I created some very basic testimonial shortcodes for Socrates users. If you need a robust free testimonials plugin you might consider the plugin Easy Testimonials.. it’s solid and works great.
If you want simple, here’s an example of the Socrates.

This is my testimonial content, I really enjoyed writing it for you.
Dan Nickerson
This is my testimonial content without an image, I really enjoyed writing it for you.
Dan Nickerson
Advanced – Use Span Style with Single Quotes to Add another line of info.

This is my testimonial content, I really enjoyed writing it for you.
Dan Nickerson
Web Guy - Maine
Web Guy - Maine
[soc_testimonial image="https://customers.socratestheme.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dn100.png" name="Dan Nickerson" stars="5" maxwidth="600"]This is my testimonial content[/soc_testimonial] [soc_testimonial name="Dan Nickerson" stars="5" maxwidth="600"]This is my testimonial content without an image, I really enjoyed writing it for you.[/soc_testimonial] [soc_testimonial image="https://customers.socratestheme.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dn100.png" name="Dan Nickerson <br/><span style='font-weight:400;font-style:italic'>Web Guy - Maine</span>" stars="5" maxwidth="600"]This is my testimonial content, I really enjoyed writing it for you.[/soc_testimonial]
Two Columns
Looks squished because it’s on a blog post with sidebar. These are all set with a max-width of 500px so they will be responsive. You can change the width if you’d like..

No one ever believes that Jane Doe is my real name.
Jane Doe

If they find my dead body and I have no ID on me. The coroner will not have to redo any paperwork.
John Doe
[soc_one_half] [soc_testimonial image="https://customers.socratestheme.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sample-testimonial.png" name="Jane Doe" stars="5" maxwidth="500"]No one ever believes that Jane Doe is my real name.[/soc_testimonial] [/soc_one_half] [soc_one_half class='last'] [soc_testimonial image="https://customers.socratestheme.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sample-testimonial-man.png" name="John Doe" maxwidth="500"]If they find my dead body and I have no ID on me. The coroner will not have to redo any paperwork.[/soc_testimonial] [/soc_one_half]