Can we use a ranking images? - Post...

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Hi! I'd like to use our form to get Testimonials or reviews from clients...directly to us, not through Yelp, etc. Is there a way to use "Stars" or even better, other small icons (5 dogs, 3 cats etc) in the form?
Randy Patrick
"I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do. " ~ Edward Everett Hale
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Sure. Add the images 1 star 2 stars etc.. next to a check boxes then when the user submits their vote you post it to a mysql and pull the data to a results page using a little php.
This should get you started.
Vote
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Eric Rohloff (Rolly) wrote:
Sure. Add the images 1 star 2 stars etc.. next to a check boxes then when the user submits their vote you post it to a mysql and pull the data to a results page using a little php.
This should get you started.
Vote

One step ahead of you on that, Eric! Thanks for the advice. I've also suggested to Mr. Scott that it would be nice to see a ratings system of stars, thumbs up, or fingers up the nose ;) in the "Magical elements"
Oh and thanks for the Voting script instructions.
Randy Patrick
"I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do. " ~ Edward Everett Hale
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Eric Rohloff (Rolly) wrote:
Sure. Add the images 1 star 2 stars etc.. next to a check boxes then when the user submits their vote you post it to a mysql and pull the data to a results page using a little php.
This should get you started.
Vote


Here's what I came up with: a fun way of using Web Form Designer as a way to include a ratings system on a testimonial/review page I've done for one of my colleagues - a veterinarian. Here's the "test" form:
http://pawpads2.coffeecup.com/forms/tes … %20submit/

> I used radio buttons in one column format.
> I created a single jpg image of the stars/heads, ensuring they line up with radio buttons when the form is previewed.
> I didn't want any text with the buttons - but it is required by the software. So, I simply made it a "1" font, then set the color as the background color - making it dissapear.
> I also opted not to use the "Label" attribute over the buttons - so I left it blank and used a "Title/Heading" element instead, so that it was left justified - for my taste.
> I adjusted the padding on the image to make final "tweaks" on lining it up with the radio buttons.
It works really well on default theme - if you want to change the form theme, you will have to simply retweak the font color to make sure it blends into the background and tweak the image padding to line up the radio buttons with the image lines of stars.
Randy Patrick
"I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do. " ~ Edward Everett Hale
User 187934 Photo


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20,195 posts

I tested your form.:) Where's the results?;)
I can't hear what I'm looking at.
It's easy to overlook something you're not looking for.

This is a site I built for my work.(RSD)
http://esmansgreenhouse.com
This is a site I built for use in my job.(HTML Editor)
https://pestlogbook.com
This is my personal site used for testing and as an easy way to share photos.(RLM imported to RSD)
https://ericrohloff.com

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