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 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.