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# Reviews

PostNuke allows you to have Reviews on the site. This page is where they are maintained.

- Title: Enter the Title for the Reviews page in this field. Free-form alphanumeric text. Entry example: "We Need Your Reviews!".

- Reviews page description: Enter heading text that will appear at the top of the Reviews page. For example, "This section is for reviews of events, restaurants, movies, concerts, books, CDs, DVDs, articles, clothing, computer games, board games, shops, theatre events, local & regional attractions, sporting events, etc., etc., etc.... If you attended a great event lately -- or have eaten at a terrible restaurant -- or visited a decent museum, please <a href="modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=write_review">write a review</a> and share your opinion with us!".

Click "Save Changes" to store the settings.

It is possible to display an image with the Review. This image should be 150 x 150 in size, and stored in modules/Reviews/images. Enter the name of the image in this field. For example, "whitealbum.gif".

If there are Reviews awaiting validation, they will appear below the Reviews Page Description.

The Reviews that are awaiting validation will be displayed. The Administrator can edit the Date, Review Title, Language, Review Text, Reviewer, Reviewer E-mail, Score, and Image.

Click "Add Review" to approve the Review and add it to the Reviews listing. Click "Delete" to delete the review.

IMPORTANT NOTE: There is no CONFIRMATION SCREEN when you click to "Delete" a Review. Be certain that you wish to delete the Review before clicking the "Delete" button.

To Add a Review, follow these steps:

- From Administration -> Reviews, click "Click here to write a review". You will be taken to the Review screen.

  Near the top of the screen (under the alphanumeric listing of Reviews), there is a link called "Write a review".

- Click "Write a review". On the next screen, complete the fields for your Review. Enter information according to the on-screen specifications.

- Product title: Enter the name for the Review here. For example, "Star Wars Episode I Review".

- Language: From the drop-down list, select the language for which this Review will be displayed, or "All" to have the Review shown to all users of the site, regardless of their language setting. In this way, you could create English language Reviews that are displayed only to your English users.

- Review: Enter the body of the Review in this block. All HTML tags defined in Administration -> Settings are permitted in this box. If you want your Review to span multiple pages you can write "" where you want the page break.

- Your Name: Enter the name of the author of this Review. Required.

- Your e-mail: Enter the complete email address of the author of this Review. Required.

- Score: Assign a numerical score for the item being reviewed. Required.

- Related Link: If the item being reviewed has an official website, enter that URL here. Make sure your URL starts with "http://". Optional.

- Link title: Enter a Title for the URL Link. Required if you have a Related Link (above), otherwise not required.

- Image filename: Name of the image of the item being reviewed. The graphic file should be no larger than 150 x 150 in size, and must be located in modules/Reviews/images/. Optional.

Please make sure that the information entered is 100% valid and uses proper grammar and capitalization. For instance, please do not enter your text in ALL CAPS, as it will be rejected.

Click "Cancel" to abort the Review. Click "Preview" to see a display of how your Review will appear when it is added to the Reviews listing. If everything is to your satisfaction, click "Yes" to add the Review. To edit the Review, click the "No" link. Since you are logged in as Administrator, the Review will be added immediately.

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