Product Review Forums ? Research, Review & Compare Items

[paulket]

Thank you for providing this outstanding mod, Ted S! It seems to be working fine with 4.1.11.

[myco]

here
http://zuchtbedarf.de/forum/showthread.php?404-KeikiWiki-Keikipaste

Priced: $12,50 = Preis:€ 12,50

I cant`t change the Phrases

[bigtree]

Ted, please include the WYSIWYG for creating products too. It would be perfect then!

[ilanyon]

Hi Ted,
All good except I am unable to provide reviews...even when I complete all of the fields...I get the message on the screen "Your review comments must be at least 10 characters long" in red...

If I change the settings in the ACP (say to 1 character), I get the same message but amended to "...must be at least 1 character long"

Further, the comments field window appears to be 'greyed' out...if that gives you a clue?

Your thoughts please?

Ian

[Ted S]

Hi Ted,
All good except I am unable to provide reviews...even when I complete all of the fields...I get the message on the screen "Your review comments must be at least 10 characters long" in red...

If I change the settings in the ACP (say to 1 character), I get the same message but amended to "...must be at least 1 character long"

Further, the comments field window appears to be 'greyed' out...if that gives you a clue?

Your thoughts please?

Ian

What version of vBulletin are you running? Do you allow the WYSIWYG editor elsewhere?

Please try this version of the productforums file as well (goes in your forums folder).

[ilanyon]

What version of vBulletin are you running? Do you allow the WYSIWYG editor elsewhere?

Please try this version of the productforums file as well (goes in your forums folder).

Thanks for such a quick response Ted,

Using v.4.1.3 and yes, WYSIWYG used elsewhere...

Uploaded the file, but still the same...

Suspect it is something to do with the WYSIWYG editor as I am unable to select any of the font tools etc. on any of the text that I type..

Any ideas please?

Cheers,

Ian

[ilanyon]

Hi Ted,
Disabled the WYSIWYG editor from within the product (via the ACP) and the review section now works okay...

Any idea what might be going on here?

Ian

[ilanyon]

Ted,
If I want to change the '+ Add New Product' to '+ Add New Program'...where would I find this text? Is it hard coded somewhere?

This is a fantastic app!

Ian

***FOUND IT - IN TEMPLATES***

[Ted S]

Hi Ted,
Disabled the WYSIWYG editor from within the product (via the ACP) and the review section now works okay...

Any idea what might be going on here?


Ian

Not sure... But glad it's working without the editor.

Can you share what settings you use for the editor [not to the mod but in general]?

[myco]

sorry but I am stuck.

where can i change this in product view

Priced: $12,50

Buy this product

Not Yet Rated. Be the First to Write a Review

It can`t changed in Phrase Manager

[Ted S]

sorry but I am stuck.

where can i change this in product view

Priced: $12,50

Buy this product

Not Yet Rated. Be the First to Write a Review

It can`t changed in Phrase Manager

Sure you can. The phrase is prodforums_priced - that's the only place where this language shows up.

[michaelbang]

It sounds really good! But I'm still not sure excactly what it does. Do you have a live/test site, where I can see it in action? :)

Thanks,
//Michael

[Ted S]

It sounds really good! But I'm still not sure excactly what it does. Do you have a live/test site, where I can see it in action? :)


Nope.

You may find a few signatures of people in this thread who have it installed but I'd say either a mod appeals to you from the description or it's not worth your time.

[John Diver]

Sorry if this has been asked before.

Is there a version for 3.8 or 3.7?

Thanks!

[Ted S]

Sorry if this has been asked before.

Is there a version for 3.8 or 3.7?

Thanks!

There is not. We stopped developing new mods or major upgrades for the 3.x series about a year ago.

[Killhunter]

Are you still working on it? Here an nice idea i got some minutes before:

Add release date to products. Members can just review the product, if the release date is reached.

Would be so nice to see this feature in next release! :)

[Ted S]

Are you still working on it? Here an nice idea i got some minutes before:

Add release date to products. Members can just review the product, if the release date is reached.

Would be so nice to see this feature in next release! :)

Thank you for the suggestion.

And as I've mentioned before, remember, our mods are just a baseline to get you started. They will never do everything each site needs and should not be left "out of the box".

[stevectaylor]

Where do a alter the size of the images?

[imported_stefan]

1. I like this MOD as well and try to use it also. Is there a simple way to get rid of the shown Price Field at all, because I don't need it for the one purpose :-)

2. Can I install it a seccond time on my forum with an different purpose? I asume thats a lot f work, right?

[doobiefillin]

anyone have a demo of this in action?

[Ted S]

Where do a alter the size of the images?

Images are remotely hosted and set at whatever size they are.

[Ted S]

1. I like this MOD as well and try to use it also. Is there a simple way to get rid of the shown Price Field at all, because I don't need it for the one purpose :-)


Sure. It's just a template line you can delete, change, bold, whatever you like.


2. Can I install it a seccond time on my forum with an different purpose? I asume thats a lot f work, right?

Yes it's possible but you'd have to hack every reference to a new table / variable.

[ludachris]

Wish this was available for 3.8... nice looking add-on.

[goowa]

I'm having a strange problem.

I have this set up in a "Review" forum, and I've added all the items for review.
I can go in as myself and rate/review an item and it works fine.

When my members try it, all of their review are going to moderation. The real problem is I can't approve the posts. I select them just as I normally would and try to approve, and I get a message that says
"You did not select any posts to which the action you picked can be applied."

I don't have any settings turned on in this mod that should send posts to moderation, nor do I have any turned on to automatically moderate my forum in general.

Any suggestions?

[Ted S]

The mod doesn't change any settings (it follows however the forum is setup) so for the sake of argument try adjusting the settings down or up and see if that makes the moderation queue go away (or work correctly).

[cloferba]

Can I rate different aspects of a product? I mean, for example product xx
Easy to use?: Rate
Easy to uninstall?: Rate
Intuitive?: Rate

[Ted S]

Can I rate different aspects of a product? I mean, for example product xx
Easy to use?: Rate
Easy to uninstall?: Rate
Intuitive?: Rate

Nope.

[stevectaylor]

Doesn't seem to generate a meta description on ours?

[Wizza]

For some reason my purchase url isn't showing up?

[Ted S]

Doesn't seem to generate a meta description on ours?

That's not a feature of the mod.

[Ted S]

For some reason my purchase url isn't showing up?

Does the mod display an option to click thru the product at all?

[Athena1984]

First I would like to say this mod is great! I love the idea and love that it's designed as a "baseline" however, I don't know anything about coding. Would it be possible to add thread thumbnails and thumbnails for the productforums.php? If so, how would I go about doing this?

[Ted S]

First I would like to say this mod is great! I love the idea and love that it's designed as a "baseline" however, I don't know anything about coding. Would it be possible to add thread thumbnails and thumbnails for the productforums.php? If so, how would I go about doing this?

Because the does not (currently) store photos doing image manipulation and thumbnails would be quite a page. You could however add a field for a smaller image version and then tweak the custom forumdisplay template to show it... that's probably easier than resizing every image.

[Phrost]

Apologies if this has been asked recently, but is there any word on multiple ratings categories per individual product (ala GARS)?

[Athena1984]

Because the does not (currently) store photos doing image manipulation and thumbnails would be quite a page. You could however add a field for a smaller image version and then tweak the custom forumdisplay template to show it... that's probably easier than resizing every image.

How would I go about doing this?

[Ted S]

Apologies if this has been asked recently, but is there any word on multiple ratings categories per individual product (ala GARS)?

Nothing on the calendar just yet... Interest in the mod has slowed so we've stepped towards other projects.

[Ted S]

How would I go about doing this?

You'd have to add a field to the database table to house the thumbnail url, then an admin script change to manage it and of course pull it back out from the front-end however you see fit.

It's more than basic styling but short of full blown coding.

[Phrost]

Nothing on the calendar just yet... Interest in the mod has slowed so we've stepped towards other projects.

How much would you charge to get that feature added... or at least to get this back on the top of your priority list?

[Ted S]

How much would you charge to get that feature added... or at least to get this back on the top of your priority list?

We don't offer custom development... It's simply a matter of knowing there's enough interest to dedicate time to the project.

[Killhunter]

Is there any option to change a rating?

Is there any option to correct the "stats" shown in postbit (they are wrong because of tests, i finally deleted the test reviews)?

When will you fix this bug, that you cant edit products which arent at the first page, because you cant change the page?

thank you :)

[Ted S]

Is there any option to change a rating?
As an admin you can edit a review comments although tampering with something beyond content moderation is a big no-no.

Is there any option to correct the "stats" shown in postbit (they are wrong because of tests, i finally deleted the test reviews)?


You can reset the reviews on a product through the database. There is no resync script to do it for you.


When will you fix this bug, that you cant edit products which arent at the first page, because you cant change the page?
This was fixed months ago.

[sadiq6210]

Demo?

[Ted S]

Demo?

Screenshots are in the first post. I don't host a demo site but you can find example urls from other members -- just remember they're live installs.

[Ted S]

vB 4.2 update: Reviews have been tested with no issues. We'll be doing a small feature update on the mod this week and will work through the rest of the features at that time.

[Killhunter]

This was fixed months ago.

Not really... it doesn?t work for me (vBulletin 4.0.3).

[jaderollie]

Ill be adding this to my magic forum, as it will be ideal on helping magicians review effects, or tricks to buy

[Athena1984]

You'd have to add a field to the database table to house the thumbnail url, then an admin script change to manage it and of course pull it back out from the front-end however you see fit.

It's more than basic styling but short of full blown coding.

Ok, I've been looking over this comment for a few days trying to figure out what you're talking about but, I'm completely lost. Can you explain step by step how to do this?

[Ted S]

Ok, I've been looking over this comment for a few days trying to figure out what you're talking about but, I'm completely lost. Can you explain step by step how to do this?

Sorry, teaching someone to code is simply not practical. There are however many websites that you can learn from.

If you want to extend a mod beyond it's scope you have three feasible options:

1. Hope the mod author adds the change into the main version
2. Hire someone to make the change (see the paid services forum)
3. Learn enough about code to make the change yourself

[Athena1984]

Ok, thanks anyway.

[Killhunter]

If a user has not wrote any review there should be no link in the stats.

When will you fix this bug, that you cant edit products which arent at the first page, because you cant change the page?

[Ted S]

When will you fix this bug, that you cant edit products which arent at the first page, because you cant change the page?

Have you upgraded to a current (or near current) version of vBulletin 4?

[Ted S]

If a user has not wrote any review there should be no link in the stats.

Using a conditional you can decide what, if any, information shows in this area just as you may chose to apply similar filtering on post counts, photo uploads, etc.

[Athena1984]

After adding more products I realized I am having the same issue as Killhunter, not able to edit products on the next page. Click next page takes you back to the Manage Products page. Even if I enter the product name, I am taken to the first page of the list. I am using vBulletin 4.1.12 PL1.

EDIT: I forgot to ask, is the import product xml function specifically for 50 or more items? I tried testing it with just a few items and I received an error.

[Killhunter]

@Athena: Thank you. I think it isnt the vBulletin version, hmm? ;) Does it work for you, Ted S?


Using a conditional you can decide what, if any, information shows in this area just as you may chose to apply similar filtering on post counts, photo uploads, etc.

I didnt get it. Can you explain that farther or show me how?

