Message templates

Bazaarvoice message templates enable you to brand and customize customer email, text messages, and other notifications. You can edit the information that appears in the following:

Review requests (formerly post-interaction email or PIE) for ratings and reviews

Notifications for reviews

Enable notifications

Notifications inform users about the status of their reviews. These updates can tell users if their content has been accepted or rejected. They can also request that users authenticate before publishing information.

Enable email message notifications

Sign in to the Bazaarvoice Portal .
From the upper-right corner, select the settings icon .
Select Configuration.
Select the instance and Go to Configuration. The Site Manager appears, listing the available deployment zones and implementations.
From the Implementations section of the page, edit the implementation for which you want to modify email templates.
Select Configure Messages in the Collect Reviews section of the page.
Select the Messages tab.
To enable email message notifications for a review request, select Configure in the Enabled column.

Note: To enable or disable other individual notification types, select the toggle in the Enabled column.

Enable text message notifications

Sign in to the Bazaarvoice Portal .
From the upper-right corner, select the settings icon .
Select Configuration.
Select the instance and Go to Configuration. The Site Manager appears, listing the available deployment zones and implementations.
From the Implementations section of the page, edit the implementation for which you want to modify email templates.
Select Configure Messages in the Collect Reviews section of the page.
Select the Messages tab.
To enable notifications for review requests and review requests reminder, select Configure in the Enabled column.

Note: To enable or disable other individual notification types, select the toggle in the Enabled column.

Review request text message template

You can use the default text message template for collecting review requests and review request reminder messages. Enable the text message template while configuring to send or receive messages by SMS/MMS.

Note: If you have selected text messages as a preference for sending review requests, you still need to configure your email templates.

Edit text message templates

Text message template is a built-in default template that allows you to request reviews from the customers.

To edit a text message template, follow these steps:

Sign in to the Bazaarvoice Portal .
From the upper-right corner, select the settings icon .
Select Configuration.
Select the instance and Go to Configuration. The Site Manager appears, listing the available deployment zones and implementations.
From the Implementations section of the page, edit the implementation for which you want to modify the text message templates.
Select Configure Messages in the Collect Reviews section of the page.
Select the Messages tab.
From the list of message types, select Edit to open the text message template editor.
Under Review Collection Method, select Text Message.
Edit the template options.
- Opt-in Message(Optional)—Turn the toggle on or off to enable or disable the Opt-in Message.
- Text Message—Type the notification or action text related to the template. Your text message cannot exceed 160 characters.
- Upload Image—Upload the images of the product. The maximum size of the image file must be 600 KB.
Preview the edited template in the right panel.
Select Send Test Message
Enter a valid phone number to send the review request text message.
Select Send Message.

Supported special characters for text message template

Bazaarvoice currently supports the following special characters in the text message template:

Review request email message template

Ratings & Reviews Collect-Distribute offers three options for tailoring email messages and notifications:

Standard templates—Built-in, default templates offer the simplest way to brand email and notifications. You can edit these templates.
In-mail templates—In-mail templates allow customers to enter a star rating, review text, and a review title directly from their email message within their email client or application. Customers complete their review submission using a multi-product submission form. You can edit these templates.
Custom templates—Custom templates allow more flexibility in content and layout than the standard templates. However, you must commit additional time and effort to ensure your customizations appear correctly when received by customers. You can Edit custom email and notifications templates by using one of the default template as your starting point.

Note: Custom templates are not recommended for use in your Ratings & Reviews Collect-Distribute Enterprise implementations.

The following table lists the standard email and text message types that are available and describes how each one is used:

Message type	Purpose	Applies to
Review request	Invites your customers to review products they have purchased from you, as well as other products you offer. Used for review request messages. Note: This is also available as a text message.	Ratings & Reviews
Review request reminder	Reminds customers who haven’t responded to the first review request to complete a review for products they've purchased from you. Used for review request reminder email messages. Note: This is also available as a text message.	Ratings & Reviews
Review Verification	Requests confirmation from your customers before submitting their reviews if hosted authentication is used.	Ratings & Reviews
Review Approved	Notifies your customers that their reviews are live. Includes a link to share with others.	Ratings & Reviews
Review Rejected	Notifies reviewers that their reviews have been moderated and cannot be published.	Ratings & Reviews
Review Response	Notifies reviewers that you have published a response to their reviews.	Ratings & Reviews
Review Commented	Notifies reviewers that somebody has commented on their reviews.	Ratings & Reviews
Comment Verification	Requests confirmation from your customers before submitting their comments if hosted authentication is used.	Ratings & Reviews
Comment Approved	Notifies your customers that their comments are live. Includes a link to published comments.	Ratings & Reviews
Comment Rejected	Notifies your customers that their answers have been moderated and cannot be published.	Ratings & Reviews

Best practices

The email templates are the result of studies across hundreds of Bazaarvoice clients. When you edit the templates to add information about your company, consider the following best practices:

Ask for authentic feedback, whether positive or negative. Consumers are more likely to respond when they believe you care about their opinions, even if the feedback is not positive.
Focus on one email, one request. Adding other calls to action in an email review request decreases conversion.
Remember how important the motivator is. Retailers and brands see great results with the "Help other shoppers decide" message. On some occasions, "Share your unique experience" or "Who’d be more qualified than you…" approaches might work even better. Tailor your motivators to fit your brand.
Keep it short. Every second between opening an email and selecting the link decreases the success rate.

