Magento - Add a custom field in Review form

Question

I am looking forward to create a custom module which adds an input field to collect 'Email Id' in Review form but only for Guest Customers.

I know this probably needs rewriting some of the core modules like '/code/core/Mage/Review/Model/Mysql4/Review/Product/Collection.php' and '/code/core/Mage/Review/Model/Mysql4/Review.php' and editing block files and .phtml files to include the 'email' text field.

Also the new field needs to be added to the database table as well. And this field should compulsorily be there for the Guest Customers. Registered Customers need not enter their email id while posting a Review.

So I don't know how to go about doing the following things: 1)Which core files needs to be rewritten exactly ? 2)How should I go about adding this new field in the existing database table for 'review' such that future upgrades don't over write it ? 3)How should I make sure that this field is mandatorily filled by Guest Customers? (Its ok if registered customers don't fill it)

Please, any help is massively appreciated. Thanks.

This is what I have done so far

CM
 Review
  Block
     Review
       Edit
         Form.php
  etc
    config.xml
  Helper
    Data.php
  Model
    Resource
      Review.php
      Review
        Product
          Collection.php

This are the contents of my config.xml

 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <config>
<modules>
    <CM_Review>
        <version>0.0.1</version>
    </CM_Review>
</modules>
<frontend>
    <routers>
        <review>
            <use>standard</use>
            <args>
                <module>CM_Review</module>
                <frontName>Review</frontName>
            </args>
        </review>
    </routers>
</frontend>    
<global>
    <blocks>
        <adminhtml>
            <rewrite>
            <review_edit_form>CM_Review_Block_Review_Edit_Form</review_edit_form>
            </rewrite>
        </adminhtml>
    </blocks>
    <helpers>
        <review>
       <rewrite>
                <class>CM_Review_Helper</class>
    </rewrite>
        </review>
         </helpers>  
    <models>
          <review>
          <rewrite>
        <resource_review>CM_Review_Model_Resource_Review</resource_review>
                    <resource_review_product_collection>
                      CM_Review_Model_Resource_Review_Product_Collection
                    </resource_review_product_collection>
         </rewrite>
         </review>
          </models>
</global>

And each of the core files that I have rewritten, are extended them from the original Review Model files and Adminhtml/Block/Review Edit files.I have copy pasted the same code just with the extra 'email' field in my code.

I have manually added the field in the database now and have added the input field in base/defaut/review/form.phtml but still it doesn't save the data in the table.

However if I try to add this field by editing the core files then it saves the email id of guest customers and works perfectly fine.

Can't figure out what I'm doing wrong?

Has any one got any suggestions on this? I have a vague idea on how to go about doing this but I'm not totally sure. If only some one could give a road map as to how to go about doing this? — ivn

simonthesorcerer simonthesorcerer · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-04T11:15:19

Check out this answer here:

Add custom fields in review form

You should use the upvoted one, not the one marked as the answer; it modifies core-files which is never a good idea.

Magento - Add a custom field in Review form

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