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.

[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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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]

Originally Posted by 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?

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]

Originally Posted by marccap

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]

Originally Posted by Ted S

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

[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