Design

Smartphone users do not have to zoom or pan around to read the email
There is only one call to action, it is above the fold, and it is text
Users' font preferences are not overridden by custom styling
Dark type on white can be read most easily
Light colored backgrounds ensure links can be read even for email clients that force blue link text
Images do not compromise the readability of the email in any way

Tip: Refer to the Content Display Style Guide

for information on how to style features using the Style Editor. This guide maps the Style Editor menu options to the various display components.

Copy

The first line of the email message doubles as a subtitle (seen in most inboxes)
The subject line, subtitle, and message should be no more than 40 characters (one line) each allowing for easy quick glancing by the user
Copy is friendly, is no more than 180 characters (three lines) and makes reference to personal experiences (for example, "Thanks for purchasing the Wood Ceiling Fan recently.")
Users are appreciated, complimented, and assured that participating is safe (for example, "We'd love to get your opinion, even if you don't have much to say.")

Edit standard email templates

Watch this short video to see the steps required to edit a standard template:

Follow these steps to edit one of the standard email templates:

Sign in to the Bazaarvoice Portal .
From the upper-right corner, select the settings icon .
Select Configuration.
Select the instance and Go to Configuration. The Site Manager appears, listing the available deployment zones and implementations.
From the Implementations section of the page, edit the implementation for which you want to modify email templates.
Select Configure Messages in the Collect Reviews section of the page.
Select the logo that you want to appear in email messages and notifications:
- Select the Logo and Footer tab.
- Select Choose File in the Email Logo section of the page to upload your company’s logo image. To accommodate the mobile-friendly template, your logo image size must be between 180 and 300 pixels wide and no more than 768 pixels high.
- In the Logo Link URL field, type the web address you want to associate with that image, such as your company’s home page. The address must be a fully formed URL (for example, http://www.bazaarvoice.com).
Edit the master email footer, if you want to include one in email messages. Select the Logo and Footer tab. Select the Master Email Footer toggle and then type text in the Email Footer Text field.
Select the Messages tab.
If you want to configure email templates for a specific implementation (one that is not published to the Main Site deployment zone), select the Use Template Settings from Main Site toggle to OFF in the Template Settings section of the page. This feature is also referred to as "Flexible Email."

When set to OFF, configuration options are displayed and you can edit template settings for the implementation (chosen in step 2). Changes made to templates in one zone affect email messages sent from that zone only. Be aware that the configuration options were set when the implementation was created; be sure to verify and modify them as needed.

When set to ON, template settings are inherited from the implementation that is published to the Main Site deployment zone.

Note: If this toggle is not shown on the Email Templates page, contact Bazaarvoice Support to inquire about this feature.

If you are creating new deployment zones in an existing implementation to take advantage of this feature, be sure to update the Main Site implementation's email templates. Then, redeploy the Main Site implementation before turning off template inheritance in implementations that will be deployed to new zones. Otherwise, the implementation will not receive the most recent template changes before you turn off inheritance.
To specify an email address that is used as the sender of the email messages in the deployment zone, select an email address from the Sender Profile dropdown list. If you want to add a new address, contact Support.
In the list of email message types, select Edit to open the email template editor for each email type.
If multiple locales are configured in your implementation, choose a locale from the Locale dropdown list for which the template changes will be applied.
Select Standard as the template type.
Edit the template options. Most templates include these standard fields:
- Subject—Type a clear, concise subject line. Your subject text cannot exceed 40 characters.
- Preheader—Type an engaging preheader text that appears after the subject of an email. Your preheader text should not exceed 50 characters.
- Title—Type the title that will appear above the message's body text. Your title text cannot exceed 40 characters.
- Body—Type the notification or action text related to the template. Bazaarvoice recommends not exceeding the 180 character maximum. Body copy over 180 characters may require a customer on a mobile application to scroll through the message. The additional time spent scrolling decreases the success rate of collecting a review.
  
  Also, do not introduce bias in the email text. For example, avoid language such as "We strive for 100% 5-star reviews!" For more information about the Bazaarvoice commitment to authenticity, refer to Authenticity.
  
  Caution: The Body section must include the auto-populated fields in the standard template that are related to the product name, as well as any links.
- Footer—Type the information to include in message and notification footers. For example, you can include your company's customer service information and an Unsubscribe link.
  
  Caution: Canadian clients should not remove the unsubscribe functionality on emails. Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) requires that you notify content submitters that they may receive email communications and that they can unsubscribe from these emails.
In all sections, you can use the Insert tag link to add an auto-populated field (token). The template editor displays these fields surrounded by curly brackets.

In the Body and Footer sections, use the Insert link link to include a URL in the text. You can add a "Write a review" link, Customer Service link, Unsubscribe link, or custom link. If you insert a custom link, you can insert a tag as the link text or destination. You can include two custom links in a template.

Tip: Refer to the Content Display Style Guide for information on how to style features using the Style Editor. This guide maps the Style Editor menu options to the various display components.
Send test messages to make sure your changes produce the results you expect:
- To send samples of all email message types:
- To send a sample of a single email message type:
Deploy the changes to the implementation.

