CM Directory Plugins (CMBD, CMED, CMPD) - Integration with CM Reviews

Integration With CM Reviews

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What is This Feature

Important

In order for the integration to work, both the Directory plugin and the Reviews plugin have to be activated!

All three Directory plugins by CreativeMinds (Business Directory plugin, WordPress Member Directory plugin and Product Directory plugin) can be integrated with the Reviews plugin.

This means you can add a fully-fledged reviews and ratings system to your directory pages, complete with a customizable Review Form. An example within a Business Directory page:

Example of embedding the reviews module - WordPress Directory Plugin — Example of embedding the reviews module

Difference / Interaction With CM Star Rating

All Directory plugins come with the built-in CM Star Rating feature. It holds only star ratings, while the Reviews plugin has reviews and the review form.

It is recommended that you turn the CM Star Rating off if you use the Reviews plugin integration. This is because both review systems will overlap if turned on at the same time and each will have separate ratings.

To do so, head to Admin Dashboard → CM Directory Pro → Settings → CM Star Rating Settings tab. There, choose No to all settings.

Disabling the standard Star Rating module - WordPress Listing Plugin — Disabling the standard Star Rating module

Turning The Integration On

Head to Admin Dashboard → CM Directory Pro → Settings → CM Reviews Settings tab.

Enabling the integration - WordPress Directory Plugin — Enabling the integration

There, mark Show the CM Reviews as Yes.

Then, choose where the review content should appear:

Inside - Will appear at the bottom part of the directory page
Outside - Will appear below the directory page

Examples of inside and outside positions of the review content

Managing Reviews

Check the Reviews plugin documentation for more info: CM Reviews and Ratings - How To - Manage Reviews and Ratings (Edit, Delete, Hide, Publish and Approve)

Now that the integration is all set up, users will be able to add reviews and ratings to your Directory pages.

Review examples on the business page - WordPress Directory Plugin — Review examples on the business page

Then, the admin can manage these from each Directory page. When editing it, head down to find the metabox Manage Cm Reviews, as highlighted:

Managing the reviews - WordPress Listing Plugin — Managing the reviews

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