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There are two main submit forms in JReviews:  
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Information is entered into JReviews via the Listing, Review and Media forms:
*'''Listing form''' - for submitting listings (articles)
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* The '''Listing form''' - for submitting listings (articles).
*'''Review form''' - for submitting editor or user reviews and ratings (or comments only)
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* The '''Review form''' - for submitting editor or user reviews and ratings (or comments only).
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* The '''Media form''' - for submitting media items (photos, videos, attachements, audio files) to listings or reviews.
  
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Listings and reviews can be submitted only via the frontend of your site. There are two ways to access the submit form:
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*[[Creating JReviews Menu Items|Create a "Submit New Listing" JReviews Menu Item]].
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*Enable the "Add new listing" button in the configuration so it appears at the top of every Category list page.
  
For listing submit form you can create a JReviews Menu Item and you can also enable "Add new listing" link on top of every Section/Category list page.
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The '''Review form''' is available to listing detail pages, so that visitors viewing the listing can submit their reviews.
  
Review form is available inside every listing detail page, so visitor viewing the listing can submit his review.
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You can also [[How to submit a listing without having to review it at the same time|enable the review form to be displayed together with the listing form]], if you want to enable users to submit listings and reviews at the same time.
  
You can also enable review form to display together with listing form if you want to submit listing and review at the same time.
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The Media form will appear as a second step after listing or review submissions. You can also enable "Add Media" button for listing detail pages so that users can easily add photos at any time.
  
  
 
== Listing submit form ==
 
== Listing submit form ==
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The Listing form contains the following fields:
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*'''Title'''
 
*'''Title'''
*'''Title alias''' - available only to administrators
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*'''Title alias''' - available only to administrators (aliases are used for urls).
*'''Listing custom fields''' - fields you created for this listing type
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*'''Listing custom fields''' - fields that you create for a specific listing type.
*'''Summary''' - standard joomla field
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*'''Summary''' - standard joomla field, it can be made optional or disabled in the configuration. Has support for wysiwyg editor.
*'''Description''' - standard joomla field
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*'''Description''' - standard joomla field, it can be made optional or disabled in the configuration. Has support for wysiwyg editor.
*'''Images''' - you can choose the number of image fields in JReviews Configuration
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*'''Meta Keywords'''
 
*'''Meta Keywords'''
 
*'''Meta Description'''
 
*'''Meta Description'''
  
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You can configure which user groups are able to submit certain fields in the [[Access Settings|JReviews Access Settings]].
  
You can choose which user groups are able to submit certain fields.
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Example of a listing submit form:
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[[File:listing-submit-form.png]]
  
  
 
== Review submit form ==
 
== Review submit form ==
*'''Review Title''' - standard field which can be disabled in configuration
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*'''Ratings''' - rating stars on different criteria you create in Criteria Manager
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The Review form has the following fields:
*'''Review custom fields''' - review fields you created for this listing type
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*'''Comments''' - standard field which can be disabled in configuration
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*'''Review Title''' - standard field, can be made optional or disabled in the configuration.
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*'''Ratings''' - rating stars on different criteria you create in Listing Types Manager.
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*'''Review custom fields''' - review fields that you create for a specific listing type.
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*'''Comments''' - standard field, can be made optional or disabled in the configuration.
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Example of a review submit form:
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[[File:review-submit-form.png]]
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== Media submit form ==
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The Media form allows uploading photos, videos, attachments, audio files and linking to external videos (Youtube, Vimeo or Dailymotion).
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Example of a media submit form:
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[[File:media-submit-form.png]]
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Latest revision as of 17:23, 24 July 2013

Information is entered into JReviews via the Listing, Review and Media forms:

  • The Listing form - for submitting listings (articles).
  • The Review form - for submitting editor or user reviews and ratings (or comments only).
  • The Media form - for submitting media items (photos, videos, attachements, audio files) to listings or reviews.

Listings and reviews can be submitted only via the frontend of your site. There are two ways to access the submit form:

The Review form is available to listing detail pages, so that visitors viewing the listing can submit their reviews.

You can also enable the review form to be displayed together with the listing form, if you want to enable users to submit listings and reviews at the same time.

The Media form will appear as a second step after listing or review submissions. You can also enable "Add Media" button for listing detail pages so that users can easily add photos at any time.


Listing submit form

The Listing form contains the following fields:

  • Title
  • Title alias - available only to administrators (aliases are used for urls).
  • Listing custom fields - fields that you create for a specific listing type.
  • Summary - standard joomla field, it can be made optional or disabled in the configuration. Has support for wysiwyg editor.
  • Description - standard joomla field, it can be made optional or disabled in the configuration. Has support for wysiwyg editor.
  • Meta Keywords
  • Meta Description

You can configure which user groups are able to submit certain fields in the JReviews Access Settings.

Example of a listing submit form:

Listing-submit-form.png


Review submit form

The Review form has the following fields:

  • Review Title - standard field, can be made optional or disabled in the configuration.
  • Ratings - rating stars on different criteria you create in Listing Types Manager.
  • Review custom fields - review fields that you create for a specific listing type.
  • Comments - standard field, can be made optional or disabled in the configuration.

Example of a review submit form:

Review-submit-form.png


Media submit form

The Media form allows uploading photos, videos, attachments, audio files and linking to external videos (Youtube, Vimeo or Dailymotion).

Example of a media submit form:

Media-submit-form.png