# Testimonial Block The Testimonial block is designed to create a layout that highlights customer feedback and enhances brand credibility.\ Within this block, you’ll need to add "Testimonial item" blocks—each "Testimonial item" represents an individual piece of customer feedback.
### Testimonial Block - Settings Guide This guide explains all available settings for the **Testimonial** block in order from top to bottom as they appear in the Theme Editor. Here, you can adjust settings such as Layout Types, Layout Configuration, Carousel Configuration, etc. {% hint style="info" %} Note that in this block, you can only add "Testimonial item" blocks. {% endhint %}
Testimonial Block - Settings Guide ### Layout Settings | Setting | Type | Default | Description | Visibility | | ----------------------- | -------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | | **Direction** | Select | Column |

Content flow direction:
• Vertical - Stack items vertically
• Horizontal - Arrange items horizontally

| - | | **Direction on Mobile** | Select | Column |

Mobile layout direction:
• Vertical - Stack items vertically
• Horizontal - Arrange items horizontally

| - | | **Alignment** | Select | Left |

Horizontal alignment when direction is Row:
• Left - Align to left
• Center - Center alignment
• Right - Align to right
• Space Between - Distribute space

| When Direction is Row | | **Mobile Alignment** | Select | Left |

Mobile horizontal alignment when direction is Row:
• Left - Align to left
• Center - Center alignment
• Right - Align to right
• Space Between - Distribute space

| When Direction is Row | | **Position** | Select | Center |

Vertical alignment when direction is Row:
• Top - Align to top
• Center - Center alignment
• Bottom - Align to bottom

| When Direction is Row | | **Align Baseline** | Checkbox | No | Align text to baseline | When Position is Bottom | | **Alignment (Column)** | Select | Left |

Horizontal alignment when direction is Column:
• Left - Align to left
• Center - Center alignment
• Right - Align to right

| When Direction is Column | | **Position (Column)** | Select | Center |

Vertical alignment when direction is Column:
• Top - Align to top
• Center - Center alignment
• Bottom - Align to bottom
• Space Between - Distribute space

| When Direction is Column | | **Gap** | Range | 12px | Spacing between child elements (0-100px) | - | *** ### Display Type Settings | Setting | Type | Default | Description | | -------- | ------ | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Type** | Select | Carousel |

Display mode:
• Carousel - Sliding carousel with navigation
• Marquee - Continuous scrolling animation

| *** ### Carousel Settings *Only visible when Type is **Carousel*** | Setting | Type | Default | Description | Visibility | | ------------------- | -------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- | | **Columns** | Range | 3 | Number of testimonials per view (1-4, with 0.1 steps) | Carousel only | | **Mobile Columns** | Select | 1 | Number of columns on mobile (1, 1.3, or 2) | Carousel only | | **Loop** | Checkbox | No | Enable infinite loop scrolling | Carousel only | | **Centered Slides** | Checkbox | No | Center active slide in view | Carousel only | | **Navigation** | Select | Arrows |

Navigation style:
• None - No navigation
• Arrows - Previous/Next arrows
• Pagination - Dots/Progress
• Arrows + Pagination - Both

| Carousel only | | **Arrows Position** | Select | Inside |

Arrow placement:
• Inside Slide - Over content
• Bottom Slide - Below content

| When navigation includes arrows | | **Pagination Type** | Select | Bullets |

Pagination style:
• Dots - Bullet dots
• Dynamic - Dynamic dots
• Progress - Progress bar
• Counter - Numeric counter

| When navigation includes pagination | *** ### Marquee Settings *Only visible when Type is **Marquee*** | Setting | Type | Default | Description | Visibility | | -------------------- | ------ | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------ | | **Motion Direction** | Select | Reverse |

Scrolling direction:
• Forward - Left to right
• Reverse - Right to left

| Marquee only | | **Animation Type** | Select | Auto |

Animation trigger:
• Auto - Continuous animation
• Scroll - Triggered by scroll

| Marquee only | | **Speed** | Range | 20 | Animation speed (5-50) | Marquee only | *** ### Size Settings | Setting | Type | Default | Description | Visibility | | ----------------------- | ------ | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------- | | **Width** | Select | Fill |

