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Rate

Most ratings plugins contain too much code: inline JavaScript, messy markup, weird CSS. Rate is simple, hardly intrusive, and completely overridable.

By Scott Taylor·Rate·Free
4.3(6 reviews)
·40 active installs·Updated 10 years ago
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As of April 2026, Rate is a WordPress rate plugin with 40 active installations and a 4.3/5 rating from 6 reviews. It has been downloaded 23K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: I Recommend This – Love/Like Button for….

4.3/56 reviews
40active installs
23K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010

Overview

Most ratings plugins contain too much code: inline JavaScript, messy markup, weird CSS. Rate is simple, hardly intrusive, and completely overridable.

A Post/Page/Custom Post Type’s rating is the average of all comment ratings. A user can leave a rating when commenting, and change that rating inline after leaving a comment (if logged-in or Cookie’d).

Don’t be afraid to play around and extend the code: drop a rate.css file in your theme directory and mine won’t even load (by default, Rate stars are transparent with a white border, so you can use background-color to set your stars’ colors)!

<?php 
// in this version, you need to insert these functions into your theme for ratings to appear
// you don't have to use the_rating(), the comment_rating() will work b…
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Ratings & Reviews

4.36 reviews
5 ★
5
4 ★
0
3 ★
0
2 ★
0
1 ★
1

Compatibility

WordPress3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.0.5
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

0.3

  • Added jQuery as a required script – Whoops!
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Scott TaylorScott Taylor
Plugin Info
Version
0.4
Last Updated
Jul 30, 2015
WP Requires
3.0+
Tested Up To
3.0.5
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
40
Downloads
23K+
Added
Nov 30, 2010
Business
Free

Tags

ratepagespostsratingscomments

Developer

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Scott Taylor
8 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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