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SportingCircles

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Is what I want to do achievable using the Custom Fields?
« on: February 13, 2012, 04:08:34 AM »
Hi,

I would like to add a field in Reviews called "Buy it from" and then have a url link to a website where users can buy the reviewed product.

Apologies if this is a dumb question, but I wasn't sure. is this what I can do using the custom fields? Also, if I wanted to bring in a logo of the shop where you can buy the product from would that also be possible?

Thanks a lot and apologies for the dumb question.
« Last Edit: February 13, 2012, 01:41:30 PM by SportingCircles »

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Re: Is what I want to do achievable using the Custom Fields?
« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2012, 06:25:18 PM »
What you want to do is open your category for editing and create a new custom field. For the type select "link". When you place that custom field into your template or review it will generate the code necessary for the link. When you create a new review there will be a new box which will ask you to enter the full URL for that item you are reviewing.

Be sure to add the new custom field to your template following the guide found on our homepage in the help menu.

Your opinion may be different but I find it easiest to add the logos to my review body manually because you cannot control other companies logos and the circumstances such as size, shape, and thus layout design will or could be different for each. However, if you really wanted to you could manage this with a custom field in a similar way and pre-built it into your template.

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Re: Is what I want to do achievable using the Custom Fields?
« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2012, 06:13:55 AM »
Once again - Thank you! Superb support. This really helped and even I could make the changes I wanted.

Thanks so much. I have now added our site to your showcase topic.

Many thanks again!  :D

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Re: Is what I want to do achievable using the Custom Fields?
« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2012, 09:14:39 PM »
Please consider leaving positive feedback on our page in the joomla extension directory. It seems people leave positive feedback here but only unhappy people leave ratings there. We could use the help if you deem us worthy!

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Re: Is what I want to do achievable using the Custom Fields?
« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2012, 09:16:14 PM »
http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/communities-&-groupware/ratings-&-reviews/4725/details

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Re: Is what I want to do achievable using the Custom Fields?
« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2012, 12:06:51 AM »
Yep I already did - 5 / 5 review. Doesn't look like it's been approved yet. Left it over a week ago.  :o