Block width behavior:
• Fit Content - Width based on content
• Fill - Take full available width
• Custom - Custom width percentage

| - | | **Custom Width** | Range | 100% | Custom width percentage (0-100%) | When Width is Custom | | **Width Mobile** | Select | Fill |

Mobile width behavior:
• Fit Content - Width based on content
• Fill - Take full available width
• Custom - Custom width percentage

| - | | **Custom Width Mobile** | Range | 100% | Custom mobile width percentage (0-100%) | When Mobile Width is Custom | *** ### Appearance Settings | Setting | Type | Default | Description | Visibility | | ------------------------ | ---------------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | | **Inherit Color Scheme** | Checkbox | Yes | Use parent section's color scheme | - | | **Background** | Color | #FFFFFF | Background color with alpha support | When not inheriting color scheme | | **Background Gradient** | Color Background | - | Background gradient overlay | When not inheriting color scheme | | **Headings** | Color | #000000 | Heading text color with alpha support | When not inheriting color scheme | | **Text** | Color | #000000 | Body text color with alpha support | When not inheriting color scheme | | **Primary Color** | Color | #000F9F | Primary/accent color with alpha support | When not inheriting color scheme | | **Primary Hover Color** | Color | #000000 | Primary hover state color with alpha support | When not inheriting color scheme | | **Borders** | Color | #E6E6E6 | Border color with alpha support | When not inheriting color scheme | | **Shadow Color** | Color | #000000 | Shadow color with alpha support | When not inheriting color scheme | *** ### Background Media Settings | Setting | Type | Default | Description | Visibility | | -------------------- | ------------ | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------- | | **Background Media** | Select | None |

Background media type:
• None - No background
• Image - Background image
• Video - Background video

| - | | **Background Image** | Image Picker | - | Upload background image | When media is Image | | **Background Video** | Video URL | - | External video URL (YouTube/Vimeo) | When media is Video | | **Content Overlay** | Checkbox | No | Show content over background media | When background media is set | | **Image Ratio** | Select | Adapt |

Media aspect ratio:
• Adapt - Natural ratio
• Square - 1:1 ratio
• Portrait - 3:4 ratio
• Landscape - 4:3 ratio

| When media is set and overlay enabled | *** ### Border Settings | Setting | Type | Default | Description | Visibility | | ----------------- | ------ | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------ | | **Borders Style** | Select | None |

Border style:
• None - No borders
• Solid - Solid border

| - | | **Border Width** | Range | 1px | Border thickness (0-10px) | When Borders Style is not None | | **Border Radius** | Range | 0px | Corner roundness (0-100px) | - | *** ### Overlay Settings | Setting | Type | Default | Description | Visibility | | ---------------------- | -------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------ | | **Background Overlay** | Checkbox | No | Enable background overlay | - | | **Overlay Color** | Color | #00000026 | Overlay color with alpha support | When overlay is enabled | | **Overlay Style** | Select | Solid |

