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.

[RPSmedia]

Originally Posted by Ted S

Have you upgraded from a past version? If so, check that your templates are all reverted.

If not, what are the settings on your custom groups?

my first install was the 1.3.0 beta 2 and then I upgraded to the 1.3.1 and it all looks the same.

As for usergroup permissions, I only have it set for the administrators right now to be able to add products. If it's something different you're asking then I'm not sure.

thanks for the help

[Ted S]

Originally Posted by RPSmedia

my first install was the 1.3.0 beta 2 and then I upgraded to the 1.3.1 and it all looks the same.

As for usergroup permissions, I only have it set for the administrators right now to be able to add products. If it's something different you're asking then I'm not sure.

thanks for the help

Not usergroup settings, custom rating settings. What options did you add? Can you share a screenshot of one of the product rating pages?

[RPSmedia]

I put in three tests.

[Ted S]

Originally Posted by RPSmedia

I put in three tests.

Great. And how about a screenshot of your write a review page?

[RPSmedia]

OK I see now. I need to ask a better question then. How do I add more details for the person to enter when adding a new product to be reviewed.

My example is I'm going to put in a gun, I don't need SKU, etc. but I do need model, caliber, etc.

thanks for your patience

[Ted S]

Originally Posted by RPSmedia

OK I see now. I need to ask a better question then. How do I add more details for the person to enter when adding a new product to be reviewed.

My example is I'm going to put in a gun, I don't need SKU, etc. but I do need model, caliber, etc.

thanks for your patience

There's no built in support for that.

You could of course add a database field, query element and for field. [and I'm pretty sure all major gun brands use SKUs to identify products].

[RPSmedia]

Originally Posted by Ted S

There's no built in support for that.

You could of course add a database field, query element and for field. [and I'm pretty sure all major gun brands use SKUs to identify products].

Thanks for all of your help. This saved me over $100 and fits the need completely!

[Ted S]

Originally Posted by RPSmedia

Thanks for all of your help. This saved me over $100 and fits the need completely!

Awesome!!

[ludachris]

Anyone have any luck porting this modification to 3.8 or know a trusted developer that could do it?

[Ted S]

Originally Posted by ludachris

Anyone have any luck porting this modification to 3.8 or know a trusted developer that could do it?

Given the way this mod works it would be a pain, although certainly possible, to port it down to 3.8. For reasons that aren't worth diving too far into we've elected to move to 4.x only but would certainly support anyone's desire to build out a ported version.