Edit in-mail email templates

Follow these steps to edit one of the in-mail email templates:

Sign in to the Bazaarvoice Portal .
From the upper-right corner, select the settings icon .
Select Configuration.
Select the instance and Go to Configuration. The Site Manager appears, listing the available deployment zones and implementations.
From the Implementations section of the page, edit the implementation for which you want to modify email templates.
Select Configure Messages in the Collect Reviews section of the page.
To select the logo that you want to appear in the email messages and notifications:
- Select the Logo and Footer tab.
- Select Choose File in the Email Logo section of the page to upload your company’s logo image. To accommodate the mobile-friendly template, your logo image size must be between 180 and 300 pixels wide and no more than 768 pixels high.
- In the Logo Link URL field, type the web address you want to associate with that image, such as your company’s home page. The address must be a fully formed URL (for example, http://www.bazaarvoice.com).
Edit the master email footer, if you want to include one in email messages. Select the Logo and Footer tab. Select the Master Email Footer toggle and then type text in the Email Footer Text field.
Select the Messages tab.
If you want to configure email templates for a specific implementation (one that is not published to the Main Site deployment zone), set the Use Template Settings from Main Site toggle to OFF in the Template Settings section of the page. This feature is also referred to as "Flexible Email."

When set to OFF, configuration options are displayed and you can edit template settings for the implementation (chosen in step 2). Changes made to templates in one zone affect email messages sent from that zone only. Be aware that the configuration options were set when the implementation was created; be sure to verify and modify them as needed.

When set to ON, template settings are inherited from the implementation that is published to the Main Site deployment zone.

Note: If this toggle is not shown on the Email Templates page, contact Bazaarvoice Support to inquire about this feature.

If you are creating new deployment zones in an existing implementation to take advantage of this feature, be sure to update the Main Site implementation's email templates. Then, redeploy the Main Site implementation before turning off template inheritance in implementations that will be deployed to new zones. Otherwise, the implementation will not receive the most recent template changes before you turn off inheritance.
To specify an email address that is used as the sender of the email messages in the deployment zone, select an email address from the Sender Profile dropdown list. If you want to add a new address, contact Support.
In the list of email message types, select Edit to open the email template editor for each email type.
If multiple locales are configured in your implementation, choose a locale from the Locale dropdown list for which the template changes will be applied.
Select In-Mail as the template type.

Note: This feature is currently only available for use with Bazaarvoice Review Request.

If you do not see the In-Mail template type option, contact Bazaarvoice Support to inquire about this feature.
Edit the template options. Most templates include these standard fields:
- Subject—Type a clear, concise subject line. Your subject text cannot exceed 40 characters.
- Preheader—Type an engaging preheader text that appears after the subject of an email. Your preheader text should not exceed 50 characters.
- Greeting—Type the email greeting and notification or action text related to the template. Bazaarvoice recommends not exceeding the 180 character maximum. Body copy over 180 characters may require a customer on a mobile application to scroll through the message. The additional time spent scrolling decreases the success rate of collecting a review.
  
  Also, do not introduce bias in the email text. For example, avoid language such as "We strive for 100% 5-star reviews!" For more information about the Bazaarvoice commitment to authenticity, refer to Authenticity.
  
  Caution: The Greeting section must include the auto-populated fields in the in-mail template that are related to the product name, as well as any links.
  
  The submission form that the customer can fill out within the email message will appear beneath the Greeting section.
- Additional Products Heading—Type a heading for the section of the email message that shows other products the customer can rate.
  
  The in-mail template uses a multi-product submission form, which allows customers to rate and review all of their unreviewed purchases from a transaction in one place.
- Signature—Type your email signature. For example, you can thank the customer and sign off with your company name.
- Additional Information—Type the information to include in message and notification footers. For example, you can include your company's customer service information and an Unsubscribe link.
  
  Caution: Canadian clients should not remove the unsubscribe functionality on emails. Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) requires that you notify content submitters that they may receive email communications and that they can unsubscribe from these emails.
In all sections, you can use the Insert tag link to add an auto-populated field (token). The template editor displays these fields surrounded by curly brackets.

In the Greeting and Additional Information sections, you can use the Insert link link to include a URL in the text. You can add a Customer Service link, Unsubscribe link, or custom link. If you insert a custom link, you can insert a tag as the link text or destination. Only one custom link can be added in a template.

Tip: Refer to the Content Display Style Guide for information on how to style features using the Style Editor. This guide maps the Style Editor menu options to the various display components.
Send test messages to make sure your changes produce the results you expect:
- To send samples of all email message types:
- To send a sample of a single email message type:
Deploy the changes to the implementation.

Create custom email templates

Before you begin, you should be familiar with these general guidelines for editing and implementing custom templates.

Each template includes one ore more required tokens. Tokens are tagged text items that pull data into the templates and are created by using the Mustache template system. Read the Mustache Manual to learn more about using tokens in custom templates.
For reference information about required and optional tokens for each custom template, see Token reference.
Tip: Your implementation team helps you configure token values.
For information about the allowed and restricted HTML tags and attributes when you create custom email templates, refer to Guidelines for configuring email message templates.
To change the email subject line, edit the <title> element in the HTML source.
You can include HTML code in your message text.
You can include up to five products in an email template.
Email templates are configured by deployment zone. Changes made to templates in one zone affect email messages sent from that zone only.