[Ted S]

@Athena: Thank you. I think it isnt the vBulletin version, hmm? ;) Does it work for you, Ted S?

As I've mentioned before, I don't offer support for significantly outdated versions of vBulletin. Even if issues exist in the mod it introduces too many variables to debug. This may change your decision to use mod but I'll leave that to you.

[Ted S]

After adding more products I realized I am having the same issue as Killhunter, not able to edit products on the next page. Click next page takes you back to the Manage Products page. Even if I enter the product name, I am taken to the first page of the list. I am using vBulletin 4.1.12 PL1.

Thanks. Give this version of admincp/productsforums.php a shot... I posted it a few weeks back but haven't updated the main download yet apparently.

EDIT: I forgot to ask, is the import product xml function specifically for 50 or more items? I tried testing it with just a few items and I received an error.

The script doesn't care if you have one or one thousand products but your server may as importing can timeout the processes. What error are you getting?

[Killhunter]

As I've mentioned before, I don't offer support for significantly outdated versions of vBulletin. Even if issues exist in the mod it introduces too many variables to debug. This may change your decision to use mod but I'll leave that to you.

I dont have a choice, I've long relied on it. :D

I really love it...

[Ted S]

I dont have a choice, I've long relied on it. :D

I really love it...

Well like I said, I can't offer direct support until you get to a more recent version but the file I posted a few messages back should work for your version as well.

[Athena1984]

The productforums.php file you uploaded does not correct the problem for me. As for the errors, I was mistaken, they were warnings. Below is basically what I had happen when trying to upload the xml file. I used the template in the "do not upload" folder.

Warning: simplexml_load_file() [function.simplexml-load-file]: /tmp/phpIdjobj:29: parser error : xmlParseEntityRef: no name in [path]/admincp/productforums.php on line 1174

Warning: simplexml_load_file() [function.simplexml-load-file]: u>Price Comparisons</u></b> (<i>From lowest to highest, NOT including shipping & in [path]/admincp/productforums.php on line 1174

Warning: simplexml_load_file() [function.simplexml-load-file]: ^ in [path]/admincp/productforums.php on line 1174

Warning: simplexml_load_file() [function.simplexml-load-file]: /tmp/phpIdjobj:31: parser error : attributes construct error in [path]/admincp/productforums.php on line 1174

Warning: simplexml_load_file() [function.simplexml-load-file]: <table border="1", cellpadding="5"> in [path]/admincp/productforums.php on line 1174

Warning: simplexml_load_file() [function.simplexml-load-file]: ^ in [path]/admincp/productforums.php on line 1174

Warning: simplexml_load_file() [function.simplexml-load-file]: /tmp/phpIdjobj:31: parser error : Couldn't find end of Start Tag table line 31 in [path]/admincp/productforums.php on line 1174...

All done!

Now looking at it though, could it be because I am using html in the description?

[Ted S]

Which function are you still having issues with the in admin?

As for the import, it looks like you have special characters in your HTML. I'll throw in some sanatizing elements when I post up changes for the product manager.

[Athena1984]

I'm still having issues with getting to the products on the next page clicking the "Next Page" button. I have just upgraded to 4.2.0 and everything still seems to be working great except for that feature.

[Ted S]

I'm still having issues with getting to the products on the next page clicking the "Next Page" button. I have just upgraded to 4.2.0 and everything still seems to be working great except for that feature.

When the incorrect / blank page loads up what is the url for just that frame (you can remove your domain, I just need what comes after /admincp/).

[Athena1984]

I installed another modification and my site just stopped working so, I had to restore a backup from 5 days ago (I didn't remember doing any real work from the date of my last backup but, lesson learned). I will have to re-post all of the products I had. I will post back when I have at least two pages of products done so I can let you know. I'm thinking I should have this done by Wednesday the latest.

[Ted S]

I installed another modification and my site just stopped working so, I had to restore a backup from 5 days ago (I didn't remember doing any real work from the date of my last backup but, lesson learned). I will have to re-post all of the products I had. I will post back when I have at least two pages of products done so I can let you know. I'm thinking I should have this done by Wednesday the latest.

Not a problem [well no problem for me, good luck for you].

I'm probably stating the obvious but perhaps a daily backup mod would be in order?

[Lighting90]

Thanks for a great mod, we are still playing about with it, but have one question, (have tried searching through, but I am sure it has been asked already) How can we change the colours on the main listing page easily...
http://forum.landrovernet.com/productforums.php
Not a coder, but will try to understand things, is it all set out in the php file?

[Ted S]

Thanks for a great mod, we are still playing about with it, but have one question, (have tried searching through, but I am sure it has been asked already) How can we change the colours on the main listing page easily...
http://forum.landrovernet.com/productforums.php
Not a coder, but will try to understand things, is it all set out in the php file?

There's a css file included in the addon download which controls this page. Just open it up in your favorite editor and adjust the colors as you see fit.

[marccap]

Installed - When I add a product the post is created but it states "this is an empty post". Any ideas?

[Ted S]

Installed - When I add a product the post is created but it states "this is an empty post". Any ideas?

Did you enable the mod in the forum your products are created in?

[marccap]

Did you enable the mod in the forum your products are created in?

Done and now works thanks - I thought I would of missed something simple lol :p

[Ted S]

We're preparing to make a feature update mostly to take advantage of some of the new 4.2x functionality but if anyone has an open bug or request please feel free to pass it along.

Already on the possibility list [these wont all get done]:

- Site-defined ranking types [i.e. service, quality, price]
- Image uploads for thumbnails & processing
- Activity feed interactions
- Sidebar widget

[Chadi]

Would you be able to figure out how to pull the data feed (reviews, etc) from this store?
http://talkjesus.christianbook.com/

Thank you.

PS: the "buy this product" link doesn't show up at all, even though I set a link to a book when testing this out

[Ted S]

Would you be able to figure out how to pull the data feed (reviews, etc) from this store?
http://talkjesus.christianbook.com/

Do they have a product feed?

[Chadi]

Hi Ted,

Honestly I do not know. I'm not technical per se, nor have I gotten a response from them yet about it.

[Ted S]

Hi Ted,

Honestly I do not know. I'm not technical per se, nor have I gotten a response from them yet about it.

Without a feed you'd have to manually enter the products or find a way to scrape (essentially automate the copying of) products from their site.

[Cougartint]

Does anybody know how to setup an Amazon affiliate xml file with this modification? I'm trying to find a way to add a lot of products without having to manually do this. Can anybody help me with this or give me some suggestions please.
Thanks!

[Ted S]

Does anybody know how to setup an Amazon affiliate xml file with this modification? I'm trying to find a way to add a lot of products without having to manually do this. Can anybody help me with this or give me some suggestions please.
Thanks!

Do you have access to Amazon's datafeed program? If so, you'll have to have someone adjust the parser as the structure is different [and more extensive] plus there are particular rules around using images, storing elements, etc. Also given the amount of data you'll really want to move the parser off of the web and into some sort of a shell script if you plan to bring in large numbers of items.

[ibrahimkoky]

hello Ted,
great MOD

thanks

[Chadi]

Couple of problems:

Disabling postbit stats does nothing, they fields remain in postbit legacy.

Secondly, please see attached.

the text is not aligned marginally, vertically compared to rest. How can I fix this?

Third: last row missing white background, which is a conflict caused with thank you hack (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=231666)

Thanks.

[Ted S]

Disabling postbit stats does nothing, they fields remain in postbit legacy.

Try the attached version please.


the text is not aligned marginally, vertically compared to rest. How can I fix this?
The only thing I see off alignment is the number of thanks which is not related to this mod?


Third: last row missing white background, which is a conflict caused with thank you hack (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=231666)

Same as question #2... I see a white background in your screenshot but it's many elements lower. How are you determining that this is the source of the problem?

[Cougartint]

Do you have access to Amazon's datafeed program? If so, you'll have to have someone adjust the parser as the structure is different [and more extensive] plus there are particular rules around using images, storing elements, etc. Also given the amount of data you'll really want to move the parser off of the web and into some sort of a shell script if you plan to bring in large numbers of items.

Is the product advertising API the same as Amazons data feed program? I thought there would be an easier way to get a few products (200 and less) from Amazon and put them in xml file.

Could you also help me with this error: The administrator of this site must disable the vBulletin option "Add Template Name in HTML Comments", a debugging feature, to use this mod. Unless of course they want debugging comments in the reviews.

I'm still a little confused on this...

I thought I had the correct options enabled but obviously I'm missing something here. My thread are showing in the right review forum section but people can't review the items and get the error stated above.

What am I missing here?

UPDATE - FIXED THE ISSUE :-) JUST HAD A BRAIN FART... NOW I'M GETTING This feature is not configured yet. Please check back soon.

[Ted S]

Is the product advertising API the same as Amazons data feed program? I thought there would be an easier way to get a few products (200 and less) from Amazon and put them in xml file.

An API allows you to request products on demand, it does not give you information on them until you do so meaning that you'd still have to save the data yourself, compile it, then import it.

With 200 products you can however use the existing import script.

Could you also help me with this error: The administrator of this site must disable the vBulletin option "Add Template Name in HTML Comments", a debugging feature, to use this mod. Unless of course they want debugging comments in the reviews.

It's an admin setting that helps sites debug their templates by adding comment tags. However since this mod hides a post it causes a conflict and needs to be turned off... if you didn't know what it was, you aren't using it.

[deverill2010]

Ted is there a way to alter how these look in the forum view? I.e the title, no of reviews and the overal rating?

[deverill2010]

I'm having trouble posting reviews. It says I don't meet the minimum word count, put what I'm trying to post is a lot more than 50 words.

It's not letting me submit a review because of the above...?

[deverill2010]

I am now getting this - Oh great, you had to go and press THAT button. There goes the whole site. Just kidding... We had an issue posting your review, please try again or contact support and use code 164250-E
When ever I try to write and submit a review!

[deverill2010]

Installed - When I add a product the post is created but it states "this is an empty post". Any ideas?

On the new activity stream, it shows the content of the post as "this is an empty post" but if you click on the link in the activity stream it takes you through to the product where there is a description etc.

[deverill2010]

We're preparing to make a feature update mostly to take advantage of some of the new 4.2x functionality but if anyone has an open bug or request please feel free to pass it along.

Already on the possibility list [these wont all get done]:

- Site-defined ranking types [i.e. service, quality, price]
- Image uploads for thumbnails & processing
- Activity feed interactions
- Sidebar widget

Iam loving these suggestions and really look forward to them getting implemented!

[Ted S]

Ted is there a way to alter how these look in the forum view? I.e the title, no of reviews and the overal rating?

You've made 5 posts back to back. I'd ask that you repost whatever issues you are now having into one so I'm not answering what you already figured out or further broke.

[Ted S]

On the new activity stream, it shows the content of the post as "this is an empty post" but if you click on the link in the activity stream it takes you through to the product where there is a description etc.

The mod makes blank posts, it's only in viewing the thread that other review information is called in. Our hope is to exclude those posts from the feed all together but that's a few weeks away.

[Chadi]

I have a question, how would users submit reviews? Do they submit only reviews but not ability to submit products themselves? In other words, only admin can add new products?

I set my dedicated forum to enable the "Enable Product Review Forum Features?" option. It works, but when submitting a "new thread" in that forum, I see the regular looking editor and nothing related to product reviews. Is this normal?

