Need Bit Of Help From GD Star Rating Plugin Users

Discussion in 'HTML & Website Design' started by Dave Zan, Jun 16, 2011.

  1. #1
    Hi folks,

    I'm finally getting around to creating my very own review site, something I keep delaying
    for whatever reason. Regrettably I can't afford any of those WordPress review plugins I
    see.

    So I searched and found one that seems to do what I need: the GD Star Rating plugin. I
    already installed it and am playing around.

    It's been two days since I've tried it, and I'm stumped on maybe one small detail: how to
    get the comments section of each post to display a multi-star rating. Alas, I can't really
    afford its author's support.

    So I checked the plugin's online tutorials, searched WordPress' support forum, checked
    Google and YouTube for anything about the GD Star Rating plugin...and nada. I tried it
    one more time in my upcoming review blog, but no dice.

    Err...can anyone assist? Again, I'm simply trying to get the comment/review section to
    display a multiple-star rating made in GD Star.
     
    Dave Zan, Jun 16, 2011 IP
  2. barnaby

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    #2
    Not sure if I get it right - you want users to be able to star-rate the comments? Or you want the stars to appear on post page? If it's the latter, I think you'd need to change the template file and add there the gd-star code (not sure if there are options in that plugin, will try to check it out tomorrow).
     
    barnaby, Jun 16, 2011 IP
  3. Dave Zan

    Dave Zan Well-Known Member

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    Yup. But instead of just a single set of 5-star rating you maybe normally see in a couple
    of review sites, I'm hoping to show a multi-set so users can judge the provider based on
    a set of criteria like price, support, etc.

    Actually GD Star Rating appears to auto insert the ratings system now, rather than just
    manually input a code in the post template or so. The rating shows both in the post and
    comments, but they're all a single-set rating rather than a multi-set.

    The multi-set rating is showing up in the post, but not the comments. I'm trying to get
    the multi-set to show up in the comments section this time.

    Just tried again a while ago before posting here. Still no luck, sigh.
     
    Dave Zan, Jun 16, 2011 IP
  4. Carla Easley

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    I think that using the "review box" plugin along with gd review should fix your problem. Please let me know how it works out for you.
     
    Carla Easley, Jun 17, 2011 IP