Watch this video to see how to create and configure a custom template:

To successfully create and implement a custom template, follow these general steps:

Sign in to the Bazaarvoice Portal .
From the upper-right corner, select the settings icon .
Select Configuration.
Select the instance and Go to Configuration. The Site Manager appears, listing the available deployment zones and implementations.
From the Implementations section of the page, edit the implementation for which you want to modify email templates.
Select Configure Messages in the Collect Reviews section of the page.
Select the logo that you want to appear in email messages and notifications:
- Select the Logo and Footer tab.
- Select Choose File in the Email Logo section of the page to upload your company’s logo image. To accommodate the mobile-friendly template, your logo image size must be between 180 and 300 pixels wide and no more than 768 pixels high.
- In the Logo Link URL field, type the web address you want to associate with that image, such as your company’s home page. The address must be a fully formed URL (for example, http://www.bazaarvoice.com).
Edit the master email footer, if you want to include one in email messages. Select the Logo and Footer tab. Select the Master Email Footer toggle and then type text in the Email Footer Text field.
Select the Messages tab.
If you want to configure email templates for a specific implementation (one that is not published to the Main Site deployment zone), set the Use Template Settings from Main Site toggle to OFF in the Template Settings section of the page. This feature is also referred to as "Flexible Email."

When set to OFF, configuration options are displayed and you can edit template settings for the implementation (chosen in step 2). Changes made to templates in one zone affect email messages sent from that zone only. Be aware that the configuration options were set when the implementation was created; be sure to verify and modify them as needed.

When set to ON, template settings are inherited from the implementation that is published to the Main Site deployment zone.

Note: If this toggle is not shown on the Email Templates page, contact Bazaarvoice Support to inquire about this feature.

If you are creating new deployment zones in an existing implementation to take advantage of this feature, be sure to update the Main Site implementation's email templates. Then, redeploy the Main Site implementation before turning off template inheritance in implementations that will be deployed to new zones. Otherwise, the implementation will not receive the most recent template changes before you turn off inheritance.
To specify an email address that is used as the sender of the email messages in the deployment zone, select an email address from the Sender Profile dropdown list. If you want to add a new address, contact Support.
In the Email Templates Editor section, select the template to customize from the Select template dropdown list.
If multiple locales are configured in your implementation, choose a locale from the Locale dropdown list for which the template changes will be applied.
Select the Custom template toggle to enable custom template creation.
Download the current custom template by selecting Download. If you have never created a custom template, the standard template is downloaded.
Use your preferred text editor to make changes. Refer to Token reference for the list of tokens you can use in each template. Refer to Edit standard email templates for text recommendations.

For best practices and considerations when working with HTML email, refer to the getting started and troubleshooting resources listed at Stack Overflow .
Test the template using a third-party application or service, such as Email on Acid or Litmus .
Caution: Bazaarvoice cannot guarantee that your custom email template will work with all email clients. You are responsible for testing the templates you customize.
When you are satisfied with your customizations, upload the revised template by selecting Upload New on the Email Templates page.
Send test messages to make sure your changes produce the results you expect:
- To send samples of all email message types:
- To send a sample of a single email message type:
Deploy the changes to the implementation.

Token reference

The following sections describe required and optional tokens in email and notifications templates.

Tip: Your implementation team helps you configure token values.

Tokens common to all templates

Notes:

The master_footer and open_tracker tokens are required in all templates.
The unsubscribe_link token is not required, but if you remove it, you must include your own unsubscribe link.
The logo.image token is not required but strongly recommended.

Token	Description	Sample result
{{logo.image}}	Specifies the image URL for the uploaded logo. Recommended	http://image.sa.bazaarvoice.com/lib/fe5915707362017e7c1c/m/1/pmPLFmKMVaEVbUz4XQ4h.png
{{>master_footer}}	HTML markup for the master footer that is present on all emails. Required	This email was sent by: Robby Morgan Co. 123 Main Street, Suite 122, Austin, TX, 78723, USA
{{>open_tracker}}	HTML markup for tracking email open rate. Required
{{view_as_webpage_link}}	Allows users to view the email as a webpage. Recommended
{{unsubscribe_link}}	Specifies the link for the recipient to unsubscribe.	http://www.bazaarvoice.com/opt_out

Review Request Reminder email template

This template is used to invite your customers to review products they have purchased from you, as well as other products you offer.

Tokens specific to this template

Token	Description	Sample result
{{user.name}}	Displays the name of the recipient	ContributerABC
{{#user.name_available}} user.name exists {{/user.name_available}}	Checks whether the name of the recipient is present.	user.name exists
{{product.name}}	Displays the name for the (first) product.	Product Name
{{product.image}}	Displays the image for the (first) product.	http://image.sa.bazaarvoice.com/lib/fed015737664057a/m/1/product-image.png
{{#product.image_available}} image for the first product exists {{/product.image_available}}	Checks whether the image is present for the (first) product.	image for the first product exists
{{product.write_review_link}}	Specifies the link to submit a review for the (first) product. Required	http://www.bazaarvoice.com/simplesubmission
{{product.add_photo_link}}	Specifies the link to submit a photo on the first product.	http://www.bazaarvoice.com/addyourphoto

