Title: [Plugin: WP Idea Stream] Voting doesn't work.
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: WP Idea Stream] Voting doesn't work.

 *  [Alaskan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alaskan/)
 * (@alaskan)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-idea-stream-voting-doesnt-work/)
 * I tried to visit the support forum linked in the FAQ, but it’s in French. I don’t
   speak French.
 * The star voting system doesn’t work. When users hover over the stars, they don’t
   turn yellow and they aren’t clickable. I do notice that when the Administer enters
   a new idea, it works but ONLY on the “single idea” page; nowhere else (and nobody
   else can click it, even in the single idea page — just the Admin.)
 * Any idea what’s going on?
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-idea-stream/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-idea-stream/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Mathieu Viet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/imath/)
 * (@imath)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-idea-stream-voting-doesnt-work/#post-2457239)
 * Hi alaskan,
 * voting system is only available on single idea template and for registered and
   logged in users.
 *  Thread Starter [Alaskan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alaskan/)
 * (@alaskan)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-idea-stream-voting-doesnt-work/#post-2457253)
 * Thanks for the reply, imath. Much appreciated.
 * I’d like to enable voting on the “all ideas” page because I don’t want to make
   users click through to a new page just to vote; I don’t think they’ll bother,
   actually. I think users will just assume voting is closed or broken when they
   can’t vote on the “all ideas” page.
 * Can I do this by simply editing the templates, or will that cause major problems?
   Any guidance would be great.
 * Thanks.
 *  Thread Starter [Alaskan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alaskan/)
 * (@alaskan)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-idea-stream-voting-doesnt-work/#post-2457272)
 * I tried editing the templates, and it didn’t work.
 * I added `<?php wp_idea_stream_ratings_single();?>` into a new div under
 * > <div class=”entry-content”>
   >  <?php the_content(); ?> </div><!– .entry-content–
   > >
 * It made a mess, basically. The original “ratings stars” doubled (?) and the new
   ratings stars I created below the content were not clickable.
 * (Advice and pity would be greatly appreciated.)
 *  Plugin Author [Mathieu Viet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/imath/)
 * (@imath)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-idea-stream-voting-doesnt-work/#post-2457294)
 * Hi Alaskan,
 * If i were you, i would simply disable the built in voting system and choose a
   plugin like vote-it-up… Then once installed, you will be able to adapt its behavior
   the way you want.
 * As i run an idea management tool, i can tell you that enabling the voting system
   in other page than single can sometimes make the contributor feels the idea has
   not been read entirely…
 *  Thread Starter [Alaskan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alaskan/)
 * (@alaskan)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-idea-stream-voting-doesnt-work/#post-2457303)
 * Thanks, imath.
 * Ok, but, are you saying it’s not possible?
 * Given the nature of my website, the ideas that people submit are rarely longer
   than a few sentences and the complete “idea post” is visible on the “all ideas”
   page.
 * (I already tried “Vote it up” and it doesn’t work. It’s full of bugs in WordPress
   3.3.)
 *  Plugin Author [Mathieu Viet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/imath/)
 * (@imath)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-idea-stream-voting-doesnt-work/#post-2457307)
 * i’m not saying it’s not possible, i think it’s faster and a better option than
   adapting the plugin.
    Because, if you modify the code of the plugin, all your
   modifications will be erased at the next update of it…
 * So i think it’s a better option to copy templates in your theme’s folder then
   install a voting system and then adapt the templates of your theme’s folder.
 *  Thread Starter [Alaskan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alaskan/)
 * (@alaskan)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-idea-stream-voting-doesnt-work/#post-2457308)
 * Yes, of course I would copy the template files into my theme folder and edit 
   them there. I was asking you if I could implement this change via the template
   files alone; leaving the plugin code alone.
 * That last sentence has me completely confused. What, exactly is a better option?
   Are you talking about choosing another plugin?
 * I’m confused.
 *  [rsteer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rsteer/)
 * (@rsteer)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-idea-stream-voting-doesnt-work/#post-2457403)
 * imath —
 * I like this plugin, but I can imagine it being much better with a few improvements
   like Alaskan is talking about.
 * — Perhaps make “Allow voting on summary page” an option that users can switch
   on and off. I also believe that most of the ideas that will be submitted will
   be short, and the reader will have a good understanding just from the summary
   page.
 * — A more sophisticated approach: turn on voting on the summary page by default,
   but whenever the “Read More” is triggered, turn OFF the voting on the summary
   page and add a note that says “To vote, [link]read complete idea description[/
   link].” That way, your concern about people reading the full idea is handled 
   automatically, while providing the greatest convenience for readers when the 
   full dieas are visible on the main page.
 * — You could also make the amount of text that is displayed before a “Read More”
   break to be a configuration parameter for the admin — if the admin wants to devote
   an extra line or two to each post to get the full text of most of them into the
   summary, he can do that.
 * The plugin would also be much easier to use if it automatically created a new
   tab/item in the main menu called “Ideas” that would take the reader to a summary
   Idea Stream page (what I call an “Idea Wall”) that shows N (configurable) recent
   ideas along with a form for submitting a new idea and a link to the FULL list
   of ideas.
 * — I know on one experimental site where I installed this plugin, I somehow was
   able to create such pages — I actually ended up with two menu items both going
   to the idea stream. (I’m not sure how either one is defined or where I go in 
   the site admin pages to eliminate one of them.)
 * But on another site I’m playing with, I haven’t been able to get ANY link to 
   the idea stream on the menu. (That second site is also using BuddyPress, which
   may be interfering with Idea Stream.)
 * If getting a page were simply automatic, that would be a big help.
 * _Merci beaucoup_ for all of your work on this plugin to-date!
 *  Plugin Author [Mathieu Viet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/imath/)
 * (@imath)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-idea-stream-voting-doesnt-work/#post-2457404)
 * Hi rsteer,
 * thank you for your interest in this plugin, i’ll check your requests as soon 
   as i can.
 *  [rsteer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rsteer/)
 * (@rsteer)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-idea-stream-voting-doesnt-work/#post-2457405)
 * Alaskan —
 * As a temporary fix I’ve added text in the _all-ideas.php_ file to instruct the
   reader to click on the idea title in order to vote, like this:
 *     ```
       <div class="entry-meta">
       	<?php wp_idea_stream_posted_on(); ?>
       	<?php wp_idea_stream_ratings();?> <b><i>(Click on idea title to vote!)</i></b>
       </div><!-- .entry-meta -->
       ```
   
 *  [rsteer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rsteer/)
 * (@rsteer)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-idea-stream-voting-doesnt-work/#post-2457406)
 * imath —
 * Thanks for getting back so quickly. By the way, the website link to the “Plugin
   Page” in the WP plugins directory seems not to work. I don’t really know PHP,
   but if there are some ways I can help with this, let me know.
 *  Plugin Author [Mathieu Viet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/imath/)
 * (@imath)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-idea-stream-voting-doesnt-work/#post-2457407)
 * thanks rsteer for your fix, i’m sorry i don’t understand what link doesnt work..
 *  [rsteer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rsteer/)
 * (@rsteer)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-idea-stream-voting-doesnt-work/#post-2457409)
 * By the way, I’ve found that my problems with not having all of the IdeaStream
   features accessible **IS** due to using BuddyPress (BP). BP’s default template
   is quite primitive, and doesn’t include footers and some of the other features
   that IdeaStream wants to use to display its menu etc.
 * Perhaps if I go through the cumbersome process of adapting some other theme to
   BuddyPress, then IdeaStream will also work better.

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