# Testimonial Carousel

> A hero with a rotating carousel of customer testimonials and a CTA. Opens a landing page with real quotes to build trust before the pitch lands.

A shadcn/ui block from the [@shadcn-ui-blocks](https://www.shadcn-ui-blocks.com) registry, listed on [shadcn.exchange](https://shadcn.exchange/r/shadcn-ui-blocks/marketing-hero-sections-testimonial-carousel).

- Page, with a live preview: https://shadcn.exchange/r/shadcn-ui-blocks/marketing-hero-sections-testimonial-carousel
- Screenshot: https://abzjhwgwpdpz7ua5.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/shots/shadcn-ui-blocks/marketing-hero-sections-testimonial-carousel-light-a4beb6620f7c29ca.png
- Registry item: https://www.shadcn-ui-blocks.com/r/marketing-hero-sections-testimonial-carousel.json
- Listed: 2026-10-13, source last changed 2026-10-13

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add https://www.shadcn-ui-blocks.com/r/marketing-hero-sections-testimonial-carousel.json
```

Run it in a project that has shadcn/ui set up. It adds the files below and installs what they depend on.

## Dependencies

- npm packages: `class-variance-authority`, `lucide-react`, `radix-ui`

## Files

### `components/blocks/marketing/hero-sections/testimonial-carousel.tsx`

```tsx
import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
import { Card, CardContent } from '@/components/ui/card';
import { Avatar, AvatarFallback, AvatarImage } from '@/components/ui/avatar';
import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/badge';
import { ChevronLeft, ChevronRight, Star, Play } from 'lucide-react';
import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';

const testimonials = [
  {
    id: 1,
    name: 'Sarah Chen',
    role: 'Product Manager',
    company: 'TechFlow',
    avatar: '/api/placeholder/40/40',
    content:
      "This platform transformed our workflow completely. We've seen a 300% increase in productivity since implementing their solution.",
    rating: 5,
  },
  {
    id: 2,
    name: 'Marcus Rodriguez',
    role: 'CEO',
    company: 'InnovateCorp',
    avatar: '/api/placeholder/40/40',
    content:
      'Outstanding customer support and an intuitive interface. Our team was up and running in just 24 hours.',
    rating: 5,
  },
  {
    id: 3,
    name: 'Emily Johnson',
    role: 'Developer',
    company: 'CodeCraft',
    avatar: '/api/placeholder/40/40',
    content:
      "The best investment we've made this year. The ROI was evident within the first month of usage.",
    rating: 5,
  },
];

export default function HeroSectionWithTestimonialCarousel() {
  const [currentTestimonial, setCurrentTestimonial] = useState(0);

  useEffect(() => {
    const timer = setInterval(() => {
      setCurrentTestimonial((prev) => (prev + 1) % testimonials.length);
    }, 5000);
    return () => clearInterval(timer);
  }, []);

  const nextTestimonial = () => {
    setCurrentTestimonial((prev) => (prev + 1) % testimonials.length);
  };

  const prevTestimonial = () => {
    setCurrentTestimonial(
      (prev) => (prev - 1 + testimonials.length) % testimonials.length
    );
  };

  return (
    <>
      {/* Hero */}
      <div className="relative overflow-hidden">
        <div className="container mx-auto px-4 py-24 md:px-6 lg:py-32 2xl:max-w-[1400px]">
          <div className="grid gap-12 lg:grid-cols-2 lg:gap-16">
            {/* Left Column - Hero Content */}
            <div className="flex flex-col justify-center">
              {/* Badge */}
              <div className="mb-6">
                <Badge variant="secondary" className="px-3 py-1">
                  🚀 New Feature Launch
                </Badge>
              </div>

              {/* Title */}
              <h1 className="text-primary max-w-4xl text-4xl leading-tight font-semibold tracking-tight text-balance lg:leading-[1.1] lg:font-semibold xl:text-5xl xl:tracking-tighter">
                Transform Your Business with Our Revolutionary Platform
              </h1>

