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.

[flash84]

Originally Posted by Ted S

Thanks.

Are you using the create review thread option by chance?

Sorry I think I miss understood that question. I have the "Create New Thread on Review" option in the Core Setting set to "No".

[Aramist]

Originally Posted by Ted S

Sounds like your server does not have the GD image library installed. It's pretty common so check with your host about getting it added.

I'll check it ! Ty u.

Another question...Is there any way to create diferent types of reviews? Example: 1 for products and 1 for services......each one fo the types with diferent types of custom rating fields. ?

Ty !

[Ted S]

Originally Posted by BlogTwits

Is this fine to install on 4.2?

See the mod description for compatibility.

[Ted S]

Originally Posted by Aramist

I'll check it ! Ty u.

Another question...Is there any way to create diferent types of reviews? Example: 1 for products and 1 for services......each one fo the types with diferent types of custom rating fields. ?

Ty !

Not at this time. The groupings apply to all or none...

[Ted S]

Originally Posted by flash84

Sorry I think I miss understood that question. I have the "Create New Thread on Review" option in the Core Setting set to "No".

Thanks. It's a bug and on the list to fix...

[sadiq6210]

Q: Can I put a prefix for each product and put it in title (same VB4 prefix)?

For example

[FOR SALE] thread title 1
[WANTED] thread title 2

And in (productforums.php) page, the user can filter the results as per the prefix

It will be very helpful if we can user the prefix feature

Thanks

[Ted S]

Originally Posted by sadiq6210

Q: Can I put a prefix for each product and put it in title (same VB4 prefix)?

For example

[FOR SALE] thread title 1
[WANTED] thread title 2

And in (productforums.php) page, the user can filter the results as per the prefix

It will be very helpful if we can user the prefix feature

Thanks

You can use prefixes with your review threads which are picked up at the forum level like any other thread but I'm not sure what you're trying to do matches what the modification actually does... PRF is a structured product database meaning that someone must create an item with various fields that is distinct from other products and which can be reviewed or discussed (or both) depending on how you set things up.

Since products remain in the system as fixed items until an admin deletes them it's really not ideal for a barter type system which should allow for quick, user driven removal of filled requests.

[sadiq6210]

Thanks dear but If I click (Add new product), there is no prefix field.
But after I submit it, if I edit it then I can see the prefix field.

Is it possible to put the prefix in (Add new product) page?

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About the second point

I mean if you enter (www.domain.com/productforums.php), at the top there is many options to search (Category - Title - Manufacturer - Price (from - to) - Rating)

Can I add the prefix to that options? so I can search like this:
(examples)

Prefix: [For sale]
Category: IT Book
Price: 50 - 60
Search

OR

Prefix: [WANTED]
Category: IT Book
Price: 50 - 60
Search

[Ted S]

Originally Posted by sadiq6210

Is it possible to put the prefix in (Add new product) page?

It should be there... I'll take a look.

Originally Posted by sadiq6210

I mean if you enter (www.domain.com/productforums.php), at the top there is many options to search (Category - Title - Manufacturer - Price (from - to) - Rating)

The search system is pretty modular so you can certainly build this in yourself.

[Muhammad Rahman]

when I want to add a product, this message appears:

"This feature is currently not in use"

why?