Token iterations specific to this template

Token	Description	Sample result
{{#products}} {{index}}. {{product.name}} {{#has_next}}, then<br/>{{/has_next}} {{/products}}	Renders the name for each product.	1. Sample Product , then 2. Sample Product , then 3. Sample Product , then 4. Sample Product , then 5. Sample Product
{{#products}} {{index}}. {{product.image}} {{#has_next}}, then<br/>{{/has_next}} {{/products}}	Renders the image for each product.	1. http://image.sa.bazaarvoice.com/lib/fed015737664057a/m/1/product-image.png , then 2. http://image.sa.bazaarvoice.com/lib/fed015737664057a/m/1/product-image.png , then 3. http://image.sa.bazaarvoice.com/lib/fed015737664057a/m/1/product-image.png , then 4. http://image.sa.bazaarvoice.com/lib/fed015737664057a/m/1/product-image.png , then 5. http://image.sa.bazaarvoice.com/lib/fed015737664057a/m/1/product-image.png
{{#products}} {{#product.image_available}} image for the product_{{index}} exists {{/product.image_available}} {{#has_next}}, also<br/>{{/has_next}} {{/products}}	Checks whether the image is present for each product.	image for product_1 exists , also image for product_2 exists , also image for product_3 exists , also image for product_4 exists , also image for product_5 exists
{{#products}} {{index}}. {{product.write_review_link}} {{#has_next}}, then<br/>{{/has_next}} {{/products}}	Renders the link to submit a review for each product.	1. http://www.bazaarvoice.com/simplesubmission , then 2. http://www.bazaarvoice.com/simplesubmission , then 3. http://www.bazaarvoice.com/simplesubmission , then 4. http://www.bazaarvoice.com/simplesubmission , then 5. http://www.bazaarvoice.com/simplesubmission
{{#products.2_thru_N}} {{index}}. {{product.name}} {{#has_next}}, then<br/>{{/has_next}} {{/products.2_thru_N}}	Renders the name of each product, excluding the first product.	2. Sample Product , then 3. Sample Product , then 4. Sample Product , then 5. Sample Product
{{product_1.name}} == {{product.name}}	Displays the name of the first product.	Sample Product == Sample Product
{{product_1.image}} == {{product.image}}	Displays the image of the first product.	http://image.sa.bazaarvoice.com/lib/fed015737664057a/m/1/product-image.png == http://image.sa.bazaarvoice.com/lib/fed015737664057a/m/1/product-image.png
{{#product_1.image_available}} image for the first product exists {{/product_1.image_available}} == {{#product.image_available}} image for the first product exists {{/product.image_available}}	Checks whether the image is present for the first product.	image for the first product exists == image for the first product exists
{{product_1.write_review_link}} == {{product.write_review_link}}	Specifies the link to submit a review for the first product.	http://www.bazaarvoice.com/simplesubmission == http://www.bazaarvoice.com/simplesubmission
{{#products}} {{index}}. {{product.add_photo_link}} {{#has_next}}, then<br/>{{/has_next}} {{/products}}	Renders the link to submit a photo for each product.	1. http://www.bazaarvoice.com/addyourphoto , then 2. http://www.bazaarvoice.com/addyourphoto , then 3. http://www.bazaarvoice.com/addyourphoto , then 4. http://www.bazaarvoice.com/addyourphoto , then 5. http://www.bazaarvoice.com/addyourphoto
{{#products.more_than_1}} there is more than 1 product {{/products.more_than_1}}	Checks whether there is more than one product.	there is more than 1 product
{{product_2.name}}	Displays the name of the second product.	Sample Product
{{product_2.image}}	Displays the image of the second product.	http://image.sa.bazaarvoice.com/lib/fed015737664057a/m/1/product-image.png
{{#product_2.image_available}} image for the second product exists {{/product_2.image_available}}	Checks whether the image is present for the second product.	image for the second product exists
{{product_2.write_review_link}}	Specifies the link to submit a review for the second product.	http://www.bazaarvoice.com/simplesubmission
{{#products.more_than_2}} there are more than 2 products {{/products.more_than_2}}	Checks whether there are more than two products.	there are more than 2 products
{{product_3.name}}	Displays the name of the third product.	Sample Product
{{product_3.image}}	Displays the image of the third product.	http://image.sa.bazaarvoice.com/lib/fed015737664057a/m/1/product-image.png
{{#product_3.image_available}} image for the third product exists {{/product_3.image_available}}	Checks whether the image is present for the third product.	image for the third product exists
{{product_3.write_review_link}}	Displays the link to submit a review for the third product.	http://www.bazaarvoice.com/simplesubmission
{{#products.more_than_3}} there are more than 3 products {{/products.more_than_3}}	Checks whether there are more than three products.	there are more than 3 products
{{product_4.name}}	Displays the name of the fourth product.	Sample Product
{{product_4.image}}	Displays the image of the fourth product.	http://image.sa.bazaarvoice.com/lib/fed015737664057a/m/1/product-image.png
{{#product_4.image_available}} image for the fourth product exists {{/product_4.image_available}}	Checks whether the image is present for the fourth product.	image for the fourth product exists
{{product_4.write_review_link}}	Specifies the link to submit a review for the fourth product.	http://www.bazaarvoice.com/simplesubmission
{{#products.more_than_4}} there are more than 4 products {{/products.more_than_4}}	Checks whether there are more than four products.	there are more than 4 products
{{product_5.name}}	Displays the name of the fifth product.	Sample Product
{{product_5.image}}	Displays the image of the fifth product.	http://image.sa.bazaarvoice.com/lib/fed015737664057a/m/1/product-image.png
{{#product_5.image_available}} image for the fifth product exists {{/product_5.image_available}}	Checks whether the image is present for the fifth product.	image for the fifth product exists
{{product_5.write_review_link}}	Specifies the link to submit a review for the fifth product.	http://www.bazaarvoice.com/simplesubmission

Review Approved custom template

This template notifies your customers that their reviews are live. It includes a link to share with others.

