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.

[fwulfers]

Are there any demos for this mod or sites that have it running so we can take a look before we install?

[snotek]

Originally Posted by fwulfers

Are there any demos for this mod or sites that have it running so we can take a look before we install?

I don't know about "demo" per se, but we are running this plugin and have a few products added.

http://diydronesafety.com/productforums.php

[halilkoca]

hi.

it s about payment page or purchase url.

we can write some url to the "purchase url".

but i don't want this option.

i want to see paypal buy it now page.

URL must be forward to paypal page. user can not change the url.

can you helP?

[Ted S]

Originally Posted by halilkoca

hi.

it s about payment page or purchase url.

we can write some url to the "purchase url".

but i don't want this option.

i want to see paypal buy it now page.

URL must be forward to paypal page. user can not change the url.

can you helP?

People can always change the url of the page they go to. And if you force them into a box without the option they just leave, go to Google and find it themselves.

p.s. Sending a PM and posting the same question to the mod thread means two places to check & reply wasting both your time and mine. Stick to the thread.

[fwulfers]

I tried this out on one of my sites but found the following issues that prevent me from using this, unfortunately. Unless I am missing something.

1) No sub-categories for main categories
2) No custom fields for each category

Looks like a great mod though, perhaps this will be available in a future version.

[Ted S]

Originally Posted by fwulfers

I tried this out on one of my sites but found the following issues that prevent me from using this, unfortunately. Unless I am missing something.

1) No sub-categories for main categories
2) No custom fields for each category

Looks like a great mod though, perhaps this will be available in a future version.

Neither exists at this time and while they've been suggested, neither has much demand thus far. We'll add this as another vote.

[deverill2010]

Ted your mod makes the folder 'productimages' in the root directory doesn't it?

[L2Insomnia]

1) No sub-categories for main categories
2) No custom fields for each category

I would love to see this as well. I plan to use this for a hosting based community and sub-categories would really be needed. I will be trying this mod out over the next few weeks thanks!

[Afresh07]

Is there an option (or one in the Near future) for mutiple pictures per product? I have this installed on my site and it looks great!

Also, my two cents the next great option would be to compare products? I think this would work great?

When the page is shared on Facebook? It does not share the image? Can that be repaired to work or NO?

[Ted S]

Originally Posted by deverill2010

Ted your mod makes the folder 'productimages' in the root directory doesn't it?

The mod doesn't make the folder anywhere... You can place it wherever you want so long as it's web accessible.