Major Additions - Product Review Forums ? Research, Review & Compare Items

Version 1.4.0 has been released to remove the giftery / list it integration of the addon now that service has been discontinued. No upgrade is needed though there have been a few other bug changes since 1.3.5.

Finding Feedback Can be Like a Needle in a Haystack

The more your forum grows, the more of a challenge it becomes to sort through the history and get the full story.

Product Review Forums Brings Structure to the Chaos

As a full-featured product management addon, PRF sits on top of your forum allowing you to create defined products which, unlike individual posts, stay relevant over time. Each comment, review and even product updates filter back into this one spot allowing for a quick and comprehensive overview while the individual discussions rage on as always.

Here's just a few of the many features you'll find in PRF:

• Bring structure to products with established pages & reviews
• Reduce the number of repetitive posts from members looking up the same info
• Increase your traffic with content-rich, seo friendly, product listings
• Drive revenue by adding your own affiliate links to product listings
• Increase the activity stream's value with review integration
  
• Engage visitors with integrated wishlists from Giftery.me

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Installation is not upload & go... individualized settings are required. Read the install file.

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Enabling Product Forums: To show product details and ratings, each product-forum must be enabled in the forum manager.

Adding Products: You may upload products one at a time through the admin [includes an image uploader using GD] or you can bulk import through XML. You can also enable users to add moderated products through a global and usergroup option.

Product Review Index: To access your forum's product overview go to www.yoursite.com/productforums.php - You may want to add a link to this to your navbar or as a tab.

Customization: This addon is made to be customized. To change the color schema see clientscript/vbulletin_css or dive right on in to the templates and phrases.

Powered by Giftery.me: This mod is maintained includes two integrations you should know about. Both can be controlled through the mod options.

[Ted S]

Originally Posted by qpurser

However I still have one more issue:

In the particular forum where my products and reviews go the "Post new thread" still shows up.

Edited the forumdisplay.php
have made the forum a PRF forum in the forum manager
Usergroups are allowed to use the MOd

The forum display is correct. It shows the picture thumbnail etc.

Just the "post new thread" is still there which is not supposed to be

Any help greatly appreciated

Posting threads is forum permission issues just like you'd do on any other forum without this mod running. Turn that off and you're good to go.

[qpurser]

Originally Posted by Ted S

Posting threads is forum permission issues just like you'd do on any other forum without this mod running. Turn that off and you're good to go.

Thank you so much.
I should have thought of that.
I set in the forum manager this forum is open to NO and it works great.
It came up in my mind but I thought when a forum is not open your MOD wouldn't be able to post the thread in there which was obviously wrong thinking.

Now I added the code from post #1099 in my forumdisplay and the "Add new product" shows up nicely.

[Ted S]

Originally Posted by qpurser

Thank you so much.
I should have thought of that.
I set in the forum manager this forum is open to NO and it works great.
It came up in my mind but I thought when a forum is not open your MOD wouldn't be able to post the thread in there which was obviously wrong thinking.

Great!

The mod goes through a number of checks to try and override forum rules for posting content [within the rules you set for the mod of course] but do be sure to check your moderation queue in case anything lands in there [and if so let us know].

[JesterP]

This is a pre-test question:

I am developing a site and I'd like to include product reviews. This looks like it would be perfect. However, I still would like normal forum functionality.

Would it work if I created a child skin and modified that forumdisplay to your specs, then forced those forums to use that style?

Thanks!!

[Ted S]

Originally Posted by JesterP

This is a pre-test question:

I am developing a site and I'd like to include product reviews. This looks like it would be perfect. However, I still would like normal forum functionality.

Would it work if I created a child skin and modified that forumdisplay to your specs, then forced those forums to use that style?

Thanks!!

Sure but there's no need to change the style unless you want to. The mod integrates alongside normal forum functions with the suggestion that you limit some of the posting options in product areas to keep things streamlined.

[JesterP]

Originally Posted by Ted S

Sure but there's no need to change the style unless you want to. The mod integrates alongside normal forum functions with the suggestion that you limit some of the posting options in product areas to keep things streamlined.

Ahh ok. When I looked at your site I didn't see any forums and I assumed it just over took it all.

Thank you for the prompt response!

[Ted S]

Originally Posted by JesterP

Ahh ok. When I looked at your site I didn't see any forums and I assumed it just over took it all.

We don't offer a demo so wherever you looked is someone's particular customizations and settings...

[JesterP]

Originally Posted by Ted S

We don't offer a demo so wherever you looked is someone's particular customizations and settings...

It was giftery.me.... Thanks again

[Ted S]

Originally Posted by JesterP

It was giftery.me.... Thanks again

We make the mod but that site doesn't run vB in any shape or size.... Sorry for the confusion.

[svtsnake01]

Does anyone that has installed this care to share their URL? I may be interested in using this, but I will need to see a demo first.