Version: 1.0.9, by DragonByte Tech
Developer Last Online: Mar 2023
Category: Major Additions -
Version: 4.2.x
Rating:
Released: 08-16-2013
Last Update: 02-15-2017
Installs: 54
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DragonByte Reviews is an advanced review system that allows you to get your users interacting with your forums on a new level
Uses
With a wide range of permissions, you can allow your users to create/rate reviews, and customize it to your liking. You can also setup separate instances of the review system with different rating questions, custom fields and a review front page look.
You can even tie the review system into any product system with a little custom work.
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Major Features
Multiple Instances: You can run an unlimited number instances of the review system on the same forum with same set of files! Each instance can have a different look and feel to it with the help of the customizable display blocks, custom fields and custom rating questions.
AJAX integration: We used AJAX wherever we could to help reduce the page reloads, including adding/viewing comments and rating reviews
Images in WYSIWYG editor: We added the vB WYSIWYG editor with the ability to add inline images into the review text so that you can create reviews that pop.
Front End and ACP Approval: Review approval and editing can be done quickly through either the front end by moderators or in the ACP by adminstrators.
Complete Feature List
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Reviews
Preview before submission
Rich Snippets
Google+ Author Integration
Google Maps
Inline images
Automatic image resizing
Fully integrated WYSIWYG editor
VBAA Integration
Social Media Links
Facebook
LinkedIn
Pinterest
Google+
Twitter
Approvals
Quickly approve or reject a review with a reason
Rejected reviews can be resubmitted with a message differentiating them from new reviews
Integrations
Live Feed & User Wall
vBNotifications
Advanced Post Thanks/Likes (Coming Soon!)
Any Product/Shop System (With minor integration coding)
Categories
Unlimited Nested Categories
Categories Unique to Instance
StyleVars
"Checkmark" image in the Packages / Discounts display
Border around the reviews & side blocks
Padding around the reviews & side blocks
Thumbs Up/Down images
Per Instance Permissions
Set instance to display if one isn't specified
Add link to navigation dropdown and specify link title
Set number of reviews to display per page
Set the types of image files allowed to upload
Set rating questions associated with this instance
Usergroup permission: Can View Reviews
Usergroup permission: Can Add Reviews
Usergroup permission: Auto Approve Reviews
Usergroup permission: Can Approve Reviews
Usergroup permission: Can Rate Reviews
Usergroup permission: Can Modify Others Reviews
Usergroup permission: Can Delete Reviews
Usergroup permission: Can Delete Others Reviews
Usergroup permission: Can Comment
Usergroup permission: Can Delete Comments
Usergroup permission: Can Delete Comment on Others Reviews
Custom Fields
Links automatically covert to bbcode
Single Line Text
Multiple Line Textbox
Review Front Blocks
Highest Rated By Reviewer
Highest Rated By Users
Latest Reviews
Most Commented
Most Popular (View Count)
Reviews by X (specific User ID)
Forum SideBlocks
Latest Reviews
Highest Rated
Most Popular (View Count)
Random
Importers
[chris] Reviews
Pro
Approvals
Can be done through front end or ACP
Categories
Per Usergroup visibility
Per Instance Permissions
Allow google map integration (looks up by address)
Custom Fields
Select Dropdown
Checkboxes
Radio Buttons
Review Front Blocks
Latest comments
Tag Cloud
Forum SideBlocks
Tag Cloud
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I have a forum full of reviews as threads. Is there a way to import those?
Would the first post be the review and the following posts comments? I looked at your forum and it looks like all the info is within the post, no custom fields on there? I could build an importer for it but there would have to be a lot of clean up done after if you wanted it setup right.
Would the first post be the review and the following posts comments? I looked at your forum and it looks like all the info is within the post, no custom fields on there? I could build an importer for it but there would have to be a lot of clean up done after if you wanted it setup right.
Dylan
Yep, that's right - mainly. That data has been through a few imports and at least 3 review systems (a custom one, GARS, another I don't recall the name of) over the last 13 years before being archived as a forum after the upgrade to vB4, so it's a bit messy.