Hi Jordan,
Thanks so much for your timely response. I was just about to look up the short code but I thought I would try one more intervention. I deleted the IvyCat widget and just substituted a new IvyCat widget, changing the number of words. Subsequently, the plugin now works, showing the testimonials in the right order for some inexplicable reason.
I’m sure that I’ll have other questions related to the IvyCat plugin and I truly appreciate your accessibility.