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.

[zeus_r6]

Originally Posted by zeus_r6

Any idea what's causing the post content after the actual review to spill over onto the next line? It's only happening in the threads with reviews...

Wanting to keep this mod as it's an asset to our forums, but this problem just won't go away...only happens in IE...There has to be an explanation...anybody have some insight to what template might be doing this? It's not happening in other threads...only the ones with reviews in a user review

[Ted S]

Originally Posted by Killhunter

Hi Ted, like I expected, my editor is away... the complete field to write a review is gone?! Could you PLEASE add support for the old editor which is in vbulletin 4.0.3 and so on...

The mod will read data from slightly older versions but it's just not feasible to write code that runs back to every older flavor. Why haven't you upgraded?

[Ted S]

Originally Posted by zeus_r6

Wanting to keep this mod as it's an asset to our forums, but this problem just won't go away...only happens in IE...There has to be an explanation...anybody have some insight to what template might be doing this? It's not happening in other threads...only the ones with reviews in a user review

I'm sure it has to do with the contents of the post but it's also likely going to be unique to your particular install... one width another mod sets, one css attribute, etc....

Load firebug on firefox and you can identify which element is causing the spacing break that I can look into for you. Otherwise it's debugging in the dark against an infinite number of options.

We'll figure it out

[Ted S]

Originally Posted by zeus_r6

As admin, I'm still not seeing this link

Did you enable the option to let users add products? If not even admins have to do it through the ACP.

[Ted S]

Originally Posted by astdirect

Can we have the manufacturer displayed in the product listing ?

Update looks like some great new additions Ted, i will try it out when i get time on my live (eek) board I assume the reviews alread ywritten etc wont be lost during upgrade obviously.

Correct. None of the data is changed but please run your regular backup routine first for this or any other mod you upgrade. Things happen

As for the manufacturer, give this version a try. The css attribute to add:

#pf_mfrg {    
    margin-bottom:5px;
    font-size:12px;
}

[zeus_r6]

Originally Posted by Ted S

Did you enable the option to let users add products? If not even admins have to do it through the ACP.

yes, it is enabled

[zeus_r6]

Originally Posted by Ted S

I'm sure it has to do with the contents of the post but it's also likely going to be unique to your particular install... one width another mod sets, one css attribute, etc....

Load firebug on firefox and you can identify which element is causing the spacing break that I can look into for you. Otherwise it's debugging in the dark against an infinite number of options.

We'll figure it out

Because the issue is only showing up in IE, would firebug show the problem area? If so, am I just selecting in the post content area with firebug to see what it spits in the console?

Thanks in advance Ted

[Ted S]

Originally Posted by The Ottoman

The Beta version seems to be working well, and my feature request (Sort by MFG) seems flawless... so I'm happy

Turned out to be an easy add. :up:

The style is in the css file [upload -> clientscript -> vbulletin_css -> productforums.php]. Change .pf_search .pf_st and .pf_search .pf_sh as you see fit.

Originally Posted by The Ottoman

on edit: I think I found a slight bug. The MFG search defaults to the first entry. It should default to "blank" otherwise it affects the other fields.

Good catch. Here you go.

[Ted S]

Originally Posted by zeus_r6

Because the issue is only showing up in IE, would firebug show the problem area? If so, am I just selecting in the post content area with firebug to see what it spits in the console?

Thanks in advance Ted

The issue is likely happening everywhere but IE is adding extra padding or margins somewhere which is causing the post to become too big and thus get wrapped.

Firebug will help track down your particular collision as again, it's likely going to be specific to something another mod or style change has added... unfortunately that's the nature of mods, we all write our own code and sometimes it doesn't play nice with others.

[Ted S]

Originally Posted by zeus_r6

yes, it is enabled

The trigger for the link [which shows in the upper right corner above the review results] is group permissions and the option being enabled. Did you turn it on for the admin group?