Tokens specific to this template

Token	Description	Sample result
{{user.name}}	Displays the name of the reviewer.	ContributorABC
{{#user.name_available}} user.name exists {{/user.name_available}}	Checks whether the name of the reviewer is present.	user.name exists
{{product.name}}	Displays the name of the product.	Sample Product
{{product.image}}	Displays the product image.	http://image.sa.bazaarvoice.com/lib/fed015737664057a/m/1/product-image.png
{{#product.image_available}} product.image exists {{/product.image_available}}	Checks whether the product image is present.	product.image exists
{{review.title}}	Displays the title of the review.	This is a summary of what was written.
{{#review.title_available}} review.title exists {{/review.title_available}}	Checks whether the title of the review is present.	review.title exists
{{review.text}}	Displays the review text.	These are the details.
{{#review.text_available}} review.text exists {{/review.text_available}}	Checks whether the review text is present.	review.text exists
{{review.deep_link}}	Specifies the link to the review on-site.	http://www.bazaarvoice.com/deeplink

Review Commented custom template

This template notifies reviewers that somebody has commented on their reviews.

Tokens specific to this template

Token	Description	Sample result
{{user.name}}	Displays the name of the reviewer.	ContributorABC
{{#user.name_available}} user.name exists {{/user.name_available}}	Checks whether the name of the reviewer is present.	user.name exists
{{product.name}}	Displays the name of the product.	Sample Product
{{product.image}}	Displays the product image.	http://image.sa.bazaarvoice.com/lib/fed015737664057a/m/1/product-image.png
{{#product.image_available}} product.image exists {{/product.image_available}}	Check whether the product image is present.	product.image exists
{{comment.text}}	Displays the comment text.	These are the details.
{{#comment.text_available}} comment.text exists {{/comment.text_available}}	Checks whether the comment text is present.	comment.text exists
{{comment.deep_link}}	Specifies the link to the comment on-site.	http://www.bazaarvoice.com/deeplink
{{review.title}}	Displays the title of the review.	This is a summary of what was written.
{{#review.title_available}} review.title exists {{/review.title_available}}	Checks whether the title of the review is present.	review.title exists
{{review.text}}	Displays the review text.	These are the details.
{{#review.text_available}} review.text exists {{/review.text_available}}	Checks whether the review text is present.	review.text exists

Review Response custom template

This template notifies reviewers that you have published a response to their reviews.

Tokens specific to this template

Token	Description	Sample result
{{user.name}}	Displays the name of the reviewer.	ContributorABC
{{#user.name_available}} user.name exists {{/user.name_available}}	Checks whether the name of the reviewer is present.	user.name exists
{{product.name}}	Displays the name of the product.	Sample Product
{{product.image}}	Displays the product image.	http://image.sa.bazaarvoice.com/lib/fed015737664057a/m/1/product-image.png
{{#product.image_available}} product.image exists {{/product.image_available}}	Check whether the product image is present.	product.image exists
{{review.title}}	Displays the title of the review.	This is a summary of what was written.
{{#review.title_available}} review.title exists {{/review.title_available}}	Checks whether the title of the review is present.	review.title exists
{{review.text}}	Displays the review text.	These are the details.
{{#review.text_available}} review.text exists {{/review.text_available}}	Checks whether the review text is present.	review.text exists
{{review.deep_link}}	Specifies the link to the review on-site.	http://www.bazaarvoice.com/deeplink
{{response.author}}	Displays the response author.	Consumer Services
{{response.body}}	Displays the details of the response (may contain a small, embedded logo).	This is the response text.

Review Verification custom template

This template requests confirmation from your customers before submitting their reviews.

Tokens specific to this template

Token	Description	Sample result
{{user.name}}	Displays the name of the reviewer.	ContributorABC
{{#user.name_available}} user.name exists {{/user.name_available}}	Checks whether the name of the inquirer is present.	user.name exists
{{user.confirmation_link}}	Specifies the link for the inquirer to confirm his email address. Required	http://www.bazaarvoice.com/confirmation
{{product.id}}	The product ID. Note: You can add this token to all custom templates apart from Seller Ratings.	Product Id
{{#product.id_available}} product.id exists {{/product.id_available}}	Checks whether the product ID is present.	product.id exists
{{product.name}}	Displays the name of the product.	Sample Product
{{product.image}}	Displays the product image.	http://image.sa.bazaarvoice.com/lib/fed015737664057a/m/1/product-image.png
{{#product.image_available}} product.image exists {{/product.image_available}}	Check whether the product image is present.	product.image exists
{{review.title}}	Displays the title of the review.	This is a summary of what was written.
{{#review.title_available}} review.title exists {{/review.title_available}}	Checks whether the title of the review is present.	review.title exists
{{review.text}}	Displays the review text.	These are the details.
{{#review.text_available}} review.text exists {{/review.text_available}}	Checks whether the review text is present.	review.text exists

Review Rejected custom template

This template notifies reviewers that their reviews have been moderated and cannot be published.

