Accessing and Configuring the Review/Rating System:

1. Login to the Admin panel for Joomla.
2. In the navigation menu roll your mouse over the Components option, then click VirtueMart.
3. On the VirtueMart menu click Configuration, then click Configuration.
4. Click the Shopfront tab.
   
   
5. Under the Shopper Review/Rating System heading select your preferred settings. Below is a description of the available options.
   

   Option	Description
   Auto-Publish Reviews?	Check this box for reviews to publish immediately, otherwise you will have to manually approve each review.
   Comment Minimum Length	Reviews must at least have this many characters to be posted.
   Comment Maximum length	Reviews cannot exceed this number of characters.
   Show Review	Choose from Don't show, Show to Registered users, or Show to Everybody.
   Enable Review System for	Select from Disabled, Shoppers who bought the product, or To Everybody.
   Show rating	Choose from None, To Registered Users, or To Everybody.
   Enable Rating System for	Select from Disabled, Shoppers who bought the product, or Registered.

   After selecting your options, click the Save or Save & Close button. You will see a notification stating "Configuration Saved."
   
   Congratulations, now you know how to access and configure the Shopper Review / Rating System for your VirtueMart powered online store!