TP Reviews module

[Ken.]

Keith, I'm looking at this for you but it has been a while since a module install question has come up and so it will need some research... hopefully we'll be able to let you know something soon.

EDIT:
Keith, can you post the information called for in the posting guidelines so that we know what versions we are dealing with... Thanks.
Please read the Posting Guidelines.html

[keith021773]

Sure thing Ken.   Sorry I didn't post that.

Link to my site: http://www.daddyplace.com
SMF version: SMF ver. 1.1.10
TP version: TP ver. 1.0 beta 4
Theme name and version: Daddyplace custom theme by Bloc
Browser Name and Version: Firefox 3.0.13 / IE 7.0
Mods installed: Several (if this really matters, i will list them all.)
Related Error messages: No error messages.    *See Below*

I have read on here about a modules upload built in to TP.  I can't find it anywhere in the admin section.  I have 2 sites with the same versions of both SMF and TP, both don't have this upload feature.    Also, a friend of mine has the same setup and he doesn't have the upload feature either.

Anyway, thanks for helping me out on this.

[bloc]

The upload feature was removed from beta2 or 3, due to the double code. Package manager does the same thing, so just installing it as a mod will work better.

But it seems the author hasn't edited the first post for a long time, so I am not sure when it will be.

[Ken.]

The OP for this Reviews Module has been updated:
http://www.tinyportal.net/index.php/topic,24109.0.html

You'll find a new copy of the 'TPReviews.zip' file and instructions for installing.

[keith021773]

Thank you very much Ken.  Worked like a charm!

[Ken.]

Thank you very much Ken.  Worked like a charm!

Glad it worked for you Keith.
It was a TP Team effort. :up:

[lextalionis]

Wow, assumed that a Reviews module for SMF was not available from the multiple posts over on SMF Forums for the past few years.  I never thought to look over on TP. 

Iââ,¬â,,¢ve been needing something to compliment my DSLR Lens Review site here:  http://www.motleypixel.com/reviews/  and about 2 years ago I fired up an SMF forum in hopes to allow some sort of user review comments here:  http://www.motleypixel.com/forum/  but this has only been a place for general discussion.

Now this all being said, I seriously contemplated using Joomla and JReviews and Iââ,¬â,,¢ve even installed a Joomla site and the trial JReviews which the trial was extended twice (15 day trial is just too short), and Iââ,¬â,,¢ve got to say, it was a PITA!  Since I have TP and SMF experience, I plan to give this a whirl.  I read through this entire thread and I have a few questions first:

1.   Assuming that if you grant ââ,¬Å"guestââ,¬Â access a guest can post a review correct?  Any sort of ââ,¬Å"reviewââ,¬Â ghost table for admin moderation before inserting actual review data?
2.   I like Kenââ,¬â,,¢s review site:  http://www.ourfamilyforum.org/FamilyForum/index.php?action=tpmod;rvws  I can envision mine index having categories such as Canon Zooms, Canon Primes, Nikon Zooms, Nikon Primes, etc.  Itââ,¬â,,¢s probably not available, but a really nice feature would be to pull in the current highest reviewed product per category on the index page, seems thereââ,¬â,,¢s a nice amount of space.  Is this possible?
3.   On the view category page where all the items are listed (for example recipes), is there a way to either sort them by highest to lowest ranked and make it so the visitor knows this OR have a ââ,¬Å"sort-byââ,¬Â dropdown so a user can sort by rank?  Also, I looked over all of Kenââ,¬â,,¢s categories and all the category pages only had text, BBC images can be applied as well right?
4.   Last question, will affiliate ad modules work in conjunction with this module, i.e. Google ads and affiliate banners?

I plan to create a fresh new DB and new install of SMF and TP.  Looking forward to using this, thanks for developing this nice module.

Thanks,
Roy

[Ken.]

Hi lextalionis, I'll try to answer:


1.   Assuming that if you grant ââ,¬Å"guestââ,¬Â access a guest can post a review correct?  Any sort of ââ,¬Å"reviewââ,¬Â ghost table for admin moderation before inserting actual review data?
*As you can see in the ss attached below, there is a set of permissions for the Reviews Module and 'Auto approve' is listed as an option.

2.   I like Kenââ,¬â,,¢s review site:  http://www.ourfamilyforum.org/FamilyForum/index.php?action=tpmod;rvws  I can envision mine index having categories such as Canon Zooms, Canon Primes, Nikon Zooms, Nikon Primes, etc.  Itââ,¬â,,¢s probably not available, but a really nice feature would be to pull in the current highest reviewed product per category on the index page, seems thereââ,¬â,,¢s a nice amount of space.  Is this possible?
*Chances are that it's possible, but getting someone to devote the time for the coding would be the question, see my note below.

3.   On the view category page where all the items are listed (for example recipes), is there a way to either sort them by highest to lowest ranked and make it so the visitor knows this OR have a ââ,¬Å"sort-byââ,¬Â dropdown so a user can sort by rank?  
*Some manual sorting is possible, but the answer is basically the same as above.
Also, I looked over all of Kenââ,¬â,,¢s categories and all the category pages only had text, BBC images can be applied as well right?
*The BBC editor is in use and the RM pages are able to show images.

4.   Last question, will affiliate ad modules work in conjunction with this module, i.e. Google ads and affiliate banners?
*Don't know about this, but because the pages use the regular BBC editor the answer may be yes.

NOTE:
The author of the RM, Dragoon, has been busy for some time now with his education plus his biggest project to date, the SMF Media Gallery.
He has not been able to put time into the RM for a while now and generally speaking that's OK because it works well as is, but new features or updates will likely not happen anytime soon. If enough demand comes fourth I'll shoot him a note to see if he has any time to spare, but chances are he won't at this point.

Ps: Could you post links to any of my reviews pages where you don't see images, there should be on all of them... Thanks.

[lextalionis]

Ken,

Thank you for your quick response.  The only page I don't see any images is on your "items" list page:  http://www.ourfamilyforum.org/FamilyForum/index.php?action=tpmod;rvws;sa=viewcat;id=45  seems it's like this for all of your categories

I'll keep my fingers crossed that Dragoon could eventually add the "top rated" item to the index page for each category, this seems to be one of the key features with many reveiw engines, such as Amazon etc.

I'll post a mock-up as soon as I'm ready, just in the time of my first post in this thread I've already got a new SMF/TP site going.

Cheers,
Roy

[Ken.]

Ah... the list page for reviews in a category, you're right, no images there. There is no way that I'm aware of to get an image to show there for each review in the list.