              {/* Description */}
              <p className="text-foreground mt-6 max-w-4xl text-base text-balance sm:text-lg">
                Join thousands of companies who have already streamlined their
                operations and boosted productivity by 300% with our
                cutting-edge solution.
              </p>

              {/* Stats */}
              <div className="mt-8 flex flex-wrap gap-6">
                <div>
                  <div className="text-primary text-2xl font-bold">10K+</div>
                  <div className="text-muted-foreground text-sm">
                    Happy Customers
                  </div>
                </div>
                <div>
                  <div className="text-primary text-2xl font-bold">99.9%</div>
                  <div className="text-muted-foreground text-sm">Uptime</div>
                </div>
                <div>
                  <div className="text-primary text-2xl font-bold">24/7</div>
                  <div className="text-muted-foreground text-sm">Support</div>
                </div>
              </div>

              {/* Buttons */}
              <div className="mt-8 flex flex-col gap-4 sm:flex-row">
                <Button size="lg" className="flex items-center gap-2">
                  Get Started Free
                  <Play className="h-4 w-4" />
                </Button>
                <Button size="lg" variant="outline">
                  Watch Demo
                </Button>
              </div>

              {/* Trust Indicators */}
              <div className="mt-8">
                <p className="text-muted-foreground mb-4 text-sm">
                  Trusted by industry leaders
                </p>
                <div className="flex items-center gap-6 opacity-60">
                  <div className="bg-muted flex h-8 w-20 items-center justify-center rounded text-xs font-medium">
                    BRAND
                  </div>
                  <div className="bg-muted flex h-8 w-20 items-center justify-center rounded text-xs font-medium">
                    COMPANY
                  </div>
                  <div className="bg-muted flex h-8 w-20 items-center justify-center rounded text-xs font-medium">
                    ENTERPRISE
                  </div>
                </div>
              </div>
            </div>

            {/* Right Column - Testimonial Carousel */}
            <div className="flex items-center justify-center">
              <Card className="relative w-full max-w-md">
                <CardContent className="p-6">
                  {/* Rating Stars */}
                  <div className="mb-4 flex">
                    {[...Array(testimonials[currentTestimonial]!.rating)].map(
                      (_, i) => (
                        <Star
                          key={i}
                          className="h-5 w-5 fill-yellow-400 text-yellow-400"
                        />
                      )
                    )}
                  </div>

                  {/* Testimonial Content */}
                  <blockquote className="mb-6 text-lg leading-relaxed font-medium">
                    "{testimonials[currentTestimonial]!.content}"
                  </blockquote>

                  {/* Author */}
                  <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
                    <Avatar>
                      <AvatarImage
                        src={testimonials[currentTestimonial]!.avatar}
                      />
                      <AvatarFallback>
                        {testimonials[currentTestimonial]!.name
                          .split(' ')
                          .map((n) => n[0])
                          .join('')}
                      </AvatarFallback>
                    </Avatar>
                    <div>
                      <div className="font-semibold">
                        {testimonials[currentTestimonial]!.name}
                      </div>
                      <div className="text-muted-foreground text-sm">
                        {testimonials[currentTestimonial]!.role} at{' '}
                        {testimonials[currentTestimonial]!.company}
                      </div>
                    </div>
                  </div>

                  {/* Navigation */}
                  <div className="mt-6 flex items-center justify-between">
                    <button
                      onClick={prevTestimonial}
                      className="hover:bg-muted rounded-full p-2 transition-colors"
                      aria-label="Previous testimonial"
                    >
                      <ChevronLeft className="h-4 w-4" />
                    </button>

                    {/* Dots indicator */}
                    <div className="flex gap-2">
                      {testimonials.map((_, index) => (
                        <button
                          key={index}
                          onClick={() => setCurrentTestimonial(index)}
                          className={`h-2 w-2 rounded-full transition-colors ${
                            index === currentTestimonial
                              ? 'bg-primary'
                              : 'bg-muted'
                          }`}
                          aria-label={`Go to testimonial ${index + 1}`}
                        />
                      ))}
                    </div>

