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Testimonials Form Shortcode ​

Drop a saved classic submission form into a page as a block — no shortcode copying.

The Testimonials Form Shortcode block (a content element you add in the WordPress editor) is a small "bridge": it embeds a submission form you built the classic way in the admin onto a page in the WordPress block editor, chosen from a dropdown instead of pasting shortcodes by hand. (A shortcode is a short snippet like [sp_testimonial_form id="12"] you paste into a page to display something.)

How to use it ​

  1. In the block editor, click the + button and search for Testimonials Form Shortcode. Like its sibling, it lives under the Real Testimonials (Classic) inserter category.
  2. The block drops in as a placeholder with a dropdown labeled -- Select a form (shortcode) --, listing every published form by title and ID.
  3. Pick the form. There's nothing else to configure here — all the form's fields and behavior come from the form itself.
  4. Publish or Update the page.

The editor shows the placeholder rather than a live preview — the form appears on the front end (the live page your visitors see). The block supports Wide and Full width from the toolbar's alignment button, and it's the exact equivalent of pasting the [sp_testimonial_form id="…"] shortcode.

Submissions arrive exactly like the native form's: they land in your Testimonials list as pending by default, ready for your approval.

No forms yet?

If you haven't built any forms, the block says "No form shortcode found." with a Create a form now! link to the forms screen in the admin. Build one there, then come back and select it.

When to use this vs the native block ​

The trade-offs are the same as for the Real Testimonials Shortcode: reuse a form you already built the classic way and manage it in one place, or use the native Submission Form block when you want to configure everything visually in the inspector.

Hiding the block ​

The block is enabled on a fresh install. If you never use classic forms, switch it off under Dashboard → Blocks (in the Main Blocks group). Note that a disabled block also stops showing on pages that already use it — the saved content stays in place, so re-enabling brings it back.