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The official Wordpress plugin for coursecheck.com<\/a> training providers.<\/p>\n\n

By installing this plugin on your website prospective customers can see your most recent reviews, how many reviews you have, together with your average rating.<\/p>\n\n

Company rating<\/h4>\n\n

You can display your overall company rating anywhere on your site using a widget or shortcode.<\/p>\n\n

To add a company rating to your sidebar navigate to Appearance<\/strong> > Widgets<\/strong> and add Coursecheck Widget<\/strong> to any widget area your theme supports.<\/p>\n\n

To achieve the same result using a shortcode:<\/p>\n\n

[coursecheck company_id=X]<\/strong>\nwhere X is your coursecheck CompanyID<\/p>\n\n

Course rating<\/h4>\n\n

You can display a course specific rating anywhere on your site using a widget or shortcode.<\/p>\n\n

To add course rating to your sidebar navigate to Appearance<\/strong> > Widgets<\/strong> and add Coursecheck Widget<\/strong> to any widget area your theme supports. Then add the CourseID to a pages Coursecheck<\/strong> meta box (see screenshot below).<\/p>\n\n

To achieve the same result using a shortcode:<\/p>\n\n

[coursecheck course_id=y]<\/strong>\nwhere y is your coursecheck CourseID<\/p>\n\n

Recent reviews carousel\/slider<\/h4>\n\n

You can display a carousel of your recent reviews on any page or post using the following shortcode:<\/p>\n\n

[coursecheck_reviews company_id=X]<\/strong> \nwhere X is your Coursecheck CompanyID<\/p>\n\n

To show recent reviews for a specific course add the course_id attribute<\/p>\n\n

[coursecheck_reviews company_id=X course_id=Y]<\/strong> \nwhere X is your Coursecheck CompanyID and Y is one of your Coursecheck CourseIDs'<\/p>\n\n

To change the speed of the carousel simply add a speed attribute<\/p>\n\n

[coursecheck_reviews company_id=X speed=10]<\/strong> \nSlider speed set to 10 seconds<\/p>\n\n

Recent reviews list<\/h4>\n\n

To add a list of recent reviews to your sidebar navigate to Appearance<\/strong> > Widgets<\/strong> and add Coursecheck Recent Reviews<\/strong> to any widget area your theme supports.<\/p>\n\n

To add a list of your recent reviews to any page or post, use the following shortcode:<\/p>\n\n

[coursecheck_reviews company_id=X display=list]<\/strong>
\nwhere X is your Coursecheck CompanyID<\/p>\n\n

To show recent reviews for a specific course add the course_id attribute<\/p>\n\n

[coursecheck_reviews company_id=X display=list course_id=Y]<\/strong> \nwhere X is your Coursecheck CompanyID and Y is one of your Coursecheck CourseIDs'<\/p>\n\n

To limit the number of reviews displayed add the optional num_reviews attribute:<\/p>\n\n

[coursecheck_reviews company_id=X display=list num_reviews=4]<\/strong>
\nwhere X is your Coursecheck CompanyID\n(the maximum number of reviews that can be displayed is 10)<\/p>\n\n

To display the list in a simple mobile friendly 2 column layout add the optional layout attribute:<\/p>\n\n

[coursecheck_reviews company_id=X display=list layout=columns]<\/strong>
\nwhere X is your Coursecheck CompanyID<\/p>\n\n

Styling & Colors<\/h4>\n\n

We have included simple styling based on the Coursecheck branding that should work for most websites, but you can change pretty much any of this using WordPress Customizer \/ Additional CSS<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Demos and Examples<\/h4>\n\n

For more help and demos please see our Coursecheck Plugin Demo<\/a> website.<\/p>\n\n\n

The simplest way to install the plugin is from your WordPress Dashboard. Navigate to Plugins<\/strong> > Add New<\/strong>, then use the search form in the top-right to search for Coursecheck<\/strong>. Click Install Now<\/strong> and once installed you need to Activate<\/strong> the plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n

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How do I install the plugin?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

The simplest way to install the plugin is from your WordPress Dashboard. Navigate to Plugins<\/strong> > Add New<\/strong>, then use the search form in the top-right to search for Coursecheck<\/strong>. Click Install Now<\/strong> and once installed you need to Activate<\/strong> the plugin.<\/p><\/dd>\n

How do I add a widget to show my company rating?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

When you add the coursecheck widget to your site, simply enter your coursecheck CompanyID into the widget.<\/p><\/dd>\n

How do I add a widget to show ratings for one of my courses?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

First add the widget to the location you want using your coursecheck CompanyID. Then on your course page\/post simply add the coursecheck CourseID to the page\/post coursecheck properties box.<\/p><\/dd>\n

How do show a carousel of recent reviews on a page?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

Edit your home page and put the following shortcode where you would like the carousel of recent reviews.\n[coursecheck_reviews company_id=X]\nwhere X is your Coursecheck CompanyID<\/p><\/dd>\n

How can I change the speed of the carousel?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

