Noted That:

• To install correctly this gwolle-gb.zip.
• Fisrt Download the gwolle-gb.zip to your computer
• Extract/Open gwolle-gb.zip to Your Computer.
• Then, Find readme.txt file inside gwolle-gb.zip and Open readme.txt.
• Now, Read the Requirements of this plugin. Which Wordpress Version and PHP Version are required to run this Plugin in Your Wordpress Site.
• Then, Follow the the Tips Below.

Start the Tips:

1. First Download "gwolle-gb.zip" Plugin to your Local Computer. (Click Download)

2. Then, Login to your "yourdomain.com/wp-admin" Dashboard.

3. Then, Click on "Plugins" + "Add New" from left sidemenu of Dashboard.

4. Now, Click on "Upload Plugin" button.

5. Now, Browse "gwolle-gb.zip" Downloaded plugin from your computer, Where you downloaded gwolle-gb.zip According to Step – 1 Above then, click on "Install Now"

6. Now, Click on "Active Plugin"

7. Then, See left sidemenu. "Gwolle Guestbook" folder is added on left sidemenu. Now, Click on "Gwolle Guestbook" folder.

   Noted that: If you do not see "Gwolle Guestbook" folder on left sidemenu then, see at left sidemenu "Settings" or "Tools".

8. Now you configure yourself oR Watch video tutorial below about Gwolle Guestbook Configurtions and Settings or How to work "Gwolle Guestbook" in your WordPress site.

After Activated Plugin According to Step-6 then,

1. Go to "Plugins" + "Installed Plugin" from Wordpress Admin Panel Leftside Menu.
2. or Direct go to: https://yourdomain/wp-admin/plugins.php
3. Then, Find "Gwolle Guestbook" Activated Plugin from Plugin List.
4. Then, Click on "Settings" from Plugin that is Gwolle Guestbook
5. Now, Edit/Add/Config the setting and Click on "Save Changes" button,

Installation

• Install the plugin through the admin page “Plugins”.
• Alternatively, unpack and upload the contents of the zipfile to your ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory.
• Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
• Place ‘[gwolle_gb]’ in a page. That’s it.

As an alternative for the shortcode, you can use the function show_gwolle_gb(); to show the guestbook in your templates.
It couldn’t be easier.

Updating from an old version

With version 1.0 there have been some changes:

• Gwolle Guestbook uses the Shortcode API now. Make sure your Guestbook page uses ‘[gwolle_gb]’ instead of the old one.
• The entries that are visible to visitors have changed. Make sure to check if you have everything visible that you want and nothing more.
• CSS has changed somewhat. If you have custom CSS, you want to check if it still applies.

License

The plugin itself is released under the GNU General Public License. A copy of this license can be found at the license homepage or
in the gwolle-gb.php file at the top.

Hooks: Actions and Filters

There are many hooks available in this plugin. Documentation is included in the zip file in /docs/actions and /docs/filters. Examples are included. If you have a need for a hook, please request this in the support forum.

Add an entry with PHP code

It is not that hard to add an entry in PHP code.

set_data( $args ); // Save entry, returns the id of the entry $save = $entry->save();
?>

The Array $args can have the following key/values:

• id, int with the id, leave empty for a new entry.
• author_name, string with the name of the autor.
• author_id, id with the WordPress user ID of the author.
• author_email, string with the email address of the author.
• author_origin, string with the city of origin of the author.
• author_website, string with the website of the author.
• author_ip, string with the ipaddress of the author.
• author_host, string with the hostname of that ip.
• content, string with content of the message.
• datetime, timestamp of the entry.
• ischecked, bool if it is checked by a moderator.
• checkedby, int with the WordPress ID of that moderator.
• istrash, bool if it is in trash or not.
• isspam, bool if it is spam or not.
• admin_reply, string with content of the admin reply message.
• admin_reply_uid, id with the WordPress user ID of the author of the admin_reply.
• book_id, int with the Book ID of that entry, default is 1.

Format for importing through CSV-file

The importer expects a certain format of the CSV-file. If you need to import from a custom solution, your CSV needs to conform.
The header needs to look like this:

The next lines are made up of the content.

There are some gotchas:

• Date needs to be a UNIX timestamp. For manually creating a timestamp, look at the timestamp generator. When using a formatted date, the plugin will try to read it correctly. If it fails it will use today’s date.
• Use commas for field separators. If you use Office software like Excel (which is hell) or LibreOffice Calc, set this correctly.
• Use double quotes around each field. When no quotes are used the import process can break when having quotes or commas inside the content of the entry.
• The file should be encoded as UTF-8 without BOM to correctly enter special characters.
• Make sure you use UNIX line-endings. Any decent text-editor can transform a textdocument (CSV file) to UNIX line-endings.

With version 1.4.1 and older, the field datetime was called date.

You could make a test-entry, export that, and look to see what the importer expects from the CSV.
There is also an example CSV file included in the zipfile of the plugin under ‘/docs/import_example/’.

If you want to prepare a CSV file from other software, plaese be aware that Microsoft Excel is terrible in dealing with CSV files. You will not manage to create a working CSV file with this. Please use LibreOffice Calc for this.