                    <button
                      onClick={nextTestimonial}
                      className="hover:bg-muted rounded-full p-2 transition-colors"
                      aria-label="Next testimonial"
                    >
                      <ChevronRight className="h-4 w-4" />
                    </button>
                  </div>
                </CardContent>
              </Card>
            </div>
          </div>
        </div>

        {/* Background decoration */}
        <div className="absolute inset-0 -z-10 overflow-hidden">
          <div className="from-primary/20 to-secondary/20 absolute top-0 left-1/2 h-96 w-96 -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 rounded-full bg-gradient-to-br opacity-30 blur-3xl" />
          <div className="from-accent/20 to-primary/20 absolute right-0 bottom-0 h-96 w-96 translate-x-1/2 translate-y-1/2 rounded-full bg-gradient-to-tl opacity-30 blur-3xl" />
        </div>
      </div>
      {/* End Hero */}
    </>
  );
}
```

### `components/ui/button.tsx`

```tsx
import * as React from "react"
import { cva, type VariantProps } from "class-variance-authority"
import { Slot } from "radix-ui"

import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"

const buttonVariants = cva(
  "group/button inline-flex shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-md border border-transparent bg-clip-padding text-sm font-medium whitespace-nowrap transition-all outline-none select-none focus-visible:border-ring focus-visible:ring-3 focus-visible:ring-ring/50 active:not-aria-[haspopup]:translate-y-px disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50 aria-invalid:border-destructive aria-invalid:ring-3 aria-invalid:ring-destructive/20 dark:aria-invalid:border-destructive/50 dark:aria-invalid:ring-destructive/40 [&_svg]:pointer-events-none [&_svg]:shrink-0 [&_svg:not([class*='size-'])]:size-4",
  {
    variants: {
      variant: {
        default: "bg-primary text-primary-foreground hover:bg-primary/80",
        outline:
          "border-border bg-background shadow-xs hover:bg-muted hover:text-foreground aria-expanded:bg-muted aria-expanded:text-foreground dark:border-input dark:bg-input/30 dark:hover:bg-input/50",
        secondary:
          "bg-secondary text-secondary-foreground hover:bg-secondary/80 aria-expanded:bg-secondary aria-expanded:text-secondary-foreground",
        ghost:
          "hover:bg-muted hover:text-foreground aria-expanded:bg-muted aria-expanded:text-foreground dark:hover:bg-muted/50",
        destructive:
          "bg-destructive/10 text-destructive hover:bg-destructive/20 focus-visible:border-destructive/40 focus-visible:ring-destructive/20 dark:bg-destructive/20 dark:hover:bg-destructive/30 dark:focus-visible:ring-destructive/40",
        link: "text-primary underline-offset-4 hover:underline",
      },
      size: {
        default:
          "h-9 gap-1.5 px-2.5 in-data-[slot=button-group]:rounded-md has-data-[icon=inline-end]:pr-2 has-data-[icon=inline-start]:pl-2",
        xs: "h-6 gap-1 rounded-[min(var(--radius-md),8px)] px-2 text-xs in-data-[slot=button-group]:rounded-md has-data-[icon=inline-end]:pr-1.5 has-data-[icon=inline-start]:pl-1.5 [&_svg:not([class*='size-'])]:size-3",
        sm: "h-8 gap-1 rounded-[min(var(--radius-md),10px)] px-2.5 in-data-[slot=button-group]:rounded-md has-data-[icon=inline-end]:pr-1.5 has-data-[icon=inline-start]:pl-1.5",
        lg: "h-10 gap-1.5 px-2.5 has-data-[icon=inline-end]:pr-2 has-data-[icon=inline-start]:pl-2",
        icon: "size-9",
        "icon-xs":
          "size-6 rounded-[min(var(--radius-md),8px)] in-data-[slot=button-group]:rounded-md [&_svg:not([class*='size-'])]:size-3",
        "icon-sm":
          "size-8 rounded-[min(var(--radius-md),10px)] in-data-[slot=button-group]:rounded-md",
        "icon-lg": "size-10",
      },
    },
    defaultVariants: {
      variant: "default",
      size: "default",
    },
  }
)

