FWG Vote & Rate
Subscription
Professional
Agency
Functional
Joomla
WordPress
Let visitors rate your work with stars, mark favorites with hearts, or approve with thumbs. Build social proof on your portfolio and give clients a way to flag the shots they love.
All Features
What You Get
Three Rating UI Types
Pick stars (0-5 scale), hearts (binary favorite), or thumbs (binary approve) to match the context. Stars for critic ratings, hearts for client favorites, thumbs for team approval.
Public or Authenticated Voting
Public or Authenticated Voting
Choose between public voting with IP-based duplicate prevention or login-required voting with user-based tracking. Client proofing works best with login; fan engagement works best public.
Admin Vote Counts
The admin file list shows positive and negative vote counts per file. Sort by popularity to find your most-loved work or flag low-rated shots for review.
AJAX Vote Submission
Votes submit without page reload. Visitors see instant feedback, and the UI updates to show their vote and the new aggregate count.
Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
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Is this add-on included in my subscription?
Yes. FWG Vote & Rate is included in the Professional and Agency tiers of the FW Gallery subscription. You get the add-on plus updates and support as long as your subscription stays active.
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Is Vote & Rate included in my FW Gallery subscription?
Yes. This addon is part of every paid FW Gallery package.
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Can I use it for client photo proofing?
Yes. Set the voting mode to hearts (binary favorites) and require login via Joomla ACL. Each client sees their own favorites and you see per-file counts in the admin.
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Can visitors vote without logging in?
Yes, when public voting is enabled. The plugin uses IP-based duplicate prevention to stop people voting twice. For stricter tracking, require login.
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Which rating UI should I pick?
Stars for general ratings and social proof, hearts for favorites and client proofing, thumbs for team approval workflows. You can switch any time without losing vote history.
Ecosystem
Works Great With
Free
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Free
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Professional+
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Free
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