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Before you customize your Review App, take a moment to understand how the files are organized.

In general you won’t need to edit any of the top-level files (for example, www.yourdomain.com/category.php) to make changes to appearance and even functionality. Instead, look for the file in your template directory (ex. www.yourdomain.com/ra-content/templates/template_dir/category.php).

The “ra-content” directory holds all your site’s custom content including your config file, template files, and user photo uploads (ra-content/images/uploads). There’s also a file called “modules.php” that holds any custom functions you’d like to use and hooks to your plug-ins. Speaking of plug-ins, there’s a directory for those in the “ra-content” directory as well.

All of the standard Review App scripts – those that do the “heavy lifting” for the software – are located in a directory called dr2 (or dr1 if you’re running an older version of Review App). We don’t recommend making changes to any files in this directory.

The “admin” directory holds all your dashboard files and you shouldn’t need to make any changes here. The “best” directory holds top-level files for your “best of” and “contest” pages but if you’d like to make changes, check in the template directory for the appropriate files.

Now that you know where everything is, it’s time to get your hands dirty – check out the template, module, and plug-in pages to the right.