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Replace 'Rate' with Simple 'Like'. - Coop - 08-10-2018

I think 'rate' is a sort of old-school standard message board function, granted, it will still be useful in some forums that involve transaction which IMO should be a plugin.
Here are the reasons why 'Like' should replace 'Rate' -
  • 'Like' is popular term and function in the social media world, today.
  • 'Like' is simple and straightforward, 'Rate' involved adding feedback which may likely not be what users want to do all the time. Imagine trying to rate 10 different posts in a single thread.
  • 'Rate' is more useful to the marketplace community while 'Like' is a general forum and social media function.
My Type of Likes -
I prefer 'Like' that does not show who liked, this will make sure the sense of 'paying back' the 'like debt'. It will also save some line of codes, simple and neat. Unlike ' Mike and 6 users like your post' you will have something like Like (7).

My suggestion though.
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RE: Replace 'Rate' with Simple 'Like'. - Justin - 08-10-2018

This is a demo/testing board, not a place for suggestions.

This probably will not be changing in 1.9 as 1.9 is focused on the theme and not individual features. It likely will change in one of the future 1.x releases.

RE: Replace 'Rate' with Simple 'Like'. - meetdilip - 08-10-2018

Just put reactions Tongue

RE: Replace 'Rate' with Simple 'Like'. - Coop - 08-10-2018

08-10-2018, 12:28 PM meetdilip wrote:
 Just put reactions Tongue
Reactions is a plugin, was trying to point the fact on how archaic it looks having rate in a 2018 Forum.

I've gotten my answer already.

RE: Replace 'Rate' with Simple 'Like'. - meetdilip - 08-11-2018

Don't take posts here seriously. It is a test forum. I was just doing that Smile
@Coop