Custom Star Rating Component

This is a minimalist rating system, with highly customizable properties. You can use the XML file to change the colors, the text, the size of the elements, as well as the number of stars and their value.

Note: the component is the element with the stars, not the black background or the title, which we used for display purposes only.

In this example we decided to make the component cookie based. This means if you clear your cookies, you can vote again. :-)

The component comes with the PHP file, so you can edit this to save the vote where and how you want. Right now the votes and their rating is saved back in the settings XML (where it's read from).

 

Andrei Potorac

on 30/11/09

 

Note: the component is the element with the stars, not the black background or the title, which we used for display purposes only.

In this example we decided to make the component cookie based. This means if you clear your cookies, you can vote again. :-)

The component comes with the PHP file, so you can edit this to save the vote where and how you want. Right now the votes and their rating is saved back in the settings XML (where it's read from).

 

Brian Wiltshire

on 1/12/09

 

Hi, Could I have more than 1 rating system on a page. No database required?

Cheers..

 

Andrei Potorac

on 1/12/09

 

flashbrian, the swf calls a php file, which you can modify as you want to. You can send a different PHP file to each instance of a swf in a page, so you can have as many rating systems you want. But you should change the name of the cookie.

 

curtis Marshall

on 20/5/10

 

is there a way to put the text under the star rating system in the xml or will I need to go into flash?

 

curtis Marshall

on 20/5/10

 

I purchased this and it's not just the stars it comes with the black background and title. I dont have flash to edit it out and I don't see in the html or xml where to get rid of it. any help with this please.

 

curtis Marshall

on 20/5/10

 

do you have an updated to contain an FLA with the background removed?

 

curtis Marshall

on 20/5/10

 

i downloaded a trial flash and fixed it. yay! works perfect!

 

curtis Marshall

on 20/5/10

 

ok everything looks good but all I'm getting is "try again" whenever I vote, even on the default index vote system. Is there something I'm suppose to be adjusting so it works and keeps track of the votes?

 

Andrei Potorac

on 21/5/10

Yes, the files need to be on a server with PHP support, so it can write the votes down.

 

curtis Marshall

on 21/5/10

 

oh ok
great.

 

Andrei Potorac

on 21/5/10

I recommend you look into the premium membership feature, as you save some. I noticed you're out shopping. :-)

 

curtis Marshall

on 22/5/10

 

lol too late for that. I've bought all of the components needed. I really want you guys to create the music chart I suggested.

 

Andrei Potorac

on 24/5/10

New components are coming, hehe. :-)

Regarding the chart, please go back to the forum post you started. I replied there.

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