This version has one new very, very unique feature called Builder. The reason for adding this builder are countless questions about using simple plugins PHP functions used for integration into theme or other plugins. Interested? But before I tell you more about it, here is a overview of other changes.
Tinymce3 editor plugin for generating shortcodes is expanded and improved, and also few things are fixed there. There were also few reported bugs that I have also fixed: integration of standard rating into comments, and multi review on the edit page.
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As I said, many people are asking about integration functions. And even with the info files with functions formats and user guide, there are still many that have problem with this. But now all that will be over. Builder will actually generate PHP call to a proper function with proper parameters for you, and all you need is to select with easy to use forms what settings the function (or shortcode) will have. Forms are mostly the same as for the shortcodes tinymce3 plugin, and this Builder generates both shortcode and function. First, you select shortcode (each shortcode has a function equivalent). Tabs on the right will changes. Select settings you need, and click Rebuild. You will get a shortcode and a function for selected settings.
Number of supported functions for the builder will grow, but the most complex functions are supported. Including a result StarRating function that will give you output similar to Star Rating widget that you can use anywhere you want. Some of the functions parameters can’t be set by the form yet, but I will expand all this also. I will add more descriptions also about the functions.
This also means, that I am not going to respond to any question about functions covered with this builder. It can’t get any simpler than this. And I am 100% sure that there is nothing similar in any of the plugins not only for WordPress, but any other similar system.
Comments about the builder and all the other features and bug reports are as alwasy welcome.
Plugin is updated to 1.4.2 due to the critical bug in the update check function. You can ignore the error (if you get it at all, depends on the PHP settings), and after update this error will be gone.
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Hi,
i have updated the plugin to 1.4.2 (downloaded here and on wordpress) but the version number in my plugins folder shows still the version 1.3.4
Have you any ideas, what to do?
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How can you see the version number in the folder? Plugins folder name is ‘gd-star-rating’ only. Also, what version shows main GD Star Rating panel?
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No
What i mean is: The version number in the admin/plugins-area of wordpress.
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Delete the plugin manually and install it again. All settings will remain.
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Hi MillaN great Job with the shortcodes, this is what i was looking!
Right Now im gonna try to do a shortcode, it look awesome! thanks
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Hi,
First off, great plugin.
I had one question though. Is it possible to run some kind of query to display the top rated posts within the last ‘x’ hours with at least ‘x’ or more user ratings? I’m trying to display a list on my homepage of what’s popular (kind of like digg). So I need to display the top rated posts which are fairly new. I’m try to do this with query_posts, so I can pull thumbnail data, and various info for each.
Thanks for any help or direction.
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There will be hours as a parameter for the widget and results soon. You can always make your own sql query to expand query_posts with this. Data is there, but widget currently doesn’t work with so small time range.
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WOW! Thank you so much for this great plugin. The options are endless!!
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I get the code
VN:F [1.4.2_694]please wait…Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)
on the article summary. It seems alright when viewing the entire article. I’m running 1.4.2. I’ve re-installed it with the same problem.
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Well, all these posts and comments, and same questions again. This is the last time I respond to similar comments. Next time such comments will be spamed.
This is no bug: http://www.gdstarrating.com/2009/02/13/the-excerpt-problems/
READ THE RELEASE POSTS, TUTORIALS and USER GUIDE BEFORE COMMENTING ON BUGS!
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While I understand your frustration in this sort of thing, I googled for 2 hours trying to find a resolution before posting. It might make more sense for you to include such links in the read.me so the repetitive questions won’t be necessary.
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If checking the user guide (contain all the links to website tutorials) and official website is hard and complicated, then I would like you to point out some other free (or premium for that matter) plugin with better support than GD Star Rating.
No offence, but when you search for a solution, you first need to check official resources, not Google. And even searching the google returns a solution in the first 3 results on the first page.
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I have a category locked and hidden and it still shows the empty stars and a 0/0 rating for each post. Is this expected? It seems that locked and “locked and hidden” have the same result.I also have the post set to locked and hidden. I only want voting for one category.
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Category based support is under development, it will be ready in the next 2-3 weeks.
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Hi Milan
A small doubt – If i want to use multiset review in comments – presently starscape theme is allowing only one multiset at a time. For cat1 if I want to use multiset1 in comment & multiset-2 for cat-2, starscape is not handling it. (Manual integration could be done, but I just wanted to check if its not handled as I couldn’t find any doc wrt that). Auto embed feature only works with posts and not comments.
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Once the category based management is completed this will be possible.
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Hi Millan, I havnt downloaded your plug in yet I’ve only just seen it after already forking out over $100 to another one i found on a google wearch which you probably already know about. In any case, I am going to try out this plug in at the same time, it looks comprehensive. May I request if it is at all a possibility to also generate a call so that a front end user could “create” their own review, essentially posting without having to go in back end as a contributer etc, i think that would make reviews much more involving for the user. I know a site or to that do it but just not sure how.
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Don’t waste your money on (very) limited plugins. As it was mantioned in several articles, this plugin can do everything that any of the ‘premium’ ones can, plus a lot more. Visitors can post reviews through comments, that’s the way all the other ‘premium’ plugins are working because basically there is no other way.
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Well, I think there must be another way because i know some sites that do it, but then again, they may not be with wordpress, although I did find this plug in which is much the same http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tdo-mini-forms/ i.e creating post from the front end, it would be real sweet if this kind of feature was included in what your doing , i.e with a “create a review” button with the ratings integrated along with it. I know you have your hands full already but it may be something to think about down the line. I would Jump at the chance to get something like that personally, otherwise Im gonna have to ad-hoc which is good for learning but not so good for free time..lol
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TDO MiniForms work fine with GD Star Rating. And even integrating review block can be done, similar to post edit admin page.
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actually it works just fine along side your plugin so far, it looks good.
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Is there a way to delete all ratings by a particular user? I’m sorry if this is answered elsewhere, but I’ve looked all over your site and can’t find it.
Thank you.
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Yes there is, but currently there is a odd bug in that, and it\s best to wait for that to be fixed. ETA on that is before 1.5.0 is released.
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