[Chadi]

I just got a copy of the xml feed from Christian Book Group, 408Mb in size. How can I import this, since its such a large file?

Also, I asked the dev about the proper format and he replied with

Okay, we understand now. The feed we gave you access to is the only version of the complete product feed that we have. It definitely won’t match your format exactly, however this is some of the information that we provide in the feed for each product:

Vendor Code
Title
Author
Price
Availability
Description (in HTML format)
Category
Manufacturer
CBD SKU
URL
Image Path
Retail Price

[Ted S]

I have a question, how would users submit reviews? Do they submit only reviews but not ability to submit products themselves? In other words, only admin can add new products?

I set my dedicated forum to enable the "Enable Product Review Forum Features?" option. It works, but when submitting a "new thread" in that forum, I see the regular looking editor and nothing related to product reviews. Is this normal?

There's a link to add a product on the product forums overview page (/productforums.php) which will be activated when a user is able to add products (it's both a usergroup setting and overall option).

You can add this link to other forums / navigation areas as you see fit.

[Ted S]

I just got a copy of the xml feed from Christian Book Group, 408Mb in size. How can I import this, since its such a large file?

Also, I asked the dev about the proper format and he replied with

You've got two issues here: the structure and the size. Since the structure is different you can't use the import script in it's current format and will need to adjust it to map to the file you've been given, or import the file into something like access and export with the right field names. It's a close fit, no red flags on the data.

More importantly however you can't process a 408 mb XML file through the browser and will need to have the import script turned into a server-side routine to run via shell command against the file uploaded through FTP.

[Chadi]

There's a link to add a product on the product forums overview page (/productforums.php) which will be activated when a user is able to add products (it's both a usergroup setting and overall option).

You can add this link to other forums / navigation areas as you see fit.

I'm confused, I set the "New Product Forum ID" and the link is http://www.talkjesus.com/product-reviews/

How come its not redirecting me to that php page? Even the navbit breadcrumbin the mod itself is taking me to http://www.talkjesus.com/product-reviews/

Also, I left a review and all I got was this page with no content?
http://www.talkjesus.com/productforums.php?do=matches&productid=2

Product page still says not yet rated when I left it a 5 star rating. It also put my post in moderation first?

Thanks for your help

[Ted S]

I'm confused, I set the "New Product Forum ID" and the link is http://www.talkjesus.com/product-reviews/

How come its not redirecting me to that php page? Even the navbit breadcrumbin the mod itself is taking me to http://www.talkjesus.com/product-reviews/

Also, I left a review and all I got was this page with no content?
http://www.talkjesus.com/productforums.php?do=matches&productid=2

Product page still says not yet rated when I left it a 5 star rating. It also put my post in moderation first?

Thanks for your help

You've got all sorts of different things going on here...

1 - Using a url modifier script will change how mods work. This script is /productforums.php but you may have to exclude that, filter it, edit some ruleset for it to work. vBSEO and the like will not recognize this mod just because you install it.

2 - If the product says no reviews you've set admin moderation in the mod settings.

3 - If the post is in moderation check your forum settings. The mod overrides basic controls but can't stop a full blown locked forum from locking

4 - Blank pages spell errors. Check your server log for a hint of what happened -- if there's no review in the backend {admin} then you know why it won't show up in the frontend {user side}.

[Chadi]

Ted,

Do you think if I renamed the fields from that file to match your format (after reducing it to about 50MB worth of products) it will work?

[Ted S]

Ted,

Do you think if I renamed the fields from that file to match your format (after reducing it to about 50MB worth of products) it will work?

50mb of text is still thousands of products, likely tens of thousands. You can try it but you'll likely time the browser out on the upload alone.

[tonymacx86]

Hi Ted,

Fantastic mod! I only have two issues at the moment, and I'm sure they are both from something I am doing wrong. It's basically a vanilla installation with the only change I made being changing the name of "productforums.php" to a different name.

1. The product list page isn't showing the price. It is on the product pages in the admin, however.

2. The detail page that loads (when you click to view more info) doesn't have any of the product details; it's just a post with a title.

Thanks for your help!

[Ted S]

1. The product list page isn't showing the price. It is on the product pages in the admin, however.


Are you talking about productforums.php or a product thread page? Does the value show as blank or just no price line at all?


2. The detail page that loads (when you click to view more info) doesn't have any of the product details; it's just a post with a title.


Did you enable the mod in the forum you are adding products too?

[tonymacx86]

Are you talking about productforums.php or a product thread page? Does the value show as blank or just no price line at all?



Did you enable the mod in the forum you are adding products too?

Hi Ted,

I did forget to enable the mod on the forum I had setup for it, which solved the 2nd question. In regards to the price on productforums.php - it doesn't display anything. If I inspect the element there's nothing in it at all.

[Ted S]

Please post up a link.

[tonymacx86]

Thanks again!

[Ted S]

Looking at your pages I see a second $ in the price. Did you try just numbers or something like $599.99?

[tonymacx86]

It's just numbers right now (on the motherboard anyway). I entered one product manually and used the provided xml template for the two iPhone entries to compare.

[tonymacx86]

I fixed the issue by making a slight change to "product_forums.xml".

Changing this line:

<td class="alt1"><vb:if condition="$price"> {vb:raw phrase prodforums_price,vb:raw price}<vb:else />-</vb:if></td>


to this:

<td class="alt1"><vb:if condition="$price">{vb:raw price}<vb:else />-</vb:if></td>

[Muhammad Rahman]

I've tried it,,

but this seems not to work in vBulletin 4.2

can anyone help?

[Ted S]

but this seems not to work in vBulletin 4.2

Be more specific.

[Cougartint]

Some of my prices are not showing up even though i've entered the correct info. I'm using 4.2.

[Ted S]

Some of my prices are not showing up even though i've entered the correct info. I'm using 4.2.

Where are they not showing? Do they ever show in this place [ie for other products]?

[Cougartint]

Sorry, not the price but the clickable link when I enter the URL is not showing.

[Ted S]

Sorry, not the price but the clickable link when I enter the URL is not showing.

Ok, but the same question still applies... Where are they not showing? Do they ever show in this place [ie for other products]?

[bpaulsen]

Hello,

we installed your AddOn since 4 Weeks in our development Environment. In my mind we could create Products in the Front End, so we could allow our visitors to create Products. But now, i would test this function, there is no mask for this. Is this right, or where we could look to see if we do a mistake, at our customizing?

Thank you

[Ted S]

Hello,

we installed your AddOn since 4 Weeks in our development Environment. In my mind we could create Products in the Front End, so we could allow our visitors to create Products. But now, i would test this function, there is no mask for this. Is this right, or where we could look to see if we do a mistake, at our customizing?

Thank you

I'm not sure what you're asking... No mask? What's the issue with creating products?

[snotek]

We have just installed a new load of vB 4.2.0 with the full publishing suite and your product only partially functions. I have followed the instructions to the best of the printed words and made the modification to the forumdisplay.php. I have set up one forum for Products and one forum for Reviews. I have given the ability for the Registered Users group to add products.

http://diydronesafety.com (open to public)

The productforums.php file looks ok - http://diydronesafety.com/productforums.php

There is no price listed
Clicking anything takes you to a blank post that looks nothing like the screen shots.
There is no information/instructions on how users are supposed to create products or leave reviews.


Please assist. Any plans to support 4.2.0?

[Ted S]

We have just installed a new load of vB 4.2.0 with the full publishing suite and your product only partially functions. I have followed the instructions to the best of the printed words and made the modification to the forumdisplay.php. I have set up one forum for Products and one forum for Reviews. I have given the ability for the Registered Users group to add products.

http://diydronesafety.com (open to public)

The productforums.php file looks ok - http://diydronesafety.com/productforums.php
There is no price listed
Clicking anything takes you to a blank post that looks nothing like the screen shots.
There is no information/instructions on how users are supposed to create products or leave reviews.Please assist. Any plans to support 4.2.0?

[Edit] Previous answer ignored some key facts, revising in a few...

[snotek]

I did get an email notification of your previous response, and I see your edit above - I'd like to clarify a few things so that we're both on the same page.

I've been using vB since v2.x and I am pretty familiar with it's functionality. I will say that your plugin, with it's ~20 options, does not compare to the hundreds of options vB has so it doesn't put me off or confuse me.

Your instructions appear to be incomplete, they state very broadly in about 5 steps what to do but do not go into any further detail. I installed per the instructions, I re-read the instructions numerous times, a scoured the web looking for better/more complete instructions, I compared and scrutinized all your screenshots (some links are broken btw), and I spent a good two hours digging through your code and vB trying to figure out why it wasn't working prior to posting here for help from the developer.

I saw a few posts here that indicated there may be some issues on 4.2.x but I wasn't about to read through 58 pages of posts to locate in lieu of just posting myself for a more direct response.

Our install of vB 4.2.0 is out of the box with very few modifications and the forums are not even active yet. We have posted a few blogs and articles, setup the forums a little, and that's about it.

My point is that there shouldn't be any major conflicts. My issue is that even following your instructions to the letter my installation only resembles one of your screenshots. (the productforums.php page)

[snotek]

Ok, I deleted the product, cleared the db, made sure there were no traces of it at all. Reinstalled, set it up again, re-modified the forumdisplay.php file, and this time I see an option on the forum manager that wasn't there previously. It would probably help to provide a more verbose instruction set as vB has sooooo many options unless you know exactly what you're looking for it can be difficult to find. Also some better explanation as to what the specific options do, where they are needed etc.

I'm not trying to be overly critical, just helpful. The included install.html has broken links/images and does not explain much other than what can be figured out by having the experience of installing any other plugin.

So at this point I have a product listing forum with the modification of "ratings/reviews", I have a product review forum with a review, and I have the search and comparison "link" which points to the productforums.php file.

With regards to the product description block when adding a new product - what code can be used there? I tried bbcode and that didn't work, will it accept html? css?

It also seems to load the product images VERY slowly - I suspect this is due to the site they are linked from. As a possible feature enhancement why not just grab and cache those locally when setting up the product? It also appears that the "sharing" links load pretty slowly - are those being referenced off-site as well?

Other than a little more clarification it appears to be working as intended at this point, so thank you for a great plugin as it will be very beneficial for this forum/customer.

[snotek]

Ok, the price still isn't showing...
http://diydronesafety.com/productforums.php

I'm not sure HTML works either, although it did lay it out differently than the bbcode which didn't work at all. Perhaps the board is stripping away the <ul> info I added.

[Ted S]

Regarding your first post, now you see why I removed my response.

After 12 years in vB I really hate it when people attribute a mod not working on their site to a mod not working at all... It's not so much the implication to me as the impact to everyone else. People see "doesn't work in 4.2" and despite many people running it in 4.2 they run screaming...

But you didn't just install the mod and scream. And I'm so use to people who do that I glanced right past your intro until I made that post that I didn't do justice understanding your investment into things. So let's get this rocking because if there's one thing I really like it's good feedback...

Ok, I deleted the product, cleared the db, made sure there were no traces of it at all. Reinstalled, set it up again, re-modified the forumdisplay.php file, and this time I see an option on the forum manager that wasn't there previously.

Welcome to the world of vBulletin mods. It baffles us all but sometimes despite adding the bit and rebuilding, it just doesn't "stick"... Usually after another install [forced upgrade] or a refresh things show up.... It's complex addon system that tries to offer a lot of range without a lot of modification to the core.

