JReviews:Video Tutorials

Building a City Guide website with JReviews and Joomla 1.7

• 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

Important: All video tutorials below were done using JReviews 2.2 and Joomla 1.5. If you have newer versions, read the articles for instructions instead. New videos will come soon.

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