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Rate
Most ratings plugins contain too much code: inline JavaScript, messy markup, weird CSS. Rate is simple, hardly intrusive, and completely overridable.
The facts
- Rating
- 4.3★ from 6
- Active installs
- 40+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 30 Jul 2015
- Added
- Nov 2010
- Requires WP
- 3.0
- Tested up to
- WP 3.0.5
- Downloads
- 23,564
Our analysis
AI-assistedRate is a WordPress plugin that allows users to leave ratings on posts, pages, and custom post types through comments. The rating is calculated as the average of all comment ratings, and users can modify their ratings after commenting if they are logged in or have a cookie set. The plugin is designed to be simple and non-intrusive, allowing for easy customisation through CSS.
This plugin is suitable for users who want to add a rating feature to their WordPress site without the complexity of more extensive plugins. It is particularly useful for those who wish to maintain control over the appearance of the rating system through custom styling.
Best for: This plugin suits WordPress users looking for a straightforward rating system for their content.
What it does well
- ✓Allows users to rate posts and comments
- ✓Calculates average ratings from comment ratings
- ✓Simple and non-intrusive design
- ✓Customisable through CSS
- ✓Users can change their ratings after commenting
Where it falls short
- •Requires manual insertion of functions into the theme for ratings to appear
- •Limited activity with only 40 active installs
- •Last updated in July 2015, may not be compatible with newer WordPress versions
Verdict
Rate offers a basic rating functionality for WordPress sites but may require some technical knowledge to implement effectively.
From the developer
Scott Taylor's own description of Rate, lightly tidied.
Most ratings plugins contain too much code: inline JavaScript, messy markup, weird CSS. Rate is simple, hardly intrusive, and completely overridable.
A Post/Page/Custom Post Type’s rating is the average of all comment ratings. A user can leave a rating when commenting, and change that rating inline after leaving a comment (if logged-in or Cookie’d).
Don’t be afraid to play around and extend the code: drop a rate.css file in your theme directory and mine won’t even load (by default, Rate stars are transparent with a white border, so you can use background-color to set your stars’ colors)!
<?php
// in this version, you need to insert these functions into your theme for ratings to appear
// you don't have to use the_rating(), the comment_rating() will work by itself, but the_rating() will not
// for a Post, Page, or Custom Post Type (average of all comment ratings)
the_rating();
// for a comment
the_comment_rating();
?>
Read More: http://scottctaylor.wordpress.com/2010/11/30/new-plugin-rate/
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