Tokens specific to this template

Token	Description	Sample result
{{user.name}}	Displays the name of the reviewer.	ContributorABC
{{#user.name_available}} user.name exists{{/user.name_available}}	Checks whether the name of the reviewer is present.	user.name exists
{{product.name}}	Displays the name of the product.	Sample Product
{{product.image}}	Displays the product image.	http://image.sa.bazaarvoice.com/lib/fed015737664057a/m/1/product-image.png
{{#product.image_available}} product.image exists {{/product.image_available}}	Check whether the product image is present.	product.image exists
{{rejection_reasons}}	Displays the reasons the review was rejected. Note: Do not add this token to a custom template. This token functions correctly only when used in the standard templates Bazaarvoice provides. Adding it to a custom template causes an error.	Code message definition
{{content_edit_deep_link}}	Allows the user to edit or resubmit the review based on `{{rejection_reasons}}`. Note: Do not add this token to a custom template. This token functions correctly only when used in the standard templates Bazaarvoice provides. Adding it to a custom template causes an error.	http://www.bazaarvoice.com/deeplink
{{review.title}}	Displays the title of the review.	This is a summary of what was written.
{{#review.title_available}} review.title exists {{/review.title_available}}	Checks whether the title of the review is present.	review.title exists
{{review.text}}	Displays the review text.	These are the details.
{{#review.text_available}} review.text exists {{/review.text_available}}	Checks whether the review text is present.	review.text exists
{{review.guidelines_link}}	Displays a link to the review guidelines.	http://www.bazaarvoice.com/guidelines
{{review.resubmit_link}}	Displays the link for the user to resubmit a review.	http://www.bazaarvoice.com/deeplink
{{review.edit_link}}	The link for the user to edit the review. Note: This token will be unavailable if you've disabled Allow Editing for Rejected Reviews or if the rejected review's code prevents you from editing it.	http://www.bazaarvoice.com/editlink
{{#review.edit_link_available}} review.edit_link exists {{/review.edit_link_available}}	Check whether the link for the user to edit the review is present.	review.edit_link exists
{{reason.message}}	The rejection message for the (first) reason.	Mentions a competitor

Token iterations specific to this template

Token	Description	Sample result
{{#reasons}} {{index}}. {{reason.message}} {{#has_next}}, then<br/>{{/has_next}} {{/reasons}}	Renders the rejection message for each reason.	Mentions a competitor, then Directs business away (this may not apply to all instances), then Includes personally identifiable information, then Shipping or fulfillment focused, then Includes inappropriate media, then Contains a URL, then Is vacuous or needs more detail, then Includes profanity, then Customer service focused
{{#reasons.2_thru_N}} {{index}}. {{reason.message}} {{#has_next}}, then<br/>{{/has_next}} {{/reasons.2_thru_N}}	Renders the rejection message of each reason, excluding the first reason	Mentions a competitor, then Directs business away (this may not apply to all instances), then Includes personally identifiable information, then Shipping or fulfillment focused, then Includes inappropriate media, then Contains a URL, then Is vacuous or needs more detail, then Includes profanity, then Customer service focused
{{reason_1.message}} == {{reason.message}}	Displays the rejection message for the first reason.	mentions a competitor == mentions a competitor
{{#reasons.more_than_1}} there is more than 1 reason {{/reasons.more_than_1}}	Checks whether there is more than one reason.	There is more than 1 reason
{{reason_2.message}}	Displays the rejection message for the second reason.	Directs business away
{{#reasons.more_than_2}} there are more than 2 reasons {{/reasons.more_than_2}}	Checks whether there are more than two reasons.	There are more than 2 reasons
{{reason_3.message}}	Displays the rejection message for the third reason.	Includes personally identifiable information
{{#reasons.more_than_3}} there are more than 3 reasons {{/reasons.more_than_3}}	Checks whether there are more than three reasons.	There are more than 3 reasons
{{reason_4.message}}	Displays the rejection message for the fourth reason.	Shipping or fulfillment focused
{{#reasons.more_than_4}} there are more than 4 reasons {{/reasons.more_than_4}}	Checks whether there are more than four reasons.	There are more than 4 reasons.
{{reason_5.message}}	Displays the rejection message for the fifth reason.	includes inappropriate media
{{#reasons.more_than_5}} there are more than 5 reasons {{/reasons.more_than_5}}	Checks whether there are more than five reasons.	There are more than 5 reasons.
{{reason_6.message}}	Displays the rejection message for the sixth reason.	Contains a URL
{{#reasons.more_than_6}} there are more than 6 reasons {{/reasons.more_than_6}}	Checks whether there are more than six reasons.	There are more than 6 reasons.
{{reason_7.message}}	Displays the rejection message for the seventh reason.	Is vacuous or needs more detail
{{#reasons.more_than_7}} there are more than 7 reasons {{/reasons.more_than_7}}	Checks whether there are more than seven reasons.	There are more than 7 reasons.
{{reason_8.message}}	Displays the rejection message for the eighth reason.	Includes profanity
{{#reasons.more_than_8}} there are more than 8 reasons {{/reasons.more_than_8}}	Checks whether there are more than eight reasons.	There are no more reasons.

Comment Approved custom template

This template is used to notify your customers that their comments are live. It includes a link to published comments.