It would probably help to provide a more verbose instruction set as vB has sooooo many options unless you know exactly what you're looking for it can be difficult to find.

You know that's a good point and I appreciate it. Sadly for 90% of the people who use this and my other mod [which also requires forum-level activation] the issue isn't the instructions sucking it's that they never open them to even see the big bold section about this.

I'm not trying to be overly critical, just helpful. The included install.html has broken links/images and does not explain much other than what can be figured out by having the experience of installing any other plugin.

To the prior point, we all decide where to draw our line... I've put mine more on the side of features than documents but it's an evolving point. And I can take the hint :D

So at this point I have a product listing forum with the modification of "ratings/reviews", I have a product review forum with a review, and I have the search and comparison "link" which points to the productforums.php file.


With regards to the product description block when adding a new product - what code can be used there? I tried bbcode and that didn't work, will it accept html? css?

Full HTML should be allowed...

In 1.3.0 this will change to light HTML for users [strong/b/em/i/ul/ol/li/br/] and most HTML for admins [no script or embeds]. Need to verify that vBulletin isn't parsing this out however.... the post generator overrides a lot of the rules I try to set.

It also seems to load the product images VERY slowly - I suspect this is due to the site they are linked from. As a possible feature enhancement why not just grab and cache those locally when setting up the product? It also appears that the "sharing" links load pretty slowly - are those being referenced off-site as well?

This is something I'd love thoughts on. The problem with uploads is that no two sites are alike and while vB has a new uploader, the process still stinks...

At this point I'm literally considering telling sites to sign up for Rackspace's CDN and pushing files too it. That's a little extreme but it would work and it's dirt cheap (like $0.10 / gb].

On the otherhand scraping or resizing a photo is slow just one off. And when importing a product list that's a huge problem... You can't do it live, it's not ideal to resize a bunch of images once and then force them to look smaller in the browser [big file size]... I'm just not sure what the solve is.

[Ted S]

Ok, the price still isn't showing...
http://diydronesafety.com/productforums.php

In the template productforums_listed_bit replace {vb:phrase prodforums_price,{vb:raw price}} with just {vb:raw price} and let me know what happens.

I'm not sure HTML works either, although it did lay it out differently than the bbcode which didn't work at all. Perhaps the board is stripping away the <ul> info I added.

Probably the board killing it.. Hope to solve this for 1.3.0 or I'll move it over to BBCode

[snotek]

In the template productforums_listed_bit replace {vbhrase prodforums_price,{vb:raw price}} with just {vb:raw price} and let me know what happens.
I did that and it seems to work fine. It still doesn't show the currency symbol. Are there any plans to support multiple currencies? Maybe a dropdown in the add product with all the known currency symbols? (most used on top)

I'll move it over to BBCode
That would probably be sufficient for most general formatting. css support (in addition to others perhaps) would be boss.

This is something I'd love thoughts on. The problem with uploads is that no two sites are alike and while vB has a new uploader, the process still stinks...
I use a plugin that works (I think) the way the built-in vB "retreive file and store locally" bit feature is supposed to. If any image is linked to in a post it will cache it locally and re-reference the image. This way if a link goes dead/bad the data retains its integrity. We also use one that watermarks the images too. It may take a second to load up the product but who cares? If they're importing an xml (list) then they just get a progress bar.


On a side note:
How do normal users create products? It doesn't say in the instructions or screenshots. I have given the ability for Registered Users group to create products.

[Ted S]

I did that and it seems to work fine. It still doesn't show the currency symbol. Are there any plans to support multiple currencies? Maybe a dropdown in the add product with all the known currency symbols? (most used on top)

It's just a data field so you can type in whatever you want... The phrase element puts the dollar sign in for you [and is corrected for the next release].

That would probably be sufficient for most general formatting. css support (in addition to others perhaps) would be boss.Plan is full HTML to use what manufacturers provide. BBCode is the fallback.

I use a plugin that works (I think) the way the built-in vB "retreive file and store locally" bit feature is supposed to. If any image is linked to in a post it will cache it locally and re-reference the image. This way if a link goes dead/bad the data retains its integrity. We also use one that watermarks the images too. It may take a second to load up the product but who cares? If they're importing an xml (list) then they just get a progress bar.

Heh, much easier said than done. Just building a progressive processing system is many hours of work for a single setup... Remember, what works for the user doesn't exist in the admin at all either.

Try to make it work across every possible install type [remember, most forums are on some crummy virtual host with no permissions to write too] and it gets really crazy. The vB uploader uses the database to get around this but it's not ideal either.

How do normal users create products? It doesn't say in the instructions or screenshots. I have given the ability for Registered Users group to create products.Enable the option, enable the usergroup [like actually hit save so the bitfield gets updated] and a link appears on productforums.php

In 1.3.0 this will also add a link in the product forum.

[Ted S]

Alright gang, getting some great feedback here and while it's long overdue we've got a new release coming that tweaks a number of thing, cleans up an awful lot in configuration and brings in a few new features.

So I'm taking a last call on feedback. Something you want? Speak up now and it may just happen in 1.3.0.

[Kirk Fitzgerald]

Is there any way to stipulate a separate forum for member added products awaiting moderation to be held until they are accepted in the admin panel. Would it be possible for the thread to be automatically duplicated or moved to the normal products forum once accepted by admin?

Brilliant mod by the way. :)

[Ted S]

Is there any way to stipulate a separate forum for member added products awaiting moderation to be held until they are accepted in the admin panel. Would it be possible for the thread to be automatically duplicated or moved to the normal products forum once accepted by admin?

Brilliant mod by the way. :)

Not sure why you'd need to hold it in another forum but I'll take a look at moderation and we can be sure it's truly "hidden" and then "activated".

[snotek]

Heh, much easier said than done. Just building a progressive processing system is many hours of work for a single setup... Remember, what works for the user doesn't exist in the admin at all either.

Try to make it work across every possible install type [remember, most forums are on some crummy virtual host with no permissions to write too] and it gets really crazy. The vB uploader uses the database to get around this but it's not ideal either.
Could you just look at the plugin that does it and maybe tie into it if it's installed? Or at least check their method? It seems to work well as-is. This (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=253309) is it.

It's just a data field so you can type in whatever you want... The phrase element puts the dollar sign in for you [and is corrected for the next release].
It wasn't adding in any sign until I manually put it in the productforums_listed_bit template. What I mean by multiple currency support is on a per product basis. Some products are manufactured in other countries and are small scale enough to only be purchasable through the manufacturer - in these cases the product is listed in, say, british pounds, or japanese yen - not us dollars. So when we add a single product, or import a large amount of products, the all have to have the same currency currently. The request would be to allow each product to have its own currency, and whatever is selected there will be displayed on the product page. So in essence we could have products in our "catalog" that are from several difference currencies. I would think a db field for the product and a dropdown box for the currency would be sufficient?

So I'm taking a last call on feedback. Something you want? Speak up now and it may just happen in 1.3.0.
So when is 1.3.0 coming out because I'm still having formatting issues. :) I haven't tried CSS yet, but I have tried all manner of html and bbcode, it all seems to get stripped. It also ignores all <br> style code and carriage returns. Your screenshot here (http://www.moderninsider.com/vbmods/pf/review.jpg) shows at least bullets, but there is no text above to demonstrate if it will successfully process spacing and/or indentation. Is this possible in the current version? If so, how is it done?

Also, in the config it may be handy to, say, put a checkbox next to the fields you want displayed on the "add product" form. As is our case we want the Registered Users group to be able to add products but we have no use for some of those fields. I just edited the template to remove them but that will get lost with any upgrades v.s. you storing what fields we want in the db.

Having an option to enable/disable the forumdisplay.php modification instead of having to edit the templates manually.

Hope that's enough to make the cutoff, I'll post more if I can think of em. :)

[Ted S]

Could you just look at the plugin that does it and maybe tie into it if it's installed? Or at least check their method? It seems to work well as-is. This (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=253309) is it.

Interesting approach for snagging the images... It's not a caching script [no expire headers that I see] but it's smart.

We found a middle-ground that I like and will let people upload an image through the individual product adder, resize that into a 400x400, 100x100 and 40x40 to use or, for those using the bulk import, they can specify each of these paths and resize how they see fit.

It wasn't adding in any sign until I manually put it in the productforums_listed_bit template. What I mean by multiple currency support is on a per product basis. Some products are manufactured in other countries and are small scale enough to only be purchasable through the manufacturer - in these cases the product is listed in, say, british pounds, or japanese yen - not us dollars. So when we add a single product, or import a large amount of products, the all have to have the same currency currently.Actually they don't... The $ is simply a phrase that you can remove leaving the price as whatever you type. You can enter that as $199 199 CAD, € 199, etc. As long as it's UTF-8 it will save and show.

As I'll note below there's a difference between putting things into the DB because you can and because most people will use it if you do. Adding a field for product-by-product currency is not likely to be used much, making it possible through the field type, same result.

So when is 1.3.0 coming out because I'm still having formatting issues. :) I haven't tried CSS yet, but I have tried all manner of html and bbcode, it all seems to get stripped. It also ignores all <br> style code and carriage returns. Your screenshot here (http://www.moderninsider.com/vbmods/pf/review.jpg) shows at least bullets, but there is no text above to demonstrate if it will successfully process spacing and/or indentation. Is this possible in the current version? If so, how is it done?I've had no issues with breaks or lists but it seems like vBulletin css is overriding a lot of tags thus you get no bold with <strong>, etc. I hate saying it's not our fault but it's not... Your css, your forum settings, not ours to control :(

BBCode is safer even if it's more limited... So that's that.

Also, in the config it may be handy to, say, put a checkbox next to the fields you want displayed on the "add product" form. As is our case we want the Registered Users group to be able to add products but we have no use for some of those fields. I just edited the template to remove them but that will get lost with any upgrades v.s. you storing what fields we want in the db.Good suggestion but again it's time versus return. Everything we make a database option has to be built on the backend and sorted out on the front. So if for example purchase links were dynamic you'd need to have that field accessible and a way to mark fields as urls. How about price + currency? Headline vs substringing the main details? Think that through a bit and the next release would be 6 months out.

We'll be adding some dynamic fields to 1.3 taking in more data but this will be in the form of sub-rankings and either 1-5 or yes/no. Two flavors that we can easily predict and handle to extend no matter how many are enabled.

Basically it's finding that happy medium between what would be nice and what's used by most forums. Mods are a starting place and if you're not customizing them, you're not doing it right :D

Having an option to enable/disable the forumdisplay.php modification instead of having to edit the templates manually.

As noted in the install file, vBulletin doesn't provide a hook to replace the contents of that template so scream, post, beg, ask, that's _unfortunately_ what it's going to take to make the change.

[snotek]

blerg. noted. :)

[Kirk Fitzgerald]

Not sure why you'd need to hold it in another forum but I'll take a look at moderation and we can be sure it's truly "hidden" and then "activated".

It is not necessary now, I am using Lynn's two column forum layout and it made the forums look awful with a single forum to the left and an empty space to the right of the category I has created for this mod's thread to be held. I added a request forum to the products category for retailers to use to submit their proposals to be used in the link to Purchases and it's fine now.