function Button({
  className,
  variant = "default",
  size = "default",
  asChild = false,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<"button"> &
  VariantProps<typeof buttonVariants> & {
    asChild?: boolean
  }) {
  const Comp = asChild ? Slot.Root : "button"

  return (
    <Comp
      data-slot="button"
      data-variant={variant}
      data-size={size}
      className={cn(buttonVariants({ variant, size, className }))}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

export { Button, buttonVariants }
```

### `components/ui/card.tsx`

```tsx
import * as React from "react"

import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"

function Card({
  className,
  size = "default",
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<"div"> & { size?: "default" | "sm" }) {
  return (
    <div
      data-slot="card"
      data-size={size}
      className={cn(
        "group/card flex flex-col gap-6 overflow-hidden rounded-xl bg-card py-6 text-sm text-card-foreground shadow-xs ring-1 ring-foreground/10 has-[>img:first-child]:pt-0 data-[size=sm]:gap-4 data-[size=sm]:py-4 *:[img:first-child]:rounded-t-xl *:[img:last-child]:rounded-b-xl",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function CardHeader({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
  return (
    <div
      data-slot="card-header"
      className={cn(
        "group/card-header @container/card-header grid auto-rows-min items-start gap-1 rounded-t-xl px-6 group-data-[size=sm]/card:px-4 has-data-[slot=card-action]:grid-cols-[1fr_auto] has-data-[slot=card-description]:grid-rows-[auto_auto] [.border-b]:pb-6 group-data-[size=sm]/card:[.border-b]:pb-4",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function CardTitle({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
  return (
    <div
      data-slot="card-title"
      className={cn(
        "font-heading text-base leading-normal font-medium group-data-[size=sm]/card:text-sm",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function CardDescription({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
  return (
    <div
      data-slot="card-description"
      className={cn("text-sm text-muted-foreground", className)}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function CardAction({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
  return (
    <div
      data-slot="card-action"
      className={cn(
        "col-start-2 row-span-2 row-start-1 self-start justify-self-end",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function CardContent({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
  return (
    <div
      data-slot="card-content"
      className={cn("px-6 group-data-[size=sm]/card:px-4", className)}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function CardFooter({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
  return (
    <div
      data-slot="card-footer"
      className={cn(
        "flex items-center rounded-b-xl px-6 group-data-[size=sm]/card:px-4 [.border-t]:pt-6 group-data-[size=sm]/card:[.border-t]:pt-4",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

export {
  Card,
  CardHeader,
  CardFooter,
  CardTitle,
  CardAction,
  CardDescription,
  CardContent,
}
```

### `components/ui/avatar.tsx`

```tsx
"use client"

import * as React from "react"
import { Avatar as AvatarPrimitive } from "radix-ui"

import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"

