page' => 1,
'orderby' => 'rand'
) ) ) {
$testimonial = new WP_Testimonial( array_pop( $testimonial )->ID );
?>
<div class="single-testimonial">
<h3><?php echo $testimonial->post_title; ?></h3>
<blockquote>
<?php if( has_post_thumbnail( $testimonial->ID ) ): $image = wp_get_attachment_image_src( get_post_thumbnail_id( $testimonial->ID ), array( 200, 200 ) ); ?>
<img style="float: left; padding: 10px;" src="<?php echo $image[0]; ?>" width="<?php echo $image[1]; ?>" height="<?php echo $image[2]; ?>" />
<?php endif; ?>
<!-- Change the number below to specify how many characters you wish to display -->
<p>
<?php echo implode( chr(32), array_slice( explode( chr(32), $testimonial->post_content ), 0, 25 ) ); ?>
</p>
<p>
<a href="<?php echo get_permalink( $testimonial->ID ); ?>">Read More...</a>
</p>
</blockquote>
<h5>
<?php if( !empty( $testimonial->company ) ): ?>
<?php echo $testimonial->client; ?>,<br /><?php echo $testimonial->company; ?>
<?php else: ?>
<?php echo $testimonial->client; ?>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php if( testimonial_has_permission( $testimonial->ID ) ): ?>
<?php echo sprintf( '<br />Web: <a href="%s">%s</a>,<br />Email: <a href="mailto:%s">%s</a>', $testimonial->website, $testimonial->website, $testimonial->email, $testimonial->email ); ?>
<?php endif; ?>
</h5>
<br clear="all" />
</div>
<?php
}
}
?>
There is very little error checking, so tread lightly. In a future version, most likely the very next, I will include a more elegant option for this in the testimonial widget and also the shortcodes.
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