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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QUICK TIPS:
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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.

[sacobra]

Originally Posted by Larsveld

Go into the forum you are posting the reviews:

ACP > Forums & MOderators > Forum Manager > Edit the forum

Find the option "Enable Product Review Forum Features?" and enable it.

Thanks Larsveld.. That helped..

[sacobra]

Originally Posted by Ted S

Did you enable the mod in that forum?

Ted S, I think if you add images to the tutorial, that would be of great help.

[sacobra]

Instead of the star rating image, I'm seeing the rating in words !!

What could be going wrong?

[SLY LS1]

A couple of issues

Adding a new category doesnt save the name, they all show up with a "O"

Also on the forum where it displays "Manufacturer" it shows a $ sign before the name

[Ted S]

Originally Posted by simonhind

thank you Larsveld, that sorted it, should of realised that option
but install instructions didnt mention this part

It's the boldest, biggest part of the mod thread and in red in the install file along with the two other mandatory steps. You really can't miss it -- unless you skip reading.

[Ted S]

Originally Posted by sacobra

Ted S, I think if you add images to the tutorial, that would be of great help.

There's nothing more highlighted in the mod listing than this point. There's 5 quick points in the install guide, this one is in red and bolded. If people chose to skip reading the install guide no number of images will help --but thanks for directing people over to it again

For everyone... remember, a mod is a starting point, if you're playing set it & forget it, not checking the options, skipping your own customization, you are not setting yourself up for success. Don't settle for out of the box.

[Ted S]

Originally Posted by SLY LS1

Adding a new category doesnt save the name, they all show up with a "O"

O or 0? Where do you see this?

Also on the forum where it displays "Manufacturer" it shows a $ sign before the name

Are you running 1.2.2 which fixes this issue?

[Ted S]

Originally Posted by sacobra

Instead of the star rating image, I'm seeing the rating in words !!

What could be going wrong?

The images are not in the path the page thinks they are in. Check the source, check where they were uploaded too and we can go from there.

[TheSupportForum]

Originally Posted by Ted S

O or 0? Where do you see this?

Are you running 1.2.2 which fixes this issue?

the following phrase prodforums_mfrgd
Manufacturer: ${1}

needs to be changed to
Manufacturer: {1}

easy

and now its fixed

Also : please group the templates

[biftek]

does anyone know if this will work with 3.8?