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 Preech

Any plans for a widget.

A widget to go where or do what?

Originally Posted by Preech

Any way to have the forumdisplay have the product image.

That will take image uploading which is planned for the future.

[Preech]

Originally Posted by Ted S

A widget to go where or do what?



That will take image uploading which is planned for the future.

For the CMS...I'm running a music website. I want the image and the title to show. Like the latest review. Maybe this isn't for me.

[Ted S]

Originally Posted by Preech

For the CMS...I'm running a music website. I want the image and the title to show. Like the latest review. Maybe this isn't for me.

I'm not sure how you jump from that question to the conclusion but best of luck with your site :up:

[Killhunter]

There are some bugs.. If I delete a post from someone, his review is displayed at productforums.php?do=matches&productid=42 anyway. Also the review stars doesnt disappear.

[Killhunter]

Another bug: In admincp i cant get to go to the next page if i want to change a product. (I have over 30 products)

[Ted S]

Originally Posted by Killhunter

There are some bugs.. If I delete a post from someone, his review is displayed at productforums.php?do=matches&productid=42 anyway. Also the review stars doesnt disappear.

The review is separate from any post. If you want to remove it, you can do so from the admin panel.

The thread and / or post of the review is simply a display mechanic but the data is stored separately for aggregation and for the potential of using for a widget or an entirely new display page.

[Ted S]

Originally Posted by Killhunter

Another bug: In admincp i cant get to go to the next page if i want to change a product. (I have over 30 products)

Do you get an error, a blank page or just the same list?

[Killhunter]

Originally Posted by Ted S

Do you get an error, a blank page or just the same list?

I land at: /admincp/index.php

[JVSP]

Even though all settings "Screen new reviews" are set to no, I still have to manually approve each review.

[JVSP]

Actually it is automatically posted, but it still shows up in the moderation queue as needing to be approved.