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Latest Reviews Module

Latest reviews module.
A module to show the latest reviewed entries in the SOBI2 directory.

Latest Reviews Module

This module is available for Joomla! 1.0 and Joomla! 1.5 native.

Various Settings

The module has different settings to adapt it to your site. Therefore the number of entries within the module is adjustable. Also the image (logo) or the icon of the entry can be shown optionally in the module. To show only an image, the title text can be switched off. If the length of the title is too long, it can be shortened, three dots are added.

Use the setting Category Dependant to show only the latest reviewed items of the actual category when within category view of SOBI2.
On non-SOBI2 pages the items of a specific category can be shown by adding the catid to the URL (e.g. &catid=3).

The image shows the standard settings with Module Class Suffix set to "_menu" for the default Joomla! 1.5 template.

 

Horizontal View of the Module

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The item style can be changed from the standard list view to the usage of div containers. Using div containers, the items can be shown horizontally. Each item is within a div container.

Style the container view by adding the CSS class div.sobi2latestreviewed to your template CSS or to SOBI2 CSS file. To get the example above add the following styles to the CSS file:

div.sobi2latestreviewed {
  border: 1px solid #336600;
  width: 105px;
  height: 130px;
  background-color: #eeeea1;
  margin: 6px!important;
}
div.sobi2latestreviewed img {
}
div.sobi2latestreviewed a {
  display:block;
  text-align: center;
  color: #336600;
  font-weight: bold;
}

The margins of the div container are pre-styled with '5px'. So add the "important" statement to the style definition to overwrite it (e.g. margin: 6px!important;). Also the images are predefined with 'no border'. Also add here the "important" statement to the style definition to overwrite it (e.g. border: 1px solid blue!important;).

 

Vertical View of the Module

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The div container styles can also be used for a vertical view of the module.

Add a 'float:none!important;' statement to the div style definition to overwrite the floating.

 

 

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Empty text if no Reviews

If there are no reviews to be shown in the module (e.g. if you use the Category Dependant feature) a special text can be shown in the module. Enter this text in the module setting Empty Text. It is possible to insert HTML code here. The text is within a div container with CSS class sobi2latestreviewed_empty. Add this class to your CSS file to style the text.

The image shows the standard settings with Module Class Suffix set to "_menu" for the default Joomla! 1.5 template. Therefore add the "_menu" also to the DIV container for the empty text.

div.sobi2latestreviewed_empty_menu {
  font-weight: bold;
}

 

Template Usage

This module has an integrated template. With the template you can order the information of one shown entry as you like. HTML and CSS skills are necessary in order to use this function!

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To use the template set Item Style to 'DIV Container', otherwise the template won't be used. Set Use Template to 'Yes' and enter the template data into Review Template.

Style the container view by adding the CSS class div.sobi2latestreviewed to your template CSS or to SOBI2 CSS file.

Use the following placeholders:

  • {titlelink}
    This will insert the entry title linked to the entry. Show Entry Title has to be set to 'Yes'.
  • {iconlink}
    This will insert the icon linked to the entry. Show Entry Icon has to be set to 'Yes'.
  • {imagelink}
    This will insert the image linked to the entry. Show Entry Image has to be set to 'Yes'.
  • {title}
    This will insert the title text of the review.
  • {text}
    This will insert the review text.
  • {author}
    This will insert the author of the review.
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The review title, author and text are available only for the template. Also you can set Review Length to shorten the review text if necessary.

 

The example above shows how such an entry could look like. Use here your personal style preferences. To get the example above add the following "template code" into the module settings.

<div class="entry">
{iconlink}
{titlelink}
</div>
<div class="details">
<p style="font-size:10px; color:#cccc66;">{author} wrote:</p>
<p style="color:#666600;">{title}</p>
<hr>
<p>{text}</p>
</div>

Also some CSS style definitions for the default module classes and for the custom classes used in the template are needed.

div.sobi2latestreviewed {
  border: 1px solid #666600;
  width: 340px;
  height: 145px;
  background-color: #ffffcc;
  margin: 0px 5px 5px 0!important;
}
div.sobi2latestreviewed a {
  color: #666600;
  font-weight: bold;
  display: block;
  text-align: center;
}
div.sobi2latestreviewed div.entry {
  border: 1px solid #cccc00;
  width: 105px;
  height: 130px;
  margin: 6px!important;
  background-color: #ffff99;
  float: left;
} 
div.sobi2latestreviewed div.details {
  width: 200px;
  height: 150px;
  float: left;
  margin: 6px!important;
} 
div.sobi2latestreviewed hr {
    background-color: #999933; 
    color: #999933; 
     border: none; 
     height: 1px; 
}

 

Module Settings

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Module Class Suffix
A suffix to be applied to the css classes of the module, this allows individual module styling.

Add Table Tag
'Yes' adds a table around the module. Needed for some templates. Joomla! 1.0 only.

Item Style
Style of the items in the module. If 'DIV Container' is selected, the items are within separate DIV containers. Use this to show the module horizontally. Style the container view by adding the CSS class 'sobi2latestreviewed' to your template CSS file. If 'List' is selected the items are in list view.

Count
Number of items to display (default 5, min. 1).

Show Entry Title
Show the entry title.

Title Length
Max. length of the title. If the title is longer, it will be shortened and three dots are added. Enter '0' for unlimited title length.

Show Entry Icon
Show the entry icon.

Show Entry Image
Show the entry image.

Category Dependant
If in category view, show only the items of that category.

Empty Text
Text to be shown if no entries are shown in the module. You can insert HTML code here.

Use Template
Use the template below. To use the template set 'Item Style' to 'DIV Container'. This feature needs HTML and CSS skills!

Review Template
Template for Reviews. To use the template set 'Item Style' to 'DIV Container'. Enter here the items to be shown for each review in the module. Use placeholders like {titlelink}, {iconlink}, {imagelink}, {title}, {text} and {author}. This feature needs HTML and CSS skills!

Review Length
Max. length of the review text. If the review text is longer, it will be shortened and three dots will be added. Enter '0' for unlimited text length.

This module requires the Reviews & Ratings plugin.


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