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WP PlugIndex currently records Simple Guestbook version 1.0.0 as active, updated 1mo ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Overview
About this plugin
This plugin is based on the comments feature from WordPress and creates a paged output that can be displayed in a WordPress page by simply putting the shortcode [simple-guestbook] as its content.
Since the plugin just uses existing core functionality it should respect all WP settings and integrate seemless into most of the themes out there.
You can tweak some basic settings in the options section of the plugin like:
sort order
entries per page
avatar size
custom avatar
reply functionality for editors
JavaScript based validation for the WP comment form
Manual Installation
Download simple-guestbook[version].zip and unzip to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Change settings in the ‘Options’ menu as needed or leave them default
Usage
Just place the shortcode [simple-guestbook] in an (empty) WordPress page. If you like to have some small content on that page, please make sure to put the shortcode at the very end of the page.
Arbitrary section
g. at least one of these plugins:
hCaptcha
Antispam Bee
Honeypot Toolkit
This plugin was tested with hCaptcha and the included JavaScript Validation functionality for the comment form comes with an integration for hCaptcha already.
Enjoy!
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WordPress.org metadata
Plugin tags
Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.
comments
guestbook
navigation
paging
Compatibility & maintenance
Compatibility & maintenance
Tested with WP 7.1
Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.
Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 5.2 · PHP 5.6.20
Update activity6 Sept 20261mo ago
“Tested up to” is directory metadata supplied by the plugin author. WP PlugIndex does not turn an older declaration into a claim that the plugin is incompatible.
Changes recorded by WP PlugIndex
Recent tracked changes
WordPress compatibility7.0.4→7.1
Tracking & source
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