Tokens specific to this template

Token	Description	Sample result
{{user.name}}	Displays the name of the commenter.	ContributorABC
{{#user.name_available}} user.name exists {{/user.name_available}}	Checks whether the name of the commenter is present.	user.name exists
{{product.name}}	Displays the name of the product.	Sample Product
{{product.image}}	Displays the product image.	http://image.sa.bazaarvoice.com/lib/fed015737664057a/m/1/product-image.png
{{#product.image_available}} product.image exists {{/product.image_available}}	Checks whether the product image is present.	product.image exists
{{comment.text}}	Displays the comment text.	These are the details.
{{#comment.text_available}} comment.text exists {{/comment.text_available}}	Checks whether the comment text is present.	comment.text exists
{{comment.deep_link}}	Specifies the link to the comment on-site.	http://www.bazaarvoice.com/deeplink
{{review.title}}	Displays the title of the review.	This is a summary of what was written.
{{#review.title_available}} review.title exists {{/review.title_available}}	Checks whether the title of the review is present.	review.title exists
{{review.text}}	Displays the review text.	These are the details.
{{#review.text_available}} review.text exists {{/review.text_available}}	Checks whether the review text is present.	review.text exists

Comment Verification custom template

This template is used to request confirmation from your customers before submitting their comments.

Tokens specific to this template

Token	Description	Sample result
{{user.name}}	Displays the name of the commenter.	ContributorABC
{{#user.name_available}} user.name exists {{/user.name_available}}	Checks whether the name of the commenter is present.	user.name exists
{{user.confirmation_link}}	Specifies the link for the commenter to confirm his email address. Required	http://www.bazaarvoice.com/confirmation
{{product.name}}	Displays the name of the product.	Sample Product
{{product.image}}	Displays the product image.	http://image.sa.bazaarvoice.com/lib/fed015737664057a/m/1/product-image.png
{{#product.image_available}} product.image exists {{/product.image_available}}	Checks whether the product image is present.	product.image exists
{{comment.text}}	Displays the comment text.	These are the details.
{{#comment.text_available}} comment.text exists {{/comment.text_available}}	Checks whether the comment text is present.	comment.text exists
{{review.title}}	Displays the title of the review.	This is a summary of what was written.
{{#review.title_available}} review.title exists {{/review.title_available}}	Checks whether the title of the review is present.	review.title exists
{{review.text}}	Displays the review text.	These are the details.
{{#review.text_available}} review.text exists {{/review.text_available}}	Checks whether the review text is present.	review.text exists

Comment Rejected custom template

This template is used to notify your customers that their answers have been moderated and cannot be published.

Tokens specific to this template

Token	Description	Sample result
{{user.name}}	Displays the name of the commenter.	ContributorABC
{{#user.name_available}} user.name exists {{/user.name_available}}	Checks whether the name of the commenter is present.	user.name exists
{{product.name}}	Displays the name of the product.	Sample Product
{{product.image}}	Displays the product image.	http://image.sa.bazaarvoice.com/lib/fed015737664057a/m/1/product-image.png
{{#product.image_available}} product.image exists {{/product.image_available}}	Checks whether the product image is present.	product.image exists
{{comment.text}}	Displays the comment text.	These are the details.
{{#comment.text_available}} comment.text exists {{/comment.text_available}}	Checks whether the comment text is present.	comment.text exists
{{comment.resubmit_link}}	Specifies the link for the user to resubmit a comment.	http://www.bazaarvoice.com/deeplink
{{review.title}}	Displays the title of the review.	This is a summary of what was written.
{{#review.title_available}} review.title exists {{/review.title_available}}	Checks whether the title of the review is present.	review.title exists
{{review.text}}	Displays the review text.	These are the details.
{{#review.text_available}} review.text exists {{/review.text_available}}	Checks whether the review text is present.	review.text exists

Complete these steps to edit the review collection methods:

Select Configure Messages under Collect Reviews, and then select the Messages tab.
Perform the following tasks:

Edit and save each review collection method.
Check email review collection method by selecting Send Test Email Message Review Requests.

To configure the review request settings, peform these steps:

Select Configure Messages under Collect Reviews
On the Settings tab, scroll down to the Review Request section of the page and select Enabled under Send review requests after qualifying interactions.
In the Days to wait before sending the first review request text box, type the number of days to wait between a qualifying interaction and the first email message.
Select Enabled under Send review requests.
Select Automatically from the Trigger messages dropdown list to automatically send review request messages to customers.
Select +Add next to Send interaction feed failure alerts to the following email addresses to add your email address.
On the General tab, select Enabled under Use product pages for submission in the Links section of the page to control how the review submission form is displayed after the user selects the "Write a review" link in the review request message. (Disable this feature during the pre-launch campaign.)

Deploy the changes to staging and production.

If you are creating new deployment zones in an existing implementation to take advantage of the template inheritance feature:

Make sure the Main Site implementation's email templates are configured and up to date.
Add a new deployment zone using the Site Manager page and, if necessary, create a new implementation.
Edit the implementation and then turn off email template inheritance. Contact Bazaarvoice Support if this option is not available to you.
Specify the sender profile (email address) for the deployment zone to which the implementation will be deployed. Contact Support to add a new email address to the list.
Customize the standard templates or create custom templates as necessary.
Deploy the implementation to the new deployment zone.
If using interaction feeds, create or update the interaction feed to include the new deployment zone.
If using BV Pixel, create or update BV Pixel implementation to reference the new deployment zone.

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