JReviews 5.2.8

JReviews is a directory, classifieds, reviews, ratings, catalog, content construction kit (CCK), and multi-media gallery component, all rolled into one very powerful and flexible Joomla extension. It combines a powerful multi-directory/database system with the most advanced multi-criteria ratings and reviews functionality. Use it to build City Guides, Classifieds, Business Directories, Real Estate Listings, Product Catalogs, Book Reviews, Restaurant Reviews, Hotel Reviews, Events, Movie & Gaming Review Databases, Job Boards, Beverage Reviews and so much more. Perfect for building directory sites similar to Yelp and TripAdvisor.
JReviews is developed with a strong emphasis on user experience on desktop and mobile, SEO, and performance, so you can focus on building a great site. It has hundreds of features and settings so we recommend that you take some time to go over our website, documentation, and demo. You can also get started quickly with the free RapidLauncher Add-on, which lets you easily choose from several directories that you can import to your site with sample data.
JReviews has been in continuous development since 2006, making it one of the longest-running projects for Joomla. You can use JReviews for any type of directory with reviews functionality, including, but not limited to:

• Business directory
• Products directory
• Hotels directory
• Restaurants directory
• Events and venues directory
• Offers directory
• People directory
• Organizations directory
• Places directory
• Products directory
• Hospitals and doctors directory
• Universities, colleges and schools directory

Below you can find a summary of some of the most important features and functionality:
Directory

• One directory or multiple directories on the same site with a single installation (City Guide, Business Directory, Catalog, Classifieds, Events, Recipes, Downloads). You can see this type of setup live on our demo site where we have examples for each type of directory.
• Inquiries to contact listing owners.
• Claims to allow a business owner to take control of a listing to update it and be able to reply to reviews.
• Listing comparison functionality
• Media uploads (photos, videos, audio, attachments)
• Multiple layouts for photos and videos
• Advanced search and filtering with the ability to create custom search and filter forms.
• Site members can add listings to their favorites list
• Related listings widgets to display information in one listing about other listings. For example, display events in a venue listing and venue information for each event. Display albums for an artist and artist info in albums. Display nearby places inside a listing. Display other listings from the same category and much more.
• Multiple layouts available for list pages: blog view, tableview, thumb view, and masonry.
• Powerful SEO features that allow you to easily create dynamic page titles and meta descriptions for listings based on title, field data, and more.
• Schema.org, Facebook Open Graph and Twitter Card markup and the ability to easily select the correct Schema.org and Facebook Open Graph object types for your listings.

Reviews
Most powerful review system of any extension and longest running multi-criteria ratings reviews project for Joomla since the pre-Joomla Mambo days.

• Site editor and user reviews which are separate from each other.
• Multi-criteria review rating system.
• Configurable rating scale for review ratings.
• Assign custom weights for individual review criteria ratings.
• Bayesian ranking system used to calculate a listing rank based on average rating and number of reviews.
• Listing ordering by individual review rating criteria (best service, best value, best location, etc.).
• Review custom fields.
• Owner replies to reviews.
• Review comments.
• Ability to disable ratings and use reviews as an advanced commenting system.
• Media uploads (photos, videos, audio, attachments) for reviews
• Advanced filtering for reviews with the ability to create custom search forms.

changelog : https://www.jreviews.com/changelogs?product=jreviews