Title: Simple Guestbook
Author: dichternebel
Published: <strong>January 19, 2024</strong>
Last modified: January 3, 2026

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# Simple Guestbook

 By [dichternebel](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dichternebel/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/simple-guestbook.1.0.0.zip)

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 * [Details](https://tzm.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-guestbook/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://tzm.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-guestbook/#reviews)
 * [Development](https://tzm.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-guestbook/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-guestbook/)

## Description

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

 1. Download `simple-guestbook[version].zip` and unzip to the `/wp-content/plugins/`
    directory
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
 3. 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

Since this plugin uses WP comments I highly recommend that you protect yourself 
against spam by using e.g. at least one of these plugins:

 * [hCaptcha](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hcaptcha-for-forms-and-more/)
 * [Antispam Bee](https://wordpress.org/plugins/antispam-bee/)
 * [Honeypot Toolkit](https://wordpress.org/plugins/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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## Screenshots

 * [[
 * The admin page of Simple Guestbook

## FAQ

### I can not add any comment to the guestbook page so what is wrong?

Please check the settings of your page where you put in the shortcode and make sure
that the option “Allow Comments” is enabled.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Simple Guestbook” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ dichternebel ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dichternebel/)

“Simple Guestbook” has been translated into 3 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/simple-guestbook/contributors)
for their contributions.

[Translate “Simple Guestbook” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/simple-guestbook)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-guestbook/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/simple-guestbook/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/simple-guestbook/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/simple-guestbook/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Inital version.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.0**
 *  Last updated **4 ⴰⵢⵢⵓⵔⵏ ago**
 *  Active installations **70+**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.2 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.9.4**
 *  PHP version ** 5.6.20 or higher **
 *  Languages
 * [Dutch](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-guestbook/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-guestbook/),
   [Greek](https://el.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-guestbook/), and [Italian](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-guestbook/).
 *  [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/simple-guestbook)
 * Tags
 * [comments](https://tzm.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/comments/)[guestbook](https://tzm.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/guestbook/)
   [navigation](https://tzm.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/navigation/)[paging](https://tzm.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/paging/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://tzm.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-guestbook/advanced/)

## Ratings

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## Contributors

 *   [ dichternebel ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dichternebel/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-guestbook/)

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