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Animated Testimonials

Minimal testimonials sections with image and quote.

Sarah Chen
Michael Rodriguez
Emily Watson
James Kim
Lisa Thompson

Sarah Chen

Product Manager at TechFlow

The attention to detail and innovative features have completely transformed our workflow. This is exactly what we've been looking for. 

Installation

Install dependencies

npm i framer-motion clsx tailwind-merge @tabler/icons-react react-dropzone

Add util file

lib/utils.ts
import { ClassValue, clsx } from "clsx";
import { twMerge } from "tailwind-merge";
 
export function cn(...inputs: ClassValue[]) {
  return twMerge(clsx(inputs));
}

Copy the source code

components/ui/animated-testimonials.tsx

"use client";
 
import { IconArrowLeft, IconArrowRight } from "@tabler/icons-react";
import { motion, AnimatePresence } from "framer-motion";
import Image from "next/image";
import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 
type Testimonial = {
  quote: string;
  name: string;
  designation: string;
  src: string;
};
export const AnimatedTestimonials = ({
  testimonials,
  autoplay = false,
}: {
  testimonials: Testimonial[];
  autoplay?: boolean;
}) => {
  const [active, setActive] = useState(0);
 
  const handleNext = () => {
    setActive((prev) => (prev + 1) % testimonials.length);
  };
 
  const handlePrev = () => {
    setActive((prev) => (prev - 1 + testimonials.length) % testimonials.length);
  };
 
  const isActive = (index: number) => {
    return index === active;
  };
 
  useEffect(() => {
    if (autoplay) {
      const interval = setInterval(handleNext, 5000);
      return () => clearInterval(interval);
    }
  }, [autoplay]);
 
  const randomRotateY = () => {
    return Math.floor(Math.random() * 21) - 10;
  };
  return (
    <div className="max-w-sm md:max-w-4xl mx-auto antialiased font-sans px-4 md:px-8 lg:px-12 py-20">
      <div className="relative grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2  gap-20">
        <div>
          <div className="relative h-80 w-full">
            <AnimatePresence>
              {testimonials.map((testimonial, index) => (
                <motion.div
                  key={testimonial.src}
                  initial={{
                    opacity: 0,
                    scale: 0.9,
                    z: -100,
                    rotate: randomRotateY(),
                  }}
                  animate={{
                    opacity: isActive(index) ? 1 : 0.7,
                    scale: isActive(index) ? 1 : 0.95,
                    z: isActive(index) ? 0 : -100,
                    rotate: isActive(index) ? 0 : randomRotateY(),
                    zIndex: isActive(index)
                      ? 999
                      : testimonials.length + 2 - index,
                    y: isActive(index) ? [0, -80, 0] : 0,
                  }}
                  exit={{
                    opacity: 0,
                    scale: 0.9,
                    z: 100,
                    rotate: randomRotateY(),
                  }}
                  transition={{
                    duration: 0.4,
                    ease: "easeInOut",
                  }}
                  className="absolute inset-0 origin-bottom"
                >
                  <Image
                    src={testimonial.src}
                    alt={testimonial.name}
                    width={500}
                    height={500}
                    draggable={false}
                    className="h-full w-full rounded-3xl object-cover object-center"
                  />
                </motion.div>
              ))}
            </AnimatePresence>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div className="flex justify-between flex-col py-4">
          <motion.div
            key={active}
            initial={{
              y: 20,
              opacity: 0,
            }}
            animate={{
              y: 0,
              opacity: 1,
            }}
            exit={{
              y: -20,
              opacity: 0,
            }}
            transition={{
              duration: 0.2,
              ease: "easeInOut",
            }}
          >
            <h3 className="text-2xl font-bold dark:text-white text-black">
              {testimonials[active].name}
            </h3>
            <p className="text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-neutral-500">
              {testimonials[active].designation}
            </p>
            <motion.p className="text-lg text-gray-500 mt-8 dark:text-neutral-300">
              {testimonials[active].quote.split(" ").map((word, index) => (
                <motion.span
                  key={index}
                  initial={{
                    filter: "blur(10px)",
                    opacity: 0,
                    y: 5,
                  }}
                  animate={{
                    filter: "blur(0px)",
                    opacity: 1,
                    y: 0,
                  }}
                  transition={{
                    duration: 0.2,
                    ease: "easeInOut",
                    delay: 0.02 * index,
                  }}
                  className="inline-block"
                >
                  {word}&nbsp;
                </motion.span>
              ))}
            </motion.p>
          </motion.div>
          <div className="flex gap-4 pt-12 md:pt-0">
            <button
              onClick={handlePrev}
              className="h-7 w-7 rounded-full bg-gray-100 dark:bg-neutral-800 flex items-center justify-center group/button"
            >
              <IconArrowLeft className="h-5 w-5 text-black dark:text-neutral-400 group-hover/button:rotate-12 transition-transform duration-300" />
            </button>
            <button
              onClick={handleNext}
              className="h-7 w-7 rounded-full bg-gray-100 dark:bg-neutral-800 flex items-center justify-center group/button"
            >
              <IconArrowRight className="h-5 w-5 text-black dark:text-neutral-400 group-hover/button:-rotate-12 transition-transform duration-300" />
            </button>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  );
};

Props

Prop NameTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
testimonialsArray<{ quote: string; name: string; designation: string; src: string }>Yes-Array of testimonial objects containing the quote, author name, designation, and image source URL
autoplaybooleanNofalseWhether to automatically cycle through testimonials every 5 seconds

Testimonial Object Shape

Each testimonial in the testimonials array should have the following properties:

PropertyTypeDescription
quotestringThe testimonial text
namestringThe name of the person giving the testimonial
designationstringThe title or role of the person
srcstringThe URL of the person's image
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