Why: Enhance member engagement and content quality by allowing your subscribers to provide feedback on recipes and other content. This helps you understand what resonates with your audience and where improvements are needed.
Navigate: App Station > Settings > Ratings
Quick Start
Click on Settings in the App Station menu.
Select Ratings from the options.
Toggle the Enable Ratings option to activate or deactivate the rating system.
Choose which content types (Recipes, Meal Plans, Resources, Challenges, Blog Posts) will support ratings.
Set a custom color for the star icons if desired.
Detailed Sections
Overview of the Ratings System
The ratings system allows your members to rate any content type on a 5-star scale. Members can easily set their ratings by clicking on stars, and they must provide feedback text to explain their rating. This feedback is essential for you to understand member sentiment and improve your content.
Key Features
Universal Ratings: Members can rate all content types, including recipes, meal plans, resources, challenges, and blog posts.
5-Star Input: Ratings are set with a simple click on the stars.
Required Feedback: Members must provide text feedback along with their rating.
Average Display: The average rating is displayed alongside the star icon and a numeric value, rounded to the nearest 0.5.
Admin Configuration: You can enable or disable ratings for each content type.
Custom Star Color: Set a unique color for the star icons to match your branding.
Configuring Ratings
To configure the ratings system for your app:
Navigate to App Station > Settings > Ratings.
Enable Ratings: Toggle this option to turn the rating system on or off.
Content Types: Select which content types will allow ratings. You can choose from:
Recipes
Meal Plans
Resources
Challenges
Blog Posts
Star Color: Enter a hex color code to customize the appearance of the star icons.
Screenshot needed: The Ratings settings page in App Station
Reviewing Ratings
As an admin, you can review all user ratings and feedback to gain insights into member preferences:
Go to App Station > Member Interactions > User Ratings.
Here, you can filter ratings by content type or rating range to focus on specific feedback.
Use the quick filters to easily identify low ratings (1-2 stars) that may indicate content needing improvement.
Click on any rating to view the associated content and member details.
This feature helps you understand member sentiment and take action based on the feedback provided.
Displaying Ratings
Ratings are displayed in various locations within your app:
On Cards: Ratings will show if the card template configuration includes the option to display ratings.
On Detail Pages: Ratings will appear if the block configuration allows for it.
Ratings are only shown when there are existing ratings (i.e., when the average rating is not null and the rating count is greater than zero).
Important Considerations
Members must be logged in to submit ratings. Unauthenticated users will be redirected to log in when they attempt to rate content.
All ratings require feedback text, which is crucial for providing context to the ratings.
Related Features
Content Library: Manage all your content types effectively.
Member Interactions: Explore how members engage with your content.
Feedback Mechanisms: Learn about other ways to gather member insights.