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Possible to have a "Submit a review" link?

Last post 11/12/2010 2:28 AM by Mick N.. 3 replies.
  • 11/11/2010 8:30 PM

    Possible to have a "Submit a review" link?

    Two questions really...

    1. How do you feel about some iPhone apps I've noticed that sometimes 'nag' you to submit a review?
    2. Is it possible and acceptable in WP7 to have such a link?

    My thoughts are it's too obtrusive to have a "nag" where a dialog actually pops up that you have to say 'no thanks' to. But, a passive link on the 'about' page or what have you is totally acceptable and should help get more reviews for your app. Is it possible to have a deep link to the marketplace on the phone and if so, does that detail page allow you to submit a review?

    Couldn't find any topics on this, sorry if I missed something.
  • 11/11/2010 10:17 PM In reply to

    Re: Possible to have a "Submit a review" link?

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    Hi there,

     

    1. I for one am definitely not keen on nag screens of any description.

    2. It is possible to have such as link.  You can check the application certification requirements to see if there is anything specific restricting how this is done http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9730558

    3. To implement you use the Microsoft.Phone.Tasks; namesplace and the MarketplaceReviewTask.

     

    On your page:

    <HyperlinkButton Content="Submit A Review" Height="30" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="225,665,0,0" Name="btnSubmitReview" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="200" Click="btnSubmitReview_Click" />

     

    In your code behind:

    add a using Microsoft.Phone.Tasks;

     

    and add code to your handler as follows:

     

     

            private void btnSubmitReview_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)

            {

                MarketplaceReviewTask review = new MarketplaceReviewTask();

                review.Show();

            }

     

     

    Note:

    1.  running this in the emulator will display a warning/error dialog.

    2. This task will cause your application to be tombstoned so you will need to add handing for that.

     

     

    Kind Regards,

    Nick Harris

  • 11/11/2010 10:22 PM In reply to

    Re: Possible to have a "Submit a review" link?

    formatting lost..

    Update: fixed
  • 11/12/2010 2:28 AM In reply to

    Re: Possible to have a "Submit a review" link?

    I think a passive link in a non obtrusive place is a good idea. You can likely think in terms of where would my most enthusiastic users end up at some stage for productive results.

    Nick's got you covered on directing users to the marketplace.
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