Extension:AjaxRatingScript

MediaWiki extensions manual

Ajax RatingScript Unobtrusive Release status: stable
File:Ratingscript.gif
Implementation	Page action , Ajax
Description	Ajax script with 2 to 10 stars Review/Rating possibilities
Author(s)	User:Dynasource
Latest version	2.0 (2007-09-13)
MediaWiki	1.10.1, 1.11, 1.14
Hooks used BeforePageDisplay
Licence	GPL Licence
Download	Version 2 Version 1.x
Example	Live Example

Extension:AjaxRatingScript is a social rating extension.

AjaxRatingScript V2 tested on different versions of MediaWiki

• MediaWiki 1.14 - Working
• MediaWiki 1.6.12 - error: unexpected T_OBJECT_OPERATOR in RateArticle.php on line 21: if $wgArticle->getTitle()->mNamespace != 0) return $out;

Installation

For installation of version 1.x follow instructions on http://www.leerwiki.nl/How_to_get_rating_script_work
For older versions of MediaWiki try this link or check the instructions at the end of the RateArticle.php V2 file.

For installation of version 2:

• Create the RateArticle.php (www.leerwiki.nl - author's site) file and include it in your mediawiki extensions directory
• Set the $pathToRating variable in RateArticle.php according to your mediawiki path
• Download the Unobtrusive AJAX Star Rating Bar files to your mediawiki extensions/Ratings folder
• Edit _config-rating.php in the extensions/Ratings folder according to your database user settings
• Add the usual line to the end of your LocalSettings.php:

require_once("$IP/extensions/RateArticle/RateArticle.php");

• Create the table ratings in your mediawiki db

CREATE TABLE `ratings` (
`id` varchar(11) NOT NULL,
`total_votes` int(11) NOT NULL default '0',
`total_value` int(11) NOT NULL default '0',
`used_ips` longtext,
PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
) TYPE=MyISAM AUTO_INCREMENT=3 ;

• TADAA

RateArticle.php V2

<?php
require('Ratings/_drawrating.php'); 
if ( ! defined( 'MEDIAWIKI' ) )
	die();

$wgExtensionCredits['parserhook'][] = array(
'name' => 'AJAX RATING BAR V2 14-07-2007 Based on Masugadesign',
'author' => 'Boudewijn Vahrmeijer',
'url' => 'http://www.leerwiki.nl',
'version' => '1.11,1.10.1/1.9.3/1.9.2/1.8.2',
'description' => 'Ajax Rating Bar for MediaWiki',
);

$pathToRating='/extensions/Ratings/';

    
$wgHooks['BeforePageDisplay'][] = array("wfRateArticleForm");
function wfRateArticleForm(&$out) {
	global $wgArticle,$pathToRating;
	if ($wgArticle == null) return $out;	
	if ($wgArticle->getTitle()->mNamespace != 0) return  $out;

	$out->mBodytext.='<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="'.$pathToRating.'js/behavior.js"></script>';
	$out->mBodytext.='<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="'.$pathToRating.'js/rating.js"></script>';
	$out->mBodytext.='<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="'.$pathToRating.'css/rating.css" />';
	$out->mBodytext.=rating_bar($wgArticle->getID(),5);

	return $out;
}

$wgExtensionFunctions[] = 'setupSpecialToprating';
function setupSpecialToprating() {
    global $IP, $wgMessageCache;
    require_once($IP.'/includes/SpecialPage.php');
    SpecialPage::addPage(new SpecialPage('RatingOverview', '', true, 'spTopList', false));

    # Messages used in this extension
$wgMessageCache->addMessage('ratingoverview', 'A Top Rating Overview');
}

function spTopList() {
    global $wgOut, $wgParser, $wgUser;
require('Ratings/_config-rating.php');
$result=mysql_query("SELECT * FROM $rating_dbname.$rating_tableName ORDER BY total_value DESC")or die(" Error: ".mysql_error());

$i='<table border="1" style="border:1px;border-color:black;">
<tr><td>Position</td><td>Title</td><td>Value</td><td>Total Votes</td></tr>';

while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result)) {

#####FOR VERSIONS 1.11 #################:
    $title=Title::newFromID($row["id"]);

#####FOR LOWER VERSIONS AS 1.93
//	 $atitle=Title::newFromID($row["id"]);
//	 if(is_object($atitle)){
//	    $title=$atitle->getIndexTitle();
//		}

#######################################
    if(!$title==''){
    $a=$a+1;
    $i.= '<tr><td>'.$a.'</td>';
    $i.= '<td>[['.$title.']]</td>';
    $i.= '<td>'.$row["total_value"].'</td>';
    $i.= '<td>'.$row["total_votes"].'</td></tr>';
    }
}
$i.='</table>';

$wgOut->addWikiText($i);

}
?>

Who's using it?

Please add your working-wiki here!

Creator:

• LeerWiki.nl : Learn handy stuff

Users:

• Piemontewireless.net ComputerScience, Electronics, Mathematics and more Wiki
• DarlingWiki.com A guide for events and resources for parents and kids
• NasiLL.com : howto sources for turkish users "howto"
• Stoopid Wiki : A fun source for all things "stoopid"
• HTPCnz : Home Theatre PC Wiki - Chat - Forums - Blogs
• AlaskaMountainForum.com : Alaska Mountain Forum Wiki
• IpbWiki.com : IpbWiki
• CaptainWiki.com : Sailing Wiki
• Wereldpagina.nl : World-wide travel guide
• Atheist Encyclopedia Freethought wiki
• hobby-planet.de : XBox 360 Wiki (Solutions, etc.)
• wikiknitting.com Knitting Knowledgebase and Free Patterns
• Wikinouvelles.fr Ideas
• WikiPH Public health Wiki
• Emunity Elders Community Older Peoples Local Community Wiki based in Brent UK
• Vietnamese Library of Science Ajax Rating for pages + a summary special page
• Socialopedia, l'encyclopédie collaborative des socialistes Politic wiki on french (MW1.12, Rating limited to Namespaces : 'Motion:' and 'Proposition:')
• John Bryntze Knowledge Base IT articles
• AsianMediaWiki Asian Movie Database
• NLPedia German NLP Wiki
• Freecoffee German Freeware-Wiki
• Guitarpedia Free Guitar index and lessons
• Spielwiki ein Wiki für Spiele - Partyspiele, Brettspiele, Kartenspiele...
• pcwelt-tipps.de Tips and Howtos from pcwelt.de (german language)
• Venicewiki.org The People's Guide to Venice
• GayWiki LGBT Wiki of Turk Gay ClubOffical Site
• citroen-sm.org Citroen SM Wiki

See Also

• Extension:JSKitRating