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 DreadsUK

and whats a hook location?

Hooks refer to a function of vBulletin 4's code used to project where plugins show up on various pages.

[Ted S]

Originally Posted by DreadsUK

How do i work out what to put into these two bits


ive added the paths provided in those to boxes and uploaded an image but its not showing. Im guessing i've made a dumb error

Paths are server specific. You would need to work with your host to find out this information if you don't have direct access to it via FTP, SSH or some other means.

[DreadsUK]

ok, so the website is

www.dreadsuk.com

in FTP

the root is called
httpdocs/images/productpictures

so image upload path i've put
var/www/dreadsuk/httpdocs/images/productpictures

and the image view url ive put
dreadsuk/httpdocs/images/misc/productpictures

is that right, as thats still not working. can you see anything i've missed there?

[Ted S]

Originally Posted by DreadsUK

ok, so the website is

www.dreadsuk.com

in FTP

the root is called
httpdocs/images/productpictures

so image upload path i've put
var/www/dreadsuk/httpdocs/images/productpictures

and the image view url ive put
dreadsuk/httpdocs/images/misc/productpictures

is that right, as thats still not working. can you see anything i've missed there?

Once again, you need to talk to your host about paths, they are not universal and can vary widely by server. It's not about not wanting to help, it's about the inability for anyone on the outside to know. Having your domain does not change that.

For example, while /var/www/ is a common root path up to domain profiles, httpdocs is probably below the web accessible layer, but it doesn't have to be.

That said, if you're not starting with a /, the path will add on to the current location of the script in the same way a link without http:// will add on to your current domain.

[DreadsUK]

ah i see, ok. Thanks man, MASSIVELY helpful. i'll sort that on monday

[DreadsUK]

Originally Posted by Ted S

Once again, you need to talk to your host about paths, they are not universal and can vary widely by server. It's not about not wanting to help, it's about the inability for anyone on the outside to know. Having your domain does not change that.

For example, while /var/www/ is a common root path up to domain profiles, httpdocs is probably below the web accessible layer, but it doesn't have to be.

That said, if you're not starting with a /, the path will add on to the current location of the script in the same way a link without http:// will add on to your current domain.

Ok, i spoke to the hosting company and got the correct path. BUT its still not showing the image on the review listing.

I tried re-uploading the image but its not showing in the FTP folder path either so im not sure where its uploading to

[Ted S]

Originally Posted by DreadsUK

Ok, i spoke to the hosting company and got the correct path. BUT its still not showing the image on the review listing.

I tried re-uploading the image but its not showing in the FTP folder path either so im not sure where its uploading to

Does your host have GD installed along with php?

Does any error happen using the uploader or syncing off of a linked image?

[DreadsUK]

Originally Posted by Ted S

Does your host have GD installed along with php?

Whats GD?

Originally Posted by Ted S

Does any error happen using the uploader or syncing off of a linked image?

It uploads fine without any problems, it just shows the default missing image logo wherever the image should be. example here

[Ted S]

Originally Posted by DreadsUK

It uploads fine without any problems, it just shows the default missing image logo wherever the image should be. example here

Look at the path that image is being called from.

Is there a web accessible folder /httpdocs/upload/images/rating/productpictures/ (looking at your site /httpdocs/ doesn't load)?

[DreadsUK]

should be. I've created it so that should work. Also im not sure what you mean by /httpdocs/ doesn't load