JReviews:Video Tutorials

Building a City Guide website with JReviews and Joomla 1.7, 2.5

The iReview Joomla Template mentioned in some of the videos is not included with JReviews. You can order it in our store. Using the iReview Joomla Template isn't required, you can also use templates from other Joomla template providers.

• Part 0 - Preparing Localhost server - Installing XAMPP and ionCube loader
• Part 1 - Installing Joomla 1.7
• Part 2 - Installing iReview template for Joomla
• Part 3 - Installing JReviews
• Part 4 - Creating Joomla Categories
• Part 5 - Creating Custom Field Groups and Custom Fields
• Part 6 - Creating Listing Types
• Part 7 - Setting up Directories & Categories
• Part 8 - Creating JReviews Menu Items
• Part 9 - Submitting Listings & Reviews and Configuring JReviews
• Part 10 - Setting up SEF URLs and Creating Required Joomla Menu Items
• Part 11 - Installing and Configuring GeoMaps Add-on
• Part 12 - Creating additional Custom Fields for specific Listing Types
• Part 13 - Submitting Editor Reviews
• Part 14 - Installing and Configuring JReviews Modules

Important: All video tutorials below were done using JReviews 2.2 and Joomla 1.5.

JReviews Overview

• Listings and Reviews (10:12 min.) - Learn the difference between Listings and Reviews, see available functionalities and how to submit listings and reviews
• JReviews Content Construction Kit (CCK) (5:25 min.) - This video will show you how to use Listing Types, Directories, Sections and Categories to organize your site
• JReviews Menu Items (2:58 min.) - See all the Menu Items you can create with JReviews
• Integration with Joomla Community Extensions (1:20 min.) - Take a look at how JReviews integrates with Community extensions and which Community plugins are available
• JReviews Everywhere Add-on (1:34 min.) - This video will show you how Everywhere Addon can be used to add User Reviews functionality to other Joomla Extensions
• JReviews GeoMaps Add-on (2:58 min.) - Take a look at powerful GeoMaps Addon features
• JReviews Modules (4:26 min.) - See all available JReviews modules and how you can use them
• Listing Claims & JReviews Administration (4:50 min.) - This video will show you how to use the 'Claim Listing' functionality and what is available in JReviews Administration
• Listing Comparison Functionality (4:03 min.) - Take a look at how the powerful listing comparison works in JReviews

Installation & Configuration

• Joomla Installation (2:41 min.) - This video will show you how to install Joomla CMS
• JReviews Pre-install Requirements (1:19 min.) - Check that your server meets all JReviews requirements
• JReviews Installation (2:01 min.) - Learn how to install JReviews
• JReviews Configuration (6:39 min.) - Before setting up Custom Fields and Listing Types, it is useful to check the settings available in JReviews Configuration

Building a Website

• Building a Products Website with JReviews (25:07 min.) - This video will show you an example of creating a website for product listings and reviews - learn how to create custom fields, listing types and rating criteria
• Building a City Guide Website with JReviews (21:25 min.) - Learn how to create a Website for Restaurants, Hotels and other listing types for the City Guide

GeoMaps Add-on

• Using the GeoMaps Add-on in a City Guide Website (11:51 min.) - This video continues on the "Building a City Guide Website with JReviews" video - you will learn how to install the Addon, configure it and how to geocode addresses. For more info read the Geomaps Addon Manual

Everywhere Add-on

• Everywhere Add-on (7:38 min.) - Learn how to use the Everywhere Addon with Community Builder

JReviews Theme

• JReviews Theme Overview (6:25 min.) - Learn how the JReviews Theme Engine works and how to create your own theme
• Using Theme Manager (2:11 min.) - How to use Theme Manager to add theme suffixes that will make it possible to use different theme files for different Sections or Categories
• Custom Field Placement (2:42 min.) - Learn how to output certain custom fields in the theme files
• Custom Fields in Advanced Search Module (3:15 min.) - How to add custom fields into Advanced Search Module

JReviews Modules

• Missing Modules in Content Pages Tutorial (3:55 min.) - Learn how to setup your menus correctly so modules don't disappear in content pages