Overlay type:
• Solid - Solid color overlay
• Gradient - Gradient overlay

| When overlay is enabled | | **Gradient Direction** | Select | To Top |

Gradient direction:
• Up - Bottom to top
• Down - Top to bottom

| When overlay is gradient | *** ### Shadow Settings | Setting | Type | Default | Description | | --------------------- | ----- | --------- | ---------------------------------------- | | **Shadow Color** | Color | #00000000 | Shadow color with alpha support | | **Horizontal Offset** | Range | 0px | Horizontal shadow position (-12 to 12px) | | **Vertical Offset** | Range | 0px | Vertical shadow position (-12 to 12px) | | **Blur** | Range | 0px | Shadow blur amount (0-20px) | | **Spread** | Range | 0px | Shadow spread radius (0-100px) | *** ### Margin Settings | Setting | Type | Default | Description | | ------------------------ | ----- | ------- | --------------------------------- | | **Margin Top** | Range | 0px | Top margin spacing (0-100px) | | **Margin Top Mobile** | Range | 0px | Top margin on mobile (0-100px) | | **Margin Bottom** | Range | 0px | Bottom margin spacing (0-100px) | | **Margin Bottom Mobile** | Range | 0px | Bottom margin on mobile (0-100px) | | **Margin Left** | Range | 0px | Left margin spacing (0-100px) | | **Margin Left Mobile** | Range | 0px | Left margin on mobile (0-100px) | | **Margin Right** | Range | 0px | Right margin spacing (0-100px) | | **Margin Right Mobile** | Range | 0px | Right margin on mobile (0-100px) | *** ### Padding Settings | Setting | Type | Default | Description | | ------------------ | ----- | ------- | -------------------------------- | | **Padding Top** | Range | 0px | Top padding spacing (0-100px) | | **Padding Bottom** | Range | 0px | Bottom padding spacing (0-100px) | | **Padding Left** | Range | 0px | Left padding spacing (0-100px) | | **Padding Right** | Range | 0px | Right padding spacing (0-100px) |
## Testimonial Item Block The "**Testimonial item**" block can be combined with other blocks to create a layout such as Heading, Text, Button, Image, Group, etc. * Child Blocks Supported * `image` - Image blocks * `icon` - Icon blocks * `text` - Text content blocks * `rating` - Rating/star blocks * `image-with-content` - Combined image and content blocks * `@app` - App blocks * `group` - Nested group blocks * `group-basic` - Basic group blocks * `spacer` - Spacing blocks * `_divider` - Custom divider blocks
### Testimonial Item Block - Settings Guide It is a flexible block used to create testimonial items with customizable layout and styling, and it can contain other child blocks. This block is rendered through the `group` snippet and fully supports Flexbox layout features.
Testimonial Item Block - Settings Guide #### Link Settings | Setting | Type | Default | Description | | ----------------- | -------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------ | | `link` | url | - | Optional link URL for the testimonial item | | `open_in_new_tab` | checkbox | false | Open link in new tab | #### Layout & Direction Settings | Setting | Type | Default | Options | Visibility | Description | | -------------------------------------------- | -------- | ------------ | ------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- | | `content_direction` | select | "column" | column, row | - | Main content flow direction | | `content_direction_mobile` | select | "column" | column, row | - | Mobile content flow direction | | `horizontal_alignment` | select | "flex-start" | flex-start, center, flex-end, space-between | `content_direction == 'row'` | Horizontal alignment for row layout | | `horizontal_alignment_mobile` | select | "flex-start" | flex-start, center, flex-end, space-between | `content_direction == 'row'` | Mobile horizontal alignment | | `vertical_alignment` | select | "center" | flex-start, center, flex-end | `content_direction == 'row'` | Vertical alignment for row layout | | `align_baseline` | checkbox | false | - | `vertical_alignment == 'flex-end'` | Align content to baseline | | `horizontal_alignment_flex_direction_column` | select | "flex-start" | flex-start, center, flex-end | `content_direction != 'row'` | Horizontal alignment for column layout | | `vertical_alignment_flex_direction_column` | select | "center" | flex-start, center, flex-end, space-between | `content_direction == 'column'` | Vertical alignment for column layout | | `gap` | range | 12 | 0-100px (step: 1) | - | Gap between child elements | #### Size Settings | Setting | Type | Default | Options | Visibility | Description | | --------------------- | ------ | ------- | ------------------------- | -------------------------- | ------------------------------ | | `width` | select | "fill" | fit-content, fill, custom | - | Desktop width behavior | | `custom_width` | range | 100 | 0-100% (step: 1) | `width == 'custom'` | Custom width percentage | | `width_mobile` | select | "fill" | fit-content, fill, custom | - | Mobile width behavior | | `custom_width_mobile` | range | 100 | 0-100% (step: 1) | `width_mobile == 'custom'` | Custom mobile width percentage | | `height` | select | "fit" | fit, fill, custom | - | Height behavior | | `custom_height` | range | 100 | 0-100% (step: 1) | `height == 'custom'` | Custom height percentage | #### Color Scheme Settings | Setting | Type | Default | Options | Visibility | Description | | ---------------------------- | ----------------- | --------- | ------- | ----------------------- | ----------------------- | | `inherit_color_scheme` | checkbox | true | - | - | Use parent color scheme | | `scheme_background` | color | "#FFFFFF" | - | `!inherit_color_scheme` | Custom background color | | `scheme_background_gradient` | color\_background | - | - | `!inherit_color_scheme` | Background gradient | | `scheme_foreground_heading` | color | "#000000" | - | `!inherit_color_scheme` | Heading text color | | `scheme_foreground` | color | "#000000" | - | `!inherit_color_scheme` | Body text color | | `scheme_primary` | color | "#000F9F" | - | `!inherit_color_scheme` | Primary color | | `scheme_primary_hover` | color | "#000000" | - | `!inherit_color_scheme` | Primary hover color | | `scheme_border` | color | "#E6E6E6" | - | `!inherit_color_scheme` | Border color | | `scheme_shadow` | color | "#000000" | - | `!inherit_color_scheme` | Shadow color | #### Background Media Settings | Setting | Type | Default | Options | Visibility | Description | | --------------------------- | ------------- | ------- | ---------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- | | `background_media` | select | "none" | none, image, video | - | Background media type | | `video` | video | - | - | `background_media == 'video'` | Background video file | | `video_position` | select | "cover" | cover, contain | `background_media == 'video'` | Video positioning | | `background_image` | image\_picker | - | - | `background_media == 'image'` | Background image | | `background_image_position` | select | "cover" | cover, fit | `background_media == 'image'` | Image positioning | | `content_overlay` | checkbox | false | - | `background_media == 'image' \|\| background_media == 'video'` | Enable content overlay | | `image_ratio` | select | "adapt" | adapt, portrait, square, landscape | `background_media != 'none' && content_overlay` | Image aspect ratio | #### Border & Overlay Settings | Setting | Type | Default | Options | Visibility | Description | | -------------------- | -------- | ----------- | ------------------ | ----------------------------------------------- | ------------------------- | | `border` | select | "none" | none, solid | - | Border style | | `border_width` | range | 1 | 0-10px (step: 0.5) | `border != 'none'` | Border width | | `border_radius` | range | 0 | 0-100px (step: 1) | - | Border radius | | `toggle_overlay` | checkbox | false | - | - | Enable background overlay | | `overlay_color` | color | "#00000026" | - | `toggle_overlay` | Overlay color with alpha | | `overlay_style` | select | "solid" | solid, gradient | `toggle_overlay` | Overlay style type | | `gradient_direction` | select | "to top" | to top, to bottom | `toggle_overlay && overlay_style == 'gradient'` | Gradient direction | #### Shadow Settings | Setting | Type | Default | Range | Description | | -------------------------- | ----- | ----------- | --------------------- | ------------------------ | | `shadow_color` | color | "#00000000" | - | Shadow color with alpha | | `shadow_horizontal_offset` | range | 0 | -12 to 12px (step: 2) | Horizontal shadow offset | | `shadow_vertical_offset` | range | 0 | -12 to 12px (step: 2) | Vertical shadow offset | | `shadow_blur` | range | 0 | 0-20px (step: 5) | Shadow blur radius | | `spread_radius` | range | 0 | 0-100px (step: 1) | Shadow spread radius | #### Margin Settings (Desktop & Mobile) | Setting | Type | Default | Description | | ---------------------------- | ----- | ------- | ------------------------------- | | `margin-block-start` | range | 0 | Top margin desktop (0-100px) | | `margin-block-start-mobile` | range | 0 | Top margin mobile (0-100px) | | `margin-block-end` | range | 0 | Bottom margin desktop (0-100px) | | `margin-block-end-mobile` | range | 0 | Bottom margin mobile (0-100px) | | `margin-inline-start` | range | 0 | Left margin desktop (0-100px) | | `margin-inline-start-mobile` | range | 0 | Left margin mobile (0-100px) | | `margin-inline-end` | range | 0 | Right margin desktop (0-100px) | | `margin-inline-end-mobile` | range | 0 | Right margin mobile (0-100px) | #### Padding Settings | Setting | Type | Default | Description | | ---------------------- | ----- | ------- | ------------------------ | | `padding-block-start` | range | 0 | Top padding (0-100px) | | `padding-block-end` | range | 0 | Bottom padding (0-100px) | | `padding-inline-start` | range | 0 | Left padding (0-100px) | | `padding-inline-end` | range | 0 | Right padding (0-100px) |
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