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You can use this module to display user or editor reviews:
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== The Reviews Module can be used for displaying User and/or Editor Reviews ==
 
*Latest Reviews
 
*Latest Reviews
 
*Most Helpful Reviews
 
*Most Helpful Reviews
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The module displays listing's thumbnail, title, user rating, name of the reviewer and first 100 characters of the review.
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== Example of the module layout ==
You can include some other information by [[Modifying Reviews module]]'s theme file.
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How the module looks:
 
 
[[File:ReviewsModule.png]]
 
[[File:ReviewsModule.png]]
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*the module displays listing's thumbnail, title, user rating, name of the reviewer and first 100 characters of the review.
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*you can include some other information by [[Modifying Reviews module]]'s theme file.
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== Module's Parameters ==
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[[File:ReviewsModuleParameters1.png]]
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*'''Reviews Type''' - (''All | User Reviews | Editor Reviews'')
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*'''Everywhere  Extension''' - if you want to limit results to a specific extension, then enter it here (i.e. com_content, com_virtuemart, com_sobi2, etc.)
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[[File:ModuleParametersSuffix.png]]
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*'''jReviews  Template Suffix''' - this parameter allows you to use a different theme  file for each published instance of the module. Read [[Modifying  Listings module]]'s theme file for more details
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*'''Module Class Suffix''' - a suffix will be applied to the CSS class of the module. This allows individual module styling
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[[File:ModuleParametersPagination.png]]
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*'''Enable Ajax Pagination''' - allows users to navigate to other pages inside the module without page reloads
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*'''Plugin width (px)''' - required only when Ajax Pagination is enabled
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*'''Plugin height (px)''' - required only when Ajax Pagination is enabled
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*'''Limit results''' - sets the number of results shown in the module
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*'''Columns''' - number of columns or items per row to show
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[[File:ModuleParametersCats.png]]
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*'''Category  Autodetect''' - JReviews will try to determine the category id and show  only results for that category. If enabled, this setting overrides all  the ID settings below it.
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[[File:ModuleParametersThumb.png]]
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*'''Thumbnail  Type''' - Scale creates thumbnail with specified width. Height is  scaled proportionately. Crop takes a square from the center of the image  and scales to the specified width
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[[File:ReviewsModuleParameters2.png]]
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*'''Link title output format''' - You can use the ''{listing_title}'' and ''{review_title}'' tags to build your link title output. You can also specify the total number of characters to show by adding the number inside that tag like this ''{listing_title 10} - {review_title 15}''
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*'''Show numbers''' - ads numbers before each review
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Revision as of 20:20, 15 August 2010

The Reviews Module can be used for displaying User and/or Editor Reviews

  • Latest Reviews
  • Most Helpful Reviews
  • Random Reviews


Example of the module layout

ReviewsModule.png

  • the module displays listing's thumbnail, title, user rating, name of the reviewer and first 100 characters of the review.
  • you can include some other information by Modifying Reviews module's theme file.


Module's Parameters

ReviewsModuleParameters1.png

  • Reviews Type - (All | User Reviews | Editor Reviews)
  • Everywhere Extension - if you want to limit results to a specific extension, then enter it here (i.e. com_content, com_virtuemart, com_sobi2, etc.)


ModuleParametersSuffix.png

  • jReviews Template Suffix - this parameter allows you to use a different theme file for each published instance of the module. Read Modifying Listings module's theme file for more details
  • Module Class Suffix - a suffix will be applied to the CSS class of the module. This allows individual module styling


ModuleParametersPagination.png

  • Enable Ajax Pagination - allows users to navigate to other pages inside the module without page reloads
  • Plugin width (px) - required only when Ajax Pagination is enabled
  • Plugin height (px) - required only when Ajax Pagination is enabled
  • Limit results - sets the number of results shown in the module
  • Columns - number of columns or items per row to show


ModuleParametersCats.png

  • Category Autodetect - JReviews will try to determine the category id and show only results for that category. If enabled, this setting overrides all the ID settings below it.


ModuleParametersThumb.png

  • Thumbnail Type - Scale creates thumbnail with specified width. Height is scaled proportionately. Crop takes a square from the center of the image and scales to the specified width


ReviewsModuleParameters2.png

  • Link title output format - You can use the {listing_title} and {review_title} tags to build your link title output. You can also specify the total number of characters to show by adding the number inside that tag like this {listing_title 10} - {review_title 15}
  • Show numbers - ads numbers before each review