The long list of GD Star Rating features has just been expanded with advanced and long awaited multi ratings that will allow you to set post or pages rating that can have more then one rating set. You can create as many multi rating sets as you want and each one can have up to 10 rating elements with different names and weights. Each post can have more than one set at the same time.
In many aspects, multi ratings will work as the regular ratings: moderation, log, trends, vote rules and restrictions. All restriction and moderation settings set for posts will be used for multi ratings. To add multi ratings set to a post you can use shortcode (integrated in tinymce editor plugin, just like the standard ratings), or add php function call into the theme (again like the standard ratings).
Starting point is Multi Sets panel where you can add a multi rating set. You can have unlimited of different sets, and each of them can be added into any post or page. Even more you can have 2 or more different sets in one post in the same time. Each set can have up to 10 values, and each value can have different weight that will be used to calculate overall rating of the set. Each set can also have different number of stars. Once you create the set, you can’t change number of elements or the number of stars. You can rename them, change weights, but that’s it.
Example Of Multi Rating Block
On the picture on the right you can see one rating block with 4 elements. Yellow stars represent average rating for that element. Red stars represent your current rating choice before you submit it. Submit button is active only when you rate all 4 elements. Rating text shows average rating of that multi set for that post and is calculated with the use of weights you set with the set.
As for the customizations, you can customize almost anything. Rating text uses templates and with CSS you can control the look of the whole block. There are custom CSS classes that can be added to block, table, rating text and button.
This is just an intro into multi ratings this plugin supports, and many more interesting features are yet to come. So, if you are curious on how all this actually work, there are two multi rating block for you to test:
Example 1:
With this multi rating block you can rate this website. You have 5 rating elements with 10 stars each.
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Example 2:
This example block is about one of my favorite TV shows LOST. Here you have 6 elements with 7 stars each.
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One more Millan,
The widget “GD Star Rating” the “%RATING%” value doesn’t show the correct value. I am getting 5.0 all the time.
Thanks
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Widget works fine, most likely some of the settings you used are causing the problem. Add another such widget and check default settings agains widget you already have. In the next few days there will be tutorial about this widget.
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Millan, I found the problem that I am having. The “GD Star Rating” widget works fine with the normal rating system when it’s auto inserted into the post.
When I use the “[starratingmulti id=1]” shortcode the “GD Star Rating” widget doesn’t show any of the data. I can get the actual blog posts to show using the widget ( set on 0 ) but none of the “Elements” return data – all show 0.
Maybe I am missing a setting under the GD Star Rating plugin panel?
Thank You
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Widget only uses data from standard post rating, not multi rating. There will be new widget for that soon.
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Damn I have been going crazy trying to figure out what was wrong, lol. Thanks for the update so I can work on something else for now
Thanks for all your help as well I appreciate it.
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I tried uploading the widgets folder again and am having the same issues. I also only get one post to show up using the “GD Star Rating” widget. I have the settings to show the top 5 posts but no matter what I do it will only show one.
I played with all the settings and I really think there is a problem. I also tried to use the widget as is without make any setting changes and it does the same thing.
Thanks
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There is no need to move or edit plugin files. Most likely that the problem is minumal number of votes, by default set to 5 and this will ignore posts with less than 5 recorded votes.
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Yes I have changed this to 0 and 1 as well. I changed every setting I am pretty certain something is wrong with it. I spent an hour on changing the settings two different times just to make sure it wasn’t me.
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Please, send me email with screenshot of the widget settings (full widget, with all elements exapnded), so I can see what the problem could be.
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“widget_comments” is just a blank file on the most recent download.
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This widget is still under development, it’s not yet completed.
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Hey Millan,
I am going to email you but I don’t know if this would effect the widget problem. The errors below show when I…
1. visit the “GD Star Rating: Multi Sets” page
2. click on “Posts” under the “Statistics” column
This is the URL “/wp-admin/admin.php?page=gd-star-rating-multi-sets&gdsr=murpost&sid=5″
These are the errors the page is filled with “Warning: Division by zero in /home/redgsr/public_html/RICEREVIEW.COM/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/code/gd-star-dbmulti.php on line 145
Warning: Division by zero in /home/redgsr/public_html/RICEREVIEW.COM/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/code/gd-star-dbmulti.php on line 146
Warning: Division by zero in /home/redgsr/public_html/RICEREVIEW.COM/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/code/gd-star-dbmulti.php on line 147″
I get those errors over and over again and below them the actual articles are shown in the correct format.
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THanx for this report, I will check to see whant could be causing the problem.
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this is friggin awesome
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Hi,
Firstly I have to say this is a great plug in, great work!
I am looking to understand on my site (http://www.talkingaboutcars.com) how I can better use the layout to layout horizontally rather than vertically. I have only added ratings on one article which can be found here for reference (http://www.talkingaboutcars.com/2009-volkswagen-golf-first-pictures)?
Is it also possible to have text wrap around the multi-ratings table?
Thanks
Graham
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Right now multi rating block is rendered as a table and you can’t change that. But you can add any css class to table, elements, rating text or button and with that control colors and positioning.
You need to enable ‘Display custom rating CSS settings’, and after you do that you will be able to add these classes. And with them you can control wrapping and any otehr thing you might need.
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This is EXACTLY what I’ve been looking for.
Two quick questions:
1) how do I get my multi-sets to display on individual posts?
2) when will the widget support multi-set voting data?
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1.) http://www.gdstarrating.com/2009/02/08/how-to-multi-ratings/
2.) I am not sure yet when this will be done. Hopefully soon.
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Hehehe…I just found out how to answer #1. Must be tired.
How about #2?
ps – THANKS for this!!!
darren
http://www.timinganddelivery.com
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Thanks Millan, by the time you posted, I had already found the answer to #1.
GREAT tool…my users will be very excited!
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Millan:
A reader of my blog told me this morning that they are having difficulty submitting a vote for the ratings.
Why would they not be able to submit their rating? This particular reader is logging on wirelessly through the same internet connection here at the house, but that shouldn’t matter, should it?
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Plugin is writing into database IP for each vote. So, if more than one computer is sharing wireless connection, they will have the same incoming IP, and only one will be able to vote. You can turn off IP validation for votes.
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EXACTLY the fix.
MillaN…I want to thank you for this. I look forward to watching for more and exciting updates.
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great, this is what I’m looking for, will try soon tonight.
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Hi
I want to use the Multiset and It works brilliant
BUT how can I define how many start the multisets shall show? I want to use the plugin as a helt to my review posts. and it would be nice if I could show how I rate the product and how the users rate the product in different boxes. An example of the post could be:
Authors rating:
Graphic: ****
Sound: **
Overall: ***
Users rating:
Graphic: **
Sound: ****
Overall: *****
Hope it makes sence
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If you mean how many stars, than each set can have number of stars you set when you create the set. As for the author rating, this is called review rating and later tonight new version of plugin will be released and will feature experimental version of this feature. But completed version will be available in the next few weeks.
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is there russian version of this plugin?
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No one offered to translate it yet. Maybe you can do it? It would be great to have more translations available.
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