How to Add Latest Reviews List for Review IT

Hi, Buck Anderson here.

In this tutorial, I will explain how to add a latest articles list that will allow you to show a subset of your review listings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 1. Add An Instance of Xmod to Your Page

Log in as the Host or Administrator account to access your DotNetNuke control panel. Select Add New Module >> Xmod and enter the title Latest Reviews.

Step 2. Manage Templates

On the Xmod module action menu select Manage Templates.

Select the Plain Text editor and click Add New Template.

On the general setting tab name your template RI6 List View Latest.

On the Template Settings tab leave all of the option boxes unchecked. The reason for this is that we do not want the review details to open on the same page that you have your latest review list on.

For example, if you have your latest listings on your home page it would get pretty messy opening the large details on that page. By not checking Show Detail Inline, Xmod will open the details using the skin that you have designated as your admin skin in your DotNetNuke admin settings.

I personally prefer using the Reviews detail on a separate detail page as explained in the tutorial Step4-RI6-Configure-Templates.pdf that was included in the documentation folder of the purchased Review IT package.

Here is a live example of how it functions.

Next, on the Editor tab you will add your List View template code.

I have included the template code for RI6 List View and RI6 Detail View setup and for the RI6 List View 2 and  RI6 Detail View 2 (using separate detail page) setup. Grab the code here!

Save Template and click Done. You will now be returned to the Xmod Latest Articles module.

Step 3. Configure the Xmod Module

Next, we will configure our Xmod module.

On the Required Settings select the same form name that you are using on your main XMod instance of Review IT. Your choices are:

• RI6 Single Category Form
• RI6 Multiple Category Form
• RI6 Sub Categories Form

Select the same detail view template that you are using on your main XMod instance of Review IT and select the new RI6 List View Latest as your List View Template.

On the data Settings tab select how many listings you want the template to render in your list.

On the Display Settings tab select the (Date Added) field and sort order Descending for the Default Sorting.

Save Changes

Great Job!

You will now be returned to your page and you are ready to view your new Latest Reviews module!