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Testimonials Bento

A testimonials bento — an asymmetric grid with one featured quote in a large cell and supporting quotes around it, each with optional logo and avatar.

v0.1.0Page blockTestimonials familyTestimonials section
import type { Block } from 'payload'import { testimonialFields, testimonialItemFields } from '@/blocks/shared/testimonialFields'export const TestimonialsBento: Block = {  slug: 'testimonialsBento',  interfaceName: 'TestimonialsBentoBlock',  fields: [    // Shared testimonials heading (eyebrow, title, description). Edit the shared    // shape in @/blocks/shared/testimonialFields to update every variant.    ...testimonialFields,    {      name: 'testimonials',      type: 'array',      required: true,      minRows: 1,      maxRows: 8,      admin: {        initCollapsed: true,      },      fields: [        // Shared one-quote shape — see @/blocks/shared/testimonialFields.        ...testimonialItemFields,        {          name: 'logo',          type: 'upload',          relationTo: 'media',        },        {          name: 'featured',          type: 'checkbox',          defaultValue: false,          admin: {            description: 'Give this testimonial the large bento cell.',          },        },      ],    },  ],  labels: {    plural: 'Testimonials Bento Blocks',    singular: 'Testimonials Bento',  },}

Installation

npx payload-components add testimonials-bento

Copy the files straight from the registry, then wire the Payload fragments by hand:

pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add https://payload-components.xyz/r/testimonials-bento.json

What it installs

Copies 3 source files into your project:

  • src/blocks/shared/testimonialFields.tsshared
  • src/blocks/TestimonialsBento/config.ts
  • src/blocks/TestimonialsBento/Component.tsx

…and makes 4 edits to wire the block into your project:

Registers the blocksrc/collections/Pages/index.ts
Maps the renderersrc/blocks/RenderBlocks.tsx
Regenerates typessrc/payload-types.ts
Regenerates the admin import mapsrc/app/(payload)/admin/importMap.js
testimonialFields.ts is the shared field core for this family — every variant composes it. Editing it updates each installed block at once, and re-running an install never overwrites a copy you have changed.

Re-running the install converges: it detects existing wiring, skips it, and records install state in .payload-components/state.json.

Content model

The eyebrow, title, and description heading fields come from the shared Testimonials family base (src/blocks/shared/testimonialFields.ts); the testimonials bento is specific to this variant.

Prop

Type

Each item in testimonials carries the shared one-quote shape plus bento extras:

Prop

Type

Usage

Add the block to a page. In the Payload admin, open (or create) a Page and add the TestimonialsBento block to its layout.
Fill the content. Complete the fields from the content model above — the component ships sample content you can start from.
Publish. Save and publish the page; the block renders through RenderBlocks on the frontend, fully typed — no extra wiring.

Requirements

Target
payload-website-starter
Payload
v3
Next.js
15 / 16
shadcn UI
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Your project must already expose components.json, src/payload.config.ts, src/blocks/RenderBlocks.tsx, src/collections/Pages/index.ts — the surfaces payload-components add patches. The CLI verifies this against the support matrix before touching anything.

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