function Avatar({
  className,
  size = "default",
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof AvatarPrimitive.Root> & {
  size?: "default" | "sm" | "lg"
}) {
  return (
    <AvatarPrimitive.Root
      data-slot="avatar"
      data-size={size}
      className={cn(
        "group/avatar relative flex size-8 shrink-0 rounded-full select-none after:absolute after:inset-0 after:rounded-full after:border after:border-border after:mix-blend-darken data-[size=lg]:size-10 data-[size=sm]:size-6 dark:after:mix-blend-lighten",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function AvatarImage({
  className,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof AvatarPrimitive.Image>) {
  return (
    <AvatarPrimitive.Image
      data-slot="avatar-image"
      className={cn(
        "aspect-square size-full rounded-full object-cover",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function AvatarFallback({
  className,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof AvatarPrimitive.Fallback>) {
  return (
    <AvatarPrimitive.Fallback
      data-slot="avatar-fallback"
      className={cn(
        "flex size-full items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-muted text-sm text-muted-foreground group-data-[size=sm]/avatar:text-xs",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function AvatarBadge({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"span">) {
  return (
    <span
      data-slot="avatar-badge"
      className={cn(
        "absolute right-0 bottom-0 z-10 inline-flex items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary text-primary-foreground bg-blend-color ring-2 ring-background select-none",
        "group-data-[size=sm]/avatar:size-2 group-data-[size=sm]/avatar:[&>svg]:hidden",
        "group-data-[size=default]/avatar:size-2.5 group-data-[size=default]/avatar:[&>svg]:size-2",
        "group-data-[size=lg]/avatar:size-3 group-data-[size=lg]/avatar:[&>svg]:size-2",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function AvatarGroup({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
  return (
    <div
      data-slot="avatar-group"
      className={cn(
        "group/avatar-group flex -space-x-2 *:data-[slot=avatar]:ring-2 *:data-[slot=avatar]:ring-background",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

function AvatarGroupCount({
  className,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
  return (
    <div
      data-slot="avatar-group-count"
      className={cn(
        "relative flex size-8 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-muted text-sm text-muted-foreground ring-2 ring-background group-has-data-[size=lg]/avatar-group:size-10 group-has-data-[size=sm]/avatar-group:size-6 [&>svg]:size-4 group-has-data-[size=lg]/avatar-group:[&>svg]:size-5 group-has-data-[size=sm]/avatar-group:[&>svg]:size-3",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

export {
  Avatar,
  AvatarImage,
  AvatarFallback,
  AvatarGroup,
  AvatarGroupCount,
  AvatarBadge,
}
```

### `components/ui/badge.tsx`

```tsx
import * as React from "react"
import { cva, type VariantProps } from "class-variance-authority"
import { Slot } from "radix-ui"

import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"

const badgeVariants = cva(
  "group/badge inline-flex h-5 w-fit shrink-0 items-center justify-center gap-1 overflow-hidden rounded-4xl border border-transparent px-2 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium whitespace-nowrap transition-all focus-visible:border-ring focus-visible:ring-[3px] focus-visible:ring-ring/50 has-data-[icon=inline-end]:pr-1.5 has-data-[icon=inline-start]:pl-1.5 aria-invalid:border-destructive aria-invalid:ring-destructive/20 dark:aria-invalid:ring-destructive/40 [&>svg]:pointer-events-none [&>svg]:size-3!",
  {
    variants: {
      variant: {
        default: "bg-primary text-primary-foreground [a]:hover:bg-primary/80",
        secondary:
          "bg-secondary text-secondary-foreground [a]:hover:bg-secondary/80",
        destructive:
          "bg-destructive/10 text-destructive focus-visible:ring-destructive/20 dark:bg-destructive/20 dark:focus-visible:ring-destructive/40 [a]:hover:bg-destructive/20",
        outline:
          "border-border text-foreground [a]:hover:bg-muted [a]:hover:text-muted-foreground",
        ghost:
          "hover:bg-muted hover:text-muted-foreground dark:hover:bg-muted/50",
        link: "text-primary underline-offset-4 hover:underline",
      },
    },
    defaultVariants: {
      variant: "default",
    },
  }
)

function Badge({
  className,
  variant = "default",
  asChild = false,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<"span"> &
  VariantProps<typeof badgeVariants> & { asChild?: boolean }) {
  const Comp = asChild ? Slot.Root : "span"

  return (
    <Comp
      data-slot="badge"
      data-variant={variant}
      className={cn(badgeVariants({ variant }), className)}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

export { Badge, badgeVariants }
```