Like / Voting System
i think a neat feature to implement would be a "like" & "dislike" system for forum posts, downloads, etc.
i actually wish more forums in general online had systems like this. so - who likes this idea? who dislikes it? post up!
(forum captcha - *cough* hassle *cough*)
:)
"like"
you might want to check out the rate module
http://drupal.org/project/rate
adds alsorts of configurable widgets, 5 star, emoticons, and a preaty little thumbs up/down.
I use the Fivestar module along with the Voting API module on this site. I just enabled voting in the forums so you can see how it works. I haven't tried the Rating module, but noticed that it's a final (not beta) for 7. It also looks a bit more flexible.
"adds alsorts of configurable widgets, 5 star, emoticons, and a preaty little thumbs up/down."
i don't know man, i'm not getting those functions out of RATE at all. in fact it only has a permissions option on my end. i'm looking for all of what you talk about, but unless you know something i don't about "rate," i'm not seeing it.
*edit: nevermind, i found them. :)
you need to enable the widgets and configure them.
under structure
admin/structure/rate
pick and configure the widget type attaching to what nodes you require.
edit
also if you add the chart api you get nice displays aswell, but its not quite ready yet. (still a bit buggy)
Like/Dislike functionality can be done with the Flags and Views module. This would involve Creating a 'Like' flag and 'Dislike' flag. You'd need logic in your node theme template file(s) to ensure that someone doesn't 'like' and 'dislike' the same post.
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