Thank you for considering it all the same. :)

[Ted S]

Show me a screenshot and I'm sure I can have the team find a workaround for you...

[Ramsesx]

Alright gang, getting some great feedback here and while it's long overdue we've got a new release coming that tweaks a number of thing, cleans up an awful lot in configuration and brings in a few new features.

So I'm taking a last call on feedback. Something you want? Speak up now and it may just happen in 1.3.0.

Cool, this would be a good start:
This post contains a list of suggested / planned features.

Planned Changes [Week of 1/16]
- Link to reviews in each user's profile [optional]
- Tab with a list of user's recent reviews [optional]
- Alternative star image colors
- WYSIWYG editor for writing a review

Planned For the Next Major Release [TBD]
- Image Uploading & Resizing

Other Suggestions I'm Aware Of
- Multiple update "types" [reviews, news, fact, question] w/ inline comments and sorting of posts
- Custom fields to add to reviews
- Additional images
- Additional videos
- Custom rating groups [service, reliability, appearance, etc]
- Product thumbnails on search listing page
- Sidebar widget with most recent reviews
- Sidebar widget with top products from the past X hours

Thanks for the continuous development Ted, will try the product again on the new release.

[Kirk Fitzgerald]

Show me a screenshot and I'm sure I can have the team find a workaround for you...

Hey Ted,

sorry for late reply, if you are responding to me old chap you will best be served by visiting my site and scrolling down to "Review Forums".

My site is here: http://www.pipesmokerscubby.com/forum.php

As you will see I have added a forum for store owners to request inclusion of their own sites in product reviews, I don't especially want this there, I should like Products awaiting approval to be in that forum so they can be moved to the approved forum later. It would be a lot tidier and suit my needs more.

No problem if this is too much of a nuisance for you, I am okay with the Inclusion forum being there, not how I envisioned it but it works.

[Ted S]

Hey Ted,

sorry for late reply, if you are responding to me old chap you will best be served by visiting my site and scrolling down to "Review Forums".

My site is here: http://www.pipesmokerscubby.com/forum.php

As you will see I have added a forum for store owners to request inclusion of their own sites in product reviews, I don't especially want this there, I should like Products awaiting approval to be in that forum so they can be moved to the approved forum later. It would be a lot tidier and suit my needs more.

No problem if this is too much of a nuisance for you, I am okay with the Inclusion forum being there, not how I envisioned it but it works.

So essentially you're hoping that products added by users would all go to that forum while in moderation and then you'd move them to the correct forum when approved? Is that right?

[Kirk Fitzgerald]

So essentially you're hoping that products added by users would all go to that forum while in moderation and then you'd move them to the correct forum when approved? Is that right?

Yes please. :)

I did ponder if it could be done automatically but of course it cannot, but I would need the ones I add in the ACP to go straight to the correct forum. :)

Additionally, if I add new products from the front end, how can I let the system know it is me so I do not have to be moderated, or does that make it too complicated?

[Ted S]

I did ponder if it could be done automatically but of course it cannot, but I would need the ones I add in the ACP to go straight to the correct forum.

I can meet this half way in the middle... While you're using the mod with just one forum, it's designed for multiple product forums thus I can't auto-move threads [because I wouldn't know what forum to put them in... it varies] but I can make a dropdown to select the right one and move it there.

Additionally, if I add new products from the front end, how can I let the system know it is me so I do not have to be moderated, or does that make it too complicated?[/quote]

Admin's have a backend product manager which has far more options. Unfortunately it doesn't get the pretty WYISWYG editor but that's how vB currently works.

[Kixg]

Hey Ted thank you for this app I love it. One question. My text input is white in color where people go to write reviews of a product I post however the background is also white so people can not see what the are typing. Is there anyway to fix this?

Nevermind I fixed my own problem. Spoke to soon.

[Kixg]

Ok new question. Everything is working great on the actual website using a computer there is just one minor thing. When using a mobile device and Tapatalk app the product review threads show up but when you click on it they say "This is an empty post"

Is there anyway to incorporate this to be compatible with tapatalk?

[Ted S]

Nevermind I fixed my own problem. Spoke to soon.

Awesome!

[Kirk Fitzgerald]

I can meet this half way in the middle.

Oh my god, I cannot believe how retarded I am, there is already a way of doing this, well I think I am right here!

In the admin I can select which forum I submit my own Product Reviews to with the dropdown forum selection in the add single product, so this could be the formal Product Review forum. From here I then set the forum for Member reviews to be validated through the settings in the Product Forum ID in core settings, that would work, wouldn't it?

I can't believe I didn't think of it sooner. :o

[Ted S]

Oh my god, I cannot believe how retarded I am, there is already a way of doing this, well I think I am right here!

In the admin I can select which forum I submit my own Product Reviews to with the dropdown forum selection in the add single product, so this could be the formal Product Review forum. From here I then set the forum for Member reviews to be validated through the settings in the Product Forum ID in core settings, that would work, wouldn't it?

I can't believe I didn't think of it sooner. :o

Don't kick yourself that hard... the edit feature is limited and the forum dropdown a pain. In 1.3.0 (in development now) you'll only see forums that allow products enabled making it much quicker to move.

But yes, essentially what you could do is:

Forum A - products
Forum B - suggested products
On approval of B change the category to A

The other option would just be one forum... Since unapproved posts don't show up, it's the same effect without moving stuff for you.

[Kirk Fitzgerald]

The other option would just be one forum... Since unapproved posts don't show up, it's the same effect without moving stuff for you.

It is the same thing but it is better for members to know that they have a forum dedicated to their suggestions. :)

[Kirk Fitzgerald]

Hi there again Ted,

is there a way for me to add the reviewers name and profile link in the reviews?

I've been trying to figure it out myself but, well, let's just say I am no coder. :o

[Ted S]

Hi there again Ted,

is there a way for me to add the reviewers name and profile link in the reviews?

I've been trying to figure it out myself but, well, let's just say I am no coder. :o

I'm not sure what you mean? Reviews are created under as a post / thread that's from the user posting them. Why would you need to add a review as an admin?

[Kirk Fitzgerald]

I'm not sure what you mean? Reviews are created under as a post / thread that's from the user posting them. Why would you need to add a review as an admin?

Sorry, my fault, I didn't explain myself clearly. :o

If you look here you will see a review on my site:
http://www.pipesmokerscubby.com/showthread.php?185-Parson-Pleasure

That is a review made by a member, I would like the members name in the main review entry like this:
139579

It's just a personal touch I should like, it's no big thing if it is awkward, I can live without it of course, sorry to be such a drag.

[Ted S]

Sorry, my fault, I didn't explain myself clearly. :o

If you look here you will see a review on my site:
http://www.pipesmokerscubby.com/showthread.php?185-Parson-Pleasure

That is a review made by a member, I would like the members name in the main review entry like this:
139579

It's just a personal touch I should like, it's no big thing if it is awkward, I can live without it of course, sorry to be such a drag.

Your screenshot isn't of a review, it's of a product which can be reviewed. The concept is to have a parent product and multiple reviews for it so it's easy to understand items overall...

That said, the user who creates the product is stored in the db so you can quickly hack the template to add this in.

[Kirk Fitzgerald]

Again, sorry, my fault for not being clear, had a very long day and was very tired, sorry about that.

So editing the template is a work around, that is great news and sounds very promising, but like I mentioned, I am no coder and can't figure out how to get the data.

I have created a language phrase so have the text "Listing Created By: " showing but I can't figure out what to use to pull in the users name.

I am using this:

<div id="pf_createdby">
{vb:phrase prodforums_creator,{vb:raw product.createdby}}
</div><br />

I looked in the database and figured the field I need to call is createdby, either that is wrong or I have missed something, would you be so kind as to help me out here please, can you tell me what I need to use, it would be wonderfully helpful, if you don't mind too much.

Thanks, Kirk. :)

[Ted S]

Again, sorry, my fault for not being clear, had a very long day and was very tired, sorry about that.

So editing the template is a work around, that is great news and sounds very promising, but like I mentioned, I am no coder and can't figure out how to get the data.

I have created a language phrase so have the text "Listing Created By: " showing but I can't figure out what to use to pull in the users name.

I am using this:

<div id="pf_createdby">
{vb:phrase prodforums_creator,{vb:raw product.createdby}}
</div><br />I looked in the database and figured the field I need to call is createdby, either that is wrong or I have missed something, would you be so kind as to help me out here please, can you tell me what I need to use, it would be wonderfully helpful, if you don't mind too much.

Thanks, Kirk. :)

Your code isn't all that bad -- you'd need to be sure you have {1} for the variable but it's the variable where your issue is...

createdby a user id and to make a name show up you'll have to find the query that pulls in the product info and join the user table, add user.username and then change the variable to {vb:raw product.username}. If that sounds crazy, sorry.

[Kirk Fitzgerald]

Wow, that has totally gone straight over my head.

How do I find out about the query, how do I join user tables?

Sorry for being so dimwitted with all this. :o

[MySaltyreef]

i like it but i need something where my members can create their own product review in a given forum instead of me having to add it via the admin cp, are you working on something like this ?

[MySaltyreef]

Wow, that has totally gone straight over my head.

How do I find out about the query, how do I join user tables?

Sorry for being so dimwitted with all this. :o

dude use google these guys don't have the time to sit and "teach" all information that you need has been explained already on one of the vb forums, otherwise try going to www.vbulletin.com for support

i'm in the same boat as you, info is hard to come by sand i don't know this stuff either i'm just a hobbyist with a forum so its harder for okes likes us :)

[Kirk Fitzgerald]

i like it but i need something where my members can create their own product review in a given forum instead of me having to add it via the admin cp, are you working on something like this ?

There's a link in the review section to add a review that your members can use to submit listings.

I have already tried to do it myself by searching the net for info chap and have failed, which is why I am asking the one guy who will know how to do it properly. I have absolutely no idea what most sites are going on about when they talk about mysql queries, let alone translating it to search for something in my own database.

[Ted S]

There's a link in the review section to add a review that your members can use to submit listings.

Very politely said given the context :D

i like it but i need something where my members can create their own product review in a given forum instead of me having to add it via the admin cp, are you working on something like this ?

Reviews are written through product listings and always by the user. In fact if you looked at the mod you'd see that there's no way for an admin to write one without going into the user interface themselves... The admin only lets you make products.

[Ted S]

I have already tried to do it myself by searching the net for info chap and have failed, which is why I am asking the one guy who will know how to do it properly. I have absolutely no idea what most sites are going on about when they talk about mysql queries, let alone translating it to search for something in my own database.

A join brings two tables together... For example for your needs:

SELECT <all the existing fields>,user.userid,user.username
FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "pf_product.createdby = user.userid
JOIN user ON pf_product

You'd work this into the query in the hook showthread_post_start

If you have a closed area of your forum for products play around with the code. While I understand it's not simple templates the best way to take control is by tweaking which leads to learning.

[looker2010]

The description of the added product text fields are not showing nor are the image urls,social media urls etc. Please advise

http://www.beektime.com/showthread.php/182-H-amp-L-Bee-Farm-Queens

[Kirk Fitzgerald]

The description of the added product text fields are not showing nor are the image urls,social media urls etc. Please advise

http://www.beektime.com/showthread.php/182-H-amp-L-Bee-Farm-Queens

You need to edit your forum "The Good, Bad and Ugly Reviews" in the admin panel and check the option 'Enable Product Review Forum Features?' and save.

