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Author Post Ratings

Allows a post author to assign a simple 1-5 star rating to a post, page, or custom post type, which will then be displayed on the post.

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Tested up to WordPress 3.7
Current version1.1.1
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 3.7
Minimum stackWP 3.1 · PHP —
Directory statusactive
Last directory update12 Dec 201312y ago
Active installations100Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating5.0 / 5 from 8 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Author Post Ratings version 1.1.1 as active, updated 12y ago and tested up to WordPress 3.7.

Overview

About this plugin

There are plenty of plugins available which allow site visitors to rate posts, but I didn’t find any that gave the post author that functionality, so I wrote this plugin. Author Post Ratings adds a meta box to the post edit screen, allowing you to chose a 1-5 star rating for the post, or to leave it unrated. The plugin will automatically add the post rating (using stars, and an optional label) to the top or bottom of the post.

If you wish, you can disable that functionality altogether and use a shortcode to insert the post rating anywhere in the post you choose. The plugin supports ratings for posts, pages, and custom post types, all of which can be individually enabled or disabled in the plugin settings. It is also fully internationalized, with Spanish language translation files included.

Translating the Plugin

The post rating label text can be changed in the plugin settings, so no translation is required for the frontend (public side) of the site. However, if you wish to translate the backend settings interface, the plugin is fully internationalized and ready for translation. mo file included in the plugin’s ‘languages’ directory for your convenience.

The plugin includes the following translations:

  • Spanish

courtesy of WebHostingHub.

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • custom post type
  • author
  • rating
  • stars
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 3.7

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 3.7.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to3.7
Minimum requirementsWordPress 3.1 · PHP not listed
Update activity12 Dec 201312y ago

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