Write a review without logging in?

[wizardsandwars]

Has anyone seen a mod or contrib that will allow guests to write reviews?

 

We get alot of people that try to write reviews, but that are asked to log in or create an account, and they abandon their attmept to write a review.

 

I think that somehting like this would help get that ball rolling. No one ever wants to be the first to write a review.

[mattice]

You can just take out the check at the top of the write review related pages... but then you'll have to make sure you feed the database with some values as it tries to get these from the users login credentials...

 

And I'd make reviews 'not visible' by default untill you switch them on or you'll have some trash in your review system in no time.

 

Mattice

[wizardsandwars]

I think I'll give it a shot. Should be easy enough.

[burt]

It would probably be nice to ask them for their name at the very least, then you could say: "Reveiwed by XYZ"...thats not too much to ask of someone who is going to placing a public post onto your site...

 

I'd probably even ask for email address as well, as that might deter people from writing a load of old rubbish. Also you could send an automated email thanking them for their Review, maybe with a small discount voucher or somesuch ?

 

You'd just want a new field in the "reviews" table to collect their email address and bingo. Could be a winner...

[psychedelik]

i think you can start by looking at the logic behind "Allow Guest To Tell A Friend"

[wizardsandwars]

Wow, Burt.

 

You are FULL of great ideas.

 

Unfortunately, I'm afraid some of that is going to be a little over my head at this point.

 

I guess the name field would only show up if the user was not logged in, but I think I would also need to include a login box for users with an account already.

[burt]

I'd take out the loginbox functionality totally, and only have guest reviewing. In effect an existing customer (not logged in) would still be asked for their name and email.

 

If the existing customer is already logged in then just allow them to write the review as normal without asking for their details.

 

Then in Admin, some sort of functionality where you can admin the new reviews (there is already a contribution that does this)...and when you set the review "live" the reviewer gets sent a discount voucher (but you'd also need to have one of Ians mods installed for that as well)...maybe a couple bucks off or somesuch...loss leader type of thing...

 

Sounds logical - if I wasn't so dam busy all the time I'd have a go at writing that as it would be very useful I reckon.

[Aodhan]

Wow, Burt.

 

You are FULL of great ideas.

 

Unfortunately, I'm afraid some of that is going to be a little over my head at this point.  

 

I guess the name field would only show up if the user was not logged in, but I think I would also need to include a login box for users with an account already.

 

Earlier quote:

I'd probably even ask for email address as well, as that might deter people from writing a load of old rubbish. Also you could send an automated email thanking them for their Review, maybe with a small discount voucher or somesuch ?

 

Chris-

 

This wouldn't be too hard to implement. Create a small function page (review_thank.php) that basically defines an email, and then calls tep_mail with the message and email address (Much like checkout_process.php does), and include it in the review processing page.

 

Aodhan

[wizardsandwars]

Create a small function page (review_thank.php) that basically defines an email, and then calls tep_mail with the message and email address (Much like checkout_process.php does)

 

Yeah, I think I could handle the email part. I was really more concerned about some of the oterr functionality, like adding boxes that ask for name and address if not logged in. Or the small gift voucher.

 

Burt,

 

Maybe I could get this started, and you could add the gift voucher, and Admin portions later down the road.