[PattiOz]

I have installed to test on my local PC. Getting error:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end in C:\xampp\htdocs\mysite\forum\admincp\productforums .php on line 1397

Any help is welcome!

[Kirk Fitzgerald]

A join brings two tables together... For example for your needs:

SELECT <all the existing fields>,user.userid,user.username
FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "pf_product.createdby = user.userid
JOIN user ON pf_product

You'd work this into the query in the hook showthread_post_start

If you have a closed area of your forum for products play around with the code. While I understand it's not simple templates the best way to take control is by tweaking which leads to learning.

I really appreciate how much help you are being but this still doesn't make any sense to me at all, I have absolutely no idea how I would work a query into that hook. :erm:

I think it would be best for me to just accept the mod the way it works as is, I am finding myself feeling real stupid here and it's not going my self confidence any good at all. :)

Thanks for being so patient with me, this is a truly fantastic mod and you are a very good person for providing such a great mod and for being so helpful. :up:

Regards, Kirk. :)

[Kirk Fitzgerald]

I have installed to test on my local PC. Getting error:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end in C:\xampp\htdocs\mysite\forum\admincp\productforums .php on line 1397

Any help is welcome!

Have you edited the admincp/productforums.php file, if not the file may have been corrupted during download, try re-downloading and replace that file with the new one.

[Ted S]

I really appreciate how much help you are being but this still doesn't make any sense to me at all, I have absolutely no idea how I would work a query into that hook. :erm:

I think it would be best for me to just accept the mod the way it works as is, I am finding myself feeling real stupid here and it's not going my self confidence any good at all. :)

Thanks for being so patient with me, this is a truly fantastic mod and you are a very good person for providing such a great mod and for being so helpful. :up:

Regards, Kirk. :)

Fair enough... If you change your mind, w3schools has some great basic mysql tutorials.

[PattiOz]

Will do Kirk! I did this, though:

Open: forumdisplay.php in a text editor

Find:

$templater = vB_Template::create('threadbit');

Replace with:

if($foruminfo['productforumsbits']){
$thread['pf_rating'] = vb_number_format($thread['pf_rating'],1);
$templater = vB_Template::create('prodforums_threadbit');
} else {
$templater = vB_Template::create('threadbit');
}

[PattiOz]

No luck yet Kirk. Same error. It's a fresh VB 4.2 install, no other mods, just been skinning the template.

[Ted S]

No luck yet Kirk. Same error. It's a fresh VB 4.2 install, no other mods, just been skinning the template.

Given the number of people using the mod I think it's safe to assume we should be starting with your download process, server and edits before jumping into the code its self...

What happens if you uninstall the mod completely, remove the files and recreate it without any edits? What version of php do you have?

[Ted S]

$templater = vB_Template::create('threadbit');

Replace with:

if($foruminfo['productforumsbits']){
$thread['pf_rating'] = vb_number_format($thread['pf_rating'],1);
$templater = vB_Template::create('prodforums_threadbit');
} else {
$templater = vB_Template::create('threadbit');
}

This refers to forums/productforums.php and has no bearing on the admin files.

[PattiOz]

I am using XAMPP on localhost: PHP (5.3.1)

Attempting to remove all files and reinstall now

OK just removed everything, reinstalled a new download, same error.

Core settings and Style settings work fine.

Here is the code as it looks in Notepad++

<?
}

print_cp_footer();

/*================================================= =====================*\
|| ################################################## ##################
|| Ta Da!
|| ################################################## ##################
\*================================================ ======================*/
?>

[nibb]

This addon is very nice but sadly I think it has a bug. I can only post a review as admin. As users I always get the error about the Minimum Review Length, I changed this setting multiple time and regardless of what you type in the review it will always complain it does not have the minimum characters. As admin I did not had any troubles posting a review.

[deverill2010]

This addon is very nice but sadly I think it has a bug. I can only post a review as admin. As users I always get the error about the Minimum Review Length, I changed this setting multiple time and regardless of what you type in the review it will always complain it does not have the minimum characters. As admin I did not had any troubles posting a review.

This is the trouble I had.

[nibb]

This is the trouble I had.

Had or still have?

Because I read your messages about it and it does not talk about any solution to it. My guess is you still have this issue correct? If not, then could you post what is the problem to this?

[deverill2010]

I ended up uninstalling the mod, I would however like a solution as I'd like to reinstall and get this working.

[MySaltyreef]

Very politely said given the context :D



Reviews are written through product listings and always by the user. In fact if you looked at the mod you'd see that there's no way for an admin to write one without going into the user interface themselves... The admin only lets you make products.

okay so its me then not understanding, i have the hack installed and appears to be working, so i create the product and a member reviews it ? i don't sell off my forum but if a member buys something cool and wants to show it off as well as do a review on it then this hack would work for me if admin didn't have to create anything if the member could upload his pic with a few things to fill out and select a category set out by admin and so forth, what i was asking is if you are working on extending the hack or keeping it as it is :)

[Kirk Fitzgerald]

I am using XAMPP on localhost: PHP (5.3.1)

Attempting to remove all files and reinstall now

OK just removed everything, reinstalled a new download, same error.

Core settings and Style settings work fine.

Here is the code as it looks in Notepad++

<?
}

print_cp_footer();

/*================================================= =====================*\
|| ################################################## ##################
|| Ta Da!
|| ################################################## ##################
\*================================================ ======================*/
?>


That file should be 57kb with 1397 line of code in it, are you using a download accelerator, these very often mess files up, if not trying switching browser just for the download, something is going really wrong during download for you.

[deverill2010]

Woo I've reinstalled this after my troubles last time, have created a product and have managed to leave a review!

The only thing is I don't see the 'star' images anywhere, where are they meant to show up too?

[Ted S]

Woo I've reinstalled this after my troubles last time, have created a product and have managed to leave a review!

The only thing is I don't see the 'star' images anywhere, where are they meant to show up too?

Check the source on the page and insure the images are in the right folder for your forum.

[Ted S]

okay so its me then not understanding, i have the hack installed and appears to be working, so i create the product and a member reviews it ? i don't sell off my forum but if a member buys something cool and wants to show it off as well as do a review on it then this hack would work for me if admin didn't have to create anything if the member could upload his pic with a few things to fill out and select a category set out by admin and so forth, what i was asking is if you are working on extending the hack or keeping it as it is :)

Here's how it works...

Someone [an admin, a member, whoever] creates a product.

Then other people [members] come in and write reviews for that product.

Thus what you end up with is structured product reviews so rather than trying to sort through 500,000 pages of random posts, people coming to your site can view a "master" product page with the reviews following it.

If you just want to let people review whatever they feel like without products you would need an unstructured approach. That's not an extension of this mod, it's an entirely different app and technically a reduction.

[Ted S]

This addon is very nice but sadly I think it has a bug. I can only post a review as admin. As users I always get the error about the Minimum Review Length, I changed this setting multiple time and regardless of what you type in the review it will always complain it does not have the minimum characters. As admin I did not had any troubles posting a review.

This bug is related to the editor which has far too many permutations and should never have been added :D

Should be fixed in 1.3.0 due out soon but in the meantime you can remove the check by editing forum/productforums.php to either comment out or remove line 382

// if(strlen($comments) < $vbulletin->options['prodforums_minreview']){ $errors .= "Your review comments must be at least ". $vbulletin->options['prodforums_minreview'] ." characters long.<br />"; } // must have rating picked

[Ted S]

I am using XAMPP on localhost: PHP (5.3.1)

Attempting to remove all files and reinstall now

OK just removed everything, reinstalled a new download, same error.

Core settings and Style settings work fine.

Here is the code as it looks in Notepad++


Ok well I've got no idea what would be throwing out that error from your server / install but it's not the script [incomplete end statements are critical, meaning if one has it, everyone would also have it].

If you try removing all of the function between start and end you can debug block by block.

[deverill2010]

I've got it, I didn't upload it to my custom style but the main images folder instead doh!

Ted I don't know if you will help but if you don't ask you don't get.

How would I go about pulling the image to show on the product forums page? So it would be the image of the product and the the title etc to the right of it?

[Ted S]

I've got it, I didn't upload it to my custom style but the main images folder instead doh!

Ted I don't know if you will help but if you don't ask you don't get.

How would I go about pulling the image to show on the product forums page? So it would be the image of the product and the the title etc to the right of it?

You wait for 1.3.0.

Or you hack in fields for thumbnails to the admin, query hooks on the front end and change the template output to include them.

[deverill2010]

Ah heck I'll wait for 1.3.0 then lol. I'm just glad it's working for me now! :D

[looker2010]

Can someone assist- this mod broke my Mobile template. http://www.beektime.com/forum.php

On a separate note- what is the easiest and most logical way to have members suggest products to review? Sub forum? Email? Just looking for the best practice.

[Ted S]

Can someone assist- this mod broke my Mobile template. http://www.beektime.com/forum.php

You'll need to be more specific. "Broke" is not something we can diagnose, especially since the mod doesn't have any specific mobile functionality.

On a separate note- what is the easiest and most logical way to have members suggest products to review? Sub forum? Email? Just looking for the best practice.

Allow members to add products [global and usergroup level setting]. Then approve the ones you want to add.

[deverill2010]

Where on the front end do they add products? I can't seem to find this.

[deverill2010]

I've come accross one thing.

I posted a review under another users account which for some reason went into moderation (it should of just been posted) I don't have reviews set to be moderated by the way.

However when I try to approve the post it says - You did not select any posts to which the action you picked can be applied. even though I am selecting the post.

I also checked and this review/post is not pending to be moderated in the reviews in your back end.

So at the moment I have no way of approving this review/post..

[nibb]

Hi Ted, so that is a confirmed bug? Only happens to some people or you can replicate it?

deverill2010, do you happen by any chance to use CloudFare on your site?

I think this may be my issue. Its strange that a re-install fixed the issue for you.

Is there a way to hide some fields? Like for example I don´t need or want some fields like SKU / Park Number and others because they don´t apply to the products I want to add. It would be nice to be able to turn this off as a feature. Otherwise the plugin its almost perfect besides the bug I mentioned.

[deverill2010]

Nope I don't use cloudflare and never have done.

I'm not having that issue anymore, I have however removed a load of mods from when I last installed it to today. So it may of been one of them conflicting with it. It's working fine for me now.

[nibb]

Nope I don't use cloudflare and never have done.

I'm not having that issue anymore, I have however removed a load of mods from when I last installed it to today. So it may of been one of them conflicting with it. It's working fine for me now.

Which version of vbulletin do you run?

[PattiOz]

That file should be 57kb with 1397 line of code in it, are you using a download accelerator, these very often mess files up, if not trying switching browser just for the download, something is going really wrong during download for you.

Sorry Kirk, that code was just the snipped from the part where the error is coming from. The entire file has downloaded fine with 1397 lines of code in it.

[nibb]

This bug is related to the editor which has far too many permutations and should never have been added :D

Should be fixed in 1.3.0 due out soon but in the meantime you can remove the check by editing forum/productforums.php to either comment out or remove line 382

// if(strlen($comments) < $vbulletin->options['prodforums_minreview']){ $errors .= "Your review comments must be at least ". $vbulletin->options['prodforums_minreview'] ." characters long.<br />"; } // must have rating picked

That does not work. When I uncomment that line I now get:
Oh great, you had to go and press THAT button. There goes the whole site. Just kidding... We had an issue posting your review, please try again or contact support and use code 164250-B

[PattiOz]

Ted/Kirk,

Here's my file from adminCP. I am at a loss with this one.