The speed of the carousel defaults to 5 seconds before moving to the next slide, but you can override this setting by adding the speed attribute to the shortcode. Enter a value for the number of seconds.\n[coursecheck_reviews company_id=X speed=10]\nwhere X is your Coursecheck CompanyID with the speed\/delay set to 10 seconds<\/p><\/dd>\n

How do show a list of recent reviews on a page?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

Edit your home page and put the following shortcode where you would like the list of recent reviews.\n[coursecheck_reviews company_id=X display=list]\nwhere X is your Coursecheck CompanyID<\/p><\/dd>\n

How do show a list of recent reviews in the side bar of my site?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

In Apppearance > Widgets add the Coursecheck Recent Reviews to any widget area your theme supports.\n[coursecheck_reviews company_id=X display=list]\nwhere X is your Coursecheck CompanyID<\/p><\/dd>\n

How can I change the style and\/or colors?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

We have included simple styling based on the Coursecheck branding that should work for most websites, but you can change pretty much any of this using WordPress Customizer \/ Additional CSS<\/a>.<\/p><\/dd>\n

Where can I see examples \/ demos?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

You can see examples on our Coursecheck Plugin Demo<\/a> website.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n

1.10.14<\/h4>\n\n

Release date: March 2025\n* Tested to WP 6.7.2\n* Tested to PHP 8.3<\/p>\n\n

1.10.13<\/h4>\n\n

Release date: March 2025\n* Added ability to filter by category id - check your courseheck backoffice for relevant id's you can use<\/p>\n\n

1.10.12<\/h4>\n\n

Release date: September 2024\n* Tested to WP 6.6.2<\/p>\n\n

1.10.11<\/h4>\n\n

Release date: August 2023\n* Added course specific link to recent reviews<\/p>\n\n

1.10.10<\/h4>\n\n

Release date: August 2023\n* Tested to WP 6.3 and PHP 8.2.6<\/p>\n\n

1.10.9<\/h4>\n\n

Release date: June 2023\n* Tested to WP 6.2.2 and PHP 8.2.6<\/p>\n\n

1.10.8<\/h4>\n\n

Release date: June 2023\n* Tested to WP 6.2 and PHP 8.2<\/p>\n\n

1.10.7<\/h4>\n\n

Release date: May 2022\n* Fixed shortcode echo'ing to screen<\/p>\n\n

1.10.6<\/h4>\n\n

Release date: May 2022\n* Added wp_kses to html output as per plugin code review<\/p>\n\n

1.10.5<\/h4>\n\n

Release date: May 2022\n* Added sanitization and escaping as per plugin review<\/p>\n\n

1.10.4<\/h4>\n\n

Release date: May 2022\n* Tested plugin with Wordpress 6.0 RC2 running php 8.0.18<\/p>\n\n

1.10.3<\/h4>\n\n

Release date: May 2022\n* Tested plugin with Wordpress 5.9.3 running php 8.0.18<\/p>\n\n

1.10.2<\/h4>\n\n

Release date: May 2022\n* Tested plugin with Wordpress 5.9.3 running php 8.0.18<\/p>\n\n

1.10.1<\/h4>\n\n

Release date: May 4th, 2021\n* New: Added course specific calls to API allowing reviews carousel\/lists to filter by course_id [coursecheck_reviews company_id=X course_id=y]\n* New: Added simple responsive column layout option to recent reviews list [coursecheck_reviews company_id=X display=list layout=columns]\n* New: Added course title to reviews list & carousel\n* Tweak: Set reviews list link to more reviews target to open in new tab\/window\n* Tweak: Changed the way css\/js is added to page to only load what is needed for shortcodes used<\/p>\n\n

1.10.0<\/h4>\n\n

Release date: April 3rd, 2021\n* New: Added speed attribute to the carousel shortcode\n* Tweak: Changed more reviews link to open in new tab\n* Tweak: Added css to stop user themes breaking our layout\n* Tweak: Combined slick css files into a single file<\/p>\n\n

1.9<\/h4>\n\n
    \n
  • Update api feed character set encoding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

    1.8<\/h4>\n\n
      \n
    • Change character set conversion of api feed to fix some broken characters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

      1.7<\/h4>\n\n
        \n
      • Updated css to stop user theme css mucking up coursecheck styling <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

        1.6<\/h4>\n\n
          \n
        • Update readme<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

          1.5<\/h4>\n\n
            \n
          • Update readme<\/li>\n
          • Added extra screenshot for reviews widget<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

            1.4<\/h4>\n\n
              \n
            • Updated recent reviews carousel and list<\/li>\n
            • Added extra screenshot for reviews widget<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

              1.3<\/h4>\n\n
                \n
              • Tested with WordPress 5.7<\/li>\n
              • Tested with PHP 5.6 (NOT recommended!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                1.2<\/h4>\n\n
                  \n
                • Added recent reviews carousel and list<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                  1.1<\/h4>\n\n
                    \n
                  • Added course specific shortcode<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                    1.0<\/h4>\n\n
                      \n
                    • Initial release<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Official reviews widget for training providers using coursecheck.com to collect student feedback.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/135034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135034"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/southcoastonline"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=135034"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=135034"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=135034"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=135034"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=135034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}