[Ted S]

Hi Ted, so that is a confirmed bug? Only happens to some people or you can replicate it?

It's confirmed but it's not global. Most sites don't have the issue, some do, 1.3 fixes it either way.

Is there a way to hide some fields? Like for example I don?t need or want some fields like SKU / Park Number and others because they don?t apply to the products I want to add. It would be nice to be able to turn this off as a feature. Otherwise the plugin its almost perfect besides the bug I mentioned.

vBulletin uses a templating function. Remove what you don't like, add what you want. Every dynamic element is more load for your server and more coding which means less actual features... We follow the 90/10 rule under the assumption that no one should use a mod out of the box. :up:

[Ted S]

That does not work. When I uncomment that line I now get:
Oh great, you had to go and press THAT button. There goes the whole site. Just kidding... We had an issue posting your review, please try again or contact support and use code 164250-B

Looks like the script is really not seeing any message, thus it can't post the review thread. You'll need to wait until 1.3 comes out [soon] to get past this.

[Ted S]

Ted/Kirk,

Here's my file from adminCP. I am at a loss with this one.

That makes two of us although as I said in my last post, termination errors are global. If there was a problem in the script everyone would get the message which leads me to believe there's an issue with your upload / config / server settings.

[Ted S]

I've come accross one thing.

I posted a review under another users account which for some reason went into moderation (it should of just been posted) I don't have reviews set to be moderated by the way.

However when I try to approve the post it says - You did not select any posts to which the action you picked can be applied. even though I am selecting the post.

I also checked and this review/post is not pending to be moderated in the reviews in your back end.

So at the moment I have no way of approving this review/post..

Your forum rules will override any settings in the mod [vBulletin > mods]. Check the forum reviews go too.

[Ted S]

Where on the front end do they add products? I can't seem to find this.

You have to enable the option per usergroup. Then it shows up in the productforums.php file or where ever else you chose to add the link.

[nibb]

Looks like the script is really not seeing any message, thus it can't post the review thread. You'll need to wait until 1.3 comes out [soon] to get past this.

Ok, so I installed this yesterday and created allot of products, but I can?t use it then for now as nobody can post any review.

When will 1.3 be out? I guess I will not lose any products I created already right?

Thanks

[Ted S]

Ok, so I installed this yesterday and created allot of products, but I can?t use it then for now as nobody can post any review.

When will 1.3 be out? I guess I will not lose any products I created already right?

Thanks

I know waiting sucks but it's that or chase down what's flagging this issue.

You won't lose any products turning off the mod just dont uninstall it.

1.3 will be out soon... No exact date until we finish all of the features, but figure a week or two.

[nibb]

I know waiting sucks but it's that or chase down what's flagging this issue.

You won't lose any products turning off the mod just dont uninstall it.

1.3 will be out soon... No exact date until we finish all of the features, but figure a week or two.

This may sound strange but I do prefer to chase the issue. Because Im very curios why it works on most Vbulletin like you said and it does not in my own, in particular when I have no other plugins installed. Just upgraded to the latest VB and issue is still there. I also have basically none customization. Just a theme installed.

The issue must be surely a JavaScript issue or the mod not detecting any data send in the field. It must be a very small and easy to fix bug. My guess its not counting characters correctly and it assumes always the length is not correct.

Yes, waiting for versions is fine, if you have a temporary fix which I don?t. Im even more curious now because the other poster that said had the same issue like me fixed it by uninstalling and re-installing the mod. Something I can?t try because I have products already added and would lose them.

[deverill2010]

Nibb I'm on the latest version 4.2 pl2 I don't know why it wasn't working then but is now. Very strange but in grateful either way!

[Kirk Fitzgerald]

Ted/Kirk,

Here's my file from adminCP. I am at a loss with this one.

There are really only two things left I can think of, first of which is are you running the latest version of vB4, if not update to the latest build, it's a long shot but there it is.

The second of which and this one is a real long shot, maybe your localhost PHP setup is a bit quirky, in this case try changing line 1387 of admincp/productforums.php to this:
<?php

It shouldn't normally make a difference, my localhost install works fine with that line both ways, but you never know, when all else fails, maybe it's time to turn to the extraordinary!

[PattiOz]

Kirk, IT WORKED! Thank you so much!

[deverill2010]

Ihave to say I love how easy it is to customise the product page. Nothing like trying to edit colours an shizzle in VB.

I'm quite chuffed with what I've done, fits in with my new skin perfectly :)

139628

[deverill2010]

Ha I'm loving it I'm well into it now. Sorry for my over excitement, I have been looking for something like this for ages!

Ted a wee customisation.. Is there anyway to make new reviews post with a prefix? I have a prefix set in the reviews forum but I'm manually having to edit the thread of each review and assign a prefix. I only have one prefix enabled so is there anyway when a review is created, to make it use the prefix?

[Kirk Fitzgerald]

Kirk, IT WORKED! Thank you so much!

Well that is good news, I am very pleased for you and you are welcome, now get on and enjoy the mod, it is one of the best here. :)

For others having this problem, was it the alteration to the file that worked?

[Ted S]

This may sound strange but I do prefer to chase the issue. Because Im very curios why it works on most Vbulletin like you said and it does not in my own, in particular when I have no other plugins installed. Just upgraded to the latest VB and issue is still there. I also have basically none customization. Just a theme installed.

The issue must be surely a JavaScript issue or the mod not detecting any data send in the field. It must be a very small and easy to fix bug. My guess its not counting characters correctly and it assumes always the length is not correct.

Yes, waiting for versions is fine, if you have a temporary fix which I don?t. Im even more curious now because the other poster that said had the same issue like me fixed it by uninstalling and re-installing the mod. Something I can?t try because I have products already added and would lose them.

I'll indulge your curoisyt then...

From what we've figured out you're correct, there's something up with the script count and the comments being passed to the right field name.

The solution is to accept the message element directly:

$backupmessage = $vbulletin->GPC['message']; and then check if we need to use it later in the script if(!$comments AND $backupmessage){ $comments = strip_tags($backupmessage,'<b><br><br /><strong><em><i><u><ul><ol><li><p><font>'); } [we all filter out all but basic html here, just in case].

Oddly the formatting seems to be the same even if the backup is used indicating that the editor still runs to a certain point.

[Ted S]

Ihave to say I love how easy it is to customise the product page. Nothing like trying to edit colours an shizzle in VB.

I'm quite chuffed with what I've done, fits in with my new skin perfectly :)

139628

Woot! Adding a static CSS file was much easier for us too.

[Ted S]

The second of which and this one is a real long shot, maybe your localhost PHP setup is a bit quirky, in this case try changing line 1387 of admincp/productforums.php to this

Gah... We'll add this change to 1.3.0 but why short_tags is even an option is beyond me.

[Ted S]

Ha I'm loving it I'm well into it now. Sorry for my over excitement, I have been looking for something like this for ages!

Ted a wee customisation.. Is there anyway to make new reviews post with a prefix? I have a prefix set in the reviews forum but I'm manually having to edit the thread of each review and assign a prefix. I only have one prefix enabled so is there anyway when a review is created, to make it use the prefix?

Um, uh. Yes. But I'm not sure how... we'll have to dig into how prefixes are assigned and see about emulating them in. Maybe after 1.3.0 :D

[PattiOz]

I must say I am having a lot of fun with this Mod. I am trying to customize the productforums.php page and would like to put an x-repeating image into the search bar. How do I edit this code to do that:

.pf_search .pf_sh {
background-color:#7D3D46;
padding:5px;
font-size:12px;
color:#ffffff;
}

:)

And Kirk, yes it was the alteration of the file that worked.

[deverill2010]

You may find this useful - http://www.w3schools.com/cssref/pr_background-repeat.asp

[Kirk Fitzgerald]

In the template productforums_listed_bit replace {vb:phrase prodforums_price,{vb:raw price}} with just {vb:raw price} and let me know what happens.

Brilliant, that answered the question I was about to ask. :)

[deverill2010]

Ted if you want to add a link to a live site using this I don't mind you using mine.

[Kirk Fitzgerald]

Hey Ted,
I made some yellow stars for use on my own site to replace the green stars as they didn't suit my skin, then noticed you are going to make other colours available. You are welcome to make use of these if they are any good to you.

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[Kirk Fitzgerald]

Hey Ted,

not sure what is causing this, I am unable to go to the next page in Manage Products & Reviews through the AdminCP, it just takes me back to the page you first see when you go into Manage Products & Reviews when I click Next Page.

I saw that someone else brought this up but the issue never got resolved as the poster doesn't seem to have returned. My Product listings will end up in the high hundreds fairly soon, the next page function is really a concern, is there a fix for this please.

[Ted S]

Hey Ted,

not sure what is causing this, I am unable to go to the next page in Manage Products & Reviews through the AdminCP, it just takes me back to the page you first see when you go into Manage Products & Reviews when I click Next Page.

I saw that someone else brought this up but the issue never got resolved as the poster doesn't seem to have returned. My Product listings will end up in the high hundreds fairly soon, the next page function is really a concern, is there a fix for this please.

The fix was posted up pages ago if you can find it... If not it will be in 1.3.

[Kirk Fitzgerald]

The fix was posted up pages ago if you can find it... If not it will be in 1.3.

Found it here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=2311600&postcount=727

Thank you Ted, that works perfectly. :)

[snotek]

Is there any way to add a column for the Manufacturer to the left of the Product column? Also, a way to rearrange the "search" fields so that they line up with their respective columns below?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=139675&stc=1&d=1342055985

http://diydronesafety.com/productforums.php

[Ted S]

Is there any way to add a column for the Manufacturer to the left of the Product column?

Yes, you can use the mfrg field to call this up.

Also, a way to rearrange the "search" fields so that they line up with their respective columns below?

I suppose it's possible although the widths will be off so you may have to change the field formats / sizes.

Everything is templated to make it very simple to change -- one for the main page body and search fields, another for the individual records.

[Ted S]

I know you're all eagerly [or perhaps angrily] waiting for 1.3 so here's the first sneak peak of the new optional review fields... You get three data types: yes/no, 5-star and freeform. Fun, huh?

And before you ask: These are global options. Category specific versions will come in in the next rev.

[Ted S]

And what's this... an image uploader? Automatic thumbnails? Even having them show up in the product forums index? And the search results? Yup. :D

And before you ask: We're already thinking about multiple images... For the next rev.

[Ted S]

Ok, one more sneak peak for the night...

Yes, that's right, it's a forum showing thumbnails in place of the thread icon [sorry, no new post indicator]. And oh ya, that is a new product link at the bottom too!

And before you ask: A manual hack still required for this one, no escaping that with the current vB.

[Kirk Fitzgerald]

The coming update looks to be very exciting and promising, looking forward to it immensely. :)

[Ted S]

The coming update looks to be very exciting and promising, looking forward to it immensely. :)

Walking through it this evening I'm excited as well... We're getting close...

[Naijasite]

I have installed the product but this the message that appear on http://www.naijafinder.com/productforums.php


NaijaFinder Message
The administrator of this site must disable the vBulletin option "Add Template Name in HTML Comments", a debugging feature, to use this mod. Unless of course they want debugging comments in the reviews.

Please how do i resolve this to enable the page to show?

[Kirk Fitzgerald]

I have installed the product but this the message that appear on http://www.naijafinder.com/productforums.php


NaijaFinder Message
The administrator of this site must disable the vBulletin option "Add Template Name in HTML Comments", a debugging feature, to use this mod. Unless of course they want debugging comments in the reviews.

Please how do i resolve this to enable the page to show?

Go to: admincp/settings/options/general settings

Look for Add Template Name in HTML Comments click the NO option then scroll down and save ;)

[Ted S]

I have installed the product but this the message that appear on http://www.naijafinder.com/productforums.php


NaijaFinder Message
The administrator of this site must disable the vBulletin option "Add Template Name in HTML Comments", a debugging feature, to use this mod. Unless of course they want debugging comments in the reviews.

Please how do i resolve this to enable the page to show?

Like the message says, you disable the vBulletin setting... :confused:

[Naijasite]

How do i add review. I have done every setting but this is what am see http://www.naijafinder.com/productforums.php

NaijaFinder Message
No product reviews matches your search. Try broadening your criteria or selecting another category.

How do i add review please?

[Ted S]

How do i add review. I have done every setting but this is what am see http://www.naijafinder.com/productforums.php

NaijaFinder Message
No product reviews matches your search. Try broadening your criteria or selecting another category.

How do i add review please?

You need to add products for products to show up...

That's done through the Product Forums area in your Admin CP or, if enabled, from the user side's via productforums.php?do=addproduct

[Ted S]

One more sneak peak... This one looks unassuming but it adds up. We're talking about the activity bit... every time someone writes a review we'll add one making it easy for reviews to get social.

And to answer your question: Yes, we've removed new products and review threads from the activity stream. No more "empty post" bits!

p.s. ... It's almost beta time... Are you ready?

[Ted S]

Big news PRF users...

Version 1.3.0 beta has been released marking a major update to the Product Review Forums system. Lots has been changed but before we get into that here's what you should know...

This update is currently in beta. Why? Because it's a major change and while it's running live on a few sites caution is always best. Have a look, play around, but please don't just install it into production.

So what's new?

Lots done, and yes, more to come...
Customizable rating options... yes/no, 5-star and text freeform
Product images. You upload, we resize [gd required]
Thumbnails all over... the product index, even forum display
Activity Stream updates when a review is posted
Improvements to product management for speedier changes
Automatic add product links for the user
Cleaned up product adding interfaces
Lots of small tweaks, bug fixes and other changesUpgrading: Upload all of the files in the upload folder. Install the new plugin. Check your settings [image options especially].

For those of you who customized 1.2.4 template edits are too extensive to list but almost all cosmetic so use a merge tool. CSS changes are marked. Images added too but not overwritten.

Install Guide: If you're new to PRF be sure to read our install guide (http://www.giftery.me/productforums/howto/).

View the complete change log (http://www.giftery.me/productforums/changelog)

[imported_dfmafia]

installed on Version vB 4.2.0 PL 2

Testing, Thanks!!

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install page says:

Step 8: Product Review Forums can resize images for you with two additional settings [GD is required]:

Image Upload Path: The absolute path images should be posted too [i.e. /var/www/home/forum/productimages chmod 0777]

but in the admincp the option says:

Image Upload Path
To use image uploading set the full path to a folder for product images to be saved too. CHMOD to 0755.



----EDIT----

all upgraded and working great. Thanks agian!!

[Ted S]

installed on Version vB 4.2.0 PL 2

Testing, Thanks!!

Awesome... Let us know how it goes!

[imported_dfmafia]

added product, moderated it just fine. but when I tried to add a review I received the following error message when I submit the review:

Oh great, you had to go and press THAT button. There goes the whole site. Just kidding...

We had an issue posting your review, please try again or contact support and use code 164251-B.

[Kirk Fitzgerald]

Installed on localhost with 4.2PL2, no problems so far barr one issue, in the forum display the icon is not being resized. I have used an image that is 220px x 220px to force resizing, as you can see the image is not being resized, is this normal?

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**** EDIT ****

Ted,

what is this in the admin manage products:
Full Img

On my test site all products have NO in this column, am I missing a setting do you suppose?

[deverill2010]

Updates look fantastic and all the little bits I need :)

I don't do test sites haha, I may upgrade it in a week or two and see how I get on :)

[Ted S]

Installed on localhost with 4.2PL2, no problems so far barr one issue, in the forum display the icon is not being resized. I have used an image that is 220px x 220px to force resizing, as you can see the image is not being resized, is this normal?

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**** EDIT ****

Ted,

what is this in the admin manage products:
Full Img

On my test site all products have NO in this column, am I missing a setting do you suppose?

The forumdisplay uses the small icon... Are you using the uploader or just inserting the same image path into all 3 fields?

I'll see if we can force a resize but as its a 40x40 and theres a lot of them, keeping file size down seems important too :D

[Ted S]

added product, moderated it just fine. but when I tried to add a review I received the following error message when I submit the review:

Can you turn on error debugging and see what additional details are provided?

Also, does this happen with products created via the admin as well [you mentioned moderation so I assume this item was added as "user"]?

[Kirk Fitzgerald]

The forumdisplay uses the small icon... Are you using the uploader or just inserting the same image path into all 3 fields?

I'll see if we can force a resize but as its a 40x40 and theres a lot of them, keeping file size down seems important too :D

I added a new product through the add product button in the forum, there is only one image upload field where you enter the image url, there is no uploader!

I have tried altering existing Product by duplicating the same image url, this is where I found the not resizing thing.

On another point, when clicking the Upload a new product photo? in manage products I get this error:
Object not found!

The requested URL was not found on this server. The link on the referring page seems to be wrong or outdated. Please inform the author of that page about the error.

If you think this is a server error, please contact the webmaster.
Error 404
localhost
07/13/12 18:30:45
Apache/2.2.21 (Win32) mod_ssl/2.2.21 OpenSSL/1.0.0e PHP/5.3.8 mod_perl/2.0.4 Perl/v5.10.1



****** EDIT ********

Existing Products will not have the other icons either would they, this will be a pain for sites already using this mod, in a day or so my site will around 300 products listed, nadgers to editing them all to include the new icons, can this be done during the upgrade, or will it have to be a manual edit process?.

[Ted S]

Updated to reflect 1.3.0 beta 2 changes.

I added a new product through the add product button in the forum, there is only one image upload field where you enter the image url, there is no uploader!

You can enter a url when you make a product but to upload you have to create the product first... Made this a little clearer in beta 2. No worries though, our new bulk resizer will turn those links into images for you.

Existing Products will not have the other icons either would they, this will be a pain for sites already using this mod, in a day or so my site will around 300 products listed, nadgers to editing them all to include the new icons, can this be done during the upgrade, or will it have to be a manual edit process?.

Resizing 300 images would timeout the browser for the installer and can't be done until we have your settings anyways. We've made a resync script that's in the next version, solves the problem.

[Ted S]

Update posted. Removed.

[imported_dfmafia]

cool, I'm checking on my end again.

yes, i used one of my vendor users to add the product and had no issues.

i resized and uploaded to a local directory for my thumbnails before inputting them as links - no issues. though i will test the resizing today since my vendors have gotten excited about this product

[Ted S]

Existing Products will not have the other icons either would they, this will be a pain for sites already using this mod, in a day or so my site will around 300 products listed, nadgers to editing them all to include the new icons, can this be done during the upgrade, or will it have to be a manual edit process?.

Upload this version of admincp/productforums.php and it should resize all external images into 300x300, 60x60 and 40x40 thumbnails.

Note: all existing image urls will be removed. Back up the pf_product table before you run this to be safe.

[Ted S]

cool, I'm checking on my end again.

yes, i used one of my vendor users to add the product and had no issues.

i resized and uploaded to a local directory for my thumbnails before inputting them as links - no issues. though i will test the resizing today since my vendors have gotten excited about this product

We just finished up a bulk resizer script which will let you import XML data or add images manually and can then build out the thumbnails... Saves time if you're copying & pasting.

As far as the error, that's getting triggered when we try to create a new thread so I wonder if there's a missing element or issue with the forum it's going into? The error debug should help.

[imported_dfmafia]

Can you turn on error debugging and see what additional details are provided?

Also, does this happen with products created via the admin as well [you mentioned moderation so I assume this item was added as "user"]?

Oh great, you had to go and press THAT button. There goes the whole site. Just kidding...

We had an issue posting your review because of Array. Try again or report this to our team and incldue code 164251-B.


I still get this error. no more details showed up. this is a user added product with another user trying to add a review

don't think it matters but my admincp isnt admincp anymore. it was the first thing I changed for security reasons.
would you like to take a look at my setup to see if I missed a step on the install/upgrade? I can PM details.

[Ted S]

Oh great, you had to go and press THAT button. There goes the whole site. Just kidding...

We had an issue posting your review because of Array. Try again or report this to our team and incldue code 164251-B.


I still get this error. no more details showed up. this is a user added product with another user trying to add a review

don't think it matters but my admincp isnt admincp anymore. it was the first thing I changed for security reasons.
would you like to take a look at my setup to see if I missed a step on the install/upgrade? I can PM details.

Strange, the debug message is a different phrase. Let's try it with this script ---

Also, is your Review Thread Forum set for new posts?

[imported_dfmafia]

yes, it is set for new posts.

----EDIT----

uploaded and still no joy. same error message when I submit a review

[imported_dfmafia]

in the admincp - links are broken after latest productforums.php

/productforums.php?do=productforums is a white screen
/productforums.php?do=categories is a white screen
/productforums.php?do=options is a white screen
/productforums.php?do=resync is a white screen
/productforums.php?do=giftery is a white screen
/productforums.php?do=xml is a white screen
/productforums.php?do=new_product is a white screen

[Ted S]

in the admincp - links are broken after latest productforums.php

/productforums.php?do=productforums is a white screen
/productforums.php?do=categories is a white screen
/productforums.php?do=options is a white screen
/productforums.php?do=resync is a white screen
/productforums.php?do=giftery is a white screen
/productforums.php?do=xml is a white screen
/productforums.php?do=new_product is a white screen

Silly question but are you using the admin version in the admin folder?

If so, what does your error_log say? White screens tend to mean a script or include error that may be related to your specific server or php settings.

[Ted S]

yes, it is set for new posts.


----EDIT----

uploaded and still no joy. same error message when I submit a review

Here it is again... There's no mention of "164251-B" in this script so if you get the same error, we know where to start.

Note: got your PM, but we need to solve this first as it's not something I can change via your admin.

Note: this is for /forums/productforums.php

[imported_dfmafia]

now i get a blank page that just says "Array"

[Ricsca]

I updated but I do not see anywhere how to upload a photo ...

[Ted S]

I updated but I do not see anywhere how to upload a photo ...

It's the big link on the edit product page... you must have an item created first.

In our beta 2 release we spell this out on the add product page as well.

Alternatively you can keep using image links and then run the bulk importer [also in beta 2] which will move them over for you.

[Ted S]

now i get a blank page that just says "Array"

So sorry, you can either change line 498 to print_r($errors) or use this version. Ill also drop you a PM with our support email to make this easier if you like.

Note: Once again this is /forums/productforums.php